Fortunately for him, he received far more than that and on Thursday morning he was officially re-elected on a countback triggered by Adam Brooks' abrupt departure on the morning of the declaration of the polls.

Mr Ellis defeated fellow Liberal Stacey Sheehan by 749 votes after votes from another Liberal hopeful, Lara Hendriks, were distributed.

Mr Ellis started the day's counting 649 votes ahead of Devonport-based real estate businesswoman Ms Sheehan, with only Ms Hendriks left to be excluded.

Her votes were redistributed in several parcels, with the final one clinching the result for Mr Ellis.

He rejoins Liberal colleagues Roger Jaensch and Jeremy Rockliff and Labor members Shane Broad and Anita Dow.

It was the second time Mr Ellis has landed in parliament following a recount, the first of which was also triggered by Mr Brooks' resignation in 2019 thereby electing Joan Rylah, who then resigned in 2020.

Mr Ellis did not answer directly when asked if that made victory bittersweet.

"Even just to get one vote is an amazing honour and responsibility," Mr Ellis said.

"I've had no expectations with this mysterious Hare Clark system, I'm just really pleased for the support we have had across the whole process.

"We had some really great candidates and I am really just delighted to see the support we received."

Mr Ellis would also not answer directly when asked whether the party and Premier Peter Gutwein were right to preselect Mr Brooks, given controversy during his last stint in parliament.

"We put up six phenomenal candidates and we won a massive majority here in Braddon and to be a part of that was a real honour," he said.

Mr Ellis was a prominent campaigner throughout the election and appeared to not be hampered by his opposition to voluntary assisted dying, which has public support, and a Facebook gaffe in which he appeared to question the ethics of a vegan diet.

"I'm not a professional politician so it has been a strange journey from day one," he said.

"But that has always been my motto, just to work as hard as I possibly can."

Specifically, Mr Ellis said issues that he touched on during the campaign, particularly forestry and mining, will remain at the forefront for him as he returns to parliament.

"People in the North-West want to see us supporting jobs, so when I see tourist protesters coming from the mainland trying to stop mining and forestry operations, I'll fight for those jobs every day of the week."

Mr Ellis said the fact of Mr Brooks' resignation and the subsequent recount had in fact been a "blessing in disguise", as it allowed him to spend the last month at home with his newborn son.

He said that was the bittersweet thing for him moving forward, as being a parliamentarian meant he would have less time at home with his wife and son.

Premier Peter Gutwein issued his congratulations.

"Felix is a passionate advocate for the North-West and West Coast who has worked extremely hard for his constituents, and I know he will be keen to hit the ground running and continue that work," Mr Gutwein said.

"Felix is young, energetic and passionate about the region and about Tasmania."