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Electoral results for the Division of Hobart

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Hobart in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since it was reconstituted in 2008.

Members

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Second incarnation (2008–present)
Member Party Period
  Doug Parkinson Labor 2008–2012
  Rob Valentine Independent 2012–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2010s

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2018

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Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2018: Hobart[1]
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

2012

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Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2012: Hobart[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rob Valentine 6,646 37.0 +37.0
Greens Penelope Ann 3,935 22.6 –7.4
Labor Dean Winter 3,347 19.2 −18.2
Independent James Sugden 2,356 13.5 +13.5
Independent Paul Hiscutt 768 4.4 –2.8
Independent John Forster 547 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 17,399 96.9 +0.2
Informal votes 550 3.1 –0.2
Turnout 17,949 75.8
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Rob Valentine 10,617 62.5 +62.5
Greens Penelope Ann 6,376 37.5 +0.2
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ "Division of Hobart". 2018 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Division of Hobart". 2012 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  3. ^ Green, Antony (2012). "Hobart - Results". 2012 Tasmanian Legislative Council elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 May 2012.