2022 Pembroke state by-election
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A by-election was in the Tasmanian Legislative Council seat of Pembroke on 10 September 2022, triggered by the resignation of Jo Siejka, who did so in order to spend more time with her family.[1]
Background
Jo Siejka, nominated by the
two-party preferred count.[2][3] Siejka, who was Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council and held the shadow portfolios of disability, ageing and veterans, announced that she would resign before the expiry of her electoral mandate, in order to spend more time with her family.[1]
Candidates
| Candidates (in alphabetical order)[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Background | Notes | |
| Greens | Deborah Brewer | Teacher | ||
Liberal
|
Gregory Brown | Small business owner | ||
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Carlo Di Falco | Groundsman, previous candidate in 2017 | ||
Labor
|
Luke Edmunds | Councillor, City of Clarence | ||
| Independent | Hans Willink | IT project assurance, previous candidate in 2017 | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Luke Edmunds | 7,176 | 39.48 | −5.77 | |
| Liberal | Gregory Brown | 5,234 | 28.79 | +3.50 | |
| Greens | Deborah Brewer | 3,502 | 19.27 | +19.27 | |
| Independent | Hans Willink | 1,692 | 9.31 | +9.31 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Carlo Di Falco | 574 | 3.16 | −0.51 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,178 | 96.94 | +0.17 | ||
| Informal votes | 573 | 3.06 | −0.17 | ||
| Turnout | 18,751 | 80.52 | −5.11 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Luke Edmunds | 11,467 | 63.26 | +4.61 | |
| Liberal | Gregory Brown | 6,660 | 36.74 | −4.61 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.61 | |||
References
- ^ a b "Why a Tasmanian MP has to quit politics". The Mercury. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Pembroke by-election next month". The Mercury. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "2017 Pembroke by-election results". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Candidates for the division of Pembroke". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 Legislative Council by-election results – Pembroke". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2022.