Electoral division of Huon

Huon
Tasmania—Legislative Council
Map

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

StateTasmania
Created1856
MPDean Harriss
PartyIndependent
NamesakeHuon Valley
Electors26,048 (2020)
Area6,214 km2 (2,399.2 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates43°14′53″S 146°40′12″E / 43.248°S 146.67°E / -43.248; 146.67

Huon is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1856.

Election results

2022 Huon state by-election: Huon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Toby Thorpe 5,648 25.05 +25.05
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 +20.86
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 +36.41
Labor Toby Thorpe 10,693 47.45 +47.45
Independent gain from Labor Swing

References

  1. ↑ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).