2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
← 2021 7 May 2022 2023 →
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
Results by electoral division

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]

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

2022 Huon state by-election
← 2020 7 May 2022 2026 →
  First party Second party
 
IND
Candidate Toby Thorpe Dean Harriss
Party Labor Independent
First preference vote 5,648 5,340
Percentage 25.05% 23.68%
Swing Decrease 6.24 Increase 7.54
TPP 47.45% 52.55%
TPP swing Decrease 9.86 Decrease 52.55
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Aldo Antolli Gideon Cordover
Party Liberal Greens
First preference vote 5,111 4,704
Percentage 22.66% 20.86%
Swing Increase 22.66 Increase 3.32
MLC before election

Bastian Seidel
Independent

Elected MLC

Dean Harriss
Independent

A by-election for the seat of Huon was also held with the periodic elections, following the resignation of incumbent MLC Bastian Seidel.

Willie was elected as a member of the Labor Party in 2020. However, on 23 August 2021 he announced he had resigned from Labor to sit as an independent, and would resign from parliament in 2022.[5]

Candidates

Party Candidate Background
  Labor Toby Thorpe 2021 Tasmanian Young Australian of the Year[6]
  Independent Dean Harriss Son of former Huon MLC Paul Harriss[7]
  Liberal Aldo Antolli CEO of Pathways Tasmania[8]
  Greens Gideon Cordover Kingborough councillor since 2019
  Local Pat Caplice Anti-pokies campaigner[9]

Huon results

2022 Huon state by-election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Toby Thorpe 5,648 25.05 −6.24
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 +3.32
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 +52.55
Labor Toby Thorpe 10,693 47.45 −9.86
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Toby Thorpe". Australian of the Year Awards.
  7. ^ Langenberg, Adam (6 May 2022). "Upper House elections in Huon, Elwick and McIntyre this weekend for Tasmanians". ABC News.
  8. ^ Gutwein, Peter (27 February 2022). "Huon Candidate". Tasmanian Libeals. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024.
  9. ^ Swan, Geoffrey (7 October 2021). "Fresh New Candidate for the Huon MLC". Tasmanian Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Huon results – 2022 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.