Electoral division of Hobart
| Hobart Tasmania—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
Map showing the electoral division of Hobart, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1] | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Dates current | 1865–1999, 2008–present |
| MP | Rob Valentine |
| Party | Independent |
| Namesake | Hobart |
| Electors | 24,007 (January 2019) |
| Area | 62 km2 (23.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner-metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 42°53′42″S 147°16′41″E / 42.895°S 147.278°E |
Hobart is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1865, abolished in 1999 and recreated in 2008.
Hobart is in Hobart.
Election results
[change | change source]| 2018 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Hobart[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
- ↑ "Division of Hobart". 2018 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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