Local government elections 2026 


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Hobart City Council election 2026

Enrolment 37,809

Made up of 9 councillors, including 1 lord mayor and 1 deputy lord mayor.

Candidate names are listed below in alphabetical order, but they will be rotated on ballot papers.

Map of Tasmania with Hobart City municipal area highlighted

Candidates

9 Councillors – 32 candidates

ALDERTON, LeeNew Town
ASHDOWN, TiffanyNorth Hobart
BARI, RifatulWest Hobart
BEHRAKIS, SimonNew Town
BLOOMFIELD, LouiseHobart
BRUMBY, CameronSandy Bay
CAMPBELL, SamHobart
CONNOR, TrevorSouth Hobart
DALE, JasonWest Hobart
DUTTA, MikeSandy Bay
ELLIOT, LouiseWest Hobart
HARVEY, BillHobart
HOARE, TrentonMount Nelson
HUMPHRIES, AJSandy Bay
JOHNSTONE, EdwinBattery Point
KELLY, JohnWest Hobart
LENNON, HarveySouth Hobart
LIU, YangMount Nelson
LOHBERGER, BenNew Town
LOWRIE, Richard KennethSandy Bay
McSHANE, JackSandy Bay
MURRAY, GrahamClaremont
NEEDHAM, RachelHobart
POSSELT, RyanWest Hobart
SHERLOCK, ZelindaWest Hobart
TEMPLETON, AngusSandy Bay
THURLEY, Debra JoyceWest Hobart
WALLACE, SusanNorth Hobart
WAN, DavidSandy Bay
WILSON, RichardSandy Bay
WOOLEY, CharlesMount Stuart
ZUCCO, MartiNorth Hobart

Lord Mayor – 11 candidates

ASHDOWN, TiffanyNorth Hobart
BARI, RifatulWest Hobart
BLOOMFIELD, LouiseHobart
DUTTA, MikeSandy Bay
HARVEY, BillHobart
KELLY, JohnWest Hobart
LENNON, HarveySouth Hobart
McSHANE, JackSandy Bay
POSSELT, RyanWest Hobart
WOOLEY, CharlesMount Stuart
ZUCCO, MartiNorth Hobart

Deputy Lord Mayor – 10 candidates

ALDERTON, LeeNew Town
BEHRAKIS, SimonNew Town
CAMPBELL, SamHobart
CONNOR, TrevorSouth Hobart
DALE, JasonWest Hobart
ELLIOT, LouiseWest Hobart
JOHNSTONE, EdwinBattery Point
LOHBERGER, BenNew Town
SHERLOCK, ZelindaWest Hobart
WALLACE, SusanNorth Hobart


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