Division of Lyons
Lyons Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
Created | 1984 |
MP | Brian Mitchell |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Joseph Lyons and Dame Enid Lyons |
Electors | 85,243 (2022) |
Area | 35,721 km2 (13,792.0 sq mi) |
Demographic | Rural and provincial |
State electorate(s) | Lyons |
The Division of Lyons (/ˈlaɪənz/) is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania.
Geography
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]
History
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The division was created at the Federal redistribution of 12 September 1984 as a reconfigured version of the abolished Division of Wilmot. The name jointly honours Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia 1932–39, Member for Wilmot from 1929–39, and his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives (1943) and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–51). Joseph Lyons had previously represented Wilmot at the state level from 1909 to 1929.
It has been a marginal seat, changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party. It is located in central Tasmania, stretching from the eastern to northern coast and includes such places as New Norfolk, Deloraine and St Marys, as well as the outer northern suburbs of Hobart.
Members
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Max Burr (1939–) |
Liberal | 1 December 1984 – 8 February 1993 |
Previously held the Division of Wilmot. Retired | |
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Dick Adams (1951–) |
Labor | 13 March 1993 – 7 September 2013 |
Previously held the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Franklin. Lost seat | |
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Eric Hutchinson (1965–) |
Liberal | 7 September 2013 – 2 July 2016 |
Lost seat | |
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Brian Mitchell (1967–) |
Labor | 2 July 2016 – present |
Incumbent |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Susie Bower | 27,296 | 37.22 | +13.04 | |
Labor | Brian Mitchell | 21,295 | 29.04 | −7.42 | |
Greens | Liz Johnstone | 8,382 | 11.43 | +1.98 | |
Lambie | Troy Pfitzner | 7,962 | 10.86 | +10.86 | |
One Nation | Emma Goyne | 3,927 | 5.35 | −2.78 | |
United Australia | Jason Evans | 1,976 | 2.69 | −3.41 | |
Animal Justice | Anna Gralton | 1,312 | 1.79 | +1.79 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rhys Griffiths | 1,188 | 1.62 | +1.62 | |
Total formal votes | 73,338 | 93.70 | −1.73 | ||
Informal votes | 4,932 | 6.30 | +1.73 | ||
Turnout | 78,270 | 91.90 | −2.28 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Brian Mitchell | 37,341 | 50.92 | −4.26 | |
Liberal | Susie Bower | 35,997 | 49.08 | +4.26 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −4.26 |
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References
- ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Lyons, TAS, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.