ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF BRADDON, TASMANIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven, Table Cape -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1954 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,180 +00.4 Votes cast: 32,859 96.1 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,279 03.9 +03.0 Formal votes: 31,580 96.1 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aubrey LUCK * Lib 18,590 58.9 +08.4 Reginald Murray ALP 12,990 41.1 -08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,580 08.9 08.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Enrolment and formality are compared with those in Darwin in 1954. 2. Luck was member for Darwin 1951-55. 3. Murray was a Senator for Tasmania 1947-51. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aubrey William George Luck (1900-99): Elected 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven, Table Cape -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,282 +03.2 Votes cast: 33,888 96.0 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,334 03.9 00.0 Formal votes: 32,554 96.1 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Davies ALP 15,243 46.8 +05.7 Francis Lane DLP 2,786 08.6 Aubrey Luck * Lib 14,525 44.6 -14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,554 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lane's 2,786 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVIES 1,177 42.2 16,420 50.4 Luck * 1,609 57.8 16,134 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,786 32,554 00.4 09.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Aubrey William George Luck (1900-99): Elected 1951, 1954, 1955. Defeated 1958 Died: 9 June 1999 > Ronald Davies (1919-80): Elected 1958 Born: 25 July 1919, La Trobe, Tasmania. Career: Educated state schools, University of Tasmania. Teacher. Military Service 1942-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven, Table Cape -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,832 +04.4 Votes cast: 35,531 96.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 911 02.6 -01.3 Formal votes: 34,620 97.4 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald DAVIES * ALP 21,093 60.9 +14.1 Frances Lane DLP 2,094 06.0 -02.6 William Young Lib 11,433 33.0 -11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,620 12.1 e 11.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Young was Tas MLC for West Devon 1971-83. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Davies (1919-80): Elected 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven, Table Cape -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,896 +02.9 Votes cast: 36,535 96.4 -00.1 Informal votes: 351 01.0 -01.6 Formal votes: 36,184 99.0 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald DAVIES * ALP 20,843 57.6 -03.3 Paul Fenton Lib 13,488 37.3 +04.3 Frances Lane DLP 1,853 05.1 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,184 08.6 e 03.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Davies (1919-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven, Table Cape -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,747 +04.9 Votes cast: 38,072 95.8 -00.6 Informal votes: 461 01.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 37,611 98.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Chapman-Mortimer DLP 1,934 05.1 +00.0 Ronald DAVIES * ALP 21,040 55.9 -01.7 Paul Fenton Lib 14,637 38.9 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,611 07.7 e 00.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Davies (1919-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Circular Head, Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.7 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,930 +10.5 Votes cast: 42,378 96.5 -00.7 Informal votes: 562 01.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 41,816 98.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald DAVIES * ALP 26,224 62.7 +07.9 Dudley McNamara DLP 1,955 04.7 -00.4 Peter Rothwell Lib 13,637 32.6 -07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,816 13.6 e 07.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Davies (1919-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Circular Head, Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,467 +05.8 Votes cast: 44,894 96.6 +00.1 Informal votes: 676 01.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 44,218 98.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald DAVIES * ALP 27,502 62.2 -00.5 William Luck Lib 15,210 34.4 +01.8 Dudley McNamara DLP 1,506 03.4 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,218 12.9 e 00.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Davies (1919-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Circular Head, Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,589 +11.0 Votes cast: 49,831 96.6 00.0 Informal votes: 888 01.8 +00.3 Formal votes: 48,943 98.2 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Chapman-Mortimer 767 01.6 Ronald DAVIES * ALP 26,075 53.3 -08.9 Raymond Groom Lib 21,678 44.3 +09.9 Walter Roach AP 423 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,943 04.8 e 08.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Groom, see Braddon 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Davies (1919-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Circular Head, Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,977 +04.6 Votes cast: 52,127 96.6 00.0 Informal votes: 846 01.