Incumbent MLC
Meg Webb (Independent), since 2019.
Geography
Nelson covers the southern fringe of the Hobart area and areas further south. Nelson covers Dynnyrne, Sandy Bay, Mount Nelson and Tolmans Hill in the City of Hobart, as well as Fern Tree, Taroona and Kingston in Kingborough council area.
History
Nelson was first created at the 1999 redistribution. Jim Wilkinson, the independent member for Queensborough, was assigned to Nelson.
Wilkinson was re-elected in 2001 with 49% of the primary vote in a field of four candidates, and polled 58.6% on a two-candidate-preferred basis against Pru Bonham.
In 2007, Wilkinson only faced opposition from the Greens’ Tom Nilsson. Wilkinson won with 61.6% of the vote.
Wilkinson faced three opponents in 2013, winning 48.7% of the primary vote and easily outpolling his opponents.
Wilkinson retired in 2019. The vote was very fragmented, with five candidates polling over 10%. Left-leaning independent Meg Webb was elected from third place.
- Marcus Vermey (Liberal)
- Meg Webb (Independent)
Assessment
Webb won with a very low primary vote in 2019, but defeated the Liberal Party with a solid margin on the final count. It’s likely she will be comfortably re-elected as the sitting MLC.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Nic Street | Liberal | 4,567 | 23.7 |
| Vica Bayley | Independent | 3,069 | 15.9 |
| Meg Webb | Independent | 2,662 | 13.8 |
| Madeleine Ogilvie | Independent | 2,420 | 12.6 |
| Deborah Brewer | Greens | 2,147 | 11.1 |
| Blair Brownless | Independent | 1,223 | 6.3 |
| John (Polly) Farmer | Independent | 1,168 | 6.1 |
| Richard Griggs | Independent | 960 | 5.0 |
| Robert Manning | Independent | 669 | 3.5 |
| Lorraine Bennett | Shooters, Fishers & Farmers | 394 | 2.0 |
| Informal | 547 | 2.8 |
2019 two-candidate-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Meg Webb | Independent | 10,648 | 59.3 |
| Nic Street | Liberal | 7,320 | 40.7 |
Polling places in Nelson have been split into two parts based on the two local government areas: Hobart and Kingborough.
The Liberal Party came third, with a slightly higher primary vote in the north. Vica Bayley’s vote was higher in the north while Webb’s vote was higher in the south.
| Voter group | Bayley % | Webb % | LIB % | Total votes | % of votes |
| South | 16.2 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 7,706 | 40.0 |
| North | 17.1 | 12.4 | 22.8 | 5,941 | 30.8 |
| Pre-poll | 14.3 | 13.4 | 27.4 | 4,037 | 20.9 |
| Other votes | 14.0 | 9.7 | 30.5 | 1,595 | 8.3 |
Election results in Nelson at the 2019 Legislative Council election
Toggle between primary votes for the Liberal Party, independent candidates Vica Bayley, Meg Webb and Madeleine Ogilvie, and the Greens.