Electoral division of Windermere

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Windermere
Tasmania—Legislative Council
Electoral division of Windermere

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

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State Tasmania
Created1999
MP Nick Duigan
Party Liberal
Electors 27,342 (2021)
Area2,047 km2 (790.4 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Federal electorate(s) Bass
Coordinates 41°16′30″S147°12′58″E / 41.275°S 147.216°E / -41.275; 147.216
Electorates around Windermere:
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait
Rosevears Windermere McIntyre
Launceston McIntyre McIntyre
Locator map of Windermere TLC electorate 2017.svg

The electoral division of Windermere is one of the 15 electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division is located on the East side of the Tamar River. It is named after the town of Windermere which is located along the banks of the river between Launceston and George Town.

Within the electorate are the towns of George Town, Low Head, Windermere, Dilston, Relbia, Hillwood and Bell Bay. The Launceston suburbs of Rocherlea, Newnham, Mowbray, Mayfield, Ravenswood, St Leonards, Elphin and Waverley.

The voting population in keeping with other divisional boundaries is approximately 26,000 voters. The current sitting member is Liberal Nick Duigan. The boundaries of Windermere were determined by a redistribution which occurred in 2017.

Members

MemberPartyPeriod
  Silvia Smith Independent 1999–2003
  Ivan Dean Independent 2003–2021
  Nick Duigan Liberal 2021–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from 2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Windermere Results.[ edit ]
2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Windermere [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Nick Duigan 8,04837.83+37.83
Labor Geoff Lyons 5,74627.01−1.52
Independent Will Smith4,52121.25+21.25
Independent Rob Soward2,0719.73+9.73
Independent Vivienne Gale8904.18+4.18
Total formal votes21,27695.15+0.44
Informal votes1,0844.85−0.44
Turnout 22,36081.78+3.17
Registered electors 27,342
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nick Duigan 11,40054.14+54.14
Labor Geoff Lyons 9,65845.86+1.56
Liberal gain from Independent  

See also

References

  1. ↑ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. ↑ "Windermere results - 2021 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 5 May 2021..
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