The 2022 Tasmanian local elections were held in October 2022 to elect the councils of the 29 local government areas (LGAs) in Tasmania, Australia. Mayoral and deputy mayoral elections were also held.
For the first time in Tasmanian local elections, voting was compulsory. Polls opened on 3 October and closed at 2pm on Tuesday, 25 October.
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. Mayors and deputy mayors are elected using preferential voting, which is used for Tasmanian Legislative Council elections.
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.
Elections timeline 5 September – Candidate nominations open 19 September – Candidate nominations close 3 October – Voting opens 25 October – Voting closes 26 October – Counting begins
Party changes before elections A number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2022 elections. Council Councillor Former party New party Date Huon Valley Bec Enders Independent Liberal 28 March 2022
Campaign A number of local tickets were formed to contest elections. In Hobart, Our Hobart and Your Hobart Independents (YHI) were formed, with councillors Mike Dutta, Anna Reynolds and Zelinda Sherlock joining the YHI ticket. In Kingborough, three independents stood as Kingborough Thrives candidates.
Former Liberal Democrats NSW senator Duncan Spender stood in Hobart as a deputy mayoral and council candidate.
Four mayoral elections, along with one deputy mayoral election, were uncontested, as well as the entire King Island council election.
Results
Mayoral elections Mayors in italics did not recontest their positions. Council Before Result after preference distributionMayorPartyPartyCandidate%ResultBreak O'Day Mick Tucker Independent IndependentMick Tucker51.35 Independent hold Independent Janet Drummond 33.50Brighton Tony Foster Independent Ind. LiberalLeigh Gray52.07 Independent Liberal gain Independent Phil Owen 27.23Burnie Alvwyn Boyd Independent IndependentTeeny Brumby57.36 Independent gain Ind. Labor Chris Lynch 42.64Central Coast Jan Bonde Independent IndependentCheryl Fuller54.51 Independent gain Ind. Liberal Garry Carpenter 45.49Central Highlands Loueen Triffitt Independent IndependentLoueen TriffittN/A Independent hold Elected unopposedCircular Head Darryl Quilliam Independent IndependentGerard Blizzard57.26 Independent gain Ind. Liberal John Oldaker 42.74Clarence Doug Chipman Independent Better ClarenceBrendan Blomeley50.81 Better Clarence gain Independent Tony Mulder 49.19Derwent Valley Michelle Dracoulis Ind. Labor Ind. LaborMichelle Dracoulis59.16 Ind. Labor hold Ind. Liberal Peter Binny 21.55Devonport Annette Rockliff Independent IndependentAlison Jarman55.04 Independent gain National Steve Martin 44.96DorsetGreg HowardInd. Liberal Ind. LiberalGreg Howard50.98 Independent Liberal hold Independent Beth Donoghue 49.02Flinders David Williams Independent IndependentRachel Summers66.81 Independent gain Independent Peter Rhodes 33.19George Town Greg Kieser Ind. Liberal Ind. LiberalGreg Kieser57.42 Independent Liberal hold Independent Tim Harris 42.58Glamorgan-Spring Bay Debby Wisby Independent Independent SFFCheryl Arnol61.96 Independent SFF gain Independent Robert Forbes Young 38.04Glenorchy Bec Thomas Independent IndependentBec Thomas61.96 Independent hold Independent Kelly Sims 21.13Hobart Anna Reynolds Your Hobart Independents Your Hobart IndependentsAnna Reynolds53.41 Your Hobart Independents hold Independent John Kelly 46.59Huon Valley Sally Doyle Independent IndependentSally Doyle55.74 Independent hold Greens Paul Gibson 44.26Kentish Tim Wilson Independent IndependentKate HaberleN/A Independent gain Elected unopposedKing Island Julie Arnold Independent IndependentMarcus