How North West voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Braddon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of North West favoured Coalition 53.3% (v Labor 46.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 13.7 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 41.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 63.0 | Coal 67.0 | Coal 53.3 | Lab +13.7 |
| Labor | 25.5% | 15.4% | 29.7% | +14.3 |
| Coalition | 51.5% | 53.7% | 41.3% | -12.4 |
| Greens | 3.8% | 5.0% | 7.5% | +2.6 |
| One Nation | 5.8% | 3.9% | 7.5% | +3.6 |
| Independents | 9.1% | 11.8% | 9.0% | -2.8 |
| Others | 4.3% | 10.2% | 4.9% | -5.3 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | North West | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,356 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 10.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 53.7% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 17.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 40.4% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 13.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,188 (3,201 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithton PPVC | PPVC | 28% | |
| Smithton | Ordinary | 12% | |
| Stanley | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Forest | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Rocky Cape | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Edith Creek | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Marrawah | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Braddon
- Acton - Upper Burnie
- Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds
- Burnie - Wivenhoe
- Parklands - Camdale
- Penguin - Sulphur Creek
- Romaine - Havenview
- Somerset
- Ulverstone
- West Ulverstone
- Wynyard
- Devonport
- East Devonport
- Latrobe
- Miandetta - Don
- Port Sorell
- Quoiba - Spreyton
- Sheffield - Railton
- Turners Beach - Forth
- King Island
- Smithton
- Waratah
- West Coast (Tas.)
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.