The electoral division of Elwick is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers most of the municipality of Glenorchy.
Elwick Tasmania—Legislative Council | |
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Map showing the electoral division of Elwick, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1] | |
State | Tasmania |
Created | 1999 |
MP | Bec Thomas |
Party | Independent |
Electors | 24,010 (January 2019) |
Area | 98 km2 (37.8 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner-metropolitan |
Coordinates | 42°51′11″S 147°13′05″E / 42.853°S 147.218°E |
The total area of the division is 98.37 square kilometres (37.98 sq mi).[2]
As of 31 January 2019, there were 24,010 enrolled voters in the division.[3]
Members for Elwick edit
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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David Crean (b. 1950) |
Labor | 31 July 1999 – 2 May 2004 |
Retired due to kidney condition[4] | ||
Terry Martin (b. 1957) |
Labor | 2 May 2004 – 2007 |
Charged in 2009 with having sex with a 12-year-old girl. Did not seek re-election; convicted in 2011 | ||
Independent | 2007 – 1 May 2010 | ||||
Adriana Taylor (b. 1946) |
Independent | 1 May 2010 – 7 May 2016 |
Former mayor of Glenorchy. Lost re-election | ||
Josh Willie (b. 1984) |
Labor | 7 May 2016 – 27 February 2024 |
Resigned to contest 2024 state election. Currently MHA for Clark | ||
Bec Thomas | Independent | 4 May 2024 – present |
Former mayor of Glenorchy. Incumbent |
Election results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Bec Thomas | 6,208 | 33.93 | +33.93 | |
Labor | Tessa McLaughlin | 5,194 | 28.39 | –24.15 | |
Greens | Janet Shelley | 3,476 | 19.00 | –2.06 | |
Independent | Fabiano Cangelosi | 3,417 | 18.66 | +18.66 | |
Total formal votes | 18,295 | 95.73 | –0.63 | ||
Informal votes | 816 | 4.27 | +0.63 | ||
Turnout | 19,111 | 80.74 | +2.71 | ||
Registered electors | 23,669 | ||||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Bec Thomas | 9,758 | 53.34 | +53.34 | |
Labor | Tessa McLaughlin | 8,537 | 46.66 | –5.88 | |
Independent gain from Labor |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
- ^ Maps of the 15 Legislative Council Divisions Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 10 May 2008.
- ^ Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2019, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Tasmanian senator quits federal politics". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "The candidates". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Results in Elwick