Electoral division of Elwick

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Elwick
TasmaniaLegislative Council
Electoral division of Elwick

Map showing the electoral division of Elwick, as of the 2017 periodic review. [1]

Contents

State Tasmania
Created1999
MP Bec Thomas
Party Independent
Electors 24,010 (January 2019)
Area98 km2 (37.8 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Coordinates 42°51′11″S147°13′05″E / 42.853°S 147.218°E / -42.853; 147.218
Locator map of Elwick TLC electorate 2017 with inset.svg

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.

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

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg David Crean
(b. 1950)
Labor 31 July 1999
2 May 2004
Retired due to kidney condition [4]
  Terry Martin.jpg 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.jpg Adriana Taylor
(b. 1946)
Independent 1 May 2010
7 May 2016
Former mayor of Glenorchy. Lost re-election
  Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Josh Willie
(b. 1984)
Labor 7 May 2016
27 February 2024
Resigned to contest 2024 state election. Currently MHA for Clark
  3x4.svg Bec Thomas Independent 4 May 2024
present
Former mayor of Glenorchy. Incumbent

Election results

2024 Elwick state by-election [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bec Thomas 6,20833.93+33.93
Labor Tessa McLaughlin5,19428.39–24.15
Greens Janet Shelley3,47619.00–2.06
Independent Fabiano Cangelosi 3,41718.66+18.66
Total formal votes18,29595.73–0.63
Informal votes8164.27+0.63
Turnout 19,11180.74+2.71
Registered electors 23,669
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Bec Thomas 9,75853.34+53.34
Labor Tessa McLaughlin8,53746.66–5.88
Independent gain from Labor  

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References

  1. Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. Maps of the 15 Legislative Council Divisions Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine , Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 10 May 2008.
  3. Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2019, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 6 February 2019.
  4. "Tasmanian senator quits federal politics". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. "The candidates". Tasmanian Electoral Commission . 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. Results in Elwick