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Electoral division of Windermere

Coordinates: 41°16′30″S 147°12′58″E / 41.275°S 147.216°E / -41.275; 147.216
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Windermere
TasmaniaLegislative Council
Map

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

StateTasmania
Created1999
MPNick Duigan
PartyLiberal
Electors27,342 (2021)
Area2,047 km2 (790.4 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates41°16′30″S 147°12′58″E / 41.275°S 147.216°E / -41.275; 147.216
Map showing the electoral division of Windermere

The electoral division of Windermere is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division is located on the East side of the Tamar River. It is named after the town of Windermere which is located along the banks of the river between Launceston and George Town.

Within the electorate are the towns of George Town, Low Head, Windermere, Dilston, Relbia, Hillwood and Bell Bay. The Launceston suburbs of Rocherlea, Newnham, Mowbray, Mayfield, Ravenswood, St Leonards, Elphin and Waverley.

The voting population in keeping with other divisional boundaries is approximately 26,000 voters. The current sitting member is Liberal Nick Duigan. The boundaries of Windermere were determined by a redistribution which occurred in 2017.

Members

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Member Party Period
  Silvia Smith Independent 1999–2003
  Ivan Dean Independent 2003–2021
  Nick Duigan Liberal 2021–present

Election results

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2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Windermere[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nick Duigan 8,048 37.83 +37.83
Labor Geoff Lyons 5,746 27.01 −1.52
Independent Will Smith 4,521 21.25 +21.25
Independent Rob Soward 2,071 9.73 +9.73
Independent Vivienne Gale 890 4.18 +4.18
Total formal votes 21,276 95.15 +0.44
Informal votes 1,084 4.85 −0.44
Turnout 22,360 81.78 +3.17
Registered electors 27,342
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nick Duigan 11,400 54.14 +54.14
Labor Geoff Lyons 9,658 45.86 +1.56
Liberal gain from Independent  

See also

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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. ^ "Windermere results - 2021 Legislative Council elections Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 5 May 2021..
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