2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

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]

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

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. "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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