Electoral division of Derwent
| Derwent Tasmania—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
Map showing the electoral division of Derwent, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1] | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Created | 1871 |
| MP | Craig Farrell |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Derwent River |
| Electors | 25,637 (2019) |
| Area | 12,184 km2 (4,704.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 41°28′S 146°10′E / 41.47°S 146.16°E |
Derwent is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1871.
Election results[change | change source]
| 2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Derwent[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Craig Farrell | 10,069 | 49.09 | −15.26 | |
| Liberal | Ben Shaw | 8,385 | 40.88 | +40.88 | |
| Animal Justice | Ivan Davis | 2,059 | 10.04 | +10.04 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,513 | 94.4 | +0.60 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,217 | 5.60 | −0.60 | ||
| Turnout | 21,730 | 81.64 | +1.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,618 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Craig Farrell | 11,415 | 55.65 | −8.69 | |
| Liberal | Ben Shaw | 9,098 | 44.35 | +44.35 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | –8.69 | |||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
- ↑ "Derwent results - 2021 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 7 May 2021..