ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1986 ==================================================================== BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations 28 April, polling 24 May 1986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 16,532 Votes cast: 14,069 85.1 Informal votes: 486 03.5 Formal votes: 13,583 96.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug LOWE 9,879 72.7 Kenneth F Lowrie * 3,704 27.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,583 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lowe was Labor MHA for Franklin 1969-86. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth Francis Lowrie (1926-2012): Elected 1968, 1974, 1980. Defeated 1986 Died 19 April 2012 > Douglas Ackley Lowe (born 1942): Elected 1969, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982. Resigned 1986. Elected 1986 Lowe retired at the 1992 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUON ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Peter Hodgman -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 17 March, polling 12 April 1986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 17,373 Votes cast: 15,232 87.7 Informal votes: 477 03.1 Formal votes: 14,755 96.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Abbott 1,325 09.0 Nigel Abbott 1,785 12.1 Michael Brown 649 04.4 Vivian Elliston 499 03.4 Kelvin Green 470 03.2 Patsy Harmsen 2,235 15.1 Philip Hickey 681 04.6 Athol Meyer 2,255 15.3 Russell Newell 1,570 10.6 Michael O'Neill 650 04.4 Philip Osborne 436 03.0 Ivan Peterson 942 06.4 Paul Picone 901 06.1 John Thomson 112 00.8 Ted Vickers 245 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thomson's 112 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- I Abbott 7 07.3 1,332 09.0 N Abbott 14 12.5 1,799 12.2 Brown 5 04.5 654 04.4 Elliston 3 02.7 502 03.4 Green 2 01.8 472 03.2 Harmsen 41 36.6 2,276 15.4 Hickey 3 02.7 684 04.6 Meyer 6 05.4 2,261 15.3 Newell 1 00.9 1,571 10.6 O'Neill 5 04.5 655 04.4 Osborne 5 04.5 441 03.0 Peterson 5 04.5 947 06.4 Picone 13 11.6 914 06.2 Vickers 2 01.8 247 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 112 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Vickers's 247 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- I Abbott 32 13.0 1,364 09.2 N Abbott 27 10.9 1,826 12.4 Brown 11 04.5 665 04.5 Elliston 7 02.8 509 03.4 Green 4 01.6 472 03.2 Harmsen 22 08.9 2,298 15.6 Hickey 15 06.1 699 04.7 Meyer 32 13.0 2,293 15.5 Newell 38 15.5 1,609 10.9 O'Neill 11 04.5 666 04.5 Osborne 14 05.7 455 03.1 Peterson 15 06.1 962 06.5 Picone 19 07.7 933 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 247 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Osborne's 455 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- I Abbott 59 13.2 1,423 09.6 N Abbott 59 13.2 1,885 12.8 Brown 20 04.5 685 04.6 Elliston 31 06.9 540 03.7 Green 14 03.1 490 03.3 Harmsen 44 09.8 2,342 15.9 Hickey 12 02.7 711 04.8 Meyer 32 07,2 2,325 15.8 Newell 41 09.2 1,650 11.2 O'Neill 21 04.7 687 04.7 Peterson 62 13.9 1,024 06.9 Picone 52 11.6 985 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 447 14,747 Exhausted 8 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Green's 490 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- I Abbott 47 09.6 1,470 10.0 N Abbott 45 09.2 1,930 13.1 Brown 18 03.7 703 04.8 Elliston 27 05.5 567 03.8 Harmsen 38 07.8 2,380 16.1 Hickey 51 10.4 762 05.2 Meyer 52 10.6 2,377 16.1 Newell 95 19.4 1,745 11.8 O'Neill 26 05.3 713 04.8 Peterson 41 08.4 1,065 07.2 Picone 50 10.2 1,035 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 490 14,747 Exhausted - 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 490 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Elliston's 567 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- I Abbott 46 08.3 1,516 10.3 N Abbott 91 16.5 2,021 13.7 Brown 34 06.1 737 05.0 Harmsen 56 10.1 2,436 16.5 Hickey 32 05.8 794 05.4 Meyer 67 12.1 2,444 16.6 Newell 89 16.1 1,834 12.4 O'Neill 35 06.3 748 05.1 Peterson 66 11.9 1,131 07.7 Picone 37 06.7 1,072 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 553 14,733 Exhausted 14 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 567 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Brown's 737 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- I Abbott 51 07.3 1,567 10.7 N Abbott 68 09.7 2,089 13.7 Harmsen 109 15.6 2,545 17.3 Hickey 74 10.6 868 05.9 Meyer 131 18.7 2,575 17.5 Newell 100 14.3 1,934 13.2 O'Neill 52 07.4 800 05.4 Peterson 47 06.7 1,178 08.0 Picone 68 09.7 1,140 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 700 14,696 Exhausted 37 59 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 737 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: O'Neill's 800 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- I Abbott 49 06.5 1,616 11.0 N Abbott 66 08.7 2,155 14.7 Harmsen 37 04.9 2,582 17.6 Hickey 103 13.6 971 06.6 Meyer 141 18.6 2,716 18.5 Newell 162 21.4 2,096 14.3 Peterson 108 14.4 1,286 08.8 Picone 92 12.1 1,232 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 758 14,654 Exhausted 42 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 800 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Hickey's 971 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- I Abbott 107 12.8 1,723 11.9 N Abbott 90 10.7 2,245 15.5 Harmsen 56 06.7 2,638 18.2 Meyer 217 25.9 2,933 20.2 Newell 176 21.0 2,272 15.6 Peterson 63 07.5 1,349 09.3 Picone 129 15.4 1,361 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 838 14,521 Exhausted 133 234 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 971 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Peterson's 1,349 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- I Abbott 193 17.2 1,916 13.4 N Abbott 263 23.4 2,508 17.5 Harmsen 88 07.8 2,726 19.1 Meyer 165 14.7 3,098 21.7 Newell 257 22.9 2,529 17.7 Picone 156 13.9 1,517 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,122 14,294 Exhausted 227 461 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,349 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Picone's 1,517 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- I Abbott 180 15.8 2,096 15.1 N Abbott 254 22.3 2,762 19.9 Harmsen 192 16.9 2,918 21.0 Meyer 262 23.0 3,360 24.1 Newell 249 21.9 2,778 20.