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 51,281 98.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Buckingham 552 01.1 Ronald Davies * ALP 23,270 45.4 -07.9 Ray GROOM Lib 27,131 52.9 +08.6 Barry Whiley NCP 328 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,281 03.8 e 08.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ronald Davies (1919-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975 Died 5 June 1980 > Raymond John Groom (born 1944): Elected 1975 Born: 3 September 1944, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne. VFL footballer (Melbourne) 1963-68. Barrister, Tasmania. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Circular Head, Emu Bay, Table Cape, Leven -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.8 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,443 -06.5 Votes cast: 48,575 96.3 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,535 03.2 +01.6 Formal votes: 47,040 96.8 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Duncan Colquhoun-Kerr ALP 19,656 41.8 -03.6 Raymond GROOM * Lib 27,384 58.2 +05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,040 08.2 04.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Colquhoun-Kerr, see Denison 1987 (as Duncan Kerr) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond John Groom (born 1944): Elected 1975, 1977 Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development 20 December 1977 to 5 December 1978 Minister assisting the Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations 20 December 1977 to 5 December 1978 Minister for Housing and Construction from 5 December 1978 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Circular Head, Emu Bay, Table Cape, Leven -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,854 +06.8 Votes cast: 51,078 94.8 -01.5 Informal votes: 1,496 02.9 -00.3 Formal votes: 49,582 97.1 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Fee ALP 22,275 44.9 +03.1 Hon Ray GROOM * Lib 27,307 55.1 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,582 05.1 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond John Groom (born 1944): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Housing and Construction to 3 November 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Circular Head, Emu Bay, Table Cape, Leven -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,231 +00.7 Votes cast: 52,000 95.9 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,110 02.1 -00.8 Formal votes: 50,890 97.9 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Fee ALP 18,016 35.4 -09.5 Hon Ray GROOM * Lib 31,143 61.2 +06.1 Greg Sargent AD 1,731 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,890 12.6 e 07.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond John Groom (born 1944): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Groom retired at the 1984 election. Later career: Tas MHA for Denison 1986-2002. Leader of the Opposition 1989-92. Premier 1992-96. Attorney-General 1996-98. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.6 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,737 +06.5 Votes cast: 55,091 95.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 3,248 05.9 +03.8 Formal votes: 51,843 94.1 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Peart ALP 22,500 43.4 +07.5 Chris MILES + Lib 27,296 52.7 -08.0 Gavin Bugg AD 2,047 03.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,843 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peart was Tas MHA for Braddon 1986-89. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bugg's 2,047 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peart 1,041 51.0 23,541 45.4 MILES + 1,001 49.0 28,297 54.6 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,047 51,843 04.6 07.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Gordon Miles (born 1947): Elected 1984 Born: 21 August 1947, Ulverstone, Tasmania Career: Educated University of Tasmania, University of South Africa. Teacher, farmer and sawmiller. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,813 +03.6 Votes cast: 57,588 96.3 -00.9 Informal votes: 2,173 03.8 -02.1 Formal votes: 55,415 96.2 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher MILES * Lib 32,108 57.9 +05.2 David Currie ALP 23,307 42.1 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,415 07.9 03.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Gordon Miles (born 1947): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,417 +02.7 Votes cast: 59,530 96.9 +00.6 Informal votes: 2,079 03.5 -00.3 Formal votes: 57,451 96.5 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris MILES * Lib 31,860 55.5 -02.4 James Reilly AD 3,808 06.6 Terry Hynes ALP 20,325 35.4 -06.7 Tom Egglestone 1,458 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,451 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Egglestone's 1,458 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MILES * 277 19.1 32,137 55.9 Reilly 536 37.0 4,344 07.6 Hynes 637 43.9 20,962 36.5 (exhausted 8 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,458 57,451 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Reilly's 4,344 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MILES * 1,416 32.7 33,553 58.4 Hynes 2,917 67.3 23,879 41.6 (exhausted 8 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,344 57,451 08.4 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Gordon Miles (born 1947): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.5 Effect of redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,357 +04.8 Votes cast: 62,186 96.6 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,705 02.7 -00.8 Formal votes: 60,481 97.3 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Reilly AD 1,676 02.8 -03.8 Chris Miles * Lib 29,863 49.4 -05.8 Royce Lohrey 1,151 01.9 Mike Gard ALP 25,365 41.9 +06.2 John Coombes Grn 2,426 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gard was Tas MHA for Braddon 1996-98. