Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections

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This is a list of local government area results for the 2022 Tasmanian local elections. [1]

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Break O'Day

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Break O'Day [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mick Tucker (elected)1,26726.63
Independent Janet Drummond (elected)71114.95
Independent Gary Barnes (elected)3767.90
Greens Liz Johnstone (elected)3296.92
Independent Kristi Chapple (elected)2896.08
Independent Ian Carter (elected)2715.70
Independent Vaughan Oldham (elected)2274.77
Independent Labor Kylie Wright (elected)2094.39
Independent Barry LeFevre (elected)2024.25
Independent Stephen Walley1873.93
Independent Lesa Whittaker1603.36
Independent Tim Gowans1412.96
Independent Cindy Kurtukoff1202.52
Independent John LeFevre851.79
Independent Russell Montgomery761.60
Independent Rosina Gallace450.95
Independent Bob Hoogland310.65
Independent Randy James Wilson310.65
Total formal votes4,75797.14
Informal votes1402.86
Turnout 4,89784.50

Brighton

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Brighton [4] [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal Leigh Gray (elected)3,05329.41
Independent Barbara Curran (elected)1,56115.04
Independent Phil Owen (elected)1,47114.17
Independent Greg Irons (elected)8858.53
Independent One Nation Tennille Murtagh (elected)8648.32
Independent Labor Aaron De La Torre (elected)7016.75
Independent Michael Whelan (elected)4584.41
Independent Peter Geard (elected)3803.66
Independent Kellyanne Williams3633.50
Independent Vincent McMaster (elected)3303.18
Greens Jack Cavanagh3153.03
Total formal votes10,38196.86
Informal votes3363.14
Turnout 10,71778.41

Burnie

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Burnie [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Teeny Brumby (elected)2,20118.55
Independent Labor Steve Kons (elected)1,57313.26
Independent Giovanna Simpson (elected)1,31811.11
Independent Trent Aitkin (elected)1,0618.94
Independent Labor Chris Lynch (elected)1,0008.43
Independent David Pease (elected)9177.73
Independent Labor Amina Keygan (elected)7496.31
Independent Ken Dorsey (elected)6995.89
Independent Alvwyn Boyd6085.12
Independent Justin Grave (elected)5654.76
Independent Craig Hensley3953.33
Independent Ryan Gilmour2862.41
Greens Ceilidh Newbury2552.15
Independent Jarrod Boys2402.02
Total formal votes11,86797.06
Informal votes3592.94
Turnout 12,22680.84
Party total votes
Independent 8,29069.87
Independent Labor 3,32227.99
Greens 2552.15

Central Coast

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Central Coast [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cheryl Fuller (elected)2,61117.97
Independent Liberal Garry Carpenter (elected)2,38616.42
Independent Casey Hiscutt (elected)8225.66
Independent Amanda Diprose (elected)7164.93
Independent Michael Smith (elected)7064.86
Independent John Beswick (elected)6474.45
Independent Philip Viney (elected)6064.17
Greens Darren Briggs6024.14
Independent Kate Wylie (elected)5363.69
Independent Sophie Lehmann (elected)5213.59
Independent Patrick Fabian5173.56
Independent Greg Wing4713.24
Independent Ariele Ackland4292.95
Independent Andrew van Rooyen4242.92
Independent Damien McCulloch3872.66
Independent Micheline Andrews3522.42
Independent Stephen Jackson3002.06
Independent Bill Hutcheson2571.77
Independent Lyndon O'Neil2071.42
Independent Dianne Kurrle2061.42
Independent Matt Kelly1501.03
Independent Gaye Bryan1390.96
Independent Justine Brooks1370.94
Independent Darrell Jeffrey1290.89
Independent Garth Johnston1150.79
Independent Adam Moller830.57
Independent David Robinson730.50
Total formal votes14,52995.75
Informal votes6454.25
Turnout 15,17485.25

Central Highlands

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Central Highlands [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Loueen Triffitt (elected)72836.18
Independent Jim Allwright (elected)29814.81
Independent Tony Bailey (elected)1597.90
Independent John Hall (elected)1437.11
Independent Robert Cassidy (elected)1346.66
Independent David Meacheam (elected)1125.57
Independent Julie Honner (elected)1095.42
Independent Rob Wilkinson1065.27
Independent Scott Bowden (elected)1045.17
Independent Yvonne Miller (elected)753.73
Independent Anthony Archer442.19
Total formal votes2,01296.27
Informal votes783.73
Turnout 2,09083.63

