Electoral division of Rumney

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Rumney
Tasmania—Legislative Council
Electoral division of Rumney

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

Contents

State Tasmania
Created1999
MP Sarah Lovell
Party Labor
Namesake Mount Rumney
Electors 27,606 (May 2023)
Area434 km2 (167.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Federal electorate(s) Franklin
Lyons
Coordinates 42°49′48″S147°26′20″E / 42.830°S 147.439°E / -42.830; 147.439
Electorates around Rumney:
Derwent Prosser Prosser
River Derwent
Pembroke 		Rumney Prosser
River Derwent
River Derwent River Derwent River Derwent
Locator map of Rumney TLC electorate 2017.svg

The electoral division of Rumney is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house). The division is located in Southern Tasmania to the east of the division of Pembroke.

The electorate is named after Mount Rumney in outer Hobart. The division covers an area of 434 km2 and includes a number of outer Hobart localities including; Lauderdale, Rokeby, Cambridge, Midway Point and Richmond. [2] The division is held by Labor member Sarah Lovell.

As of the last election on the 6 May 2023, the division had a total enrolment of 27,606 electors. [3]

Members

MemberPartyPeriod
  Lin Thorp Labor 1999–2011
  Tony Mulder Independent 2011–2017
  Sarah Lovell Labor 2017–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from 2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Rumney Results.[ edit ]
2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Rumney [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sarah Lovell 11,00349.97+16.20
Liberal Gregory Brown5,83826.51+26.51
Independent Tony Mulder 3,76017.08−9.77
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Adrian Pickin1,4176.44−0.70
Total formal votes22,01896.81+0.71
Informal votes7263.19−0.71
Turnout 22,74482.39
Registered electors 27,606
After distribution of preferences
Labor Sarah Lovell 11,45352.02−0.24
Liberal Gregory Brown6,22128.25+28.25
Independent Tony Mulder 4,34419.73−8.01
Labor hold 

See also

References

  1. ↑ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. ↑ "Legislative Council Divisions". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  3. ↑ "2023 Legislative Council elections results - Rumney". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "2023 Legislative Council elections results – Rumney". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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