Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 7 May 2022. Two seats were up for a regularly scheduled vote; Elwick and McIntyre. Simultaneously a by-election was held in the seat of Huon, following the resignation of the incumbent member Bastian Seidel.[1]
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Elwick
editJosh Willie of the Labor Party was the incumbent candidate and was re-elected.[2]
Elwick Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Josh Willie | 9,450 | 52.54 | +5.90 | |
| Independent | Rick Cazaly | 4,750 | 26.41 | +26.41 | |
| Greens | Hannah Bellamy | 3,788 | 21.06 | +8.86 | |
| Total formal votes | 17,988 | 96.36 | +1.42 | ||
| Informal votes | 680 | 3.64 | −1.42 | ||
| Turnout | 18,668 | 78.03 | −2.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,925 | ||||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
McIntyre
editIndependent Tania Rattray was the incumbent candidate and was re-elected.[4]
McIntyre Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Tania Rattray | 13,568 | 57.67 | +7.81 | |
| Independent | David Downie | 6,391 | 27.17 | +27.17 | |
| Greens | Mitchell Houghton | 3,566 | 15.16 | +6.34 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,525 | 96.44 | |||
| Informal votes | 869 | 3.56 | |||
| Turnout | 24,394 | 83.00 | |||
| Registered electors | 29,391 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Huon by-election
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A by-election for the seat of Huon was also held with the periodic elections, following the resignation of incumbent MLC Bastian Seidel.
Willie was elected as a member of the Labor Party in 2020. However, on 23 August 2021 he announced he had resigned from Labor to sit as an independent, and would resign from parliament in 2022.[5]
Candidates
edit| Party | Candidate | Background | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Toby Thorpe | 2021 Tasmanian Young Australian of the Year[6] | |
| Independent | Dean Harriss | Son of former Huon MLC Paul Harriss[7] | |
| Liberal | Aldo Antolli | CEO of Pathways Tasmania[8] | |
| Greens | Gideon Cordover | Kingborough councillor since 2019 | |
| Local | Pat Caplice | Anti-pokies campaigner[9] | |
Huon results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Toby Thorpe | 5,648 | 25.05 | −6.24 | |
| Independent | Dean Harriss | 5,340 | 23.68 | +7.54 | |
| Liberal | Aldo Antolli | 5,111 | 22.66 | +22.66 | |
| Greens | Gideon Cordover | 4,704 | 20.86 | +3.32 | |
| Local | Pat Caplice | 1,748 | 7.75 | +7.75 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,551 | 97.35 | −0.09 | ||
| Informal votes | 615 | 2.65 | +0.09 | ||
| Turnout | 23,166 | 86.20 | +0.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,876 | ||||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Dean Harriss | 11,840 | 52.55 | +52.55 | |
| Labor | Toby Thorpe | 10,693 | 47.45 | −9.86 | |
| Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |||
References
edit- ^ "2022 Legislative Council Elections Tasmania". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Elwick results – 2022 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Legislative Council elections 2022: The candidates". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "McIntyre results – 2022 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Statement by Dr Bastian Seidel". taslabor.com. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Toby Thorpe". Australian of the Year Awards.
- ^ Langenberg, Adam (6 May 2022). "Upper House elections in Huon, Elwick and McIntyre this weekend for Tasmanians". ABC News.
- ^ Gutwein, Peter (27 February 2022). "Huon Candidate". Tasmanian Libeals. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024.
- ^ Swan, Geoffrey (7 October 2021). "Fresh New Candidate for the Huon MLC". Tasmanian Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Huon results – 2022 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.