Electoral results for the Division of Hobart

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Hobart in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since it was reconstituted in 2008.

Members

Second incarnation (2008–present)
Member		Party	Period
	Doug Parkinson	Labor	2008–2012
	Rob Valentine	Independent	2012–2024
	Cassy O'Connor	Greens	2024–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024

This section is an excerpt from 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Hobart results.[ edit ]

2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election: Hobart ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Cassy O'Connor	7,104	36.86	+36.86
	Independent	John Kelly	4,287	22.24	+22.24
	Labor	John Kamara	3,578	18.57	+18.57
	Independent	Charlie Burton	2,615	13.57	+13.57
	Independent	Stefan Vogel	725	3.76	+3.76
	Independent	Sam Campbell	522	2.71	+2.71
	Independent	Michael Haynes	441	2.29	+2.29
Total formal votes			19,272	97.49	+0.42
Informal votes			497	2.51	–0.42
Turnout			19,769	80.56	+4.14
Registered electors			24,538
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Cassy O'Connor	11,236	59.70	+59.70
	Independent	John Kelly	7,586	40.30	+40.30
	Greens gain from Independent

Elections in the 2010s

2018

This section is an excerpt from 2018 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Hobart Results.[ edit ]

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2018: Hobart ^[3]

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

2012

This section is an excerpt from 2012 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Hobart Results.[ edit ]

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2012: Hobart ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rob Valentine	6,646	37.0	+37.0
	Greens	Penelope Ann	3,935	22.6	–7.4
	Labor	Dean Winter	3,347	19.2	−18.2
	Independent	James Sugden	2,356	13.5	+13.5
	Independent	Paul Hiscutt	768	4.4	–2.8
	Independent	John Forster	547	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			17,399	96.9	+0.2
Informal votes			550	3.1	–0.2
Turnout			17,949	75.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Rob Valentine	10,617	62.5	+62.5
	Greens	Penelope Ann	6,376	37.5	+0.2
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

References

1. "The candidates". Tasmanian Electoral Commission . 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
2. Results in Hobart
3. "Division of Hobart". 2018 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
4. "Division of Hobart". 2012 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
5. Green, Antony (2012). "Hobart - Results". 2012 Tasmanian Legislative Council elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 17 May 2012.