Electoral division of Elwick

Elwick
Tasmania—Legislative Council
Map

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

StateTasmania
Created1999
MPBec Thomas
PartyIndependent
Electors24,010 (January 2019)
Area98 km2 (37.8 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Coordinates42°51′11″S 147°13′05″E / 42.853°S 147.218°E / -42.853; 147.218
Map showing the electoral division of

The electoral division of Elwick is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers most of the municipality of Glenorchy.

The total area of the division is 98.37 square kilometres (37.98 sq mi).[2]

As of 31 January 2019, there were 24,010 enrolled voters in the division.[3]

Members for Elwick

Image Member Party Term Notes
  David Crean
(b. 1950) 		Labor 31 July 1999 –
2 May 2004 		Retired due to kidney condition[4]
  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

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Elwick
This section is an excerpt from 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Elwick results.[edit]
2024 Elwick state by-election[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bec Thomas 6,208 33.93 +33.93
Labor Tessa McLaughlin 5,194 28.39 –24.15
Greens Janet Shelley 3,476 19.00 –2.06
Independent Fabiano Cangelosi 3,417 18.66 +18.66
Total formal votes 18,295 95.73 –0.63
Informal votes 816 4.27 +0.63
Turnout 19,111 80.74 +2.71
Registered electors 23,669
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Bec Thomas 9,758 53.34 +53.34
Labor Tessa McLaughlin 8,537 46.66 –5.88
Independent gain from Labor  

See also

References

  1. ^ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. ^ Maps of the 15 Legislative Council Divisions Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 10 May 2008.
  3. ^ Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2019, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Tasmanian senator quits federal politics". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ^ "The candidates". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. ^ Results in Elwick