Electoral division of Nelson (Tasmania)

Nelson is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999.

Nelson Tasmania—Legislative Council
Map showing the electoral division of Nelson, as of the 2017 periodic review.
State	Tasmania
Created	1999
MP	Meg Webb
Party	Independent
Electors	24,086 (2019)
Area	75 km2 (29.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan
Coordinates	42.954°S 147.295°E / -42.954; 147.295

Nelson is in Hobart.

Election results

2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Nelson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nic Street	4,567	23.69	+23.69
	Independent	Vica Bayley	3,069	15.92	+15.92
	Independent	Meg Webb	2,662	13.81	+13.81
	Independent	Madeleine Ogilvie	2,420	12.55	+12.55
	Greens	Deborah Brewer	2,147	11.14	−14.36
	Independent	Blair Brownless	1,223	6.34	+6.34
	Independent	John (Polly) Farmer	1,168	6.06	+6.06
	Independent	Richard Griggs	960	4.98	+4.98
	Independent	Robert Manning	669	3.47	+3.47
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Lorraine Bennett	394	2.04	+2.04
Total formal votes			19,279	97.24	+0.79
Informal votes			547	2.76	−0.79
Turnout			19,826	82.31	+0.44
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Meg Webb	10,648	59.26	N/A
	Liberal	Nic Street	7,320	40.74	N/A
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Electoral Division Of Nelson (Tasmania) Media

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  Locator map of Nelson TLC electorate 2017 with inset