This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Nelson in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since 2005, when candidate political affiliations were first recorded in the official record.
Members edit
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wilkinson | Independent | 1999–2019 | |
| Meg Webb | Independent | 2019–present | |
Election results edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
2019 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Nic Street | 4,567 | 23.69 | +23.69 | |
| Independent | Vica Bayley | 3,069 | 15.92 | +15.92 | |
| Independent | Meg Webb | 2,662 | 13.81 | +13.81 | |
| Independent | Madeleine Ogilvie | 2,420 | 12.55 | +12.55 | |
| Greens | Deborah Brewer | 2,147 | 11.14 | −14.36 | |
| Independent | Blair Brownless | 1,223 | 6.34 | +6.34 | |
| Independent | John (Polly) Farmer | 1,168 | 6.06 | +6.06 | |
| Independent | Richard Griggs | 960 | 4.98 | +4.98 | |
| Independent | Robert Manning | 669 | 3.47 | +3.47 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Lorraine Bennett | 394 | 2.04 | +2.04 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,279 | 97.24 | +0.79 | ||
| Informal votes | 547 | 2.76 | −0.79 | ||
| Turnout | 19,826 | 82.31 | +0.44 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Meg Webb | 10,648 | 59.26 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Nic Street | 7,320 | 40.74 | N/A | |
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
2013 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jim Wilkinson | 8,847 | 48.7 | −12.9 | |
| Greens | Tom Baxter | 4,627 | 25.5 | −12.9 | |
| Independent | Helen Richardson | 3,204 | 17.7 | +17.7 | |
| Independent | Hans Willink | 1,472 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,150 | 96.5 | −0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 668 | 3.5 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 18,818 | 81.9 | −4.9 | ||
| After transfer of Willink's votes | |||||
| Independent | Jim Wilkinson | 9,494 | 52.31 | N/A | |
| Greens | Tom Baxter | 4,859 | 26.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | Helen Richardson | 3,797 | 20.9 | N/A | |
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 2000s edit
2007 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jim Wilkinson | 11,232 | 61.60 | +12.61 | |
| Greens | Tom Nilsson | 7,003 | 38.40 | +38.40 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,235 | 97.36 | +0.83 | ||
| Informal votes | 494 | 2.64 | -0.83 | ||
| Turnout | 18,729 | 81.01 | -1.06 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | +3.03 | |||
References edit
- ^ Legislative Council Elections 2019 Results - Nelson, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 May 2019.
- ^ 2013 Legislative Council elections results: Division of Nelson, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Division of Nelson". 2007 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
