Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2016

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 7 May 2016.^[1] The two seats up for election were the electoral division of Apsley and the electoral division of Elwick. They were previously contested in 2010.

Apsley

The north-eastern Tasmanian division of Apsley has been held by independent member Tania Rattray since 2004. She was the sole nominee in the 2010 election and was declared re-elected unopposed.

In the 2016 election, Rattray faced competition from Darren Clark (Australian Labor Party), CEO of the Tasmanian Association of Police and Community Youth Clubs; Brett Hall (Independent), a farmer; and Sophie Haughton (Tasmanian Greens).^[2]

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2016: Apsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Tania Rattray	9,392	49.86	n/a
	Labor	Darren Clark	4,367	23.19	n/a
	Independent	Brett Hall	3,415	18.13	n/a
	Greens	Sophie Houghton	1,661	8.82	n/a
Total formal votes			18,835	95.98	n/a
Informal votes			788	4.02	n/a
Turnout			19,623	77.63	n/a
After transfer of Houghton's votes
	Independent	Tania Rattray	10,010	53.15	n/a
	Labor	Darren Clark	4,963	26.35	n/a
	Independent	Brett Hall	3,862	20.50	n/a
	Independent hold		Swing	n/a

Elwick

The Hobart division of Elwick was held by Adriana Taylor, who won the seat at the 2010 election.

In the 2016 election, Taylor faced competition from Penelope Ann (Tasmanian Greens), a tourism manager; and Josh Willie (Australian Labor Party), a teacher.^[2]

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2016: Elwick^[3]

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

Labor's Josh Willie won the seat, defeating incumbent independent Adriana Taylor.^[4]

References

1. "Legislative Council election 2016". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
2. Legislative Council 2016 election candidates, Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
3. "Division of Elwick". 2016 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
4. "Labor increases Upper House numbers after Josh Willie wins seat of Elwick". ABC News. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

External links

• Tasmanian Electoral Commission website