Electoral division of Nelson (Tasmania)
Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division
Nelson is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999.
| Nelson Tasmania—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
Map showing the electoral division of Nelson, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1] | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Created | 1999 |
| MP | Meg Webb |
| Party | Independent |
| Electors | 24,086 (2019) |
| Area | 75 km2 (29.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 42°57′14″S 147°17′42″E / 42.954°S 147.295°E |
Nelson is in Hobart.
Election results
change| 2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Nelson[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Nic Street | 4,567 | 23.69 | +23.69 | |
| Independent | Vica Bayley | 3,069 | 15.92 | +15.92 | |
| Independent | Meg Webb | 2,662 | 13.81 | +13.81 | |
| Independent | Madeleine Ogilvie | 2,420 | 12.55 | +12.55 | |
| Greens | Deborah Brewer | 2,147 | 11.14 | −14.36 | |
| Independent | Blair Brownless | 1,223 | 6.34 | +6.34 | |
| Independent | John (Polly) Farmer | 1,168 | 6.06 | +6.06 | |
| Independent | Richard Griggs | 960 | 4.98 | +4.98 | |
| Independent | Robert Manning | 669 | 3.47 | +3.47 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Lorraine Bennett | 394 | 2.04 | +2.04 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,279 | 97.24 | +0.79 | ||
| Informal votes | 547 | 2.76 | −0.79 | ||
| Turnout | 19,826 | 82.31 | +0.44 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Meg Webb | 10,648 | 59.26 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Nic Street | 7,320 | 40.74 | 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).
- ↑ Legislative Council Elections 2019 Results - Nelson, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 May 2019.