Electoral division of Nelson (Tasmania)

Nelson
Tasmania—Legislative Council
Map

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

StateTasmania
Created1999
MPMeg Webb
PartyIndependent
Electors24,086 (2019)
Area75 km2 (29.0 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates42°57′14″S 147°17′42″E / 42.954°S 147.295°E / -42.954; 147.295
Map showing the electoral division of Nelson

The electoral division of Nelson is a constituency of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division includes many of the suburbs to the south of Hobart, including South Hobart, Sandy Bay, Taroona and Kingston. The division was created in 1999 when the electoral division of Queenborough was renamed in a review of electoral boundaries. The member from 1999 until his retirement in 2019 was independent Jim Wilkinson.

The most recent election was in May 2019, when independent candidate Meg Webb was elected.

Members

Further information: Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Member Party Period
  Jim Wilkinson Independent 1999–2019
  Meg Webb Independent 2019–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Nelson (Tasmania)
This section is an excerpt from 2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Nelson Results.[edit]
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

See also

References

  1. ^ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. ^ Legislative Council Elections 2019 Results - Nelson, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 May 2019.