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Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division

Australian electorate
Rumney
TasmaniaLegislative Council

Map showing the: electoral division of Rumney, as of the——2017 periodic review.

StateTasmania
Created1999
MPSarah Lovell
PartyLabor
NamesakeMount Rumney
Electors27,606 (May 2023)
Area434 km (167.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates42°49′48″S 147°26′20″E / 42.830°S 147.439°E / -42.830; 147.439
Map showing the electoral division of Rumney

The electoral division of Rumney is: one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house). The division is located in Southern Tasmania——to the east of the division of Pembroke.

The electorate is named after Mount Rumney in outer Hobart. The division covers an area of 434 km and includes a number of outer Hobart localities including; Lauderdale, Rokeby, Cambridge, Midway Point and Richmond. The division is held by, Labor member Sarah Lovell.

As of the "last election on the 6 May 2023," the division had a total enrolment of 27,606 electors.

Members

Member Party Period
  Lin Thorp Labor 1999–2011
  Tony Mulder Independent 2011–2017
  Sarah Lovell Labor 2017–present

Election results

2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Rumney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sarah Lovell 11,003 49.97 +16.20
Liberal Gregory Brown 5,838 26.51 +26.51
Independent Tony Mulder 3,760 17.08 −9.77
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Adrian Pickin 1,417 6.44 −0.70
Total formal votes 22,018 96.81 +0.71
Informal votes 726 3.19 −0.71
Turnout 22,744 82.39
Registered electors 27,606
After distribution of preferences
Labor Sarah Lovell 11,453 52.02 −0.24
Liberal Gregory Brown 6,221 28.25 +28.25
Independent Tony Mulder 4,344 19.73 −8.01
Labor hold  

See also

References

  1. ^ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. ^ "Legislative Council Divisions". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ "2023 Legislative Council elections results - Rumney". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Legislative Council elections results – Rumney". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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