2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
7 May 2022
3 of the 15 seats on the Legislative Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Labor
Seats before 1 2
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1

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]

Elwick

Josh Willie of the Labor Party was the incumbent candidate and was re-elected.[2]

Elwick Results

2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Elwick[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Independent Tania Rattray was the incumbent candidate and was re-elected.[4]

McIntyre Results

2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: McIntyre[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Bastian Seidel of the Labor Party, which took effect on 3 December 2021.[5] The seat was won by Independent candidate Dean Harriss.[6]

Huon Results

2022 Legislative Council by-election: Huon[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Toby Thorpe 5,648 25.05 +25.05
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 +20.86
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 +36.41
Labor Toby Thorpe 10,693 47.45 +47.45
Independent gain from Labor Swing

References

  1. ↑ "2022 Legislative Council Elections Tasmania". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  2. ↑ "Elwick results – 2022 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Legislative Council elections 2022: The candidates". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  4. ↑ "McIntyre results – 2022 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Statement by Dr Bastian Seidel". taslabor.com. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Huon results – 2022 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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