Circular Head

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Circular Head [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gerard Blizzard (elected)82818.12
Independent Anette Dawes (elected)80017.51
Independent Liberal John Oldaker (elected)55012.04
Independent Sally Collins (elected)3768.23
Independent Ashley Popowski (elected)3617.90
Independent Steve Pilkington (elected)3136.85
Independent JLN Rodney Flowers (elected)2715.93
Independent Mark Dabner (elected)2274.97
Independent Tony Hine (elected)2254.92
Independent Melissa Wells2254.92
Independent John McNab2194.79
Independent Isaac Long1282.80
Independent Ian Heres471.03
Total formal votes4,57097.58
Informal votes1132.41
Turnout 4,68382.24

Clarence

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Clarence [16] [17] [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Mulder (elected)4,11411.57
Better Clarence Brendan Blomeley (elected)4,07811.47
Independent Labor Heather Chong (elected)3,0158.48
Better Clarence Allison Ritchie (elected)2,6987.59
Greens Beth Warren (elected)2,3326.56
Independent Wendy Kennedy (elected)2,2576.35
Independent Bree Hunter (elected)1,8135.10
Greens Jade Darko (elected)1,7384.89
Independent Labor Daniel Hulme (elected)1,3763.87
Independent Richard James (elected)1,2543.53
Independent One Nation Emma Goyne (elected)1,2013.38
Independent John Peers1,0943.08
Independent Liberal James Walker (elected)9972.80
Independent Labor Kate Rainbird9772.75
Independent Local Anna Bateman9302.61
Independent Matt Combey8712.45
Independent Simon Walker6631.86
Independent Dave Tilley6091.71
Independent Andrew Jenner 5831.64
Independent Sharyn von Bertouch5661.59
Independent Hans Willink5471.54
Independent BJ Walker5201.46
Independent Jimmy Collins4501.27
Better Clarence Kaye McPherson2950.83
Better Clarence Anthony James2710.76
Independent Mike Figg2080.58
Better Clarence Noelle Harb1100.31
Total formal votes35,56795,27
Informal votes1,7654.73
Turnout 37,33283.51
Party total votes
Independent 15,54943.72
Better Clarence 7,45220.95
Independent Labor 5,36815.09
Greens 4,07011.45
Independent One Nation 1,2013.38
Independent Liberal 9972.80
Independent Local 9302.61

Derwent Valley

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Derwent Valley [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Michelle Dracoulis (elected)1,50823.51
Independent Luke Browning (elected)78012.16
Independent Jessica Cosgrove (elected)4627.20
Independent Liberal Peter Binny (elected)4567.11
Independent Phillip Bingley (elected)4016.25
Independent Liberal Justin Derksen (elected)3976.19
Independent Matt Hill (elected)3345.21
Independent James Graham3024.71
Independent Phillip Bigg2954.60
Independent Sara Lowe (elected)2934.57
Greens Heather Chaplin2503.90
Independent Wayne Shoobridge2093.26
Independent Brody Wiggins1692.63
Independent Natasha Woods1382.15
Independent Labor Deb Carnes1221.90
Independent Labor Liz Virtue1211.89
Independent Labor Brett Maryniak1171.82
Independent Eve Nelson600.94
Total formal votes6,41495.92
Informal votes2734.08
Turnout 6,68780.10
Party total votes
Independent 3,44353.68
Independent Labor 1,86829.12
Independent Liberal 85313.30
Greens 2503.90

Devonport

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Devonport [22] [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent National Steve Martin (elected)3,09320.42
Independent Alison Jarman (elected)2,46116.25
Independent Liberal Leigh Murphy (elected)1,54810.22
Independent Gerard Enniss (elected)1,5039.92
Independent Damien Viney (elected)1,2037.94
Independent Liberal Stacey Sheehan (elected)1,0246.76
Independent Alison Moore (elected)9326.15
Independent Peter Hollister (elected)8855.84
Independent Janene Wilczynski (elected)8485.60
Greens Tammy Milne6734.44
Independent Kent Townsend4462.94
Greens Petra Wildren5323.51
Total formal votes15,14895.95
Informal votes6404.05
Turnout 15,78879.62
Party total votes
Independent 8,27854.65
Independent National 3,09320.42
Independent Liberal 2,57216.98
Greens 1,2057.95

Dorset

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Dorset [25] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal Greg Howard (elected)1,15925.25
Independent Beth Donoghue (elected)65314.23
Independent Kahlia Simmons (elected)4008.71
Independent Anna Coxen (elected)3176.91
Independent Edwina Powell (elected)3006.54
Independent Jerrod Nichols (elected)2936.38
Independent Dale Jessup (elected)2896.30
Independent Leonie Stein (elected)2615.69
Independent Nick Bicanic2084.53
Independent Mervyn Chilcott (elected)1593.46
Independent Wendy McLennan1573.42
Independent Karlene Cuthbertson1403.05
Independent Jan Hughes1052.29
Independent James Cashion932.03
Independent Vincent Teichmann561.22
Total formal votes4,59097.56
Informal votes1152.44
Turnout 4,70584.97

