Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive

Australian federal election, 2022
Senate election, Tasmania

(See NSW / Vic / Qld / WA / SA / ACT / NT)

Senators up for election in 2022:

  • Senator Hon Eric Abetz (Liberal)
  • Senator Wendy Askew (Liberal)
  • Senator Hon Jonathon Duniam (Liberal)
  • Senator Helen Polley (Labor)
  • Senator Anne Urquhart (Labor)
  • Senator Peter Whish-Wilson (Greens)
  • Senators serving until 2025:

  • Senator Catryna Bilyk (Labor)
  • Senator Carol Brown (Labor)
  • Senator Claire Chandler (Liberal)
  • Senator Hon Richard Colbeck (Liberal)
  • Senator Jacquie Lambie (Jacquie Lambie Network)
  • Senator Nick McKim (Greens)
  • Comment:

    At the 2019 election the Liberals polled 2.20 quotas, while Labor polled 2.14. This will ensure that both the Liberals and Labor win two seats. The Greens polled 0.88 quotas, which should be enough to get Peter Whish-Wilson re-elected. Jacquie Lambie polled 0.62 quotas, but it's most unlikely that she can transfer her personal vote to another candidate. So the sixth seat will go either to the Liberals (more likely) or to Labor (less likely). The possibility that the Liberals will only win two seats set off a preselection tussle between Eric Abetz (who is 63 and has been a Senator since 1994), and his former staffer Jonathon Duniam (who is 38 and was recently promoted to assistant minister). In May, Duniam won the top spot. Since Senator Wendy Askew is assured of the second spot, Abetz was relegated to the risky third spot.

    Candidates in ballot-paper order:

    Group A: Sustainable Australia
    Dr Todd Dudley Daria Lockwood

    Todd Dudley website

    Group B: Pauline Hanson's One Nation
    Steve Mav Norelle Button

    Steve Mav website

    Group C: Animal Justice Party
    Ivan Davis Virginia Thomas-Wurth

    Ivan Davis website

    Group D: Australian Labor Party
    Senator Anne Urquhart Senator Helen Polley Kate Rainbird Daniel Hulme
    Wayne Roberts Chris Gourlay

    Senator Anne Urquhart website
    Senator Helen Polley website
    Kate Rainbird website
    Daniel Hulme website

    Group E: Legalise Cannabis Australia
    Matt Owen Oliver Fitzgibbon

    Matt Owen website

    Group F: Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
    Ray Williams Carlo Di Falco Brenton Jones

    Ray Williams website

    Group G: Australian Federation Party
    Ray Broomhall Justin Stringer

    Ray Broomhall website

    Group H: Local Party
    Leanne Minshull Linda Poulton Lara Van Raay

    Leanne Minshull website

    Group I: Australian Greens
    Senator Peter Whish-Wilson Vanessa Bleyer Tabatha Badger

    Senator Peter Whish-Wilson website
    Vanessa Bleyer website
    Tabatha Badger website

    Group J: Liberal Democrats
    Topher Field Chris Croft

    Topher Field website

    Group K: United Australia Party
    Diana Adams Alan Hennessy

    Diana Adams website
    Alan Hennessy website

    Group L: Liberal Party
    Senator Hon Jonathon Duniam Senator Wendy Askew Senator Hon Eric Abetz

    Senator Hon Jonathon Duniam website
    Senator Wendy Askew website
    Senator Hon Eric Abetz website

    Group M: Jacquie Lambie Network
    Tammi Tyrell Sarah Groat Tom Lambie

    Tammi Tyrell website

    Group N: Informed Medical Options
    Lynne Kershaw Matthew Pickering

    Lynne Kershaw website

    Ungrouped
    Steve Crothers Fenella Edwards

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