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lohrey's 1,151 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reilly 286 24.9 1,962 03.2 MILES * 391 34.0 30,254 50.0 Gard 335 29.1 25,700 42.5 Coombes 138 12.0 2,564 04.2 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,151 60,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Reilly's 1,962 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MILES * 879 45.0 31,133 51.5 Gard 565 28.9 26,265 43.4 Coombes 508 26.0 3,072 05.1 (exhausted 10 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,962 60,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Coombes's 3,072 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MILES * 819 26.7 31,952 52.8 Gard 2,244 73.3 28,509 47.2 (exhausted 9 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,072 60,481 02.8 05.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Gordon Miles (born 1947): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,449 -01.4 Votes cast: 61,427 96.8 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,586 02.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 59,841 97.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clare Thompson Grn 3,375 05.6 +01.6 Sid Sidebottom ALP 22,928 38.3 -03.6 Chris MILES * Lib 31,201 52.1 +02.7 Chris Ivory AD 2,337 03.9 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Sidebottom, see Braddon 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ivory's 2,337 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thompson 566 24.3 3,941 06.6 Sidebottom 803 34.5 23,731 39.7 MILES * 956 41.1 32,157 53.7 (exhausted 12 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,337 59,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Thompson's 3,941 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidebottom 2,742 71.0 26,473 44.3 MILES * 1,122 29.0 33,279 55.7 (exhausted 77 89 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,941 59,841 05.7 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Gordon Miles (born 1947): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet) to the Prime Minister from 11 March 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,364 -01.7 Votes cast: 60,260 96.6 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,153 03.6 +01.0 Formal votes: 58,107 96.4 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clare Thompson Grn 2,794 04.8 -00.8 Sid Sidebottom ALP 26,643 45.8 +07.5 Gavin Thompson 1,143 02.0 John Thomson ON 2,446 04.2 Hon Chris Miles * Lib 23,480 40.4 -11.7 Peter Morgan AD 1,601 02.8 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,107 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: G Thompson's 1,143 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- C Thompson 113 09.9 2,907 05.0 Sidebottom 351 30.7 26,994 46.5 Thomson 285 24.9 2,731 04.7 Miles * 246 21.5 23,726 40.8 Morgan 148 12.9 1,749 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,143 58,107 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Morgan's 1,749 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- C Thompson 439 25.1 3,346 05.8 Sidebottom 536 30.6 27,530 47.4 Thomson 150 08.6 2,881 05.0 Miles * 624 35.7 24,350 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,749 58,107 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Thomson's 2,881 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- C Thompson 556 19.3 3,902 06.7 Sidebottom 1,154 40.1 28,684 49.4 Miles * 1,171 40.6 25,521 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,881 58,107 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: C Thompson's 3,902 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SIDEBOTTOM 2,883 73.9 31,567 54.3 Miles * 1,019 26.1 26,540 45.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,902 58,107 04.3 10.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Christopher Gordon Miles (born 1947): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996. Defeated 1998 Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet) to the Prime Minister to 21 October 1998 > Peter Sid Sidebottom (born 1951): Elected 1998 Born: 23 April 1951, Hobart Career: Educated University of Tasmania. Secondary teacher. Electorate secretary. Central Coast Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.3 Effect of redistribution:no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,180 +07.7 Votes cast: 65,342 97.3 +00.7 Informal votes: 2,178 03.