# Electoral results for the Division of Rumney

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Rumney in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since 2005, when candidate political affiliations were first recorded in the official record.

## Members

| Member | Party | Period |
| Lin Thorp | Labor | 1999–2011 |
| Tony Mulder | Independent | 2011–2017 |
| Sarah Lovell | Labor | 2017–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2023

2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Rumney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Sarah Lovell | 11,003 | 49.97 | +16.20 |
| | Liberal | Gregory Brown | 5,838 | 26.51 | +26.51 |
| | Independent | Tony Mulder | 3,760 | 17.08 | −9.77 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Adrian Pickin | 1,417 | 6.44 | −0.70 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,018 | 96.81 | +0.71 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 726 | 3.19 | −0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,744 | 82.39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,606 | | |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | Labor | Sarah Lovell | 11,453 | 52.02 | −0.24 |
| | Liberal | Gregory Brown | 6,221 | 28.25 | +28.25 |
| | Independent | Tony Mulder | 4,344 | 19.73 | −8.01 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2017

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2017: Rumney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Sarah Lovell | 7,643 | 33.77 | +14.04 |
| | Independent Liberal | Tony Mulder | 6,077 | 26.85 | −4.88 |
| | Independent | Steve Mav | 4,179 | 18.46 | +18.46 |
| | Independent | Shelley Shay | 1,839 | 8.12 | +8.12 |
| | Shooters and Fishers | Cheryl Arnol | 1,616 | 7.14 | +7.14 |
| | Independent | Debra Thurley | 1,281 | 5.66 | +5.66 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,635 | 96.10 | −0.54 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 919 | 3.90 | +0.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,554 | 84.45 | −0.88 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Sarah Lovell | 11,626 | 52.26 | +5.41 |
| | Independent Liberal | Tony Mulder | 10,622 | 47.74 | −5.41 |
| | Labor gain from Independent Liberal | Labor gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | +5.41 | |

#### 2011

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2011: Rumney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lin Thorp | 6,754 | 32.77 | −18.18 |
| | Independent | Tony Mulder | 5,839 | 28.33 | +28.33 |
| | Independent | Paul Mason | 3,114 | 15.11 | +15.11 |
| | Greens | Penelope Ann | 2,762 | 13.40 | +1.15 |
| | Independent | Cate Clark | 1,356 | 6.58 | +6.58 |
| | Independent | John Forster | 785 | 3.81 | +3.81 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,610 | 95.51 | −0.78 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 968 | 4.49 | +0.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,578 | 85.33 | −0.49 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Tony Mulder | 10,785 | 53.15 | N/A |
| | Labor | Lin Thorp | 9,507 | 46.85 | N/A |
| | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2005

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2005: Rumney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lin Thorp | 9,513 | 50.96 | +5.25 |
| | Independent | Carmel Torenius | 4,600 | 24.64 | +24.64 |
| | Greens | Glenn Millar | 2,286 | 12.25 | +12.25 |
| | Independent | David Traynor | 2,269 | 12.15 | +12.15 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,668 | 96.29 | −0.35 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 720 | 3.71 | +0.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,388 | 85.85 | −1.37 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |