# Electoral results for the Division of Derwent

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

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| William Langdon | Independent | 1856–1871 |
| Walter Gellibrand | Independent | 1871–1901 |
| Ellis Dean | Independent | 1901–1920 |
| Louis Shoobridge | Independent | 1921–1937 |
| (Sir) Rupert Shoobridge | Independent | 1937–1955 |
| Joseph Dixon | Independent | 1955–1961 |
| Don Marriott | Labor | 1961–1967 |
| Joseph Dixon | Independent | 1967–1979 |
| Charles Batt | Labor | 1979–1995 |
| Michael Aird | Labor | 1995–2011 |
| Craig Farrell | Labor | 2011–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2021

2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Derwent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Farrell | 10,069 | 49.09 | −15.26 |
| | Liberal | Ben Shaw | 8,385 | 40.88 | +40.88 |
| | Animal Justice | Ivan Davis | 2,059 | 10.04 | +10.04 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,513 | 94.4 | +0.60 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,217 | 5.60 | −0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,730 | 81.64 | +1.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,618 | | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Craig Farrell | 11,415 | 55.65 | −8.69 |
| | Liberal | Ben Shaw | 9,098 | 44.35 | +44.35 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –8.69 | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2015

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2015: Derwent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Farrell | 12,492 | 64.34 | +25.74 |
| | Independent | Alan Baker | 6,923 | 35.66 | +35.66 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,415 | 93.80 | +0.49 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,283 | 6.20 | −0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,698 | 80.18 | −4.49 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 2011 By-Election

Derwent state by-election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Farrell | 7,595 | 38.60 | −13.01 |
| | Independent | Jenny Branch | 3,990 | 20.28 | −13.18 |
| | Independent | Ray Williams | 3,197 | 16.25 | +16.25 |
| | Independent | Deirdre Flint | 2,943 | 14.96 | +14.96 |
| | Greens | Phillip Bingley | 1,950 | 9.91 | −5.02 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,675 | 93.31 | −2.44 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,410 | 6.69 | +2.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,085 | 84.66 | +2.60 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Craig Farrell | 11,118 | 56.61 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jenny Branch | 8,521 | 43.39 | N/A |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2009

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2009: Derwent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Aird | 9,932 | 51.61 | -25.67 |
| | Independent | Jenny Branch | 6,438 | 33.46 | +33.46 |
| | Greens | Susan Gunter | 2,873 | 14.93 | -7.79 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,243 | 95.75 | −2.99 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 855 | 4.25 | +2.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,098 | 82.06 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |