Electoral results for the Division of Launceston

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Launceston in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections since 2008, when it was reconstituted.

Members

Fifth incarnation (2008–present)
Member		Party	Period
	Don Wing	Independent	2008–2011
	Rosemary Armitage	Independent	2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Launceston^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rosemary Armitage	15,548	78.23	+43.24
	Greens	Cecily Rosol	4,327	21.77	+14.45
Total formal votes			19,875	95.12	−1.23
Informal votes			1,020	4.88	+1.23
Turnout			20,895	82.39	-1.83
Registered electors			25,361
	Independent hold

Elections in the 2010s

2017

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2017: Launceston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rosemary Armitage	6,891	34.99	+3.26
	Independent	Neroli Ellis	5,938	30.15	+30.15
	Labor	Brian Roe	2,819	14.31	−5.42
	Independent	Mark Tapsell	1,654	8.40	+8.40
	Greens	Emma Anglesey	1,441	7.32	+7.32
	Shooters and Fishers	Matthew Allen	952	4.83	+4.83
Total formal votes			19,695	96.35	−0.29
Informal votes			746	3.65	+0.29
Turnout			20,441	84.22	−6.87
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Rosemary Armitage	10,151	52.16	−4.01
	Independent	Neroli Ellis	9,312	47.84	+47.84
	Independent hold		Swing	n/a

2011

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2011: Launceston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sam McQuestin	6,575	34.00	+34.00
	Independent	Rosemary Armitage	6,136	31.73	+31.73
	Labor	Steve Bishop	3,815	19.73	+19.73
	Independent	Lou Clark	2,811	14.54	+14.54
Total formal votes			19,337	96.64	N/A
Informal votes			673	3.36	N/A
Turnout			20,010	84.47	N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Rosemary Armitage	10,861	56.17	+56.17
	Liberal	Sam McQuestin	8,476	43.83	+43.83
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

References

^ "2023 Legislative Council elections results – Launceston". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "Division of Launceston". 2011 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.

[2023_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council_periodic_election_tec-launceston-1] "2023 Legislative Council elections results – Launceston". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[2] "Division of Launceston". 2011 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.

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