Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 7 May 2022. Two seats were up for a regularly scheduled vote; Elwick and McIntyre. Simultaneously a by-election was held in the seat of Huon, following the resignation of the incumbent member Bastian Seidel.[1]
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3 of the 15 seats on the Legislative Council 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
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 Results by electoral division | ||||||||||||||||
Elwick edit
Josh Willie of the Labor Party was the incumbent candidate and was re-elected.[2]
Elwick Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Josh Willie | 9,450 | 52.54 | +5.90 | |
| Independent | Rick Cazaly | 4,750 | 26.41 | +26.41 | |
| Greens | Hannah Bellamy | 3,788 | 21.06 | +8.86 | |
| Total formal votes | 17,988 | 96.36 | +1.42 | ||
| Informal votes | 680 | 3.64 | −1.42 | ||
| Turnout | 18,668 | 78.03 | −2.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,925 | ||||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
McIntyre edit
Independent Tania Rattray was the incumbent candidate and was re-elected.[4]
McIntyre Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tania Rattray | 13,568 | 57.67 | +7.81 | |
| Independent | David Downie | 6,391 | 27.17 | +27.17 | |
| Greens | Mitchell Houghton | 3,566 | 15.16 | +6.34 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,525 | 96.44 | |||
| Informal votes | 869 | 3.56 | |||
| Turnout | 24,394 | 83.00 | |||
| Registered electors | 29,391 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Huon by-election edit
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Bastian Seidel of the Labor Party, which took effect on 3 December 2021.[5] The seat was won by Independent candidate Dean Harriss.[6]
Huon Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Toby Thorpe | 5,648 | 25.05 | +25.05 | |
| Independent | Dean Harriss | 5,340 | 23.68 | +7.54 | |
| Liberal | Aldo Antolli | 5,111 | 22.66 | +22.66 | |
| Greens | Gideon Cordover | 4,704 | 20.86 | +20.86 | |
| Local | Pat Caplice | 1,748 | 7.75 | +7.75 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,551 | 97.35 | −0.09 | ||
| Informal votes | 615 | 2.65 | +0.09 | ||
| Turnout | 23,166 | 86.20 | +0.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,876 | ||||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Dean Harriss | 11,840 | 52.55 | +36.41 | |
| Labor | Toby Thorpe | 10,693 | 47.45 | +47.45 | |
| Independent gain from Labor | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ "2022 Legislative Council Elections Tasmania". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Elwick results – 2022 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Legislative Council elections 2022: The candidates". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "McIntyre results – 2022 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Statement by Dr Bastian Seidel". taslabor.com. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Huon results – 2022 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.