# Electoral results for the Division of Pembroke

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

## Members

| Member | Party | Period |
| James Whyte | Independent | 1856–1876 |
| James Lord | Independent | 1876–1881 |
| William Hodgson | Independent | 1881–1891 |
| Henry Lamb | Independent | 1891–1899 |
| William Perkins | Independent | 1899–1903 |
| James Murdoch Sr. | Independent | 1903–1925 |
| James Murdoch Jr. | Independent | 1925–1935 |
| John Murdoch | Independent | 1935–1936 |
| Archibald Blacklow | Independent | 1936–1953 |
| William Dunbabin | Independent | 1953–1959 |
| Ben McKay | Independent | 1959–1976 |
| Peter McKay | Independent | 1976–1991 |
| Peter McKay | Liberal | 1991–1999 |
| Cathy Edwards | Independent | 1999–2001 |
| Allison Ritchie | Labor | 2001–2009 |
| Vanessa Goodwin | Liberal | 2009–2017 |
| Jo Siejka | Labor | 2017–2022 |
| Luke Edmunds | Labor | 2022–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2022

2022 Pembroke state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Luke Edmunds | 7,176 | 39.48 | −5.77 |
| | Liberal | Gregory Brown | 5,234 | 28.79 | +3.50 |
| | Greens | Deborah Brewer | 3,502 | 19.27 | +19.27 |
| | Independent | Hans Willink | 1,692 | 9.31 | +9.31 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Carlo Di Falco | 574 | 3.16 | −0.51 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,178 | 96.94 | +0.17 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 573 | 3.06 | −0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,751 | 80.52 | −5.11 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Luke Edmunds | 11,467 | 63.26 | +4.61 |
| | Liberal | Gregory Brown | 6,660 | 36.74 | −4.61 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.61 | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2019

2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Pembroke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jo Siejka | 8,574 | 45.24 | +12.84 |
| | Liberal | Kristy Johnson | 4,793 | 25.29 | −0.19 |
| | Independent | Tony Mulder | 3,492 | 18.43 | +18.43 |
| | Independent | Ron Cornish | 1,396 | 7.37 | +7.37 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Carlo Di Falco | 696 | 3.67 | +0.61 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,951 | 96.77 | +0.28 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 632 | 3.23 | −0.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,583 | 85.22 | −0.16 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jo Siejka | 11,038 | 58.65 | +1.20 |
| | Liberal | Kristy Johnson | 7,781 | 41.35 | −1.20 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.20 | |
Swings are calculated from the 2017 by-election.

#### 2017

Tasmanian Legislative Council by-election, 2017: Pembroke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jo Siejka | 6,846 | 32.2 | +32.2 |
| | Liberal | James Walker | 5,468 | 25.8 | −25.3 |
| | Independent | Doug Chipman | 4,212 | 19.9 | +19.9 |
| | Greens | Bill Harvey | 1,977 | 9.3 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | Richard James | 1,563 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Carlo Di Falco | 649 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | Hans Willink | 497 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,212 | 96.5 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 772 | 3.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,984 | 84.3 | −1.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jo Siejka | 11,862 | 57.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | James Walker | 8,786 | 42.6 | N/A |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

#### 2013

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2013: Pembroke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vanessa Goodwin | 10,469 | 51.1 | +12.6 |
| | Independent | Allison Ritchie | 7,370 | 36.0 | +36.0 |
| | Greens | Wendy Heatley | 2,124 | 12.9 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,486 | 96.4 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 774 | 3.6 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,260 | 86.0 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

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

Pembroke state by-election, 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vanessa Goodwin | 7,812 | 38.55 | +38.55 |
| | Greens | Wendy Heatley | 2,604 | 12.85 | –0.56 |
| | Independent | Richard James | 2,285 | 11.28 | –7.10 |
| | Independent Labor | Honey Bacon | 2,110 | 10.41 | +10.41 |
| | Independent | John Peers | 1,942 | 9.58 | +0.32 |
| | Independent Labor | James Crotty | 1,783 | 8.80 | +8.80 |
| | Independent | Peter Cooper | 1,510 | 7.45 | +7.45 |
| | Independent | Kit (Sharon) Soo | 219 | 1.08 | +1.08 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,265 | 96.48 | –0.26 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 740 | 3.52 | +0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,005 | 85.05 | –2.47 |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | Liberal | Vanessa Goodwin | 10,143 | 51.05 | |
| | Independent | Richard James | 5,510 | 27.73 | |
| | Greens | Wendy Heatley | 4,215 | 21.22 | |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

#### 2007

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2007: Pembroke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Allison Ritchie | 8,513 | 42.87 | -14.22 |
| | Independent | Richard James | 3,650 | 18.38 | +18.38 |
| | Greens | Neil Smith | 2,662 | 13.41 | +13.41 |
| | Independent | Marti Zucco | 2,332 | 11.74 | +11.74 |
| | Independent | John Peers | 1,839 | 9.26 | +9.26 |
| | Independent | David Jackson | 860 | 4.33 | +4.33 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,856 | 96.74 | +0.09 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 669 | 3.26 | −0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,525 | 87.52 | −1.55 |
| After distribution of preferences from three excluded candidates ||||||
| | Labor | Allison Ritchie | 10,161 | 51.46 | |
| | Independent | Richard James | 6,156 | 31.18 | |
| | Greens | Neil Smith | 3,428 | 17.36 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |