# 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

A by-election for the seat of Huon was also held with the periodic elections, following the resignation of incumbent MLC Bastian Seidel.
Willie was elected as a member of the Labor Party in 2020. However, on 23 August 2021 he announced he had resigned from Labor to sit as an independent, and would resign from parliament in 2022.

### Candidates

| Party | Candidate | Background |
| Labor | Toby Thorpe | 2021 Tasmanian Young Australian of the Year |
| Independent | Dean Harriss | Son of former Huon MLC Paul Harriss |
| Liberal | Aldo Antolli | CEO of Pathways Tasmania |
| Greens | Gideon Cordover | Kingborough councillor since 2019 |
| Local | Pat Caplice | Anti-pokies campaigner |

### Huon results

2022 Huon state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Toby Thorpe | 5,648 | 25.05 | −6.24 |
| | 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 | +3.32 |
| | 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 | +52.55 |
| | Labor | Toby Thorpe | 10,693 | 47.45 | −9.86 |
| | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |