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Division of Lyons (state)

Coordinates: 42°04′55″S 147°04′23″E / 42.0820°S 147.0730°E / -42.0820; 147.0730
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This article is about the state electorate. For the federal electorate, see Division of Lyons.

Lyons
Tasmania—House of Assembly
Map
Interactive map of boundaries since the 2021 state election
StateTasmania
Created1984
MPGuy Barnett (Liberal)
Jen Butler (Labor)
Carlo Di Falco (Shooters)
Mark Shelton (Liberal)
Casey Farrell (Labor)
Tabatha Badger (Greens)
Jane Howlett (Liberal)
PartyLabor (2), Liberal (3), Greens (1), Shooters, Fisher and Farmers (1)
NamesakeJoseph Lyons and Enid Lyons
Electors79,271 (2018)
Area33,212 km2 (12,823.2 sq mi)
DemographicMixed
Federal electorate(s)Lyons
State electorate(s)Derwent
Launceston
McIntyre
Montgomery
Prosser
Rumney
Electorates around Lyons:
Braddon Bass Tasman Sea
Braddon Lyons Tasman Sea
Braddon Franklin Clark
Tasman Sea
Division of Lyons before the 2021 state election

The electoral division of Lyons (/ˈlaɪənz/) 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 seven members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.

History and electoral profile

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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

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Distribution of seats

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Members for Lyons and Wilmot

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Year Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1909
6 seats
(1909–1959)
 Joseph Lyons Labor Richard Field Anti-Socialist Jonathan Best Anti-Socialist John Hope Anti-Socialist Jens Jensen Labor (Sir) Walter Lee Anti-Socialist
1910 Edward Mulcahy Anti-Socialist
1911 Herbert Hays Anti-Socialist
1912 Michael O'Keefe Labor Norman Cameron Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal
1913 Jonathan Best Liberal
1913 Ernest Blyth Liberal
1916
1917 Nationalist Nationalist Nationalist Nationalist
1919 William Connell Nationalist
1919 George Pullen Nationalist
1922 Country Albert Bendall Country Neil Campbell Nationalist Liberal
1925 Nationalist Nationalist Nationalist
1925 William Shoobridge Labor Norman Cameron Independent
1926 John Palamountain Labor
1928 Jens Jensen Labor Eric Ogilvie Labor Percy Best Nationalist
1929 William Shoobridge Labor
1931 Alfred Burbury Nationalist Llewellyn Atkinson Nationalist
1934 George Becker Independent David O'Keefe Labor Donald Cameron Nationalist
1937 Labor Francis Foster Nationalist
1940 William Taylor Labor
1941 Lancelot Spurr Labor
1941 Ernest West Labor
1943 Peter Pike Labor
1946 Roy Fagan Labor Robert Robertson Liberal Liberal Angus Bethune Liberal
1948
1949 Douglas Cashion Labor
1950 Charles Best Liberal
1955 Amelia Best Liberal
1956 Reg Fisher Labor Bert Bessell Liberal
1958 Amelia Best Liberal
1959 William McNeil Labor
1959 Thomas McDonald Labor Bob Ingamells Liberal
1964 William Anderson Labor
1969 Ian Braid Liberal
1972 Darrel Baldock Labor Andrew Lohrey Labor Michael Polley Labor
1974 Charles Batt Labor
1975 Ian Braid Liberal
1976 Terry Aulich Labor Robin Gray Liberal Graeme Page Liberal
1979
1982 Stephen Salter Liberal
1986 David Llewellyn Labor Bob Mainwaring Liberal
1987 Chris Batt Labor
1989 Christine Milne Greens The Duke of Avram Liberal
1992 Bob Mainwaring Liberal
1995 Denise Swan Liberal
1996 Rene Hidding Liberal Lara Giddings Labor
1998
5 seats
(1998–2024)
 Ken Bacon Labor
5 seats
(1998–2024)
2002 Tim Morris Greens
2005 Heather Butler Labor
2006
2010 Rebecca White Labor Mark Shelton Liberal
2014 David Llewellyn Labor Guy Barnett Liberal
2018 Jen Butler Labor
2019 John Tucker Liberal
2021
2023 Independent
2024 Tabatha Badger Greens Jane Howlett Liberal Andrew Jenner Lambie Network
2025 Casey Farrell[2] Labor National
2025 Brian Mitchell Labor Carlo Di Falco SFF

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Lyons (state)
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2025 Tasmanian state election § Lyons.[edit]
2025 Tasmanian state election: Lyons[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 9,257
Liberal Guy Barnett (elected 1) 9,975 13.3 +2.2
Liberal Jane Howlett (elected 2) 9,346 12.5 +3.3
Liberal Mark Shelton (elected 6) 4,698 6.3 −0.7
Liberal Stephanie Cameron 2,793 3.7 −0.2
Liberal Richard Hallett 2,129 2.8 +0.3
Liberal Poppy Lyne 1,544 2.1 +2.1
Liberal Bree Groves 996 1.3 +1.3
Labor Jen Butler (elected 4) 6,445 8.6 +5.4
Labor Brian Mitchell (elected 5) 5,400 7.2 +7.2
Labor Richard Goss 2,674 3.6 +1.2
Labor Casey Farrell 2,640 3.5 +1.9
Labor Sharon Campbell 1,732 2.3 +2.3
Labor Edwin Batt 1,428 1.9 +0.5
Labor Saxon O'Donnell 990 1.3 +1.3
Greens Tabatha Badger (elected 3) 5,507 7.3 +1.8
Greens Hannah Rubenach-Quinn 1,053 1.4 −0.1
Greens Alistair Allan 932 1.2 +0.4
Greens Isabel Shapcott 813 1.1 +1.1
Greens Craig Brown 776 1.0 +0.0
Greens Mitch Houghton 563 0.8 +0.1
Greens Joey Cavanagh 514 0.7 +0.7
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Carlo Di Falco (elected 7) 5,050 6.7 +5.9
National John Tucker 1,608 2.1 −1.0
National Andrew Jenner 833 1.1 −1.8
National Lesley Pyecroft 273 0.4 −2.1
National Rick Mandelson 1,841 0.4 +0.4
National Francis Haddon-Cave 200 0.3 +0.3
Independent Angela Offord 941 1.3 +1.0
Independent Michelle Dracoulis 845 1.1 +1.1
Independent Jiri Lev 498 0.7 +0.7
Independent John Hawkins 475 0.6 +0.6
Independent Phillip Bigg 364 0.5 −0.5
Independent Ray Broomhall 256 0.3 +0.3
Independent Tenille Murtagh 193 0.3 +0.3
Independent Paul Dare 189 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 74,936 63.4 +1.0
Informal votes 5,293 6.6 −1.0
Turnout 80,229 89.7 −1.3
Party total votes
Liberal 31,481 42.0 +4.4
Labor 21,309 28.4 -4.3
Greens 10,158 13.6 +2.7
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 5,050 6.7 +2.0
National 3,177 4.2 +4.2
Independent Angela Offord 941 1.3 +1.0
Independent Michelle Dracoulis 845 1.1 +1.1
Independent Jiri Lev 498 0.7 +0.7
Independent John Hawkins 475 0.6 +0.6
Independent Phillip Bigg 364 0.5 −0.5
Independent Ray Broomhall 256 0.3 +0.3
Independent Tenille Murtagh 193 0.3 +0.3
Independent Paul Dare 189 0.3 +0.3
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers gain from Lambie Network

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lyons Archived March 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Electoral Commission
  2. ^ "Farrell wins Lyons recount to replace Rebecca White". New Norfolk News. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Results for Lyons". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
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