ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== Source: Tasmanin Electoral Commission MURCHISON =================================================================== MURCHISON =================================================================== Nominations 10 August, polling 28 August 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 23,188 Votes cast: 20,438 88.1 Informal votes: 743 03.6 Formal votes: 19,695 96.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Fletcher * 7,974 40.5 Des Hiscutt * 4,640 23.6 Sue Owen 4,113 20.9 Michael Weldon 2,968 15.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,695 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fletcher was MLC for Russell 1981-99. 2. Hiscutt was MLC for West Devon 1995-97 and for Emu Bay 1997-99. 3. Weldon was MHA for Braddon 1979-82 and 1986-92. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Weldon's 2,968 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fletcher * 1,143 38.5 9,117 46.3 Hiscutt * 788 26.5 5,428 27.6 Owen 1,037 34.9 5,150 26.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,968 19,695 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Owen's 5,150 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FLETCHER * 2,376 46.1 11,493 58.4 Hiscutt * 2,774 53.9 8,202 41.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,150 19,695 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Desmond Miller Hiscutt (1933-2025): Elected 1995. Defeated 1999 Died 19 June 2025 > Anthony William Fletcher (1934-2020): Elected 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elections between 1999 and 2017 are not yet available. MURCHISON =================================================================== Polling 6 May 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 24,145 Votes cast: 20,392 84.5 Informal votes: 676 03.3 Formal votes: 19,716 96.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruth FORREST 11,177 56.7 Daryl Quilliam 8,539 43.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,716 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruth Jane Forrest (born 1962): Elected 2005, 2011, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- MURCHISON =================================================================== Polling 6 May 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,114 Votes cast: 23,949 85.2 Informal votes: 936 03.9 Formal votes: 23,013 96.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Gatty Burnett 865 03.8 Ruth FORREST * 16,842 71.9 Codie Hutchison 2,508 10.9 Brenton Jones Shooters 3,098 13.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,013 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruth Jane Forrest (born 1962): Elected 2005, 2011, 1017, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------