Electoral results for the Division of Derwent

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

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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

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021

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2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Derwent[1]
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

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2015

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Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2015: Derwent[2]
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

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Derwent state by-election, 2011[3]
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

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2009

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Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2009: Derwent[4]
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

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  1. ^ "Derwent results - 2021 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 7 May 2021..
  2. ^ "Division of Derwent". 2015 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Division of Derwet". 2011 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Division of Derwent". 2009 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.