Electoral division of Rumney

Rumney
Tasmania—Legislative Council
Rumney; Tasmania—Legislative Council
	Map showing the electoral division of Rumney, as of the 2017 periodic review.
State	Tasmania
Created	1999
MP	Sarah Lovell
Party	Labor
Namesake	Mount Rumney
Electors	27,606 (May 2023)
Area	434 km2 (167.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan
Federal electorate(s)	Franklin; Lyons
Coordinates	42.830°S 147.439°E
	Electorates around Rumney:

The electoral division of Rumney is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house). The division is located in Southern Tasmania to the east of the division of Pembroke.

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The electorate is named after Mount Rumney in outer Hobart. The division covers an area of 434 km² and includes a number of outer Hobart localities including; Lauderdale, Rokeby, Cambridge, Midway Point and Richmond.^[2] The division is held by Labor member Sarah Lovell.

As of the last election on the 6 May 2023, the division had a total enrolment of 27,606 electors.^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sarah Lovell	11,003	49.97	+16.20
	Liberal	Gregory Brown	5,838	26.51	+26.51
	Independent	Tony Mulder	3,760	17.08	−9.77
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Adrian Pickin	1,417	6.44	−0.70
Total formal votes			22,018	96.81	+0.71
Informal votes			726	3.19	−0.71
Turnout			22,744	82.39
Registered electors			27,606
After distribution of preferences
	Labor	Sarah Lovell	11,453	52.02	−0.24
	Liberal	Gregory Brown	6,221	28.25	+28.25
	Independent	Tony Mulder	4,344	19.73	−8.01
	Labor hold

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