Electoral division of Hobart

The electoral division of Hobart is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was originally created in 1856 when the Council became the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania. The seat was abolished in 1999 and re-created in 2008 after a redistribution saw the former division of Wellington returned to its former name.

Hobart Tasmania—Legislative Council
Map showing the electoral division of Hobart, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1]
State	Tasmania
Dates current	1865–1999, 2008–present
MP	Cassy O'Connor
Party	Greens
Electors	24,007 (January 2019)
Area	62 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner-metropolitan
Federal electorate(s)	Clark
Coordinates	42.895°S 147.278°E / -42.895; 147.278
Electorates around Hobart: Elwick Elwick River Derwent Elwick Huon Hobart River Derwent Huon Nelson Nelson

The total area of the division is 62.29 square kilometres (24.05 sq mi), which covers the Hobart city centre and the suburbs of Battery Point, Dynnyrne, Fern Tree, Glebe, Lenah Valley, Mount Stuart, New Town, North Hobart, Ridgeway, South Hobart, and West Hobart.

As of 31 January 2019, there were 24,007 enrolled electors in the division.^[2]

From 2012 to 2024, the member in the Legislative Council was Independent MLC Rob Valentine, who was the Lord Mayor of Hobart from 1999 to 2011. The last election in the division was in May 2024. Cassy O'Connor was elected.

Members for Hobart

First incarnation

Three members (1856–1946)

Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Edward Bedford	Independent	1856–1859		Thomas Horne	Independent	1856–1860		John Walker	Independent	1856–1859
	William Carter	Independent	1859–1865						James Wilson	Independent	1859–1880
					John Wedge	Independent	1860–1866
	Alfred Kennerley	Independent	1865–1877
					Philip Fysh	Independent	1866–1869
					William Crowther	Independent	1869–1885
	James Agnew	Independent	1877–1881
									Alexander McGregor	Independent	1880–1896
	Thomas Smart	Independent	1881–1886
					William Crosby	Independent	1885–1909
	George Salier	Independent	1886–1892
	Charles Grant	Independent	1892–1901
									Gamaliel Butler	Independent	1896–1914
	William Gibson	Independent	1901–1905
	William Propsting	Independent	1905–1937
					Frank Bond	Independent	1909–1921
									Thomas Murdoch	Independent	1914–1916
									William Williams	Independent	1916–1922
					Thomas Murdoch	Independent	1921–1927
									James Chapman	Independent	1922–1925
									Charles Eady	Independent	1925–1945
					James McKenzie	Independent	1927–1933
					Frank Gaha	Labor	1933–1943
	William Strutt	Independent	1938–1946
					Arthur Tyler	Labor	1943–1945
					Dennis Lonergan	Independent	1945–1946

Single-member (1946–1999)

Member		Party	Term
	John Soundy	Independent	1946–1952
	Phyllis Benjamin	Labor	1952–1976
	Kath Venn	Labor	1976–1982
	Hank Petrusma	Independent	1982–1992
	Jean Moore	Independent	1992–1994
	Doug Parkinson	Labor	1994–1999

Second incarnation (2008–present)

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Doug Parkinson (b. 1945)	Labor	3 May 2008 – 5 May 2012	Former MLC for Wellington. Retired
		Rob Valentine (b. 1950)	Independent	5 May 2012 – 4 May 2024	Former Lord Mayor of Hobart. Retired
		Cassy O'Connor (b. 1967)	Greens	4 May 2024 – present	Former MHA for Clark and former Tasmanian Greens leader. First Greens member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Hobart

This section is an excerpt from 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Hobart results.[edit]

2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election: Hobart^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Cassy O'Connor	7,104	36.86	+36.86
	Independent	John Kelly	4,287	22.24	+22.24
	Labor	John Kamara	3,578	18.57	+18.57
	Independent	Charlie Burton	2,615	13.57	+13.57
	Independent	Stefan Vogel	725	3.76	+3.76
	Independent	Sam Campbell	522	2.71	+2.71
	Independent	Michael Haynes	441	2.29	+2.29
Total formal votes			19,272	97.49	+0.42
Informal votes			497	2.51	–0.42
Turnout			19,769	80.56	+4.14
Registered electors			24,538
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Cassy O'Connor	11,236	59.70	+59.70
	Independent	John Kelly	7,586	40.30	+40.30
	Greens gain from Independent

See also

• Australia portal
• Politics portal

• Electoral division of Wellington
• Tasmanian House of Assembly