Blackie61.45 Independent gain Independent Ian Allan 38.55Kingborough Paula Wriedt Independent IndependentPaula Wriedt61.39 Independent hold Independent Mark Richardson 38.61Latrobe Peter Freshney Independent IndependentPeter FreshneyN/A Independent hold Elected unopposedLaunceston Albert Van Zetten Independent IndependentDanny Gibson59.25 Independent gain Independent Tim Walker 40.75Meander Valley Wayne Johnston Independent IndependentWayne Johnston51.50 Independent hold Ind. Labor Ben Dudman 20.57Northern Midlands Mary Knowles Independent IndependentMary Knowles56.35 Independent hold Independent Andrew McCullagh 43.65Sorell Kerry Vincent Independent IndependentKerry Vincent66.45 Independent hold Independent Marisol Miro Quesada Le Roux 33.55Southern Midlands Alex Green Independent Ind. LaborEdwin BattN/A Independent Labor gain Elected unopposedTasman Kelly Spaulding Independent IndependentRod Macdonald53.80 Independent gain Independent Kelly Spaulding 46.20Waratah-Wynyard Robert Walsh Independent IndependentMary Duniam54.85 Independent gain Independent Kevin Hyland 45.15West Coast Phil Vickers Independent IndependentShane Pitt51.74 Independent gain Independent Lindsay Newman 31.45West Tamar Christina Holmdahl Independent IndependentChristina Holmdahl51.86 Independent hold Independent Rick Shegog 48.14
Deputy mayoral elections Deputy mayors in italics did not recontest their positions. Council Before Result after preference distributionDeputy MayorPartyPartyCandidate%ResultBreak O'Day John McGiveron Independent IndependentKristi Chapple55.90 Independent gain Independent Barry LeFevre 44.10Brighton Barbara Curran Independent IndependentBarbara Curran65.19 Independent hold Ind. Labor Aaron De La Torre 34.81Burnie Teeny Brumby Independent IndependentTeeny Brumby53.11 Independent hold Independent David Pease 46.89Central Coast Garry Carpenter Independent Liberal IndependentJohn Beswick50.16 Independent gain Independent Casey Hiscutt 49.84Central Highlands Jim Allwright Independent IndependentJim Allwright67.36 Independent hold Independent Robert Cassidy 32.64Circular Head Norman Berechree Independent IndependentAnnette Dawes51.11 Independent gain Independent Ashley Popowski 30.28Clarence Heather Chong Ind. Labor IndependentAllison Ritchie54.00 Independent gain Independent Wendy Kennedy 46.00Derwent ValleyJessica Cosgrove Independent IndependentLuke Browning55.70 Independent gain Independent Jessica Cosgrove 44.30Devonport Alison Jarman Independent Ind. LiberalStacey Sheehan51.81 Independent Liberal gain Independent Gerard Enniss 48.19DorsetDale JessupIndependent IndependentDale Jessup58.75 Independent hold Independent Leonie Stein 41.25Flinders Rachel Summers Independent IndependentVanessa Grace69.65 Independent gain Independent Ken Stockton 30.35George Town Tim Harris Independent IndependentGreg Dawson51.47 Independent gain Independent Jason Orr 24.61Glamorgan-Spring Bay Jenny Woods Independent IndependentMichael Symons51.47 Independent gain Independent Rob Churchill 33.16Glenorchy Steven King Independent IndependentSue Hickey56.92 Independent gain Independent Jan Dunsby 43.08Hobart Helen Burnet Greens GreensHelen Burnet61.13 Greens hold Ind. Liberal Simon Behrakis 38.87Huon Valley Sue Clark Independent Ind. LaborToby Thorpe59.41 Independent Labor gain Independent David O'Neill 40.59Kentish Don Thwaites Independent IndependentPenny Lane50.84 Independent gain Independent Phillip Richards 31.96King Island Vernon Philbey Independent IndependentVernon Philbey61.22 Independent hold Independent Duncan McFie 19.44Kingborough Jo Westwood Independent Kingborough ThrivesClare Glade-Wright58.25Kingborough Thrives gain Ind. Liberal Aldo Antolli 