Division of Braddon (state)

Summary

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
TasmaniaHouse of Assembly
Map
Map showing the Division of Braddon, as of the 2018 Tasmanian state election.
StateTasmania
Created1955
MPMiriam Beswick (Independent)
Shane Broad (Labor)
Anita Dow (Labor)
Felix Ellis (Liberal)
Craig Garland (Independent)
Roger Jaensch (Liberal)
Jeremy Rockliff (Liberal)
PartyIndependent (2), Labor (2), Liberal (3)
NamesakeSir Edward Braddon
Electors81,211 (2021)
Area21,369 km2 (8,250.6 sq mi)
DemographicMixed
Federal electorate(s)Braddon
Electorates around Braddon:
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait
Southern Ocean Braddon Bass
Lyons
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Franklin
Division of Braddon

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

History and electoral profile

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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

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Distribution of seats

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Members for Braddon and Darwin

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Year Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1909 James Belton Labor Benjamin Watkins Labor James Ogden Labor James Long Labor Joshua Whitsitt Anti-Socialist Herbert Payne Anti-Socialist
6 seats
(1909–1959)
1910 James Hurst Labor
1912 George Pullen Liberal Liberal Liberal
1913
1916 Edward Hobbs Liberal
1917 Percy Pollard Nationalist Nationalist Independent Nationalist
1919 James Hurst Labor
1920 Percy Pollard Nationalist
1921 Country Country
1922 Richard Franks Country Frank Marriott Nationalist
1922 Philip Kelly Labor
1925 Liberal
1925 Henry McFie Nationalist
1926 Henry Lane Labor
1928 Fergus Medwin Labor Nationalist
1931 Independent
1931 Thomas d'Alton Labor Thomas Butler Nationalist
1934 Joseph McGrath Labor Jack Chamberlain Nationalist Frank Edwards Nationalist
1937 Henry Lane Labor
1940 John Wright Nationalist
1941 Henry McFie Nationalist James Bugg Labor
1944 Michael Smith Labor
1946 Charley Aylett Labor Eric Reece Labor Carrol Bramich Labor Liberal Liberal John Fidler Liberal
1948 Independent
1948 Kevin Lyons Liberal
1950
1951 Jack Breheny Liberal
1955
1956 Liberal Sydney Ward Labor
1959 Lloyd Costello Labor Joseph Britton Labor
1964 Geoff Chisholm Labor Wilfred Barker Liberal
1969 Centre
1972 Glen Davies Labor Ray Bonney Liberal
1975 John Coughlan Labor Joseph Britton Labor
1976 Michael Field Labor Ron Cornish Liberal Roger Groom Liberal
1979 Michael Weldon Labor
1982 Vince Smith Liberal
1986 Greg Peart Labor Michael Weldon Labor Tony Rundle Liberal Bill Bonde Liberal
1989 Di Hollister Greens
1992 Carole Cains Liberal
1996 Brenton Best Labor
1997 Mike Gard Labor Carole Cains Liberal
1998 Bryan Green Labor Steve Kons Labor
5 seats
(1998–2024)
2002 Jeremy Rockliff Liberal Brett Whiteley Liberal
2006
2010 Paul O'Halloran Greens Adam Brooks Liberal
2014 Joan Rylah Liberal Roger Jaensch Liberal
2017 Shane Broad Labor
2018 Anita Dow Labor
2019 Joan Rylah Liberal
2020 Felix Ellis Liberal
2021 Adam Brooks Liberal
2021 Felix Ellis Liberal
2024 Miriam Beswick Jacqui Lambie Craig Garland Independent
2024 Independent

Election results

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2024 Tasmanian state election: Braddon[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 8,875
Liberal Jeremy Rockliff (elected 1) 19,573 27.6 +0.1
Liberal Felix Ellis (elected 2) 5,163 7.3 −1.6
Liberal Roger Jaensch (elected 4) 2,704 3.8 −3.1
Liberal Giovanna Simpson 1,852 2.6 +2.6
Liberal Vonette Mead 1,467 2.1 +2.1
Liberal Patrick Fabian 858 1.2 +1.2
Liberal Sarina Laidler 787 1.1 +1.1
Labor Anita Dow (elected 3) 5,816 8.2 +0.1
Labor Shane Broad (elected 5) 4,589 6.5 −2.2
Labor Chris Lynch 2,319 3.3 +3.3
Labor Amanda Diprose 1,504 2.1 +0.2
Labor Samantha Facey 1,319 1.9 +1.9
Labor Adrian Luke 1,017 1.4 +1.4
Labor Danielle Kidd 969 1.4 +1.4
Lambie Miriam Beswick (elected 6) 2,951 4.2 +4.2
Lambie James Redgrave 2,776 3.9 +3.9
Lambie Craig Cutts 2,352 3.3 +3.3
Greens Darren Briggs 2,493 3.5 +0.9
Greens Sarah Kersey 411 0.6 +0.6
Greens Susanne Ward 403 0.6 +0.6
Greens Leeya Lovell 364 0.5 +0.5
Greens Petra Wilden 359 0.5 +0.5
Greens Michael McLoughlin 357 0.5 +0.5
Greens Erin Morrow 314 0.4 +0.4
Independent Craig Garland (elected 7) 3,638 5.1 −0.9
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Dale Marshall 890 1.3 +1.3
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Brenton Jones 706 1.0 −1.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Kim Swanson 452 0.6 −0.8
Independent Peter Freshney 1,281 1.8 +1.8
Animal Justice Julia M King 866 1.2 +1.2
Independent Andrea Courtney 168 0.2 +0.2
Independent Liz Hamer 149 0.2 −0.3
Independent Gatty Burnett 127 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 70,994 93.2 −1.5
Informal votes 5,220 6.8 +1.5
Turnout 76,214 90.9 −0.2
Party total votes
Liberal 32,404 45.6 −11.6
Labor 17,533 24.7 −1.8
Lambie 8,079 11.4 +11.4
Greens 4,701 6.6 +1.1
Independent Craig Garland 3,638 5.1 –0.9
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 2,048 2.9 –0.9
Independent Peter Freshney 1,281 1.8 +1.8
Animal Justice 866 1.2 +1.2
Independent Andrea Courtney 168 0.2 +0.2
Independent Liz Hamer 149 0.2 –0.3
Independent Gatty Burnett 127 0.2 +0.2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Braddon Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Electoral Commission
  2. ^ "2024 Results for Braddon". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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  • Parliament of Tasmania
  • Tasmanian Electoral Commission - House of Assembly

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