2022 Tasmanian local elections

The 2022 Tasmanian local elections were held in October 2022 to elect the councils of the 29 local government areas (LGAs) in Tasmania, Australia. Councils also held mayoral and deputy mayoral elections.[1]

2022 Tasmanian local elections
3–25 October 2022
Turnout84.79% (Increase 26.09%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
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Leader N/A Rebecca White Jeremy Rockliff
Party Independents Labor Liberal
Seats won 199 16 13
Popular vote 233,715 20,227 19,157
Percentage 72.02% 6.23% 5.90%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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NAT
PHON
Leader Cassy O'Connor No leader No leader
Party Greens Nationals One Nation
Last election 0 0
Seats before 0 0
Seats won 11 1 2
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 18,295 3,093 2,065
Percentage 5.64% 0.96% 0.64%

For the first time in Tasmanian local elections, voting was compulsory. Polls opened on 3 October and closed at 2pm on Tuesday, 25 October.[2]

Electoral system

Councillor elections are conducted using a slightly modified version of the Hare-Clark electoral system, which is also used for Tasmanian House of Assembly elections.[3] Mayors and deputy mayors are elected using preferential voting, which is used for Tasmanian Legislative Council elections.[3]

The Robson Rotation is used to rotate the order in which candidate names appear on ballot papers. All voting in Tasmanian local elections is conducted by post.[1][3]

Elections timeline
  • 5 September – Candidate nominations open
  • 19 September – Candidate nominations close
  • 3 October – Voting opens
  • 25 October – Voting closes
  • 26 October – Counting begins

Party changes before elections

A number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2022 elections.

CouncilCouncillorFormer partyNew partyDate
Huon Valley Bec Enders   Independent   Liberal 28 March 2022
Hobart Mike Dutta   Independent   Your Hobart Independents 3 September 2022
Hobart Anna Reynolds   Independent   Your Hobart Independents 3 September 2022
Hobart Zelinda Sherlock   Labor   Your Hobart Independents 3 September 2022

Campaign

A number of local tickets were formed to contest elections. In Hobart, Our Hobart and Your Hobart Independents were formed.[4] In Kingborough, three independents stood as Kingborough Thrives candidates.[5]

Former Liberal Democrats NSW senator Duncan Spender stood in Hobart as a deputy mayoral and council candidate.[6]

Several mayoral elections were uncontested, along with the entire King Island council election.[7]

Results

Votes
Party Votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Independents 233,715 72.02 199
  Labor 20,227 6.23 16
  Liberal 19,157 5.90 13
  Greens 18,295 5.64 11
  Independent Liberal 11,434 3.52 5
  Your Hobart Independents 8,098 2.50 +2.50 3 Increase 3
  Kingborough Thrives 3,516 1.08 +1.08 1 Increase 1
  National 3,093 0.96 +0.96 1 Increase 1
  One Nation 2,065 0.64 2 Increase 2
  Independent Labor 1,813 0.56 2
  Our Hobart 1,101 0.34 +0.34 0 Steady
  Local 1,062 0.33 +0.33 0 Steady
  Independent Animal Justice 493 0.15 0 Steady
  Lambie 271 0.08 1 Increase 1
  Liberal Democrats 157 0.05 +0.05 0 Steady
 Total votes 324,497 100.0
 Informal votes 13,646 4.04
 Turnout 338,143 84.79 +26.09

Mayoral elections

Mayors in italics did not recontest their positions.

