2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
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3 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent Liberal Labor
Seats before 2 0 1
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Steady
Results by electoral division

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 1 May 2021. The three seats that were up for election are Derwent, Mersey and Windermere.[1] They were last contested in 2015.[2] Only two of the three seats were actually contested, as the incumbent candidate for Mersey, Mike Gaffney, was returned unopposed.[3]

The periodic elections coincided with the snap general election for the House of Assembly.[4]

Derwent

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The seat of Derwent has been held by Labor member Craig Farrell since 2011, when he won the seat in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Michael Aird. Farrell has been President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council since May 2019.[5]

Derwent Results

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2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Derwent[6]
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

Mersey

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The seat of Mersey was held by the independent Mike Gaffney, first elected in 2009. Gaffney was the only candidate to nominate, and was declared elected unopposed on 1 April 2021.[7][3]

Mersey Results

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2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election: Mersey[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Gaffney unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Windermere

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The seat of Windermere was held by the independent Ivan Dean from 2003. Dean retired at this election.[9] The seat was won by Liberal candidate Nick Duigan.[10]

Windermere Results

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2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Windermere[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nick Duigan 8,048 37.83 +37.83
Labor Geoff Lyons 5,746 27.01 −1.52
Independent Will Smith 4,521 21.25 +21.25
Independent Rob Soward 2,071 9.73 +9.73
Independent Vivienne Gale 890 4.18 +4.18
Total formal votes 21,276 95.15 +0.44
Informal votes 1,084 4.85 −0.44
Turnout 22,360 81.78 +3.17
Registered electors 27,342
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nick Duigan 11,400 54.14 +54.14
Labor Geoff Lyons 9,658 45.86 +1.56
Liberal gain from Independent  

References

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  1. ^ "Legislative Council elections 2021". tec.tas.gov.au.
  2. ^ "Count under way for Tas upper house - 9News". Nine News. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Mike Gaffney to be returned unopposed in Mersey". The Advocate. 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Tasmanians to vote on May 1 as Liberals and Labor trade first blows". ABC News. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ Maloney, Matt (21 May 2019). "Farrell elected as president". The Advocate. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Derwent results - 2021 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 7 May 2021..
  7. ^ "Legislative Council Candidates Announced". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Legislative Council elections". 2021 Legislative Council elections results - Mersey. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Veteran independent politician Ivan Dean to bow out of Tasmanian Parliament". ABC News. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Liberal candidate Nick Duigan wins Upper House seat of Windermere in Tasmanian election - ABC News". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  11. ^ "Windermere results - 2021 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 5 May 2021..
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