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 63,164 96.7 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sid Sidebottom * ALP 30,572 48.4 +02.5 Alan Pattison Lib 24,743 39.2 -01.2 Clare Thompson Grn 3,461 05.5 +00.7 Craig Cooper AD 1,773 02.8 +00.1 Steve Pickford ON 2,615 04.1 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ) informal 63,164 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cooper's 1,773 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidebottom * 557 31.4 31,129 49.3 Pattison 370 20.9 25,113 39.8 Thompson 645 36.4 4,106 06.5 Pickford 201 11.3 2,816 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,773 63,164 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pickford's 2,816 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SIDEBOTTOM * 1,020 36.2 32,149 50.9 Pattison 936 33.2 26,049 41.2 Thompson 860 30.5 4,966 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,816 63,164 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Thompson's 4,966 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SIDEBOTTOM * 3,196 64.4 35,345 56.0 Pattison 1,770 35.6 27,819 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,966 63,164 06.0 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Sid Sidebottom 1951): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,988 +04.2 Votes cast: 67,213 97.1 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,426 03.6 +00.3 Formal votes: 64,787 96.4 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sid Sidebottom * ALP 27,893 43.0 -05.3 Mark Baker Lib 30,681 47.4 +08.2 Michelle Foale Grn 3,632 05.6 +00.1 Wayne De Bomford FF 2,581 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,787 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: De Bomford's 2,581 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidebottom * 786 30.5 28,679 44.3 Baker 1,444 56.0 32,125 49.6 Foale 351 13.6 3,983 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,581 64,787 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Foale's 3,983 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidebottom * 2,981 74.8 31,660 48.9 BAKER 1,002 25.2 33,127 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,983 64,787 01.1 07.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Sid Sidebottom (born 1951): Elected 1998, 2001. Defeated 2004 Later career: See Braddon 2007. > Mark Horden Baker (born 1958): Elected 2004 Born: 31 December 1958, Latrobe, Tasmania Career: Educated Devonport Technical College, University of Tasmania. Carpenter and joiner, teacher, business consultant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,999 +01.4 Votes cast: 68,377 96.3 -00.8 Informal votes: 2,116 03.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 66,261 96.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne de Bomford FF 2,135 03.2 -00.8 Mark Baker * Lib 29,152 44.0 -03.8 Paul O'Halloran Grn 5,392 08.1 +02.8 Sid Sidebottom ALP 28,948 43.8 +00.7 Stephen Dick 313 00.5 Peter Cunningham 321 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,261 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. O'Halloran was Tas MHA for Bass 2010-14. 2. Sidebottom was MHR for Braddon 1998-2004. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dick's 313 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- De Bomford 45 14.4 2,180 03.3 Baker * 66 21.1 29,218 44.0 O'Halloran 42 13.4 5,434 08.2 Sidebottom 85 27.2 29,033 43.8 Cunningham 75 24.0 396 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 313 66,261 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cunningham's 396 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- De Bomford 80 20.2 2,260 03.4 Baker * 57 14.4 29,275 44.2 O'Halloran 83 21.0 5,517 08.3 Sidebottom 176 44.4 29,209 44.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 396 66,261 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: De Bomford's 2,260 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker * 1,296 57.4 30,572 46.1 O'Halloran 355 15.7 5,872 08.9 Sidebottom 608 26.9 29,817 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,260 66,261 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: O'Halloran's 5,872 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker * 1,604 27.3 32,176 48.6 SIDEBOTTOM 4,268 72.7 34,085 51.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,872 66,261 01.4 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mark Horden Baker (born 1958): Elected 2004. Defeated 2007 > Peter Sid Sidebottom (born 1951): Elected 1998, 2001. Defeated 2004. Elected 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: Burnie, Devonport, Queenstown, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.4 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Labor 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,574 +00.8 Votes cast: 68,466 95.7 -00.6 Informal votes: 2,961 04.3 +01.2 Formal votes: 65,505 95.7 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garry Carpenter Lib 25,779 39.4 -03.6 Scott Jordan Grn 7,836 12.0 +03.8 Sid Sidebottom * ALP 31,890 48.7 +04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jordan's 7,836 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carpenter 2,076 26.5 27,855 42.5 SIDEBOTTOM * 5,760 73.5 37,650 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,836 65,505 07.5 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Sid Sidebottom (born 1951): Elected 1998, 2001. Defeated 2004. Elected 2007, 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry from 14 December 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: Burnie, Devonport, Queenstown, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,677 +00.1 Votes cast: 68,384 95.4 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,428 03.