The election in Lyons of two new members to the Tasmanian Parliament reflects a continuing uncertainty about how the next government functions, prioritises and passes legislation.

But the election of the Jacqui Lambie Network’s Andrew Jenner and the Greens’ Tabatha Badger also brings a surprising degree of experience and stability. The pair are the new representatives in the electorate that is home to the Derwent Valley and Central Highlands.

They join Labor’s Rebecca White and Jen Butler and otherwise, Liberals Guy Barnett, Jane Howlett and Mark Shelton – as local members. The new Liberal-led government will be a minority, having won 14 of the 35 Lower House seats, while Labor won 10, the Greens five, the Jacqui Lambie Network three and independents three.

Ms Badger, 30, has close to a decade of advocacy and political liaison behind her. She’s worked closely with Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson as his Lyons Convenor, directed the Restore Pedder Campaign and is Chair of the Wilderness Society.

As an Ellendale resident, she knows her electorate, too, having literally bush-walked much of it; she’s a member the Tasmanian National Parks Association, Freycinet Action Network, Friends of the Great Lake, and the Maydena Community Association.

Mr Jenner with the experience of a long career in the UK, where overlapping professional interests took him into the court system, helping children with disabilities, as well as large-scale tourism.

Now 64, Mr Jenner became a magistrate, part of the Crown Court system, for more than two decades. His concerns include how to deal with young offenders and antisocial behaviour. His political experience comes from a decade as Mayor of a Royal Borough in Berkshire, responsible for Windsor Castle and Legoland, with some eight million visitors a year.

“I understand the value of the tourist dollar but want to make sure people are not affected by noise and traffic,” says Andrew, now living in Richmond. “The benefit needs to boost the whole community.”

Ms Badger, who has degrees in tourism and environmental science and runs her own business, has signalled she’s looking to get clarity on the level of debt owed by Tasmania. “We need to see the books, the off-budget debt and liabilities,” she told the Gazette,

“We want transparency, not just in relation to the Marinus Link and the stadium, but all projects and GBEs.”

“Tasmania faces a myriad of crises,” she said on the campaign trail, “climate-biodiversity, housing and social equality, the cost of living …

“For fundamental change we need the Greens back in the balance of power.”

Meanwhile, as he prepared for a series of early morning meetings at Parliament House this week, Mr Jenner also reflected on past work as the president of a UK charity, improving life experiences for kids with disabilities.

“Not just training programs, but earning a real living,” he says.

In Tasmania, the father of three has taught at the Police Academy. Ms Badger, said her earliest leanings were towards being a racecar driver. Like her other political and professional interests, that inclination remains serious and studied; Ms Badger already has an automotive mechanics qualification.