Division of Lyons (state) explained

Lyons
State:tas
Created:1984
Mp:Guy Barnett (Liberal)
Jen Butler (Labor)
Andrew Jenner (Lambie)
Mark Shelton (Liberal)
Rebecca White (Labor)
Tabatha Badger (Greens)
Jane Howlett (Liberal
Mp-Party:Labor (2), Liberal (3), Greens (1), Lambie (1)
Namesake:Joseph Lyons and Enid Lyons
Electors:79271
Electors Year:2018
Area:33212
Class:Mixed
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-N:Bass
Near-Ne:Tasman Sea
Near-Nw:Braddon
Near-E:Tasman Sea
Near-W:Braddon
Near-S:Franklin
Near-Se:Clark
Tasman Sea
Near-Sw:Braddon

The electoral division of Lyons is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, with the largest electorate and covering most of central and eastern Tasmania. Lyons is named jointly in honour of Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia (1932–1939); Premier of Tasmania (1923–1928), and Joseph's wife, Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943. The electorate shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Lyons.

Lyons 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

Before 1984, it was known as the Division of Wilmot. In 1984, it was renamed to jointly honour Joseph Lyons, and his wife, Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943 and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–1951). Joseph Lyons represented the area for over 30 years at the state (1909-1929) and federal (1929-1939) levels.

Lyons is the largest electorate in Tasmania measuring 33,212 km2, it includes the far northern suburbs of Hobart and the towns of St. Helens, Swansea, Bicheno, Campbell Town, Longford, Evandale and Bothwell.[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  Nationalist
width=15  Liberal
width=15  Anti-Socialist
width=15  Country
width=15  Liberal (Lee)
width=15  Greens
width=15  Independent

Members for Lyons and Wilmot

YearMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
1909Joseph LyonsLaborRichard FieldAnti-SocialistJonathan BestAnti-SocialistJohn HopeAnti-SocialistJens JensenLabor(Sir) Walter LeeAnti-Socialist
1910Edward MulcahyAnti-Socialist
1911Herbert HaysAnti-Socialist
1912Michael O'KeefeLaborNorman CameronLiberalLiberalLiberalLiberal
1913Jonathan BestLiberal
1913Ernest BlythLiberal
1916
1917NationalistNationalistNationalistNationalist
1919William ConnellNationalist
1919George PullenNationalist
1922CountryAlbert BendallCountryNeil CampbellNationalistLiberal
1925NationalistNationalistNationalist
1925William ShoobridgeLaborNorman CameronIndependent
1926John PalamountainLabor
1928Jens JensenLaborEric OgilvieLaborPercy BestNationalist
1929William ShoobridgeLabor
1931Alfred BurburyNationalistLlewellyn AtkinsonNationalist
1934George BeckerIndependentDavid O'KeefeLaborDonald CameronNationalist
1937LaborFrancis FosterNationalist
1940William TaylorLabor
1941Lancelot SpurrLabor
1941Ernest WestLabor
1943Peter PikeLabor
1946Roy FaganLaborRobert RobertsonLiberalLiberalAngus BethuneLiberal
1948
1949Douglas CashionLabor
1950Charles BestLiberal
1955Amelia BestLiberal
1956Reg FisherLaborBert BessellLiberal
1958Amelia BestLiberal
1959William McNeilLabor
1959Thomas McDonaldLaborBob IngamellsLiberal
1964William AndersonLabor
1969Ian BraidLiberal
1972Darrel BaldockLaborAndrew LohreyLaborMichael PolleyLabor
1974Charles BattLabor
1975Ian BraidLiberal
1976Terry AulichLaborRobin GrayLiberalGraeme PageLiberal
1979
1982Stephen SalterLiberal
1986David LlewellynLaborBob MainwaringLiberal
1987Chris BattLabor
1989Christine MilneGreensThe Duke of AvramLiberal
1992Bob MainwaringLiberal
1995Denise SwanLiberal
1996Rene HiddingLiberalLara GiddingsLabor
1998Ken BaconLabor
2002Tim MorrisGreens
2005Heather ButlerLabor
2006
2010Rebecca WhiteLaborMark SheltonLiberal
2014David LlewellynLaborGuy BarnettLiberal
2018Jen ButlerLabor
2019John TuckerLiberal
2021
2023Independent
2024Tabatha BadgerGreensJane HowlettLiberalAndrew JennerJacqui Lambie Network

Election results

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

See also

External links

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Notes and References

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

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