# Electoral division of Hobart

The electoral division of Hobart is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was originally created in 1856 when the Council became the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania. The seat was abolished in 1999 and re-created in 2008 after a redistribution saw the former division of Wellington returned to its former name.
The total area of the division is 62.29 square kilometres (24.05 sq mi), which covers the Hobart city centre and the suburbs of Battery Point, Dynnyrne, Fern Tree, Glebe, Lenah Valley, Mount Stuart, New Town, North Hobart, Ridgeway, South Hobart, and West Hobart.
As of 31 January 2019, there were 24,007 enrolled electors in the division.
From 2012 to 2024, the member in the Legislative Council was Independent MLC Rob Valentine, who was the Lord Mayor of Hobart from 1999 to 2011. The last election in the division was in May 2024. Cassy O'Connor was elected.

## Members for Hobart
### First incarnation
#### Three members (1856–1946)

| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
| Edward Bedford | Independent | 1856–1859 | Thomas Horne | Independent | 1856–1860 | John Walker | Independent | 1856–1859 |
| William Carter | Independent | 1859–1865 | Thomas Horne | Independent | 1856–1860 | James Wilson | Independent | 1859–1880 |
| William Carter | Independent | 1859–1865 | John Wedge | Independent | 1860–1866 | James Wilson | Independent | 1859–1880 |
| Alfred Kennerley | Independent | 1865–1877 | John Wedge | Independent | 1860–1866 | James Wilson | Independent | 1859–1880 |
| Alfred Kennerley | Independent | 1865–1877 | Philip Fysh | Independent | 1866–1869 | James Wilson | Independent | 1859–1880 |
| Alfred Kennerley | Independent | 1865–1877 | William Crowther | Independent | 1869–1885 | James Wilson | Independent | 1859–1880 |
| James Agnew | Independent | 1877–1881 | William Crowther | Independent | 1869–1885 | James Wilson | Independent | 1859–1880 |
| James Agnew | Independent | 1877–1881 | William Crowther | Independent | 1869–1885 | Alexander McGregor | Independent | 1880–1896 |
| Thomas Smart | Independent | 1881–1886 | William Crowther | Independent | 1869–1885 | Alexander McGregor | Independent | 1880–1896 |
| Thomas Smart | Independent | 1881–1886 | William Crosby | Independent | 1885–1909 | Alexander McGregor | Independent | 1880–1896 |
| George Salier | Independent | 1886–1892 | William Crosby | Independent | 1885–1909 | Alexander McGregor | Independent | 1880–1896 |
| Charles Grant | Independent | 1892–1901 | William Crosby | Independent | 1885–1909 | Alexander McGregor | Independent | 1880–1896 |
| Charles Grant | Independent | 1892–1901 | William Crosby | Independent | 1885–1909 | Gamaliel Butler | Independent | 1896–1914 |
| William Gibson | Independent | 1901–1905 | William Crosby | Independent | 1885–1909 | Gamaliel Butler | Independent | 1896–1914 |
| William Propsting | Independent | 1905–1937 | William Crosby | Independent | 1885–1909 | Gamaliel Butler | Independent | 1896–1914 |
| William Propsting | Independent | 1905–1937 | Frank Bond | Independent | 1909–1921 | Gamaliel Butler | Independent | 1896–1914 |
| William Propsting | Independent | 1905–1937 | Frank Bond | Independent | 1909–1921 | Thomas Murdoch | Independent | 1914–1916 |
| William Propsting | Independent | 1905–1937 | Frank Bond | Independent | 1909–1921 | William Williams | Independent | 1916–1922 |
| William Propsting | Independent | 1905–1937 | Thomas Murdoch | Independent | 1921–1927 | William Williams | Independent | 1916–1922 |
| William Propsting | Independent | 1905–1937 | Thomas Murdoch | Independent | 1921–1927 | James Chapman | Independent | 1922–1925 |
| William Propsting | Independent | 1905–1937 | Thomas Murdoch | Independent | 1921–1927 | Charles Eady | Independent | 1925–1945 |
| William Propsting | Independent | 1905–1937 | James McKenzie | Independent | 1927–1933 | Charles Eady | Independent | 1925–1945 |
| William Propsting | Independent | 1905–1937 | Frank Gaha | Labor | 1933–1943 | Charles Eady | Independent | 1925–1945 |
| William Strutt | Independent | 1938–1946 | Frank Gaha | Labor | 1933–1943 | Charles Eady | Independent | 1925–1945 |
| William Strutt | Independent | 1938–1946 | Arthur Tyler | Labor | 1943–1945 | Charles Eady | Independent | 1925–1945 |
| William Strutt | Independent | 1938–1946 | Dennis Lonergan | Independent | 1945–1946 | Charles Eady | Independent | 1925–1945 |

#### Single-member (1946–1999)

| Member | Party | Term |
| John Soundy | Independent | 1946–1952 |
| Phyllis Benjamin | Labor | 1952–1976 |
| Kath Venn | Labor | 1976–1982 |
| Hank Petrusma | Independent | 1982–1992 |
| Jean Moore | Independent | 1992–1994 |
| Doug Parkinson | Labor | 1994–1999 |

### Second incarnation (2008–present)

| Member | Party | Term | Notes |
| Doug Parkinson (b. 1945) | Labor | 3 May 2008 – 5 May 2012 | Former MLC for Wellington. Retired |
| Rob Valentine (b. 1950) | Independent | 5 May 2012 – 4 May 2024 | Former Lord Mayor of Hobart. Retired |
| Cassy O'Connor (b. 1967) | Greens | 4 May 2024 – present | Former MHA for Clark and former Tasmanian Greens leader. First Greens member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. Incumbent |

## Election results

2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election: Hobart :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Greens | Cassy O'Connor | 7,104 | 36.86 | +36.86 |
| | Independent | John Kelly | 4,287 | 22.24 | +22.24 |
| | Labor | John Kamara | 3,578 | 18.57 | +18.57 |
| | Independent | Charlie Burton | 2,615 | 13.57 | +13.57 |
| | Independent | Stefan Vogel | 725 | 3.76 | +3.76 |
| | Independent | Sam Campbell | 522 | 2.71 | +2.71 |
| | Independent | Michael Haynes | 441 | 2.29 | +2.29 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,272 | 97.49 | +0.42 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 497 | 2.51 | –0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,769 | 80.56 | +4.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,538 | | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Greens | Cassy O'Connor | 11,236 | 59.70 | +59.70 |
| | Independent | John Kelly | 7,586 | 40.30 | +40.30 |
| | Greens gain from Independent | Greens gain from Independent | | | |