How Brighton - Pontville voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Lyons · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Brighton - Pontville favoured Labor 65.1% (v Coalition 34.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 11.4 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 48.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 60.7 | Lab 53.6 | Lab 65.1 | Lab +11.4 |
| Labor | 42.4% | 32.9% | 48.1% | +15.2 |
| Coalition | 34.8% | 34.1% | 23.5% | -10.6 |
| Greens | 7.5% | 9.0% | 8.4% | -0.6 |
| One Nation | 8.3% | 5.0% | 5.9% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | +3.0 |
| Others | 7.0% | 19.0% | 11.1% | -7.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Brighton - Pontville | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,630 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 8.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 53.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 18.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 27.4% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 4.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 2.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 6,449 (4,852 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | Ordinary | 35% | yes |
| Bridgewater PPVC | PPVC | 17% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Pontville | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% | |
| Tea Tree | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Glenorchy LYONS PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Bridgewater | Ordinary | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Lyons
- Bridgewater - Gagebrook
- New Norfolk
- Dodges Ferry - Lewisham
- Sorell - Richmond
- Prospect Vale - Blackstone
- Deloraine
- Hadspen - Carrick
- Longford
- Northern Midlands
- Perth - Evandale
- St Helens - Scamander
- Central Highlands
- Southern Midlands
- Forestier - Tasman
- Triabunna - Bicheno
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.