Electoral results for the Division of Hobart

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Hobart in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since it was reconstituted in 2008.

Members

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2018: Hobart^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rob Valentine	8,034	43.91	N/A
	Independent	Richard Griggs	4,691	25.64	N/A
	Liberal	Simon Behrakis	3,485	19.05	N/A
	Animal Justice	Chris Simcox	1,319	7.21	N/A
	Tasmanians 4 Tasmania	Alan Barnett	413	2.26	N/A
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Brendon Hext	353	1.93	N/A
Total formal votes			18,295	97.07	N/A
Informal votes			553	2.93	N/A
Turnout			18,848	76.42	N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Rob Valentine	11,032	61.01	N/A
	Independent	Richard Griggs	7,051	38.99	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2012: Hobart^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rob Valentine	6,646	37.0	+37.0
	Greens	Penelope Ann	3,935	22.6	–7.4
	Labor	Dean Winter	3,347	19.2	−18.2
	Independent	James Sugden	2,356	13.5	+13.5
	Independent	Paul Hiscutt	768	4.4	–2.8
	Independent	John Forster	547	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			17,399	96.9	+0.2
Informal votes			550	3.1	–0.2
Turnout			17,949	75.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Rob Valentine	10,617	62.5	+62.5
	Greens	Penelope Ann	6,376	37.5	+0.2
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

^ "Division of Hobart". 2018 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^ "Division of Hobart". 2012 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^ Green, Antony (2012). "Hobart - Results". 2012 Tasmanian Legislative Council elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 May 2012.