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,137 13,914 Exhausted 380 841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,517 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: I Abbott's 2,096 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- N Abbott 609 39.5 3,371 25.2 Harmsen 206 13.4 3,124 23.4 Meyer 290 18.8 3,650 27.3 Newell 435 28.2 3,213 24.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,540 13,358 Exhausted 556 1,397 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,096 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th count: Harmsen's 3,124 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- N Abbott 518 33.7 3,889 33.0 Meyer 710 46.2 4,360 37.0 Newell 310 20.2 3,523 29.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,538 11,772 Exhausted 1,586 2,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,124 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14th count: Newell's 3,523 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- N Abbott 759 47.2 4,648 47.2 MAYER 848 52.8 5,208 52.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,607 9,856 Exhausted 1,916 4,899 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,523 14,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Athol Yardley Meyer (1940-98): Elected 1986 by Born: 28 November 1940, New Zealand -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACQUARIE ==================================================================== Nominations 28 April, polling 24 May 1986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 11,504 Votes cast: 9,224 80.2 Informal votes: 366 04.0 Formal votes: 8,858 96.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyndon Mohr 936 10.6 George A SHAW * 7,922 89.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,858 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Arthur Shaw (born 1932): Elected 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWDEGATE ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Brian Miller -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 17 March, polling 12 April 1986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 15,714 Votes cast: 11,572 84.4 Informal votes: 381 03.3 Formal votes: 11,191 97.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Les Batchelor 1,236 11.0 Ross Ginn 1,700 15.2 Tony Haigh 1,671 14.9 Gabriel Haros 649 05.8 Carmel Holmes 2,156 19.3 William Judd 866 07.7 Lee Smith 462 04.1 Christopher Webster 1,938 17.3 Mary Willey 513 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,191 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Haros was Liberal MHA for Denison 1980-86. 2. Holmes was Liberal MHA for Denison 1984-86. 3. Willey was Labor MHA for Bass 1979-82. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Smith's 462 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batchelor 51 11.0 1,287 11.5 Ginn 62 13.4 1,736 15.5 Haigh 61 13.2 1,732 15.5 Haros 38 08.2 687 06.1 Holmes 89 19.3 2,245 20.1 Judd 32 06.9 898 08.0 Webster 68 14.7 2,006 17.9 Willey 61 13.2 574 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 462 11,191 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Willey's 574 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batchelor 70 12.2 1,357 12.1 Ginn 92 16.0 1,854 16.6 Haigh 111 19.3 1,843 16.5 Haros 30 06.6 717 06.4 Holmes 91 15.9 2,336 20.9 Judd 68 11.8 966 08.6 Webster 112 19.5 2,118 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 574 11,191 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Haros's 717 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batchelor 55 07.8 1,412 12.6 Ginn 115 16.2 1,969 17.6 Haigh 162 22.8 2,005 17.9 Holmes 250 35.3 2,586 23.1 Judd 59 08.3 1,025 09.2 Webster 68 09.6 2,186 19.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 709 11,183 Exhausted 8 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 717 11,191 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Judd's 1,025 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batchelor 187 19.1 1,599 14.4 Ginn 237 24.2 2,206 19.8 Haigh 180 18.3 2,185 19.6 Holmes 209 21.3 2,795 25.1 Webster 168 17.1 2,354 21.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 981 11,139 Exhausted 44 52 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,025 11,191 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Batchelor's 1,599 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ginn 468 32.1 2,674 24.3 Haigh 367 25.1 2,552 23.2 Holmes 363 24.9 3,158 28.7 Webster 262 17.9 2,616 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,460 11,000 Exhausted 139 191 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,599 11,191 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Haigh's 2,552 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ginn 923 41.8 3,597 33.7 Holmes 848 38.4 4,006 37.6 Webster 439 19.9 3,055 28.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 2,210 10,658 Exhausted 342 533 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,552 11,191 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Webster's 3,055 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GINN 1,294 60.4 4,891 50.2 Holmes 848 39.6 4,854 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 2,142 9,745 Exhausted 913 1,446 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,055 11,191 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Winnington Ginn (born 1942): Elected 1986 by Born: 6 November 1942, Hobart -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH ESK ==================================================================== Nominations 28 April, polling 24 May 1986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,953 Total votes cast: 10,956 84.6 Informal votes: 547 05.0 Formal votes: 10,409 95.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard ARCHER * 5,289 50.8 Len Fulton 5,120 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,409 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Clive Archer (1927-2009): Elected 1980, 1986 Archer retired at the 1992 election. Died 18 December 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------