Electoral results for the Division of Murchison

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Murchison in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since 2005, when candidate political affiliations were first recorded in the official record.

Members

The elected members for the seat of Murchison have all sat as independents, including those for the former seat of Russell.^[1]

Member		Party	Period
	Tony Fletcher	Independent	1999–2005
	Ruth Forrest	Independent	2005–present

2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Murchison^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ruth Forrest	16,542	71.88	+15.20
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Brenton Jones	3,098	13.46	+13.46
	Independent	Codie Hutchison	2,508	10.90	+10.90
	Independent	Getty Burnett	865	3.76	+3.76
Total formal votes			23,013	96.09	−0.59
Informal votes			936	3.91	+0.59
Turnout			23,949	85.19	+0.79
Registered electors			28,114
	Independent hold

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2017: Murchison
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ruth Forrest	11,168	56.68	N/A
	Independent	Daryl Quilliam	8,534	43.32	N/A
Total formal votes			19,702	96.68	N/A
Informal votes			676	3.32	N/A
Turnout			20,378	84.40	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2011: Murchison
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ruth Forrest	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2005: Murchison^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ruth Forrest	5,955	28.96	N/A
	Independent	Kevin Hyland	5,428	26.40	N/A
	Independent	John Oldaker	4,367	21.24	N/A
	Independent	Alwyn Bond	2,946	14.33	N/A
	Greens	Scott Jordan	1,864	9.07	N/A
Total formal votes			20,560	96.46	+0.10
Informal votes			755	3.54	−0.10
Turnout			21,315	89.22	+1.08
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Ruth Forrest	10,549	51.37	N/A
	Independent	Kevin Hyland	9,986	48.63	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

^ Raue, Ben. "Murchison – Tasmania LC 2017". tallyroom.com.au. The Tally Room. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
^ "2023 Legislative Council elections results – Murchison". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "Division of Murchison". 2005 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2005. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.