Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 7 May 2016. The two seats up for election were the

electoral division of Apsley The electoral division of Apsley was an electorate of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, it was created in 1999 and abolished in 2017. The total area of the division was . As of 31 January 2015, there were 23,424 enrolled voters in the divisio ...

and the

electoral division of Elwick The electoral division of Elwick is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers most of the municipality of Glenorchy. The total area of the division is . As of 31 January 2019, there were 24 ...

. They were previously 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
, Tasmanian Electoral Commission. , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6" align="left", After transfer of Houghton's votes

Elwick

The

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

division of Elwick was held by Adriana Taylor, who won the seat at 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 Joshua Barton Willie (born 14 January 1984) is an Australian politician. He has been the Labor member for Elwick in the Tasmanian Legislative Council The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Aust ...

won the seat, defeating incumbent independent Adriana Taylor.

References

External links

Tasmanian Electoral Commission website
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