Elwick
Tasmania—Legislative Council
Map

Map showing the electoral division of Elwick, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1]

StateTasmania
Created1999
MPJosh Willie
PartyLabor
Electors24,010 (January 2019)
Area98 km2 (37.8 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Coordinates42°51′11″S 147°13′05″E / 42.853°S 147.218°E / -42.853; 147.218
Map showing the electoral division of

The electoral division of Elwick is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers most of the municipality of Glenorchy.

The total area of the division is 98.37 square kilometres (37.98 sq mi).[2]

As of 31 January 2019, there were 24,010 enrolled voters in the division.[3] The seat is currently vacant, following the resignation of sitting member Josh Willie.[4] There will be a special by-election held in May 2024 to determine his replacement.[5]

Members

Further information: Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Member Party Term
  David Crean Labor 1999–2004
  Terry Martin Labor 2004–2007
  Independent 2007–2010
  Adriana Taylor Independent 2010–2016
  Josh Willie Labor 2016–2024

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Elwick
2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Elwick[6]
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

See also

References

  1. ^ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. ^ Maps of the 15 Legislative Council Divisions Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 10 May 2008.
  3. ^ Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2019, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ https://taslabor.org.au/people/josh-willie/
  5. ^ https://app4.vision6.com.au/em/message/email/view.php?id=1464202&a=58639&k=uoHEtGxErYuLcyRbCFDY1QRFW8kQFzLVgqyJDmu9g6o
  6. ^ "Legislative Council elections 2022: The candidates". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.

External links

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