This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Derwent in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since 2005, when candidate political affiliations were first recorded in the official record.
Members edit
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
William Langdon | Independent | 1856–1871 | |
Walter Gellibrand | Independent | 1871–1901 | |
Ellis Dean | Independent | 1901–1920 | |
Louis Shoobridge | Independent | 1921–1937 | |
(Sir) Rupert Shoobridge | Independent | 1937–1955 | |
Joseph Dixon | Independent | 1955–1961 | |
Don Marriott | Labor | 1961–1967 | |
Joseph Dixon | Independent | 1967–1979 | |
Charles Batt | Labor | 1979–1995 | |
Michael Aird | Labor | 1995–2011 | |
Craig Farrell | Labor | 2011–present |
Election results edit
Elections in the 2020s edit
2021 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Craig Farrell | 10,069 | 49.09 | −15.26 | |
Liberal | Ben Shaw | 8,385 | 40.88 | +40.88 | |
Animal Justice | Ivan Davis | 2,059 | 10.04 | +10.04 | |
Total formal votes | 20,513 | 94.4 | +0.60 | ||
Informal votes | 1,217 | 5.60 | −0.60 | ||
Turnout | 21,730 | 81.64 | +1.46 | ||
Registered electors | 26,618 | ||||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Craig Farrell | 11,415 | 55.65 | −8.69 | |
Liberal | Ben Shaw | 9,098 | 44.35 | +44.35 | |
Labor hold | Swing | –8.69 |
Elections in the 2010s edit
2015 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Craig Farrell | 12,492 | 64.34 | +25.74 | |
Independent | Alan Baker | 6,923 | 35.66 | +35.66 | |
Total formal votes | 19,415 | 93.80 | +0.49 | ||
Informal votes | 1,283 | 6.20 | −0.49 | ||
Turnout | 20,698 | 80.18 | −4.49 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
2011 By-Election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Craig Farrell | 7,595 | 38.60 | −13.01 | |
Independent | Jenny Branch | 3,990 | 20.28 | −13.18 | |
Independent | Ray Williams | 3,197 | 16.25 | +16.25 | |
Independent | Deirdre Flint | 2,943 | 14.96 | +14.96 | |
Greens | Phillip Bingley | 1,950 | 9.91 | −5.02 | |
Total formal votes | 19,675 | 93.31 | −2.44 | ||
Informal votes | 1,410 | 6.69 | +2.44 | ||
Turnout | 21,085 | 84.66 | +2.60 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Craig Farrell | 11,118 | 56.61 | N/A | |
Independent | Jenny Branch | 8,521 | 43.39 | N/A | |
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 2000s edit
2009 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Michael Aird | 9,932 | 51.61 | -25.67 | |
Independent | Jenny Branch | 6,438 | 33.46 | +33.46 | |
Greens | Susan Gunter | 2,873 | 14.93 | -7.79 | |
Total formal votes | 19,243 | 95.75 | -2.99 | ||
Informal votes | 855 | 4.25 | +2.99 | ||
Turnout | 20,098 | 82.06 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Derwent results - 2021 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 7 May 2021..
- ^ "Division of Derwent". 2015 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Division of Derwet". 2011 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Division of Derwent". 2009 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.