Elwick – Tasmania LC 2024

Cause of by-election
Sitting Labor MLC Josh Willie resigned his seat two years early to contest the House of Assembly electorate of Clark at the March 2024 state election.

• Geography
• History
• Candidates
• Assessment
• 2022 results
• Booth breakdown
• Results maps

Geography
Northern suburbs of Hobart. Elwick covers most of the Glenorchy council area, including Moonah, West Moonah, Lutana, Montrose, Goodwood and Rosetta.

History
The electorate of Elwick was created in 1999 when the Legislative Council was reduced in size from 19 to 15 seats. The seat has been won by Labor at two of three elections.

Labor MLC David Crean inherited Elwick in 1999, having won the seat of Buckingham in 1992. Crean had been elected as an independent in 1992 after having sat as a lower house Labor member for Denison from 1989 until 1992, but sat as a Labor MLC from 1993.

Crean retired in 2004, and Elwick was won by Labor’s candidate, Glenorchy mayor Terry Martin. Martin was expelled from the ALP in 2007 after crossing the floor to vote against a bill dealing with a pulp mill. He later faced criminal charges, and retired in 2010.

Labor did contest Elwick in 2010, but were defeated by independent Adriana Taylor. Taylor held Elwick for one term, and was defeated in 2016 by Labor candidate Josh Willie.

Willie was re-elected in 2022 and held his seat until early 2024, when he resigned from Elwick to contest the lower house electorate of Clark at the 2024 state election.

Candidates

• Fabiano Cangelosi (Independent)
• Tessa McLaughlin (Labor)
• Janet Shelley (Greens)
• Bec Thomas (Independent)

Assessment
Elwick is a strong area for Labor, but Bec Thomas is also a strong contender as the local mayor.

2022 result

Booth breakdown

Polling places in Elwick have been split into three parts: central, south-east and west.

Labor candidate Josh Willie topped the primary vote in all three areas, with a primary vote ranging from 45.8% in the south-east to 54.4% in the centre.

Independent candidate Rick Cazaly came second, with a primary vote ranging from 20.4% in the centre to 26.6% in the west.

The Greens came third, with a primary vote ranging from 19.2% in the west to 31.1% in the south-east.

Election results in Elwick at the 2018 Legislative Council election
Toggle between primary votes for independent candidates Rob Valentine and Richard Griggs, and Liberal candidate Simon Behrakis.

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