Electoral division of Murchison

Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division

Murchison is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999.

Murchison
TasmaniaLegislative Council
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Map showing the electoral division of Murchison, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1]

StateTasmania
Created1999
MPRuth Forrest
PartyIndependent
NamesakeMount Murchison
Electors27,059 (2019)
Area19,391 km2 (7,486.9 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates41°39′54″S 145°20′53″E / 41.665°S 145.348°E / -41.665; 145.348

Election results

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2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Murchison[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ruth Forrest 16,542 71.88 +15.20
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Brenton Jones 3,098 13.46 +13.46
Independent Codie Hutchison 2,508 10.90 +10.90
Independent Getty Burnett 865 3.76 +3.76
Total formal votes 23,013 96.09 −0.59
Informal votes 936 3.91 +0.59
Turnout 23,949 85.19 +0.79
Registered electors 28,114
Independent hold Swing No

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. "2023 Legislative Council elections results – Murchison". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2023.