Electoral division of Rumney

Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division

Rumney is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999.

Rumney
TasmaniaLegislative Council
Map

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

StateTasmania
Created1999
MPSarah Lovell
PartyLabor
NamesakeMount Rumney
Electors27,606 (May 2023)
Area434 km2 (167.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates42°49′48″S 147°26′20″E / 42.830°S 147.439°E / -42.830; 147.439

Rumney is in Hobart.

Election results

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2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Rumney[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sarah Lovell 11,003 49.97 +16.20
Liberal Gregory Brown 5,838 26.51 +26.51
Independent Tony Mulder 3,760 17.08 −9.77
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Adrian Pickin 1,417 6.44 −0.70
Total formal votes 22,018 96.81 +0.71
Informal votes 726 3.19 −0.71
Turnout 22,744 82.39
Registered electors 27,606
After distribution of Adrian Pickin's preferences
Labor Sarah Lovell 11,453 52.02 -0.24
Liberal Gregory Brown 6,221 28.25 +28.25
Independent Tony Mulder 4,344 19.73 -28.01
Labor hold Swing +28.25

References

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  1. Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. "2023 Legislative Council elections results – Rumney". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2023.