Electoral results for the Division of Elwick
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
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | David Crean (b. 1950) | Labor | 31 July 1999 – 2 May 2004 | Retired due to kidney condition[1] | |
 | 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
| 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
| 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
| 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.