Division of Braddon (state) explained

Braddon
State:tas
Created:1955
Mp:Miriam Beswick (Jacqui Lambie)
Shane Broad (Labor)
Anita Dow (Labor)
Felix Ellis (Liberal)
Craig Garland (Independent)
Roger Jaensch (Liberal)
Jeremy Rockliff (Liberal)
Mp-Party:Jacqui Lambie Network (1), Independent (1), Labor (2), Liberal (3)
Namesake:Sir Edward Braddon
Electors:81211
Electors Year:2021
Area:21369
Class:Mixed
Fedgov:Braddon
Near-N:Bass Strait
Near-Ne:Bass Strait
Near-Nw:Bass Strait
Near-E:Bass
Lyons
Near-W:Southern Ocean
Near-S:Southern Ocean
Near-Se:Franklin
Near-Sw:Southern Ocean

The electoral division of Braddon (named Darwin until 1955) is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it includes north-west and western Tasmania as well as King Island. Braddon takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania, Sir Edward Braddon. The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Braddon.

Braddon and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.

History and electoral profile

Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The electoral constituency includes; King Island, the North-west towns of Devonport, Burnie, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Penguin, and Smithton, as well as the West Coast towns of Strahan, Zeehan and Queenstown.[1]

Representation

Distribution of seats

As 6-member seat:
ElectionSeats won
1909–1912width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1912–1913width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1913–1916width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1916–1919width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1919–1922width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1922–1925width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1925–1928width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1928–1931width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1931–1934width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1934–1937width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1937–1941width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1941–1946width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1946–1948width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1948–1950width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1950–1955width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1955–1956width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1956–1959width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
As 7-member seat:
ElectionSeats won
1959–1964width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1964–1969width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1969–1972width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1972–1976width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1976–1979width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1979–1982width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1982–1986width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1986–1989width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1989–1992width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1992–1996width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
1996–1998width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
As 5-member seat:
ElectionSeats won
1998–2002width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
2002–2006width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
2006–2010width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
2010–2014width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
2014–2018width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
2018–2021width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
2021–2024width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  width=15  
Legend:
width=15  Labor
width=15  Liberal
width=15  Greens
width=15  Nationalist
width=15  Liberal
width=15  Anti-Socialist
width=15  Centre
width=15  Country
width=15  Independent

Members for Braddon and Darwin

YearMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
1909James BeltonLaborBenjamin WatkinsLaborJames OgdenLaborJames LongLaborJoshua WhitsittAnti-SocialistHerbert PayneAnti-Socialist
1910James HurstLabor
1912George PullenLiberalLiberalLiberal
1913
1916Edward HobbsLiberal
1917Percy PollardNationalistNationalistIndependentNationalist
1919James HurstLabor
1920Percy PollardNationalist
1921CountryCountry
1922Richard FranksCountryFrank MarriottNationalist
1922Philip KellyLabor
1925Liberal
1925Henry McFieNationalist
1926Henry LaneLabor
1928Fergus MedwinLaborNationalist
1931Independent
1931Thomas d'AltonLaborThomas ButlerNationalist
1934Joseph McGrathLaborJack ChamberlainNationalistFrank EdwardsNationalist
1937Henry LaneLabor
1940John WrightNationalist
1941Henry McFieNationalistJames BuggLabor
1944Michael SmithLabor
1946Charley AylettLaborEric ReeceLaborCarrol BramichLaborLiberalLiberalJohn FidlerLiberal
1948Independent
1948Kevin LyonsLiberal
1950
1951Jack BrehenyLiberal
1955
1956LiberalSydney WardLabor
1959Lloyd CostelloLaborJoseph BrittonLabor
1964Geoff ChisholmLaborWilfred BarkerLiberal
1969Centre
1972Glen DaviesLaborRay BonneyLiberal
1975John CoughlanLaborJoseph BrittonLabor
1976Michael FieldLaborRon CornishLiberalRoger GroomLiberal
1979Michael WeldonLabor
1982Vince SmithLiberal
1986Greg PeartLaborMichael WeldonLaborTony RundleLiberalBill BondeLiberal
1989Di HollisterGreens
1992Carole CainsLiberal
1996Brenton BestLabor
1997Mike GardLaborCarole CainsLiberal
1998Bryan GreenLaborSteve KonsLabor
2002Jeremy RockliffLiberalBrett WhiteleyLiberal
2006
2010Paul O'HalloranGreensAdam BrooksLiberal
2014Joan RylahLiberalRoger JaenschLiberal
2017Shane BroadLabor
2018Anita DowLabor
2019Joan RylahLiberal
2020Felix EllisLiberal
2021Adam BrooksLiberal
2021Felix EllisLiberal
2024Miriam BeswickJacqui Lambie NetworkCraig GarlandIndependent

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the Division of Braddon (state).

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/HouseOfAssembly/Braddon.html Braddon

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