Electoral division of Elwick

Elwick
Tasmania—Legislative Council
Elwick; Tasmania—Legislative Council
	Map showing the electoral division of Elwick, as of the 2017 periodic review.
State	Tasmania
Created	1999
MP	Bec Thomas
Party	Independent
Electors	24,010 (January 2019)
Area	98 km2 (37.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner-metropolitan
Federal electorate(s)	Clark
Coordinates	42.853°S 147.218°E
	Electorates around Elwick:

The electoral division of Elwick is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers most of the municipality of Glenorchy.

Quick Facts Elwick Tasmania—Legislative Council, State ...

The total area of the division is 98.37 square kilometres (37.98 sq mi).^[2]

As of 31 January 2019, there were 24,010 enrolled voters in the division.^[3]

Member	Party	Term	Notes
David Crean (b. 1950)	Labor	31 July 1999 – 2 May 2004	Retired due to kidney condition^[4]
Terry Martin (b. 1957)	Labor	2 May 2004 – 2007	Charged in 2009 with having sex with a 12-year-old girl. Did not seek re-election; convicted in 2011
Terry Martin (b. 1957)	Independent	2007 – 1 May 2010
Adriana Taylor (b. 1946)	Independent	1 May 2010 – 7 May 2016	Former mayor of Glenorchy. Lost re-election
Josh Willie (b. 1984)	Labor	7 May 2016 – 27 February 2024	Resigned to contest 2024 state election. Currently MHA for Clark
Bec Thomas	Independent	4 May 2024 – present	Former mayor of Glenorchy. Incumbent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bec Thomas	6,208	33.93	+33.93
	Labor	Tessa McLaughlin	5,194	28.39	–24.15
	Greens	Janet Shelley	3,476	19.00	–2.06
	Independent	Fabiano Cangelosi	3,417	18.66	+18.66
Total formal votes			18,295	95.73	–0.63
Informal votes			816	4.27	+0.63
Turnout			19,111	80.74	+2.71
Registered electors			23,669
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Bec Thomas	9,758	53.34	+53.34
	Labor	Tessa McLaughlin	8,537	46.66	–5.88
	Independent gain from Labor

Members for Elwick