Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 1 May 2021. The three seats that were up for election are Derwent, Mersey and Windermere.[1] They were last contested in 2015.[2] Only two of the three seats were actually contested, as the incumbent candidate for Mersey, Mike Gaffney, was returned unopposed.[3]
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The periodic elections coincided with the snap general election for the House of Assembly.[4]
Derwent edit
The seat of Derwent has been held by Labor member Craig Farrell since 2011, when he won the seat in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Michael Aird. Farrell has been President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council since May 2019.[5]
Derwent Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Craig Farrell | 10,069 | 49.09 | −15.26 | |
| Liberal | Ben Shaw | 8,385 | 40.88 | +40.88 | |
| Animal Justice | Ivan Davis | 2,059 | 10.04 | +10.04 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,513 | 94.4 | +0.60 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,217 | 5.60 | −0.60 | ||
| Turnout | 21,730 | 81.64 | +1.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,618 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Craig Farrell | 11,415 | 55.65 | −8.69 | |
| Liberal | Ben Shaw | 9,098 | 44.35 | +44.35 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | –8.69 | |||
Mersey edit
The seat of Mersey was held by the independent Mike Gaffney, first elected in 2009. Gaffney was the only candidate to nominate, and was declared elected unopposed on 1 April 2021.[7][3]
Mersey Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Mike Gaffney | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Windermere edit
The seat of Windermere was held by the independent Ivan Dean from 2003. Dean retired at this election.[9] The seat was won by Liberal candidate Nick Duigan.[10]
Windermere Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Nick Duigan | 8,048 | 37.83 | +37.83 | |
| Labor | Geoff Lyons | 5,746 | 27.01 | −1.52 | |
| Independent | Will Smith | 4,521 | 21.25 | +21.25 | |
| Independent | Rob Soward | 2,071 | 9.73 | +9.73 | |
| Independent | Vivienne Gale | 890 | 4.18 | +4.18 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,276 | 95.15 | +0.44 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,084 | 4.85 | −0.44 | ||
| Turnout | 22,360 | 81.78 | +3.17 | ||
| Registered electors | 27,342 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Nick Duigan | 11,400 | 54.14 | +54.14 | |
| Labor | Geoff Lyons | 9,658 | 45.86 | +1.56 | |
| Liberal gain from Independent | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Legislative Council elections 2021". tec.tas.gov.au.
- ^ "Count under way for Tas upper house - 9News". Nine News. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Mike Gaffney to be returned unopposed in Mersey". The Advocate. 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanians to vote on May 1 as Liberals and Labor trade first blows". ABC News. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Maloney, Matt (21 May 2019). "Farrell elected as president". The Advocate. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Derwent results - 2021 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 7 May 2021..
- ^ "Legislative Council Candidates Announced". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Legislative Council elections". 2021 Legislative Council elections results - Mersey. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Veteran independent politician Ivan Dean to bow out of Tasmanian Parliament". ABC News. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Liberal candidate Nick Duigan wins Upper House seat of Windermere in Tasmanian election - ABC News". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Windermere results - 2021 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 5 May 2021..