Electoral division of Hobart

Coordinates: 42°53′42″S 147°16′41″E / 42.895°S 147.278°E / -42.895; 147.278
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Hobart
TasmaniaLegislative Council
Map

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

StateTasmania
Dates current1865–1999, 2008–present
MPRob Valentine
PartyIndependent
NamesakeHobart
Electors24,007 (January 2019)
Area62 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Coordinates42°53′42″S 147°16′41″E / 42.895°S 147.278°E / -42.895; 147.278

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]

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