Electoral division of Hobart
Hobart is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1865, abolished in 1999 and recreated in 2008.
Hobart Tasmania—Legislative Council | |
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Map showing the electoral division of Hobart, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1] | |
State | Tasmania |
Dates current | 1865–1999, 2008–present |
MP | Rob Valentine |
Party | Independent |
Namesake | Hobart |
Electors | 24,007 (January 2019) |
Area | 62 km2 (23.9 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner-metropolitan |
Coordinates | 42.895°S 147.278°E |
Hobart is in Hobart.
Election results
2018 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Hobart[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Rob Valentine | 8,034 | 43.91 | N/A | |
Independent | Richard Griggs | 4,691 | 25.64 | N/A | |
Liberal | Simon Behrakis | 3,485 | 19.05 | N/A | |
Animal Justice | Chris Simcox | 1,319 | 7.21 | N/A | |
Tasmanians 4 Tasmania | Alan Barnett | 413 | 2.26 | N/A | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Brendon Hext | 353 | 1.93 | N/A | |
Total formal votes | 18,295 | 97.07 | N/A | ||
Informal votes | 553 | 2.93 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 18,848 | 76.42 | N/A | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Rob Valentine | 11,032 | 61.01 | N/A | |
Independent | Richard Griggs | 7,051 | 38.99 | N/A | |
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
- "Division of Hobart". 2018 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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