2016 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Legislative election in Tasmania, Australia April 2022 June 2023 Tasmania parliamentary no 7 May 2016 2015 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2015 2017 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2017 2 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council 8 Independent politician 2 1 1 Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) 0 1 1 Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 7 May 2016.Legislative Council election 2016 http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/LegislativeCouncilElections_2016/index.html Tasmanian Electoral Commission 2 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160414022847/http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/LegislativeCouncilElections_2016/index.html 14 April 2016 dead The two seats up for election were the electoral division of Apsley and the electoral division of Elwick. These seats were last contested in 2010. Apsley The north-eastern Tasmanian division of Apsley has been held by independent member Tania Rattray since 2004. She was the sole nominee in the 2010 election and was declared re-elected unopposed. In the 2016 election, Rattray faced competition from Darren Clark (Labor Party), CEO of the Tasmanian Association of Police and Community Youth Clubs; Brett Hall (Independent), a farmer; and Sophie Haughton (Tasmanian Greens).Legislative Council 2016 election candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20160426204740/http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/LegislativeCouncilElections_2016/LCElection16Candidates.html 2016-04-26 , Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Apsley Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2016: Apsley Independent Tania Rattray 9,392 49.86 n/a Labor TAS Darren Clark 4,367 23.19 n/a Independent Brett Hall 3,415 18.13 n/a Greens TAS Sophie Houghton 1,661 8.82 n/a 18,835 95.98 n/a 788 4.02 n/a 19,623 77.63 n/a |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6" align="left"|After transfer of Houghton's votes Independent Tania Rattray 10,010 53.15 n/a Labor TAS Darren Clark 4,963 26.35 n/a Independent Brett Hall 3,862 20.50 n/a Independent n/a Elwick The Hobart division of Elwick was held by Adriana Taylor, who won the seat in the 2010 election. In the 2016 election, Taylor faced competition from Penelope Ann (Tasmanian Greens), a tourism manager; and Josh Willie (Labor Party), a teacher. Labor's Josh Willie won the seat, defeating the incumbent independent, Adriana Taylor.Labor increases Upper House numbers after Josh Willie wins seat of Elwick http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-08/labor-increases-upper-house-numbers-as-josh-willie-takes-elwick/7393832 8 May 2016 ABC News 8 May 2016 Elwick Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2016: ElwickDivision of Elwick 2016 Legislative Council election results Tasmanian Electoral Commission http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/LegislativeCouncilElections_2016/Results/LCElection16Results_Elwick.html 2016 8 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160507103655/http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/LegislativeCouncilElections_2016/Results/LCElection16Results_Elwick.html 7 May 2016 dead Labor TAS Josh Willie 8,916 46.64 +8.67 Independent Adriana Taylor 7,868 41.16 −7.73 Greens TAS Penelope Ann 2,332 12.20 −0.95 19,116 94.94 −0.95 1,019 5.06 +0.95 20,135 80.39 −0.73 Labor TAS Josh Willie 10,165 53.18 +9.26 Independent Adriana Taylor 8,951 46.82 −9.26 Labor TAS Independent +9.26 References External links Tasmanian Electoral Commission website Category:2016 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Tasmania Category:2010s in Tasmania Category:May 2016 in Australia