2014 Tasmanian local elections
14–28 October 2014
Turnout<55%
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
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ALP
Leader N/A Will Hodgman Bryan Green
Party Independents Liberal Labor
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
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 Lambie 2017
Leader Kim Booth Jacqui Lambie
Party Greens Palmer United
Last election Did not exist
Seats before 1
Seats won 0 seats
Seat change Decrease 1

The 2014 Tasmanian local elections were held in October 2014 to elect the councils of the 29 local government areas (LGAs) in Tasmania, Australia. Councils also held mayoral and deputy mayoral elections.[1]

Beginning at these elections, terms for elected councillors doubled from two years to four years. Additionally, mayoral candidates no longer needed to have council experience.[2]

Electoral system

Councillor elections are conducted using a slightly modified version of the Hare-Clark electoral system, which is also used for Tasmanian House of Assembly elections.[1] Mayors and deputy mayors are elected using preferential voting, which is used for Tasmanian Legislative Council elections.[1]

The Robson Rotation is used to rotate the order in which candidate names appear on ballot papers. All voting in Tasmanian local elections is conducted by post.[1]

Elections timeline

  • 13 September – Candidate nominations open
  • 29 September – Candidate nominations close
  • 14 October – Voting opens
  • 28 October – Voting closes

Party changes before elections

A number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2014 elections.

CouncilCouncillorFormer partyNew partyDate
Waratah-Wynyard Kevin Deakin   Independent   Palmer United 7 July 2013
Hobart Marti Zucco   Independent   Palmer United 7 July 2013
Hobart Marti Zucco   Palmer United   Independent 4 December 2013

Results

Votes

Party Votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Independents
  Labor
  Liberal
  Greens
  Independent Liberal
  Independent Labor
  Hobart's Home Team
  Palmer United 0 Steady
 Total 100.0 254
 Informal votes
 Turnout <55%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Elections 2014". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  2. ↑ "Tasmania's local government candidates make last ditch effort to win over voters". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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