Electoral division of Windermere

This article is about the electoral division in Tasmania. For the electoral division in Cumbria, see Westmorland and Furness Council.

The electoral division of Windermere is one of the 15 electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division is located on the East side of the Tamar River. It is named after the town of Windermere which is located along the banks of the river between Launceston and George Town.

Windermere Tasmania—Legislative Council
Map showing the electoral division of Windermere, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1]
State	Tasmania
Created	1999
MP	Nick Duigan
Party	Liberal
Electors	27,342 (2021)
Area	2,047 km2 (790.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Federal electorate(s)	Bass
Coordinates	41.275°S 147.216°E / -41.275; 147.216
Electorates around Windermere: Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait Rosevears Windermere McIntyre Launceston McIntyre McIntyre

Within the electorate are the towns of George Town, Low Head, Windermere, Dilston, Relbia, Hillwood and Bell Bay. The Launceston suburbs of Rocherlea, Newnham, Mowbray, Mayfield, Ravenswood, St Leonards, Elphin and Waverley.

The voting population in keeping with other divisional boundaries is approximately 26,000 voters. The current sitting member is Liberal Nick Duigan. The boundaries of Windermere were determined by a redistribution which occurred in 2017.

Members

Further information: Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Member		Party	Period
	Silvia Smith	Independent	1999–2003
	Ivan Dean	Independent	2003–2021
	Nick Duigan	Liberal	2021–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Windermere

This section is an excerpt from 2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Windermere Results.[edit]

2021 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Windermere^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nick Duigan	8,048	37.83	+37.83
	Labor	Geoff Lyons	5,746	27.01	−1.52
	Independent	Will Smith	4,521	21.25	+21.25
	Independent	Rob Soward	2,071	9.73	+9.73
	Independent	Vivienne Gale	890	4.18	+4.18
Total formal votes			21,276	95.15	+0.44
Informal votes			1,084	4.85	−0.44
Turnout			22,360	81.78	+3.17
Registered electors			27,342
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nick Duigan	11,400	54.14	+54.14
	Labor	Geoff Lyons	9,658	45.86	+1.56
	Liberal gain from Independent

See also

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• Politics portal

• Tasmanian House of Assembly