Electoral division of Murchison
| Murchison Tasmania—Legislative Council | |
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| State | Tasmania |
| Created | 1999 |
| MP | Ruth Forrest |
| Party | Independent |
| Namesake | Mount Murchison |
| Electors | 27,059 (2019) |
| Area | 19,391 km2 (7,486.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
Murchison is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999.
Election results[change]
| 2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Murchison[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[change]
- ↑ "2023 Legislative Council elections results – Murchison". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2023.