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 65,956 96.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melissa Houghton Grn 3,410 05.2 -06.8 Hon Sid Sidebottom * ALP 24,791 37.6 -11.1 Kevin Morgan PUP 6,125 09.3 Bernard Shaw 726 01.1 Brett Whiteley Lib 30,904 46.9 +07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Shaw's 726 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Houghton 58 08.0 3,468 05.3 Sidebottom * 121 16.7 24,912 37.8 Morgan 302 41.6 6,427 09.7 Whiteley 245 33.8 31,149 47.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 726 65,956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Houghton's 3,468 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidebottom * 2,382 68.7 27,294 41.4 Morgan 770 22.2 7,197 10.9 Whiteley 316 09.1 31,465 47.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,468 65,956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Morgan's 7,197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidebottom * 3,994 55.5 31,288 47.4 WHITELEY 3,203 44.5 34,668 52.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,197 65,956 02.6 10.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Sid Sidebottom (born 1951): Elected 1998, 2001. Defeated 2004. Elected 2007, 2010. Defeated 2013 Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to 18 September 2013 > Brett David Whiteley (born 1960): Elected 2013 Born: 1 July 1960, Burnie, Tasmania Career: Christian Minister. Parliamentary staffer. State politics: Tas MHA for Braddon 2002-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: Burnie, Devonport, Queenstown, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,529 +01.2 Votes cast: 68,384 94.1 -01.3 Informal votes: 3,558 05.2 +01.6 Formal votes: 64,354 94.8 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Jordan Grn 4,358 06.7 +01.5 Glen Saltmarsh 3,701 05.7 Justine Keay ALP 25,898 40.1 +02.5 Brett Whiteley * Lib 26,841 41.5 -05.4 Graham Hodge CDP 1,151 01.8 Clinton Rice 1,343 02.1 Joshua Boag LDP 1,380 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,354 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hodge's 1,151 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jordan 48 04.2 4,406 06.8 Saltmarsh 135 11.7 3,836 05.9 Keay 118 10.3 26,016 40.2 Whiteley * 504 43.8 27,345 42.3 Rice 215 18.7 1,558 02.4 Boag 131 11.4 1,511 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,151 64,354 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Boag's 1,511 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jordan 82 05.4 4,488 06.9 Saltmarsh 288 19.1 4,124 06.4 Keay 210 13.9 26,226 40.6 Whiteley * 558 36.9 27,903 43.2 Rice 373 24.7 1,931 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,511 64,354 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rice's 1,931 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jordan 368 19.1 4,856 07.5 Saltmarsh 743 38.5 4,867 07.5 Keay 383 19.8 26,609 41.1 Whiteley * 437 22.6 28,340 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,931 64,354 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jordan's 4,856 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Saltmarsh 1,451 29.9 6,318 09.8 Keay 2,920 60.1 29,529 45.7 Whiteley * 485 10.0 28,825 44.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,856 64,354 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Saltmarsh's 6,318 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KEAY 4,230 67.0 33,759 52.2 Whiteley * 2,088 33.0 30,913 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,318 64,354 02.2 04.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Brett David Whiteley (born 1960): Elected 2013. Defeated 2016 > Justine Terri Keay (born 1975): Elected 2016 Born: 18 March 1975, Devonport Tas Career: Educated University of Tasmania, Murdoch University. Media executive. Staffer to Hon Bryan Green MLA, Hon Lara Giddings MLA. Devonport City Council 2009-16. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Resigned 10 May 2018 (see by-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keay resigned when it became apparent that she was ineligible to sit under section 44 of the Constitution. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 28 JULY 2018 ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Justine Keay -------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Tas: Burnie, Devonport, Queenstown, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,670 +01.6 Votes cast: 66,584 90.4 -03.7 Informal votes: 3,804 05.7 +00.5 Formal votes: 62,780 94.3 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jarrod Edwards Grn 2,518 04.0 -02.7 Brett Neal SFF 2,984 04.8 Donna Gibbons 1,533 02.4 Joshua Boag LDP 828 01.3 -00.8 Brett Whiteley Lib 24,645 39.3 -02.3 Craig Garland 6,633 10.6 Bruno Strangio 421 00.7 Justine Keay + ALP 23,218 37.0 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,780 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Keay was MP for Braddon 2016-18. 2. Whiteley was Tas MHA for Braddon 2002-10 and MP for Braddon 2013- 16. