Electoral division of Hobart
Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division
Hobart is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1865, abolished in 1999 and recreated in 2008.
| 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 in Hobart.
Election results
change| 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- ↑ 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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