Electoral division of McIntyre

The electoral division of McIntyre is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, it includes Flinders Island, the northern east coast of Tasmania, and regional areas south and west of Launceston. It is named after Margaret McIntyre, who was the first woman to be elected into the Parliament of Tasmania in 1948.

McIntyre
Tasmania—Legislative Council

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

StateTasmania
Created2017
MPTania Rattray
PartyIndependent
NamesakeMargaret McIntyre
Electors27,264 (2017)
Area15,339 km2 (5,922.4 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates41.277°S 147.502°E / -41.277; 147.502
Map showing the electoral division of McIntyre

There were temporarily two representatives for the single-member division of McIntyre until 2018. The next scheduled periodic election will be held in 2028.

History and electoral profile

The division was created following the 2016–17 Legislative Council redistribution process. The new name of McIntyre was adopted to avoid confusion because of the significant changes made to the electoral boundaries in the region.[2][3]

McIntyre includes all of the Flinders, Dorset, Break O'Day municipal areas and part of Kentish, Meander Valley and Northern Midlands municipal areas.[2]

Members
Further information: Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

As a result of the changes made following the 2016–17 Legislative Council redistribution process, the single-seat electorate of McIntyre was temporarily assigned two MLCs, Greg Hall and Tania Rattray, until the expiration of Hall's term in 2018. The expiration of Hall's term coincided with the 2018 periodic elections where a member for the new division of Prosser was elected.[4]

Member Party Period
  Greg Hall
Tania Rattray		 Independent
Independent		 2017–2018
2017–present

Election results
This section is an excerpt from 2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § McIntyre Results.[edit]
2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: McIntyre[5]
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

See also

References
  1. Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. "2016–17 Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Redistribution" (PDF). lcredistribution.tas.gov.au. Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Redistribution Tribunal. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. Bianca, Gurra (28 January 2017). "Tasmanian electoral boundaries to change for Legislative Council". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. "Redistribution of Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). lcredistribution.tas.gov.au. Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Redistribution Tribunal. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. "Legislative Council elections 2022: The candidates". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
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