Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2015

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 2 May 2015. The three seats up for election were the electoral division of Derwent, the electoral division of Mersey and the electoral division of Windermere. Mersey and Windermere were previously contested in 2009, with Derwent contested in a by-election in 2011.^[1]

All three seats were retained by the incumbent members.^[2]

Derwent

Derwent has been held by Craig Farrell since 2011. Farrell is currently the sole Australian Labor Party member of the Legislative Council. Farrell re-contested the seat against Alan Baker, an IT consultant from New Norfolk.^[1]

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2015: Derwent^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Craig Farrell	12,492	64.34	+25.74
	Independent	Alan Baker	6,923	35.66	+35.66
Total formal votes			19,415	93.80	+0.49
Informal votes			1,283	6.20	−0.49
Turnout			20,698	80.18	−4.49
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Mersey

Mersey has been held by independent MLC Mike Gaffney since 2009. Gaffney re-contested the seat against Vivienne Gale, a businesswoman from Launceston, who stated she would move to Devonport in the electorate if elected.^[4]

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2015: Mersey^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Mike Gaffney	14,690	75.30	+32.37
	Independent	Vivienne Gale	4,818	24,70	+24.70
Total formal votes			19,508	96.36	−0.86
Informal votes			737	3.64	+0.86
Turnout			20,245	84.86	−1.15
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Windermere

Windermere has been held by independent MLC Ivan Dean since 2003. Dean re-contested the seat against Vanessa Bleyer (for the Tasmanian Greens), Jennifer Houston (for the Labor Party) and former union official Scott McLean (independent).^[1]

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2015: Windermere^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Ivan Dean	7,650	43.96	+4.79
	Labor	Jennifer Houston	4,964	28.52	+28.52
	Independent	Scott McLean	2,889	16.60	+16.60
	Greens	Vanessa Bleyer	1,900	10.92	−5.35
Total formal votes			17,403	94.71	−1.71
Informal votes			972	5.29	+1.71
Turnout			18,375	72.42	−8.04
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Ivan Dean	9,693	55.70	+0.70
	Labor	Jennifer Houston	7,710	44.30	+44.30
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

References

1 2 3 Smiley, Stephen (2 May 2015). "Polls open in three Tasmanian Upper House seats". ABC News. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
↑ "Tasmanian Upper House MP Ivan Dean retains seat of Windermere". ABC News. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
↑ "Division of Derwent". 2015 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
↑ "Launceston businesswoman Vivienne Gale is running for Tasmania's Upper House.". ABC News. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
↑ "Division of Mersey". 2015 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
↑ "Division of Windermere". 2015 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

External links

Tasmanian Electoral Commission website

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