Electoral division of Elwick explained

Upper:yes
Elwick
State:tas
Created:1999
Mp:Bec Thomas
Mp-Party:Independent
Electors:24010
Electors Year:January 2019
Area:98
Class:Inner-metropolitan

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 .[1]

As of 31 January 2019, there were 24,010 enrolled voters in the division.[2]

Members for Elwick

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
 David Crean
Labor31 July 1999 –
2 May 2004
Retired due to kidney condition[3]
 Terry Martin
Labor2 May 2004 –
2007
Charged in 2009 with having sex with a 12-year-old girl. Did not seek re-election; convicted in 2011
 Independent2007 –
1 May 2010
 Adriana Taylor
Independent1 May 2010
7 May 2016
Former mayor of Glenorchy. Lost re-election
 Josh Willie
Labor7 May 2016
27 February 2024
Resigned to contest 2024 state election. Currently MHA for Clark
 Bec ThomasIndependent4 May 2024
present
Former mayor of Glenorchy. Incumbent

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the Division of Elwick.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LegislativeMaps.html Maps of the 15 Legislative Council Divisions
  2. https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/Legislative_Council_Elections/Quarterly_Roll/Notices/LC%20Enrol%2031Jan2019%20Notice.pdf Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2019
  3. News: Tasmanian senator quits federal politics. 5 December 2017. The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 2005. en.