41.75Latrobe Graeme Brown Independent IndependentVonette Mead50.82 Independent gain Independent Graeme Brown 49.18Launceston Danny Gibson Independent IndependentMatthew Garwood53.58 Independent gain Independent Hugh McKenzie 46.42Meander Valley Michael Kelly Independent Ind. LiberalStephanie Cameron53.16 Independent Liberal gain Independent Lochie Dornauf 46.84Northern Midlands Richard Goss Independent Ind. LaborJanet Lambert54.82 Independent Labor gain Independent Richard Goss 45.18Sorell Natham Reynolds Independent IndependentCharles Wooley50.63 Independent gain Independent Natham Reynolds 27.91Southern Midlands David Laugher Independent IndependentKaren Dudgeon50.32 Independent gain Independent Rowena McDougall 24.98Tasman Maria Stacey Independent IndependentMaria StaceyN/A Independent hold Elected unopposedWaratah-Wynyard Mary Duniam Independent IndependentCelisa Edwards61.15 Independent gain Independent Andrea Courtney 31.08West Coast Shane Pitt Independent IndependentRobert Butterfield61.86 Independent gain Independent Kerry Graham 38.14West Tamar Joy Allen Independent Ind. LaborJess Greene51.06 Ind. Labor gain Independent Joy Allen 48.94
Aftermath Former Nationals senator Steve Martin was elected as a councillor in Devonport, giving the party an elected representative for the first time since he lost re-election at the 2019 federal election.
Mary Duniam, the mother of Liberal senator Jonathon Duniam, became the first female mayor of Waratah-Wynyard.
Launceston mayor Danny Gibson resigned in May 2023, just months after being elected, following "vile attacks, stemming from media reports".
By-elections and countbacks The Tasmanian Electoral Commission has held a number of by-elections and countbacks to fill vacancies on councils since the 2022 elections.
Mayoral by-elections Council Before Change Result after preference distributionMayorPartyCauseDateDatePartyCandidate%LauncestonDanny GibsonIndependentResignation15 May 202312 July 2023 Independent Matthew Garwood57.71 Independent Andrea Dawkins 42.29SorellKerry VincentIndependentElected to Tasmanian Legislative Council for Prosser9 May 202421 June 2024 Independent Janet Gatehouse53.97 Independent Melinda Reed 46.03GlenorchyBec ThomasIndependentElected to Tasmanian Legislative Council for Elwick9 May 202422 June 2024 Independent Sue Hickey 55.39 Independent Russell Yaxley 44.61DorsetGreg HowardIndependentResignation23 January 20251 April 2025 Independent Rhys Beattie 57.10 Independent Robin Phillip Thompson 42.90
Councillor by-elections Council Before Change Result after preference distributionCouncillorPartyCauseDateDatePartyCandidate%King IslandN/AN/AOnly eight out of nine vacancies filled at election3 October 202227 October 2022 Independent Anna Hely64.36 Independent Philip Noble 15.86King IslandSarina LaidlerIndependentAbsent from 3 consecutive council meetings12 January 202424 January 2024 Independent Sarina LaidlerN/A Elected unopposedSorellKerry VincentIndependentElected to Tasmanian Legislative Council for Prosser9 May 202421 June 2024 Independent Michael Larkins 51.22 Independent Kristian Horvath 48.78GlenorchyBec ThomasIndependentElected to Tasmanian Legislative Council for Elwick9 May 202422 June 2024 Independent Justin Stringer 53.50 Greens Nina Hamasaki 46.50King IslandDuncan McFieIndependentResignation22 August 20243 October 2024 IndependentRowan Cooke58.77 Independent Stefan Hollander 41.23Tasman Jim SharmanIndependentResignation27 November 202414 February 2025 IndependentSteve McQueeney59.02 Independent Vince Isbister 40.98Dorset Greg HowardIndependentResignation23 January 20251 April 2025 IndependentRhys Beattie58.88 Independent Robin Phillip Thompson 41.12
Countbacks