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Strangio's 421 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 18 04.3 2,536 04.0 Neal 79 18.8 3,063 04.9 Gibbons 63 15.0 1,596 02.5 Boag 35 08.3 863 01.4 Whiteley 30 07.1 24,675 39.3 Garland 108 25.7 6,741 10.7 Keay + 88 20.9 23,306 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 421 62,780 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Boag's 863 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 50 05.8 2,586 04.1 Neal 139 16.1 3,202 04.9 Gibbons 147 17.0 1,743 02.8 Whiteley 365 42.3 25,040 39.9 Garland 98 11.4 6,839 10.9 Keay + 64 07.4 23,370 37.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 863 62,780 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gibbons's 1,743 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 150 08.6 2,736 04.4 Neal 359 20.6 3,561 05.7 Whiteley 245 14.1 25,285 40.3 Garland 767 44.0 7,606 12.1 Keay + 222 12.7 23,592 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,743 62,780 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Edwards's 2,736 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neal 657 24.0 4,218 06.7 Whiteley 207 07.6 25,492 40.6 Garland 906 33.1 8,512 13.6 Keay + 966 35.3 24,558 39.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,736 62,780 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Neal's 4,218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whiteley 1,362 32.3 26,854 42.8 Garland 1,967 46.6 10,479 16.7 Keay + 889 21.1 25,447 40.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,218 62,780 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Garland's 10,479 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whiteley 3,084 29.4 29,938 47.7 -00.1 KEAY + 7,395 70.6 32,842 52.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,479 62,780 02.3 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Justine Terri Keay (born 1975): Elected 2016. Resigned 2018. Elected 2018 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: Burnie, Devonport, Port Sorrell, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.2 2018 by-election two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.2 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 00.5 shift to Liberal 2019 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,194 +09.2 Votes cast: 75,303 95.1 +01.0 Informal votes: 5,330 07.1 +02.0 Formal votes: 69,973 92.9 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Karen Spaulding UAP 2,575 03.7 Craig Brakey 7,619 10.9 Shane Allan FACNP 712 01.0 Gavin Pearce Lib 26,513 37.9 -04.1 Sally Milbourne Nat 1,654 02.4 Phill Parsons Grn 3,384 04.8 -02.0 Brett Smith 1,203 01.7 Justine Keay * ALP 22,434 32.1 -07.5 Graham Gallaher PHON 3,879 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Allan's 712 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Spaulding 107 15.0 2,682 03.8 Brakey 137 19.2 7,756 11.1 Pearce 95 13.3 26,608 38.0 Milbourne 54 07.6 1,708 02.4 Parsons 19 02.7 3,403 04.9 Smith 31 04.4 1,234 01.8 Keay * 30 04.2 22,464 32.1 Gallaher 239 33.6 4,118 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 712 69,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Smith's 1,234 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Spaulding 73 05.9 2,755 03.9 Brakey 529 42.9 8,285 11.8 Pearce 109 08.8 26,717 38.2 Milbourne 67 05.4 1,775 02.5 Parsons 80 06.5 3,483 05.0 Keay * 226 18.3 22,690 32.4 Gallaher 150 12.2 4,268 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,234 69,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Milbourne's 1,775 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Spaulding 180 10.1 2,935 04.2 Brakey 357 20.1 8,642 12.4 Pearce 603 34.0 27,320 39.0 Parsons 124 07.0 3,607 05.2 Keay * 365 20.6 23,055 33.0 Gallaher 146 08.2 4,414 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,775 69,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Spaulding's 2,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brakey 1,201 40.9 9,843 14.1 Pearce 499 17.0 27,819 39.8 Parsons 124 04.2 3,731 05.3 Keay * 332 11.3 23,387 33.4 Gallaher 779 26.5 5,193 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,935 69,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Parsons's 3,731 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brakey 727 19.5 10,570 15.1 Pearce 335 09.0 28,154 40.2 Keay * 2,492 66.8 25,879 37.0 Gallaher 177 04.7 5,370 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,731 69,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Gallaher's 5,370 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brakey 2,800 52.1 13,370 19.1 Pearce 1,258 23.4 29,412 42.0 Keay * 1,312 24.4 27,191 38.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,370 69,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Brakey's 13,370 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEARCE 7,739 57.9 37,151 53.1 Keay * 5,631 42.1 32,822 46.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,370 69,973 03.1 04.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Justine Terri Keay (born 1975): Elected 2016. Resigned 2018. Elected 2018 by. Defeated 2019 > Gavin Bruce Pearce (born 1967): Elected 2019 Born: 21 December 1967, Wynyard Tas Career: Military service 1985-2004. Farmer and businessman at Lapoinya. