Local government elections 2022


Local government election tagline - Make your mark. Vote local.

 Final statewide response rate almost 85%. Media release, Wednesday 26 October (opens in a new tab)
 Polling closed. Media release, Tuesday 25 October (opens in a new tab)

Postal votes returned for the 2022 local government elections

as at 3:00pm Wednesday 26 October 2022  Final

Total votes returned: 348,453
Total enrolment: 410,975
Statewide return rate (final): 84.79%

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Enrolment Council Votes returned % returned
5795Break O'Day501286.49
13668Brighton1113081.43
15124Burnie City1258983.24
17800Central Coast1559887.63
2499Central Highlands213385.35
5694Circular Head479884.26
44703Clarence City3819985.45
8348Derwent Valley693283.04
19828Devonport City1646983.06
5537Dorset481586.96
834Flinders71585.73
5710George Town487985.45
4479Glamorgan-Spring Bay398188.88
33504Glenorchy City2771882.73
38546Hobart City3243384.14
14174Huon Valley1220986.14
5137Kentish443986.41
1179King Island104988.97
28631Kingborough2471486.32
9771Latrobe850787.06
49464Launceston City4071982.32
15967Meander Valley1377986.30
10719Northern Midlands949988.62
13007Sorell1086283.51
4962Southern Midlands425185.67
2705Tasman 228784.55
11094Waratah-Wynyard962786.78
3061West Coast251582.16
19035West Tamar1659587.18


Percentage of returns across the state


Return rate by region of state


Northern councils

Northwest councils

Southern councils



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Previous elections

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