This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Elwick in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since 2005, when candidate political affiliations were first recorded in the official record.
Members
This section is an excerpt from Electoral division of Elwick § Members for Elwick.| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Crean (b. 1950) |
Labor | 31 July 1999 – 2 May 2004 |
Retired due to kidney condition | |
|
Terry Martin (b. 1957) |
Labor | 2 May 2004 – 2007 |
Charged in 2009 with having sex with a 12-year-old girl. Did not seek re-election; convicted in 2011 | |
| Independent | 2007 – 1 May 2010 | ||||
|
Adriana Taylor (b. 1946) |
Independent | 1 May 2010 – 7 May 2016 |
Former mayor of Glenorchy. Lost re-election | |
|
|
Josh Willie (b. 1984) |
Labor | 7 May 2016 – 27 February 2024 |
Resigned to contest 2024 state election. Currently MHA for Clark | |
|
Bec Thomas | Independent | 4 May 2024 – present |
Former mayor of Glenorchy. Incumbent |
Election results
2022
This section is an excerpt from 2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Elwick Results.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Josh Willie | 9,450 | 52.54 | +5.90 | |
| Independent | Rick Cazaly | 4,750 | 26.41 | +26.41 | |
| Greens | Hannah Bellamy | 3,788 | 21.06 | +8.86 | |
| Total formal votes | 17,988 | 96.36 | +1.42 | ||
| Informal votes | 680 | 3.64 | −1.42 | ||
| Turnout | 18,668 | 78.03 | −2.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,925 | ||||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
2016
This section is an excerpt from 2016 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Elwick Results.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Josh Willie | 8,916 | 46.64 | +8.67 | |
| Independent | Adriana Taylor | 7,868 | 41.16 | −7.73 | |
| Greens | Penelope Ann | 2,332 | 12.20 | −0.95 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,116 | 94.94 | −0.95 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,019 | 5.06 | +0.95 | ||
| Turnout | 20,135 | 80.39 | −0.73 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Josh Willie | 10,165 | 53.18 | +9.26 | |
| Independent | Adriana Taylor | 8,951 | 46.82 | −9.26 | |
| Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +9.26 | |||
2010
This section is an excerpt from 2010 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Elwick results.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Adriana Taylor | 9,598 | 48.88 | +48.88 | |
| Labor | Tim Jacobson | 7,455 | 37.97 | +37.97 | |
| Greens | Kartika Franks | 2,581 | 13.15 | +13.15 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,634 | 95.89 | |||
| Informal votes | 842 | 4.11 | |||
| Turnout | 20,476 | 81.19 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Adriana Taylor | 11,011 | 56.08 | +56.08 | |
| Labor | Tim Jacobson | 8,623 | 43.92 | +43.92 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Tasmanian senator quits federal politics". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Legislative Council elections 2022: The candidates". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- "Division of Elwick". 2016 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- "Division of Elwick". 2010 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2013.