Electoral_division_of_Nelson_(Tasmania) Knowpia

Nelson
Tasmania—Legislative Council
Nelson; Tasmania—Legislative Council
	Map showing the electoral division of Nelson, as of the 2017 periodic review.
State	Tasmania
Created	1999
MP	Meg Webb
Party	Independent
Electors	24,086 (2019)
Area	75 km2 (29.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan
Coordinates	42°57′14″S 147°17′42″E / 42.954°S 147.295°E

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 edit

Member		Party	Period
	Jim Wilkinson	Independent	1999–2019
	Meg Webb	Independent	2019–present

Election 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

References edit

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

External links edit

Parliament of Tasmania
Tasmanian Electoral Commission - Legislative Council

[1] Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).

[2019_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council_periodic_election_tec-nelson-2] Legislative Council Elections 2019 Results - Nelson, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 May 2019.

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Summary

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