Electoral division of Huon

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Electoral division of Huon

Map showing the electoral division of Huon, as of the 2017 periodic review. [1]

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State Tasmania
Created1856
MP Dean Harriss
Party Independent
Electors 26,048 (2020)
Area6,214 km2 (2,399.2 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates 43°14′53″S146°40′12″E / 43.248°S 146.67°E / -43.248; 146.67
Locator map of Huon TLC electorate 2017.svg

The Electoral division of Huon is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999, however similar electorates of this name have existed since 1900, [ citation needed ] and members of the Tasmanian upper house for this region appear to have been elected since 1856.[ citation needed ]

The total area of the division is 6,214 square kilometres (2,399 sq mi) since a redistribution in August 2017.

As of 31 January 2019, there were 25,335 enrolled voters in the division. The current sitting member of the division is Dean Harriss, elected in the 2022 by-election. The next periodic election in the division is due in May 2026.

The division includes the local municipalities of Huon Valley and Kingborough. Localities include Huonville, Margate, Cygnet, Franklin, Geeveston, Bruny Island, Snug, and Howden.

Members

MemberPartyPeriod
  Thomas Knight Independent 1856–1857
  Richard Cleburne Independent 1857–1864
  Alexander Kissock Independent 1864–1866
  John Wedge Independent 1866–1868
  John Foster Independent 1868–1874
  James Robertson Independent 1874–1880
  Joseph Solomon Independent 1880
  William Fisher Independent 1881–1882
  John Watchorn Independent 1882–1905
  Thomas Fisher Independent 1905–1909
  Stafford Bird Independent 1909–1924
  David Calvert Independent 1924
  William Calvert Independent 1924–1942
  Rowland Worsley Labor 1942–1948
  Ron Brown Independent 1948–1966
  Michael Hodgman Independent 1966–1974
  Peter Hodgman Independent 1974–1986
  Athol Meyer Independent 1986–1996
  Paul Harriss Independent 1996–2014
  Robert Armstrong Independent 2014–2020
  Bastian Seidel Labor 2020–2022
  Dean Harriss Independent 2022–

Election results

2022 Huon state by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Toby Thorpe5,64825.05−6.24
Independent Dean Harriss 5,34023.68+7.54
Liberal Aldo Antolli5,11122.66+22.66
Greens Gideon Cordover4,70420.86+3.32
Local Pat Caplice1,7487.75+7.75
Total formal votes22,55197.35−0.09
Informal votes6152.65+0.09
Turnout 23,16686.20+0.64
Registered electors 26,876
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Dean Harriss 11,84052.55+52.55
Labor Toby Thorpe10,69347.45−9.86
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

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References

  1. Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. "Huon results – 2022 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.