Electoral division of Huon explained

Upper:	yes
Huon
State:	tas
Created:	1856
Mp:	Dean Harriss
Mp-Party:	Independent
Electors:	26048
Electors Year:	2020
Area:	6214
Class:	Rural

The Electoral division of Huon is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999, however similar electorates of this name have existed since 1900, and members of the Tasmanian upper house for this region appear to have been elected since 1856.

The total area of the division is since a redistribution in August 2017.

As of 31 January 2019, there were 25,335 enrolled voters in the division. The current sitting member of the division is Dean Harriss, elected in the 2022 by-election. The next periodic election in the division is due in May 2026.

The division includes the local municipalities of Huon Valley and Kingborough. Localities include Huonville, Margate, Cygnet, Franklin, Geeveston, Bruny Island, Snug, and Howden.

Members

Member		Party	Period
		Thomas Knight	Independent	1856–1857
		Richard Cleburne	Independent	1857–1864
		Alexander Kissock	Independent	1864–1866
		John Wedge	Independent	1866–1868
		John Foster	Independent	1868–1874
		James Robertson	Independent	1874–1880
		Joseph Solomon	Independent	1880
		William Fisher	Independent	1881–1882
		John Watchorn	Independent	1882–1905
		Thomas Fisher	Independent	1905–1909
		Stafford Bird	Independent	1909–1924
		David Calvert	Independent	1924
		William Calvert	Independent	1924–1942
		Rowland Worsley	Labor	1942–1948
		Ron Brown	Independent	1948–1966
		Michael Hodgman	Independent	1966–1974
		Peter Hodgman	Independent	1974–1986
		Athol Meyer	Independent	1986–1996
		Paul Harriss	Independent	1996–2014
		Robert Armstrong	Independent	2014–2020
		Bastian Seidel	Labor	2020–2022
		Dean Harriss	Independent	2022–

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the Division of Huon.

See also

• Tasmanian House of Assembly

External links

• Parliament of Tasmania
• Tasmanian Electoral Commission - Legislative Council