Electoral division of Nelson (Tasmania) explained

Upper:yes
Nelson
State:tas
Image Alt:Map of the Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates, Nelson highlighted in crimson.
Created:1999
Mp:Meg Webb
Mp-Party:Independent
Electors:24086
Electors Year:2019
Area:75
Class:Outer-metropolitan

The electoral division of Nelson is a constituency of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division includes many of the suburbs to the south of Hobart, including South Hobart, Sandy Bay, Taroona and Kingston. The division was created in 1999 when the electoral division of Queenborough was renamed in a review of electoral boundaries. The member from 1999 until his retirement in 2019 was independent Jim Wilkinson.

The most recent election was in May 2019, when independent candidate Meg Webb was elected.

Members

MemberPartyPeriod
 Jim WilkinsonIndependent1999–2019
 Meg WebbIndependent2019–present

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the Division of Nelson (Tasmania).

See also

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