Council Before Result after preference distribution
Mayor Party Party Candidate % Result
Break O'Day Mick Tucker Independent Independent Mick Tucker 51.35 Independent hold
Independent Janet Drummond[lower-alpha 1] 33.50
Brighton Tony Foster Independent Ind. Liberal Leigh Gray 52.07 Independent Liberal gain
Independent Phil Owen[lower-alpha 1] 27.23
Burnie Alvwyn Boyd Independent Independent Teeny Brumby 57.36 Independent gain
Labor Chris Lynch 42.64
Central Coast Jan Bonde Independent Independent Cheryl Fuller 54.51 Independent gain
Ind. Liberal Garry Carpenter 45.49
Central Highlands Loueen Triffitt Independent Independent Loueen Triffitt N/A Independent hold
Elected unopposed
Circular Head Darryl Quilliam Independent Independent Gerard Blizzard 57.26 Independent gain
Ind. Liberal John Oldaker 42.74
Clarence Doug Chipman Independent Liberal Brendan Blomeley 50.81 Liberal gain
Ind. Liberal Tony Mulder 49.19
Derwent Valley Michelle Dracoulis Labor Labor Michelle Dracoulis 59.16 Labor hold
Ind. Liberal Peter Binny[lower-alpha 1] 21.55
Devonport Annette Rockliff Independent Independent Alison Jarman 55.04 Independent gain
National Steve Martin 44.96
Dorset Greg Howard Liberal Liberal Greg Howard 50.98 Liberal hold
Independent Beth Donoghue 49.02
Flinders David Williams Independent Independent Rachel Summers 66.81 Independent gain
Independent Peter Rhodes 33.19
George Town Greg Kieser Liberal Liberal Greg Kieser 57.42 Liberal hold
Independent Tim Harris 42.58
Glamorgan-Spring Bay Debby Wisby Independent Independent Cheryl Arnol 61.96 Independent gain
Independent Robert Forbes Young 38.04
Glenorchy Bec Thomas Independent Independent Bec Thomas 61.96 Independent hold
Independent Kelly Sims[lower-alpha 1] 21.13
Hobart Anna Reynolds Your Hobart Independents Your Hobart Independents Anna Reynolds 53.41 Your Hobart Independents hold
Independent John Kelly 46.59
Huon Valley Sally Doyle Independent Independent Sally Doyle 55.74 Independent hold
Greens Paul Gibson 44.26
Kentish Tim Wilson Independent Independent Kate Haberle N/A Independent gain
Elected unopposed
King Island Julie Arnold Independent Independent Marcus Blackie 61.45 Independent gain
Independent Ian Allan 38.55
Kingborough Paula Wriedt Independent Independent Paula Wriedt 61.39 Independent hold
Independent Mark Richardson 38.61
Latrobe Peter Freshney Independent Independent Peter Freshney N/A Independent hold
Elected unopposed
Launceston Albert Van Zetten Independent Independent Danny Gibson 59.25 Independent gain
Independent Tim Walker 40.75
Meander Valley Wayne Johnston Independent Independent Wayne Johnston 51.50 Independent hold
Ind. Labor Ben Dudman 20.57
Northern Midlands Mary Knowles Independent Independent Mary Knowles 56.35 Independent hold
Independent Andrew McCullagh 43.65
Sorell Kerry Vincent Independent Independent Kerry Vincent 66.45 Independent hold
Independent Marisol Miro Quesada Le Roux 33.55
Southern Midlands Alex Green Independent Ind. Labor Edwin Batt N/A Independent Labor gain
Elected unopposed
Tasman Kelly Spaulding Independent Independent Rod Macdonald 53.80 Independent gain
Independent Kelly Spaulding 46.20
Waratah-Wynyard Robert Walsh Independent Independent Mary Duniam 54.85 Independent gain
Independent Kevin Hyland 45.15
West Coast Phil Vickers Independent Independent Shane Pitt 51.74 Independent gain
Independent Lindsay Newman[lower-alpha 1] 31.45
West Tamar Christina Holmdahl Independent Independent Christina Holmdahl 51.86 Independent hold
Independent Rick Shegog 48.14

Deputy mayoral elections
Council Before Result after preference distribution
Deputy Mayor Party Party Candidate % Result
Break O'Day John McGiveron Independent Independent Kristi Chapple 55.90 Independent gain
Independent Barry LeFevre 44.10
Brighton Barbara Curran Independent Independent Barbara Curran 65.19 Independent hold
Labor Aaron De La Torre 34.81
Burnie Teeny Brumby Independent Independent Teeny Brumby 53.11 Independent hold
Independent David Pease 46.89
Central Coast Garry Carpenter Independent Liberal Independent John Beswick 50.16 Independent gain
Independent Casey Hiscutt 49.84
Central Highlands Jim Allwright Independent Independent Jim Allwright 67.36 Independent hold
Independent Robert Cassidy 32.64
Circular Head Norman Berechree Independent Independent Annette Dawes 51.11 Independent gain
Independent Ashley Popowski 30.28
Clarence Heather Chong Labor Independent Allison Ritchie 54.00 Independent gain
Independent Wendy Kennedy 46.00
Derwent Valley Jessica Cosgrove Independent Independent Luke Browning 55.70 Independent gain
Independent Jessica Cosgrove 44.30
Devonport Alison Jarman Independent Liberal Stacey Sheehan 51.81 Liberal gain
Independent Gerard Enniss 48.19
Dorset Dale Jessup Independent Independent Dale Jessup 58.75 Independent hold
Independent Leonie Stein 41.25
Flinders Rachel Summers Independent Independent Vanessa Grace 69.65 Independent gain
Independent Ken Stockton 30.35
George Town Tim Harris Independent Independent Greg Dawson 51.47 Independent gain
Independent Jason Orr[lower-alpha 1] 24.61
Glamorgan-Spring Bay Jenny Woods Independent Independent Michael Symons 51.47 Independent gain
Independent Rob Churchill[lower-alpha 1] 33.16
Glenorchy Steven King Independent Independent Sue Hickey 56.92 Independent gain
Independent Jan Dunsby 43.08
Hobart Helen Burnet Greens Greens Helen Burnet 61.13 Greens hold
Liberal Simon Behrakis 38.87
Huon Valley Sue Clark Independent Labor Toby Thorpe 59.41 Labor gain
Independent David O'Neill 40.59
Kentish Don Thwaites Independent Independent Penny Lane 50.84 Independent gain
Independent Phillip Richards[lower-alpha 1] 31.96
King Island Vernon Philbey Independent Independent Vernon Philbey 61.22 Independent hold
Independent Duncan McFie[lower-alpha 1] 19.44
Kingborough Jo Westwood Independent Kingborough Thrives Clare Glade-Wright 58.25 Kingborough Thrives gain
Liberal Aldo Antolli 41.75
Latrobe Graeme Brown Independent Independent Vonette Mead 50.82 Independent gain
Independent Graeme Brown 49.18
Launceston Danny Gibson Independent Independent Matthew Garwood 53.58 Independent gain
Independent Hugh McKenzie 46.42
Meander Valley Michael Kelly Independent Liberal Stephanie Cameron 53.16 Liberal gain
Independent Lochie Dornauf 46.84
Northern Midlands Richard Goss Independent Labor Janet Lambert 54.82 Labor gain
Independent Richard Goss 45.18
Sorell Natham Reynolds Independent Independent Charles Wooley 50.63 Independent gain
Independent Natham Reynolds[lower-alpha 1] 27.91
Southern Midlands David Laugher Independent Independent Karen Dudgeon 50.32 Independent gain
Independent Rowena McDougall[lower-alpha 1] 24.98
Tasman Maria Stacey Independent Independent Maria Stacey N/A Independent hold
Elected unopposed
Waratah-Wynyard Mary Duniam Independent Independent Celisa Edwards 61.15 Independent gain
Independent Andrea Courtney[lower-alpha 1] 31.08
West Coast Shane Pitt Independent Independent Robert Butterfield 61.86 Independent gain
Independent Kerry Graham 38.14
West Tamar Joy Allen Independent Labor Jess Greene 51.06 Labor gain
Independent Joy Allen 48.94