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: Burnie, Devonport, Port Sorrell, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,424 +04.2 Votes cast: 76,456 92.8 -02.3 Informal votes: 5,858 07.7 +00.6 Formal votes: 70,598 92.3 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ludo Mineur PHON 3,065 04.4 -01.2 Darren Briggs Grn 4,745 06.7 +01.9 Gavin Pearce * Lib 31,142 44.1 +06.2 Scott Rankin Local 719 01.0 Chris Lynch ALP 15,886 22.5 -09.6 Darren Bobbermien UAP 1,000 01.4 -02.3 Craig Garland 5,538 07.9 Keone Martin AJP 566 00.8 Sophie Lehmann JLN 6,966 09.9 Duncan White LDP 971 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,598 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garland was Tas MHA for Braddon from 2024. 2nd count: Martin's 566 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mineur 33 05.8 3,098 04.4 Briggs 137 24.2 4,882 06.3 Pearce * 25 04.4 31,167 44.2 Rankin 39 06.9 758 01.1 Lynch 55 09.7 15,941 22.6 Bobbermien 18 03.2 1,018 01.4 Garland 107 18.9 5,645 08.0 Lehmann 140 24.7 7,106 10.1 White 12 02.1 983 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 566 70,598 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rankin's 758 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mineur 41 05.4 3,139 04.5 Briggs 125 16.5 5,007 07.1 Pearce * 102 13.5 31,269 44.3 Lynch 156 20.6 16,097 22.8 Bobbermien 46 06.1 1,064 01.5 Garland 184 24.3 5,829 08.4 Lehmann 86 11.4 7,192 10.2 White 18 02.3 1,001 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 758 70,598 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: White's 1,001 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mineur 196 19.6 3,335 04.7 Briggs 22 02.2 5,029 07.1 Pearce * 280 28.0 31,549 44.7 Lynch 42 04.2 16,139 22.9 Bobbermien 144 14.4 1,208 01.7 Garland 93 09.3 5,922 08.4 Lehmann 224 22.4 7,416 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,001 70,598 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bobbermien's 1,208 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mineur 488 40.4 3,823 05.4 Briggs 44 03.5 5,073 07.2 Pearce * 190 15.7 31,739 45.0 Lynch 85 07.0 16,224 23.0 Garland 218 18.1 6,140 08.7 Lehmann 183 15.2 7,599 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,208 70,598 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Mineur's 3,823 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Briggs 546 14.3 5,619 08.0 Pearce * 886 23.2 32,625 46.2 Lynch 247 06.5 16,471 23.3 Garland 1,424 37.3 7,564 10.7 Lehmann 720 18.8 8,319 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,823 70,598 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Briggs's 5,619 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearce * 889 15.8 33,517 47.5 Lynch 2,487 44.3 18,958 26.9 Garland 1,320 23.5 8,884 12.6 Lehmann 923 16.4 9,242 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,619 70,598 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Garland's 8,884 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEARCE * 1,960 22.1 35,474 50.3 Lynch 2,607 29.3 21,565 30.6 Lehmann 4,317 48.6 13,559 19.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,884 70,598 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Lehmann's 13,559 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEARCE * 5,494 40.5 40,968 58.0 Lynch 8,065 59.5 29,630 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,559 70,598 08.0 04.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavin Bruce Pearce (born 1967): Elected 2019, 2022 Pearce retired at the 2025 election. Later career: Tas MHA for Braddon from 2025. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: Burnie, Devonport, Port Sorrell, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,244 +02.2 Votes cast: 78,393 93.1 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,553 04.5 -03.1 Formal votes: 74,840 95.5 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Kenney ToP 3,360 04.5 +04.5 Erin Morrow Grn 6,318 08.4 +01.7 Christopher Methorst PHON 5,709 07.6 +03.3 Anne Urquhart Labor 29,579 39.5 +17.0 Adam Martin 6,174 08.3 Mal Hingston + Lib 23,700 31.7 -12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,840 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kenney's 3,360 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morrow 508 15.1 6,826 09.1 Methorst 1,355 40.3 7,064 09.4 Urquhart 360 10.7 29,939 40.0 Martin 637 19.0 6,811 09.1 Hingston + 500 14.9 24,200 32.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,360 74,840 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Martin's 6,811 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morrow 1,736 25.5 8,562 11.4 Methorst 2,048 30.1 9,112 12.2 Urquhart 1,720 25.3 31,659 42.3 Hingston + 1,307 19.2 25,507 34.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,811 74,840 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Morrow's 8,562 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Methorst 1,820 21.3 10,932 14.6 URQUHART 6,118 71.5 37,777 50.5 Hingston + 624 07.3 26,131 34.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,562 74,840 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Methorst's 10,932 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- URQUHART 5,032 46.0 42,809 57.2 Hingston + 5,900 54.0 32,031 42.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,932 74,840 07.2 15.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anne Elizabeth Urquhart (born 1957): Elected 2025 Born: 18 October 1957, Latrobe Tas Career: Food industry worker. State president, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union. Senator for Tasmania 2011-25. --------------------------------------------------------------------