title: 2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
text: # 2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
  
  Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 7 May 2022. Two seats were up for a regularly scheduled vote; Elwick and McIntyre. Simultaneously a by-election was held in the seat of Huon, following the resignation of the incumbent member Bastian Seidel.
  
  ## Elwick
  
  Josh Willie of the Labor Party was the incumbent candidate and was re-elected.
  
  ### Elwick Results
  
  2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Elwick :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Josh Willie | 9,450 | 52.54 | +5.90 |
  | | Independent | Rick Cazaly | 4,750 | 26.41 | +26.41 |
  | | Greens | Hannah Bellamy | 3,788 | 21.06 | +8.86 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,988 | 96.36 | +1.42 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 680 | 3.64 | −1.42 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,668 | 78.03 | −2.36 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,925 | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## McIntyre
  
  Independent Tania Rattray was the incumbent candidate and was re-elected.
  
  ### McIntyre Results
  
  2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: McIntyre :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Tania Rattray | 13,568 | 57.67 | +7.81 |
  | | Independent | David Downie | 6,391 | 27.17 | +27.17 |
  | | Greens | Mitchell Houghton | 3,566 | 15.16 | +6.34 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,525 | 96.44 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 869 | 3.56 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,394 | 83.00 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,391 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## Huon by-election
  
  The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Bastian Seidel of the Labor Party, which took effect on 3 December 2021. The seat was won by Independent candidate Dean Harriss.
  
  ### Huon Results
  
  2022 Legislative Council by-election: Huon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Toby Thorpe | 5,648 | 25.05 | +25.05 |
  | | Independent | Dean Harriss | 5,340 | 23.68 | +7.54 |
  | | Liberal | Aldo Antolli | 5,111 | 22.66 | +22.66 |
  | | Greens | Gideon Cordover | 4,704 | 20.86 | +20.86 |
  | | Local | Pat Caplice | 1,748 | 7.75 | +7.75 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,551 | 97.35 | −0.09 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 615 | 2.65 | +0.09 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,166 | 86.20 | +0.64 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,876 | | |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Independent | Dean Harriss | 11,840 | 52.55 | +36.41 |
  | | Labor | Toby Thorpe | 10,693 | 47.45 | +47.45 |
  | | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | | |
  