Electoral division of Huon

Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division

Australian electorate

Huon
Tasmania—Legislative Council

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

State| Tasmania
Created| 1856
MP| Dean Harriss
Party| Independent
Electors| 26,048 (2020)
Area| 6,214 km2 (2,399.2 sq mi)
Demographic| Rural
Coordinates| 43°14′53″S 146°40′12″E﻿ / ﻿43.248°S 146.67°E﻿ / -43.248; 146.67

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

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Further information: Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Member  | Party  | Period

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| 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

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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Huon

This section is an excerpt from 2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Huon results.[edit]

2022 Huon state by-election[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Toby Thorpe  | 5,648  | 25.05  | −6.24
| Independent | Dean Harriss | 5,340  | 23.68  | +7.54
| Liberal | Aldo Antolli  | 5,111  | 22.66  | +22.66
| Greens | Gideon Cordover  | 4,704  | 20.86  | +3.32
| Local | Pat Caplice  | 1,748  | 7.75  | +7.75
Total formal votes  | 22,551  | 97.35  | −0.09
Informal votes  | 615  | 2.65  | +0.09
Turnout | 23,166  | 86.20  | +0.64
Registered electors | 26,876  |  |
Two-candidate-preferred result
| Independent | Dean Harriss | 11,840  | 52.55  | +52.55
| Labor | Toby Thorpe  | 10,693  | 47.45  | −9.86
| Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A |

## See also

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* Australia portal
* Politics portal

* Tasmanian House of Assembly

## References

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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.

## External links

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Rivers|

* Arve
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Landmarks|

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* Coal River Valley
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Man-made|

* Buckland Military Training Area
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Islands|

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Indigenous heritage|

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