2018 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

2018 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

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Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 5 May 2018. ^[1] The two seats up for elections were Hobart and Prosser. Hobart was previously contested in 2012. Prosser was a new division created in the 2017 redistribution, and was vacant pending this election.

Hobart

Location of the division of Hobart in Tasmania

The seat of Hobart, based in the Tasmanian capital of Hobart, has been held by independent member Rob Valentine since 2012.

Hobart Results

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2018: Hobart ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rob Valentine	8,034	43.91	N/A
	Independent	Richard Griggs	4,691	25.64	N/A
	Liberal	Simon Behrakis	3,485	19.05	N/A
	Animal Justice	Chris Simcox	1,319	7.21	N/A
	Tasmanians 4 Tasmania	Alan Barnett	413	2.26	N/A
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Brendon Hext	353	1.93	N/A
Total formal votes			18,295	97.07	N/A
Informal votes			553	2.93	N/A
Turnout			18,848	76.42	N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Rob Valentine	11,032	61.01	N/A
	Independent	Richard Griggs	7,051	38.99	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Prosser

Location of the division of Prosser in Tasmania

The east coast seat of Prosser was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries which came into effect on 5 August 2017. No member was assigned to the seat at its creation, instead the members for the abolished divisions of Apsley (Tania Rattray) and Western Tiers (Greg Hall) were both allocated to the new McIntyre until the expiry of Hall's term at this election. ^[3]

Prosser Results

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2018: Prosser ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jane Howlett	5,051	26.13	N/A
	Labor	Janet Lambert	4,237	21.92	N/A
	Independent	Steve Mav	3,798	19.65	N/A
	Independent Liberal	Tony Mulder	1,880	9.73	N/A
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Lorraine Bennett	1,077	5.57	N/A
	Independent	Jim Playsted	969	5.01	N/A
	Independent	Scott Wiggins	573	2.96	N/A
	Independent	Jo Bain	417	2.16	N/A
	Independent	Doug Parkinson	387	2.00	N/A
	Independent	Kelly Spaulding	377	1.95	N/A
	Independent	John, The Duke of Avram	254	1.31	N/A
	Independent	Kim Peart	181	0.94	N/A
	Tasmanians 4 Tasmania	Colin Harriss	126	0.65	N/A
Total formal votes			19,327	94.99	N/A
Informal votes			1,019	5.01	N/A
Turnout			20,346	86.48	N/A
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jane Howlett	8,776	52.66	N/A
	Labor	Janet Lambert	7,889	47.34	N/A
	Liberal win		(new seat)

References

1. "Legislative Council election 2018". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
2. "Division of Hobart". 2018 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
3. Blake, Mike. "Redistribution of Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries – Transition Determination" (PDF). Redistribution Tribunal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
4. "Division of Prosser". 2018 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

External links

• Tasmanian Electoral Commission website
• Psephology commentary by Dr Kevin Bonham