Electoral results for the Division of Launceston
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Launceston in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since 2008, when it was reconstituted.
Members[edit]
| Fifth incarnation (2008–present) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Period | |
| Don Wing | Independent | 2008–2011 | |
| Rosemary Armitage | Independent | 2011–present | |
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
2023[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 15,548 | 78.23 | +43.24 | |
| Greens | Cecily Rosol | 4,327 | 21.77 | +14.45 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,875 | 95.12 | −1.23 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,020 | 4.88 | +1.23 | ||
| Turnout | 20,895 | 82.39 | -1.83 | ||
| Registered electors | 25,361 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Elections in the 2010s[edit]
2017[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 6,891 | 34.99 | +3.26 | |
| Independent | Neroli Ellis | 5,938 | 30.15 | +30.15 | |
| Labor | Brian Roe | 2,819 | 14.31 | −5.42 | |
| Independent | Mark Tapsell | 1,654 | 8.40 | +8.40 | |
| Greens | Emma Anglesey | 1,441 | 7.32 | +7.32 | |
| Shooters and Fishers | Matthew Allen | 952 | 4.83 | +4.83 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,695 | 96.35 | −0.29 | ||
| Informal votes | 746 | 3.65 | +0.29 | ||
| Turnout | 20,441 | 84.22 | −6.87 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 10,151 | 52.16 | −4.01 | |
| Independent | Neroli Ellis | 9,312 | 47.84 | +47.84 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | n/a | |||
2011[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sam McQuestin | 6,575 | 34.00 | +34.00 | |
| Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 6,136 | 31.73 | +31.73 | |
| Labor | Steve Bishop | 3,815 | 19.73 | +19.73 | |
| Independent | Lou Clark | 2,811 | 14.54 | +14.54 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,337 | 96.64 | N/A | ||
| Informal votes | 673 | 3.36 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,010 | 84.47 | N/A | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 10,861 | 56.17 | +56.17 | |
| Liberal | Sam McQuestin | 8,476 | 43.83 | +43.83 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "2023 Legislative Council elections results – Launceston". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Division of Launceston". 2011 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.