Electoral division of Huon

Huon Tasmania—Legislative Council
Map showing the electoral division of Huon, as of the 2017 periodic review.
State	Tasmania
Created	1856
MP	Dean Harriss
Party	Independent
Electors	26,048 (2020)
Area	6,214 km2 (2,399.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	43.248°S 146.67°E / -43.248; 146.67

The Electoral division of Huon is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999, however similar electorates of this name have existed since 1900, and members of the Tasmanian upper house for this region appear to have been elected since 1856.

The total area of the division is 6,214 square kilometres (2,399 sq mi) since a redistribution in August 2017.

As of 31 January 2019, there were 25,335 enrolled voters in the division. The current sitting member of the division is Dean Harriss, elected in the 2022 by-election. The next periodic election in the division is due in May 2026.

The division includes the local municipalities of Huon Valley and Kingborough. Localities include Huonville, Margate, Cygnet, Franklin, Geeveston, Bruny Island, Snug, and Howden.

Members

Further information: Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Member		Party	Period
	Thomas Knight	Independent	1856–1857
	Richard Cleburne	Independent	1857–1864
	Alexander Kissock	Independent	1864–1866
	John Wedge	Independent	1866–1868
	John Foster	Independent	1868–1874
	James Robertson	Independent	1874–1880
	Joseph Solomon	Independent	1880
	William Fisher	Independent	1881–1882
	John Watchorn	Independent	1882–1905
	Thomas Fisher	Independent	1905–1909
	Stafford Bird	Independent	1909–1924
	David Calvert	Independent	1924
	William Calvert	Independent	1924–1942
	Rowland Worsley	Labor	1942–1948
	Ron Brown	Independent	1948–1966
	Michael Hodgman	Independent	1966–1974
	Peter Hodgman	Independent	1974–1986
	Athol Meyer	Independent	1986–1996
	Paul Harriss	Independent	1996–2014
	Robert Armstrong	Independent	2014–2020
	Bastian Seidel	Labor	2020–2022
	Dean Harriss	Independent	2022–

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Huon

This section is an excerpt from 2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Huon results.[edit]

2022 Huon state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Toby Thorpe	5,648	25.05	−6.24
	Independent	Dean Harriss	5,340	23.68	+7.54
	Liberal	Aldo Antolli	5,111	22.66	+22.66
	Greens	Gideon Cordover	4,704	20.86	+3.32
	Local	Pat Caplice	1,748	7.75	+7.75
Total formal votes			22,551	97.35	−0.09
Informal votes			615	2.65	+0.09
Turnout			23,166	86.20	+0.64
Registered electors			26,876
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Dean Harriss	11,840	52.55	+52.55
	Labor	Toby Thorpe	10,693	47.45	−9.86
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

See also

• Tasmanian House of Assembly

External links

• Parliament of Tasmania
• Tasmanian Electoral Commission - Legislative Council