This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Derwent in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since 2005, when candidate political affiliations were first recorded in the official record.
Members
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Langdon | Independent | 1856–1871 | |
| Walter Gellibrand | Independent | 1871–1901 | |
| Ellis Dean | Independent | 1901–1920 | |
| Louis Shoobridge | Independent | 1921–1937 | |
| (Sir) Rupert Shoobridge | Independent | 1937–1955 | |
| Joseph Dixon | Independent | 1955–1961 | |
| Don Marriott | Labor | 1961–1967 | |
| Joseph Dixon | Independent | 1967–1979 | |
| Charles Batt | Labor | 1979–1995 | |
| Michael Aird | Labor | 1995–2011 | |
| Craig Farrell | Labor | 2011–present | |
Election results
editElections in the 2020s
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Craig Farrell | 10,069 | 49.09 | −15.26 | |
| Liberal | Ben Shaw | 8,385 | 40.88 | +40.88 | |
| Animal Justice | Ivan Davis | 2,059 | 10.04 | +10.04 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,513 | 94.4 | +0.60 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,217 | 5.60 | −0.60 | ||
| Turnout | 21,730 | 81.64 | +1.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,618 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Craig Farrell | 11,415 | 55.65 | −8.69 | |
| Liberal | Ben Shaw | 9,098 | 44.35 | +44.35 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | –8.69 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
edit2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Craig Farrell | 12,492 | 64.34 | +25.74 | |
| Independent | Alan Baker | 6,923 | 35.66 | +35.66 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,415 | 93.80 | +0.49 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,283 | 6.20 | −0.49 | ||
| Turnout | 20,698 | 80.18 | −4.49 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
2011 By-Election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Craig Farrell | 7,595 | 38.60 | −13.01 | |
| Independent | Jenny Branch | 3,990 | 20.28 | −13.18 | |
| Independent | Ray Williams | 3,197 | 16.25 | +16.25 | |
| Independent | Deirdre Flint | 2,943 | 14.96 | +14.96 | |
| Greens | Phillip Bingley | 1,950 | 9.91 | −5.02 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,675 | 93.31 | −2.44 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,410 | 6.69 | +2.44 | ||
| Turnout | 21,085 | 84.66 | +2.60 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Craig Farrell | 11,118 | 56.61 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jenny Branch | 8,521 | 43.39 | N/A | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 2000s
edit2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Aird | 9,932 | 51.61 | -25.67 | |
| Independent | Jenny Branch | 6,438 | 33.46 | +33.46 | |
| Greens | Susan Gunter | 2,873 | 14.93 | -7.79 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,243 | 95.75 | −2.99 | ||
| Informal votes | 855 | 4.25 | +2.99 | ||
| Turnout | 20,098 | 82.06 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Derwent results - 2021 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 7 May 2021..
- ^ "Division of Derwent". 2015 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Division of Derwet". 2011 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Division of Derwent". 2009 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
