title: Electoral results for the Division of Hobart
text: # 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
  
  Second incarnation (2008–present) :
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Period |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Doug Parkinson | Labor | 2008–2012 |
  | | Rob Valentine | Independent | 2012–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  **2018**
  
  Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2018: Hobart :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,295 | 97.07 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 553 | 2.93 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  **2012**
  
  Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2012: Hobart :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,399 | 96.9 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 550 | 3.1 | –0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
  