Flinders

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Flinders [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rachel Summers (elected)25135.75
Independent Carol Denise Cox (elected)10014.25
Independent Peter Rhodes (elected)9413.39
Independent Vanessa Grace (elected)7911.25
Independent Aaron Burke (elected)507.12
Independent Garry Blenkhorn (elected)486.84
Independent Ken Stockton (elected)415.84
Independent Linda Nicol223.13
Independent Chris Rhodes172.42
Total formal votes70299.29
Informal votes50.71
Turnout 70784.77

Glamorgan–Spring Bay

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Glamorgan–Spring Bay [28] [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cheryl Arnol (elected)72919.27
Independent Michael Symons (elected)54614.43
Independent Jenny Woods (elected)51613.64
Independent Robert Forbes-Young (elected)49813.16
Independent Neil (Teddy) Edwards (elected)3499.22
Independent Greg Luck (elected)3017.95
Independent Rob Churchill (elected)1935.10
Independent Labor Carole McQueeney (elected)1905.02
Independent Annie Browning1513.99
Independent Kenneth Gregson1283.38
Independent Richard Parker1122.96
Independent Pat Gadd711.88
Total formal votes3,78497.28
Informal votes1062.72
Turnout 3,89088.88

Hobart

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Hobart [30] [31] [32] [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Your Hobart Independents Anna Reynolds (elected)4,26613.89
Independent John Kelly (elected)4,06713.24
Independent Marti Zucco (elected)2,1507.00
Independent Louise Elliot (elected)1,8245.94
Greens Helen Burnet (elected)1,5294.98
Independent Liberal Louise Bloomfield (elected)1,4734.80
Independent Liberal Simon Behrakis (elected)1,4484.72
Your Hobart Independents Mike Dutta (elected)1,2304.01
Greens Bill Harvey (elected)1,2193.97
Independent Labor Ryan Posselt (elected)1,0163.31
Independent Ben Lohberger (elected)9363.05
Independent Jax Fox8382.73
Your Hobart Independents Zelinda Sherlock (elected)6562.14
Your Hobart Independents Kate Kelly6462.10
Independent Jeff Briscoe6051.97
Our Hobart Marcus Bai5721.86
Your Hobart Independents Brian Corr5001.63
Independent Liberal Will Coats4861.58
Independent Damon Thomas4591.49
Greens Gemma Kitsos4281.39
Your Hobart Independents Matt Etherington3731.21
Independent Steven Phipps3501.14
Greens Bec Taylor3211.05
Greens Nathan Volf2810.92
Independent Debra Thurley2700.88
Independent Edwin Johnstone2680.87
Your Hobart Independents Juniper Shaw2580.84
Independent Liberal James McKee2560.83
Our Hobart Ron Christie2410.78
Independent Yang Liu2250.73
Independent Sam Campbell2130.69
Your Hobart Independents Raj Chopra1690.55
Ind. Liberal Democrat Duncan Spender 1570.51
Independent Tiina Sexton1370.45
Our Hobart Lili Christie1310.43
Independent Liberal Daniel Geng1270.41
Independent Liberal Stefan Vogel1150.37
Independent Jono Stagg1080.35
Independent Michael Jackson990.32
Our Hobart Ling Ling Gao760.25
Independent Joe Grech720.23
Our Hobart Owen Davies420.14
Our Hobart Karen Rothery390.13
Independent Cadence Mitchell320.10
Total formal votes30,70896.70
Informal votes1,0473.30
Turnout 31,75582.38
Party total votes
Independent 12,65341.21
Your Hobart Independents 8,09826.37
Independent Liberal 3,90512.72
Greens 3,77812.30
Our Hobart 1,1013.59
Independent Labor 1,0163.31
Independent Liberal Democrat 1570.51
Party total seatsSeats±
Independent 4
Your Hobart Independents 3
Greens 2
Independent Liberal 2
Independent Labor 1

King Island

One vacancy was not filled and a by-election was held on 27 October 2022.

2022 Tasmanian local elections: King Island [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Allan (elected)unopposed
Independent Marcus Blackie (elected)unopposed
Independent David Bowden (elected)unopposed
Independent Ira Cooke (elected)unopposed
Independent Gina Green (elected)unopposed
Independent Sarina Laidler (elected)unopposed
Independent Duncan McFie (elected)unopposed
Independent Vernon Philbey (elected)unopposed
Registered electors 1,179

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