This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Mersey in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since 2005, when candidate political affiliations were first recorded in the official record.
Members
edit| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Hawkes | Independent | 1871–1877 | |
| William Moore | Independent | 1877–1885 | |
| James Smith | Independent | 1886–1888 | |
| John McCall | Independent | 1888–1901 | |
| John Henry | Independent | 1901–1902 | |
| Hubert Nichols | Independent | 1902–1924 | |
| Alexander Lillico | Independent | 1924–1954 | |
| Mervyn Lakin | Independent | 1954–1954 | |
| Hector McFie | Independent | 1954–1972 | |
| Harry Braid | Independent | 1972–1990 | |
| Geoff Squibb | Independent | 1990–2003 | |
| Norma Jamieson | Independent | 2003–2009 | |
| Mike Gaffney | Independent | 2009–present | |
Election results
editElections in the 2020s
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mike Gaffney | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
edit2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mike Gaffney | 14,690 | 75.30 | +32.37 | |
| Independent | Vivienne Gale | 4,818 | 24.70 | +24.70 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,508 | 96.36 | −0.86 | ||
| Informal votes | 737 | 3.64 | +0.86 | ||
| Turnout | 20,245 | 84.86 | −1.15 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 2000s
edit2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mike Gaffney | 8,460 | 42.93 | +42.93 | |
| Independent | Steve Martin | 5,447 | 27.64 | +12.77 | |
| Independent | Lynn Laycock | 3,183 | 16.15 | +16.15 | |
| Independent | Carolynn Jamieson | 2,617 | 13.28 | +13.28 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,707 | 97.22 | +0.00 | ||
| Informal votes | 564 | 2.88 | +0.00 | ||
| Turnout | 20,271 | 86.01 | −4.18 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Mike Gaffney | 11,836 | 60.06 | +60.06 | |
| Independent | Steve Martin | 7,871 | 39.94 | +39.94 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Legislative Council elections". 2021 Legislative Council elections results - Mersey. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Division of Mersey". 2015 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Division of Mersey". 2009 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