Council totals
Council Seats
Independents Labor Liberal Ind. Liberal Greens Other
Break O'Day 7 1 Did not contest Did not contest 1 Did not contest
Brighton 6 1 Did not contest 1 0 1 (PHON)
Burnie 6 3 Did not contest 0 0 Did not contest
Central Coast 8 Did not contest Did not contest 1 0 Did not contest
Central Highlands 9 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
Circular Head 7 Did not contest Did not contest 1 Did not contest 1 (JLN)
Clarence 4 2 2 1 2 1 (PHON)
Derwent Valley 5 1 1 1 0 Did not contest
Devonport 6 Did not contest 2 Did not contest 0 1 (Nats)
Dorset 8 Did not contest 1 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
Flinders 7 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
George Town 8 Did not contest 1 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
Glamorgan–Spring Bay 8 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
Glenorchy 8 Did not contest 1 Did not contest 1 Did not contest
Hobart 4 1 2 Did not contest 2 3 (YHI)
Huon Valley 6 1 Did not contest Did not contest 2 Did not contest
Kentish 9 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
King Island 8 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
Kingborough 4 1 2 Did not contest 2 1 (KBT)
Latrobe 9 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
Launceston 12 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest 0 Did not contest
Meander Valley 7 1 1 Did not contest 0 0
Northern Midlands 7 2 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
Sorell 8 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest 1 (Ind. Labor)
Southern Midlands 6 1 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
Tasman 6 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest 1 Did not contest
Waratah–Wynyard 8 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
West Coast 9 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
West Tamar 7 2 Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest

Aftermath

Former Nationals senator Steve Martin was elected as a councillor in Devonport, giving the party an elected representative for the first time since he lost re-election in 2019.[8]

Mary Duniam, the mother of Liberal senator Jonathon Duniam, became the first female mayor of Waratah-Wynyard.[8]

Launceston mayor Danny Gibson resigned in May 2023, just months after being elected, following "vile attacks, stemming from media reports".[9]

By-elections and countbacks

The Tasmanian Electoral Commission has held a number of by-elections and countbacks to fill vacancies on councils since the 2022 elections.[10]

By-elections
Council Before Change Result after preference distribution
Councillor Party Cause Date Date Party Candidate %
King Island N/A N/A Only eight out of nine vacancies filled at election 3 October 2022 27 October 2022 Independent Anna Hely 64.36
Independent Philip Noble[lower-alpha 2] 15.86

Notes
  1. Second-placed on primary vote as the election did not require preference distribution.
  2. Second-placed on primary vote as the by-election did not require preference distribution.

References
  1. "Local government elections 2022". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  2. "Voting in Tasmania's local council elections is now compulsory. Here's what you need to know". ABC News.
  3. "Ways to vote". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  4. "Hobart City Council Elections Candidate Guide And Preview 2022". Kevin Bonham.
  5. "Kingborough Thrives Launches 3 Candidates". Tasmanian Times.
  6. "Council should stop giving away other people's money: candidate". The Mercury.
  7. "King Island Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  8. "Council results coming in for Tasmanian local government elections". ABC News.
  9. "Launceston Mayor Danny Gibson resigns following 'vile attacks, stemming from media reports'". ABC News.
  10. "Local government elections". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
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