Electoral division of Mersey
electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Mersey is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1871.
| Mersey Tasmania—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
Map showing the electoral division of Mersey, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1] | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Created | 1871 |
| MP | Mike Gaffney |
| Party | Independent |
| Namesake | Mersey River |
| Electors | 27,668 (January 2019) |
| Area | 732 km2 (282.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
| Coordinates | 41°14′13″S 146°31′16″E / 41.237°S 146.521°E |
Mersey is in Devonport.
Election results
change| 2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Mersey[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Mike Gaffney | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
References
change- ↑ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
- ↑ "Legislative Council elections". 2021 Legislative Council elections results - Mersey. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2023.