Electoral division of Prosser

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Prosser
Tasmania—Legislative Council
Electoral division of Prosser

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

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State Tasmania
Created2017
MP vacant
Namesake Prosser River
Electors 23,790 (2019)
Area8,593 km2 (3,317.8 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates 42°21′36″S147°39′40″E / 42.36°S 147.661°E / -42.36; 147.661
Locator map of Prosser TLC electorate 2017.svg

The electoral division of Prosser is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, it includes the south-east coast of Tasmania, the Sorell township and the Tasman Peninsula. Prosser is named after the Prosser River, which flows through the centre of the division.

Their current MLC is Jane Howlett, a member of the Liberal Party, who was first elected in 2018. [2]

History and electoral profile

The division was created following the 2016–17 Legislative Council redistribution process. The new name of Prosser was adopted to avoid confusion because of the significant changes made to the electoral boundaries in the region. [3] [4]

Prosser includes all of the Glamorgan Spring Bay and Tasman municipal areas and parts of the municipal areas of the Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands, Brighton and Sorell. The electorate covers most of the rural south eastern corner of Tasmania. [3]

Members

As a result of the changes made following the 2016–17 Legislative Council redistribution process, the single-seat electorate of McIntyre was temporarily assigned two MLCs, Greg Hall and Tania Rattray, until the expiration of Hall's term in 2018. The expiration of Hall's term coincided with the 2018 periodic elections where a member for new division of Prosser was elected. [5] On 15 May 2018, the Tasmanian Electoral Commission declared Jane Howlett to be elected as the member for Prosser until 2024. [2]

MemberPartyPeriod
Vacant during transition—2017–2018
  Jane Howlett Liberal2018–2024

Election results

This section is an excerpt from 2018 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Prosser Results.[ edit ]
Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2018: Prosser [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jane Howlett 5,05126.13N/A
Labor Janet Lambert4,23721.92N/A
Independent Steve Mav3,79819.65N/A
Independent Liberal Tony Mulder 1,8809.73N/A
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Lorraine Bennett1,0775.57N/A
Independent Jim Playsted9695.01N/A
Independent Scott Wiggins5732.96N/A
Independent Jo Bain4172.16N/A
Independent Doug Parkinson 3872.00N/A
Independent Kelly Spaulding3771.95N/A
Independent John, The Duke of Avram 2541.31N/A
Independent Kim Peart1810.94N/A
Tasmanians 4 Tasmania Colin Harriss1260.65N/A
Total formal votes19,32794.99N/A
Informal votes1,0195.01N/A
Turnout 20,34686.48N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jane Howlett 8,77652.66N/A
Labor Janet Lambert7,88947.34N/A
Liberal win(new seat)

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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. 1 2 Hawkey, A; Polzin, W (15 May 2018). "Media release: final election result for Prosser". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  3. 1 2 "2016–17 Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Redistribution" (PDF). lcredistribution.tas.gov.au. Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Redistribution Tribunal. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Bianca, Gurra (28 January 2017). "Tasmanian electoral boundaries to change for Legislative Council". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Redistribution of Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). lcredistribution.tas.gov.au. Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Redistribution Tribunal. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Division of Prosser". 2018 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.