Electoral results for the Division of Launceston
Appearance
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Launceston in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since 2008, when it was reconstituted.
Members
[edit]Fifth incarnation (2008–present) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | Period | |
Don Wing | Independent | 2008–2011 | |
Rosemary Armitage | Independent | 2011–present |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 15,548 | 78.23 | +43.24 | |
Greens | Cecily Rosol | 4,327 | 21.77 | +14.45 | |
Total formal votes | 19,875 | 95.12 | −1.23 | ||
Informal votes | 1,020 | 4.88 | +1.23 | ||
Turnout | 20,895 | 82.39 | −1.83 | ||
Registered electors | 25,361 | ||||
Independent hold |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2017
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 6,891 | 34.99 | +3.26 | |
Independent | Neroli Ellis | 5,938 | 30.15 | +30.15 | |
Labor | Brian Roe | 2,819 | 14.31 | −5.42 | |
Independent | Mark Tapsell | 1,654 | 8.40 | +8.40 | |
Greens | Emma Anglesey | 1,441 | 7.32 | +7.32 | |
Shooters and Fishers | Matthew Allen | 952 | 4.83 | +4.83 | |
Total formal votes | 19,695 | 96.35 | −0.29 | ||
Informal votes | 746 | 3.65 | +0.29 | ||
Turnout | 20,441 | 84.22 | −6.87 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 10,151 | 52.16 | −4.01 | |
Independent | Neroli Ellis | 9,312 | 47.84 | +47.84 | |
Independent hold | Swing | n/a |
2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Sam McQuestin | 6,575 | 34.00 | +34.00 | |
Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 6,136 | 31.73 | +31.73 | |
Labor | Steve Bishop | 3,815 | 19.73 | +19.73 | |
Independent | Lou Clark | 2,811 | 14.54 | +14.54 | |
Total formal votes | 19,337 | 96.64 | N/A | ||
Informal votes | 673 | 3.36 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20,010 | 84.47 | N/A | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 10,861 | 56.17 | +56.17 | |
Liberal | Sam McQuestin | 8,476 | 43.83 | +43.83 | |
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
References
[edit]- ^ "2023 Legislative Council elections results – Launceston". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Division of Launceston". 2011 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.