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Electoral results for the Division of Elwick

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Elwick in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since 2005, when candidate political affiliations were first recorded in the official record.

Members

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Image Member Party Term Notes
  David Crean
(b. 1950)
Labor 31 July 1999
2 May 2004
Retired due to kidney condition[1]
  Terry Martin
(b. 1957)
Labor 2 May 2004
2007
Charged in 2009 with having sex with a 12-year-old girl. Did not seek re-election; convicted in 2011
  Independent 2007 –
1 May 2010
  Adriana Taylor
(b. 1946)
Independent 1 May 2010
7 May 2016
Former mayor of Glenorchy. Lost re-election
  Josh Willie
(b. 1984)
Labor 7 May 2016
27 February 2024
Resigned to contest 2024 state election. Currently MHA for Clark
  Bec Thomas Independent 4 May 2024
present
Former mayor of Glenorchy. Incumbent

Election results

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2022

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2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Elwick[2]
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

2016

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Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2016: Elwick[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Josh Willie 8,916 46.64 +8.67
Independent Adriana Taylor 7,868 41.16 −7.73
Greens Penelope Ann 2,332 12.20 −0.95
Total formal votes 19,116 94.94 −0.95
Informal votes 1,019 5.06 +0.95
Turnout 20,135 80.39 −0.73
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Josh Willie 10,165 53.18 +9.26
Independent Adriana Taylor 8,951 46.82 −9.26
Labor gain from Independent Swing +9.26

2010

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Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2010: Elwick[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adriana Taylor 9,598 48.88 +48.88
Labor Tim Jacobson 7,455 37.97 +37.97
Greens Kartika Franks 2,581 13.15 +13.15
Total formal votes 19,634 95.89
Informal votes 842 4.11
Turnout 20,476 81.19
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adriana Taylor 11,011 56.08 +56.08
Labor Tim Jacobson 8,623 43.92 +43.92
Independent hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Tasmanian senator quits federal politics". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Legislative Council elections 2022: The candidates". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ "Division of Elwick". 2016 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Division of Elwick". 2010 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2013.