Electoral division of Prosser

Coordinates: 42°21′36″S 147°39′40″E / 42.36°S 147.661°E / -42.36; 147.661
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Prosser
TasmaniaLegislative Council
Map

Map showing the electoral division of Prosser, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1]

StateTasmania
Created2017
MPJane Howlett
PartyLiberal
NamesakeProsser River
Electors23,790 (2019)
Area8,593 km2 (3,317.8 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates42°21′36″S 147°39′40″E / 42.36°S 147.661°E / -42.36; 147.661

Prosser is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 2017.

Election results[change | change source]

2018 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Prosser[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jane Howlett 5,051 26.13 N/A
Labor Janet Lambert 4,237 21.92 N/A
Independent Steve Mav 3,798 19.65 N/A
Independent Tony Mulder 1,880 9.73 N/A
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Lorraine Bennett 1,077 5.57 N/A
Independent Jim Playsted 969 5.01 N/A
Independent Scott Wiggins 573 2.96 N/A
Independent Jo Bain 417 2.16 N/A
Independent Doug Parkinson 387 2.00 N/A
Independent Kelly Spaulding 377 1.95 N/A
Independent John, The Duke of Avram 254 1.31 N/A
Independent Kim Peart 181 0.94 N/A
Tasmanians 4 Tasmania Colin Harriss 126 0.65 N/A
Total formal votes 19,327 94.99 N/A
Informal votes 1,019 5.01 N/A
Turnout 20,346 86.48 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jane Howlett 8,776 52.66 N/A
Labor Janet Lambert 7,889 47.34 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)

References[change | change source]

  1. Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. "Division of Prosser". 2018 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.