Electoral results for the Division of Pembroke

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

Members

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Member Party Period
  James Whyte Independent 1856–1876
  James Lord Independent 1876–1881
  William Hodgson Independent 1881–1891
  Henry Lamb Independent 1891–1899
  William Perkins Independent 1899–1903
  James Murdoch Sr. Independent 1903–1925
  James Murdoch Jr. Independent 1925–1935
  John Murdoch Independent 1935–1936
  Archibald Blacklow Independent 1936–1953
  William Dunbabin Independent 1953–1959
  Ben McKay Independent 1959–1976
  Peter McKay Independent 1976–1991
  Liberal 1991–1999
  Cathy Edwards Independent 1999–2001
  Allison Ritchie Labor 2001–2009
  Vanessa Goodwin Liberal 2009–2017
  Jo Siejka Labor 2017–2022
  Luke Edmunds Labor 2022–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022

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2022 Pembroke state by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Luke Edmunds 7,176 39.48 −5.77
Liberal Gregory Brown 5,234 28.79 +3.50
Greens Deborah Brewer 3,502 19.27 +19.27
Independent Hans Willink 1,692 9.31 +9.31
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Carlo Di Falco 574 3.16 −0.51
Total formal votes 18,178 96.94 +0.17
Informal votes 573 3.06 −0.17
Turnout 18,751 80.52 −5.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Luke Edmunds 11,467 63.26 +4.61
Liberal Gregory Brown 6,660 36.74 −4.61
Labor hold Swing +4.61

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Pembroke[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jo Siejka 8,574 45.24 +12.84
Liberal Kristy Johnson 4,793 25.29 −0.19
Independent Tony Mulder 3,492 18.43 +18.43
Independent Ron Cornish 1,396 7.37 +7.37
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Carlo Di Falco 696 3.67 +0.61
Total formal votes 18,951 96.77 +0.28
Informal votes 632 3.23 −0.28
Turnout 19,583 85.22 −0.16
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jo Siejka 11,038 58.65 +1.20
Liberal Kristy Johnson 7,781 41.35 −1.20
Labor hold Swing +1.20

Swings are calculated from the 2017 by-election.

2017

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Tasmanian Legislative Council by-election, 2017: Pembroke[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jo Siejka 6,846 32.2 +32.2
Liberal James Walker 5,468 25.8 −25.3
Independent Doug Chipman 4,212 19.9 +19.9
Greens Bill Harvey 1,977 9.3 −1.0
Independent Richard James 1,563 7.4 +7.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Carlo Di Falco 649 3.1 +3.1
Independent Hans Willink 497 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 21,212 96.5 +0.1
Informal votes 772 3.5 −0.1
Turnout 21,984 84.3 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jo Siejka 11,862 57.4 N/A
Liberal James Walker 8,786 42.6 N/A
Labor gain from Liberal Swing N/A

2013

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Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2013: Pembroke[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vanessa Goodwin 10,469 51.1 +12.6
Independent Allison Ritchie 7,370 36.0 +36.0
Greens Wendy Heatley 2,124 12.9 +0.1
Total formal votes 20,486 96.4 −0.1
Informal votes 774 3.6 +0.1
Turnout 21,260 86.0 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 2000s

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2009

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Pembroke state by-election, 2009[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vanessa Goodwin 7,812 38.55 +38.55
Greens Wendy Heatley 2,604 12.85 –0.56
Independent Richard James 2,285 11.28 –7.10
Independent Labor Honey Bacon 2,110 10.41 +10.41
Independent John Peers 1,942 9.58 +0.32
Independent Labor James Crotty 1,783 8.80 +8.80
Independent Peter Cooper 1,510 7.45 +7.45
Independent Kit (Sharon) Soo 219 1.08 +1.08
Total formal votes 20,265 96.48 –0.26
Informal votes 740 3.52 +0.26
Turnout 21,005 85.05 –2.47
After distribution of preferences
Liberal Vanessa Goodwin 10,143 51.05
Independent Richard James 5,510 27.73
Greens Wendy Heatley 4,215 21.22
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

2007

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Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2007: Pembroke[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allison Ritchie 8,513 42.87 −14.22
Independent Richard James 3,650 18.38 +18.38
Greens Neil Smith 2,662 13.41 +13.41
Independent Marti Zucco 2,332 11.74 +11.74
Independent John Peers 1,839 9.26 +9.26
Independent David Jackson 860 4.33 +4.33
Total formal votes 19,856 96.74 +0.09
Informal votes 669 3.26 −0.09
Turnout 20,525 87.52 −1.55
After distribution of preferences from three excluded candidates
Labor Allison Ritchie 10,161 51.46
Independent Richard James 6,156 31.18
Greens Neil Smith 3,428 17.36
Labor hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Legislative Council by-election results – Pembroke". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ Legislative Council Elections 2019 Results - Pembroke, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ 2017 Legislative Council by-election results: Division of Pembroke, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ 2013 Legislative Council elections results: Division of Pembroke, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 14 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Pembroke by-election results table: Tasmanian Electoral Commission". Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Division of Pembroke". 2007 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.