2022 Hobart City Council election
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The 2022 Hobart City Council election was held in October 2022 to elect a lord mayor, deputy lord mayor and 12 councillors to the City of Hobart. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Tasmania, Australia.[1]
Anna Reynolds was re-elected lord mayor with 53.41% of the vote after preferences, while Helen Burnet was re-elected deputy lord mayor.
Like all other local government areas in Tasmania, voting was compulsory for the first time.[2]
Candidates
Incumbent lord mayor Anna Reynolds announced in June 2022 that she would seek re-election.[3]
Former Liberal Democrats senator Duncan Spender contested the deputy lord mayoral election.[4]
Results
Lord Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Your Hobart Independents | Anna Reynolds | 9,015 | 28.78 | ||
| Independent | Marti Zucco | 3,676 | 11.73 | ||
| Independent | Louise Elliot | 3,593 | 11.47 | ||
| Greens | Bill Harvey | 3,481 | 11.11 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Louise Bloomfield | 3,025 | 9.65 | ||
| Our Hobart | Marcus Bai | 1,176 | 3.75 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Will Coats | 1,161 | 3.70 | ||
| Total formal votes | 31,317 | 97.87 | |||
| Informal votes | 684 | 2.13 | |||
| Turnout | 32,001 | 83.02 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result
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| Your Hobart Independents | Anna Reynolds | 14,571 | 53.41 | ||
| Independent | Marti Zucco | 12,711 | 46.59 | ||
| Your Hobart Independents hold | Swing | ||||
Deputy Lord Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Greens | Helen Burnet | 8,203 | 26.38 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Simon Behrakis | 5,261 | 16.92 | ||
| Your Hobart Independents | Mike Dutta | 4,557 | 14.65 | ||
| Independent | Jeff Briscoe | 4,538 | 14.59 | ||
| Independent Labor | Ryan Posselt | 2,816 | 9.05 | ||
| Independent | Damon Thomas | 2,315 | 7.44 | ||
| Our Hobart | Ron Christie | 1,453 | 4.67 | ||
| Ind. Liberal Democrat | Duncan Spender | 1,043 | 3.35 | ||
| Independent | Michael Jackson | 470 | 1.51 | ||
| Our Hobart | Owen Davies | 432 | 1.38 | ||
| Total formal votes | 31,088 | 97.15 | |||
| Informal votes | 914 | 2.85 | |||
| Turnout | 32,002 | 83.02 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result
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| Greens | Helen Burnet | 16,068 | 61.13 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Simon Behrakis | 10,216 | 38.87 | ||
| Greens hold | Swing | ||||
Councillors
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Hobart Independents | Anna Reynolds (elected) | 4,266 | 13.89 | ||
| Independent | John Kelly (elected) | 4,067 | 13.24 | ||
| Independent | Marti Zucco (elected) | 2,150 | 7.00 | ||
| Independent | Louise Elliot (elected) | 1,824 | 5.94 | ||
| Greens | Helen Burnet (elected) | 1,529 | 4.98 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Louise Bloomfield (elected) | 1,473 | 4.80 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Simon Behrakis (elected) | 1,448 | 4.72 | ||
| Your Hobart Independents | Mike Dutta (elected) | 1,230 | 4.01 | ||
| Greens | Bill Harvey (elected) | 1,219 | 3.97 | ||
| Independent Labor | Ryan Posselt (elected) | 1,016 | 3.31 | ||
| Independent | Ben Lohberger (elected) | 936 | 3.05 | ||
| Independent | Jax Fox | 838 | 2.73 | ||
| Your Hobart Independents | Zelinda Sherlock (elected) | 656 | 2.14 | ||
| Your Hobart Independents | Kate Kelly | 646 | 2.10 | ||
| Independent | Jeff Briscoe | 605 | 1.97 | ||
| Our Hobart | Marcus Bai | 572 | 1.86 | ||
| Your Hobart Independents | Brian Corr | 500 | 1.63 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Will Coats | 486 | 1.58 | ||
| Independent | Damon Thomas | 459 | 1.49 | ||
| Greens | Gemma Kitsos | 428 | 1.39 | ||
| Your Hobart Independents | Matt Etherington | 373 | 1.21 | ||
| Independent | Steven Phipps | 350 | 1.14 | ||
| Greens | Bec Taylor | 321 | 1.05 | ||
| Greens | Nathan Volf | 281 | 0.92 | ||
| Independent | Debra Thurley | 270 | 0.88 | ||
| Independent | Edwin Johnstone | 268 | 0.87 | ||
| Your Hobart Independents | Juniper Shaw | 258 | 0.84 | ||
| Independent Liberal | James McKee | 256 | 0.83 | ||
| Our Hobart | Ron Christie | 241 | 0.78 | ||
| Independent | Yang Liu | 225 | 0.73 | ||
| Independent | Sam Campbell | 213 | 0.69 | ||
| Your Hobart Independents | Raj Chopra | 169 | 0.55 | ||
| Ind. Liberal Democrat | Duncan Spender | 157 | 0.51 | ||
| Independent | Tiina Sexton | 137 | 0.45 | ||
| Our Hobart | Lili Christie | 131 | 0.43 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Daniel Geng | 127 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Stefan Vogel | 115 | 0.37 | ||
| Independent | Jono Stagg | 108 | 0.35 | ||
| Independent | Michael Jackson | 99 | 0.32 | ||
| Our Hobart | Ling Ling Gao | 76 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | Joe Grech | 72 | 0.23 | ||
| Our Hobart | Owen Davies | 42 | 0.14 | ||
| Our Hobart | Karen Rothery | 39 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | Cadence Mitchell | 32 | 0.10 | ||
| Total formal votes | 30,708 | 96.70 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,047 | 3.30 | |||
| Turnout | 31,755 | 82.38 | |||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Independent | 12,653 | 41.21 | |||
| Your Hobart Independents | 8,098 | 26.37 | |||
| Independent Liberal | 3,905 | 12.72 | |||
| Greens | 3,778 | 12.30 | |||
| Our Hobart | 1,101 | 3.59 | |||
| Independent Labor | 1,016 | 3.31 | |||
| Independent Liberal Democrat | 157 | 0.51 | |||
| Party total seats | Seats | ± | |||
| Independent | 4 | ||||
| Your Hobart Independents | 3 | ||||
| Greens | 2 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | 2 | ||||
| Independent Labor | 1 | ||||
References
- ^ "Local government elections 2022". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Voting in Tasmania's local council elections is now compulsory. Here's what you need to know". ABC News.
- ^ "Anna Reynolds wants another term as mayor". The Mercury.
- ^ "Council should stop giving away other people's money: candidate". The Mercury.
- ^ "Hobart City Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Team teal: Independents join forces for election". The Mercury.
- ^ "Greens Announce 5 Candidates for HCC Elections". Tasmanian Times.
- ^ "Hobart City Council Elections Candidate Guide And Preview 2022". Dr Kevin Bonham.