Electoral results for the Division of Mersey

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Mersey 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 Period
  William Hawkes Independent 1871–1877
  William Moore Independent 1877–1885
  James Smith Independent 1886–1888
  John McCall Independent 1888–1901
  John Henry Independent 1901–1902
  Hubert Nichols Independent 1902–1924
  Alexander Lillico Independent 1924–1954
  Mervyn Lakin Independent 1954–1954
  Hector McFie Independent 1954–1972
  Harry Braid Independent 1972–1990
  Geoff Squibb Independent 1990–2003
  Norma Jamieson Independent 2003–2009
  Mike Gaffney Independent 2009–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 election: Mersey[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Gaffney unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

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2015

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Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2015: Mersey[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Gaffney 14,690 75.30 +32.37
Independent Vivienne Gale 4,818 24.70 +24.70
Total formal votes 19,508 96.36 −0.86
Informal votes 737 3.64 +0.86
Turnout 20,245 84.86 −1.15
Independent hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 2000s

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2009

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Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2009: Mersey[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Gaffney 8,460 42.93 +42.93
Independent Steve Martin 5,447 27.64 +12.77
Independent Lynn Laycock 3,183 16.15 +16.15
Independent Carolynn Jamieson 2,617 13.28 +13.28
Total formal votes 19,707 97.22 +0.00
Informal votes 564 2.88 +0.00
Turnout 20,271 86.01 −4.18
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Mike Gaffney 11,836 60.06 +60.06
Independent Steve Martin 7,871 39.94 +39.94
Independent hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Legislative Council elections". 2021 Legislative Council elections results - Mersey. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Division of Mersey". 2015 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Division of Mersey". 2009 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.