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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 2024 Tasmanian state election § Lyons.[edit]
2024 Tasmanian state election: Lyons[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 9,257
Liberal Guy Barnett (elected 2) 8,252 11.1 −9.7
Liberal Jane Howlett (elected 3) 6,843 9.2 +9.2
Liberal Mark Shelton (elected 5) 5,184 7.0 −5.1
Liberal Stephanie Cameron 2,865 3.9 −0.6
Liberal Richard Hallett 1,867 2.5 +2.5
Liberal Justin Derksen 1,483 2.0 +2.0
Liberal Gregory Brown 1,353 1.8 +1.8
Labor Rebecca White (elected 1) 15,607 21.1 −1.9
Labor Jen Butler (elected 4) 2,363 3.2 −0.5
Labor Richard Goss 1,790 2.4 +2.4
Labor Ben Dudman 1,491 2.0 +2.0
Labor Casey Farrell 1,182 1.6 +1.6
Labor Edwin Batt 1,063 1.4 −0.2
Labor Carole McQueeney 780 1.1 +1.1
Greens Tabatha Badger (elected 7) 4,044 5.5 +5.5
Greens Hannah Rubenach-Quinn 1,117 1.5 +1.5
Greens Craig Brown 741 1.0 +1.0
Greens Alistair Allan 620 0.8 +0.8
Greens Glenn Millar 520 0.7 −0.0
Greens Mitch Houghton 516 0.7 +0.7
Greens Gary Whisson 489 0.7 +0.7
Lambie Andrew Jenner (elected 6) 2,177 2.9 +2.9
Lambie Troy Pfitzner 2,127 2.9 +2.9
Lambie Lesley Pyecroft 1,841 2.5 +2.5
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Ray Williams 953 1.3 +1.3
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Shane Broadby 755 1.0 +1.0
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Phillip Bigg 715 1.0 +1.0
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Carlo Di Falco 599 0.8 −3.7
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Wayne Turale 511 0.7 +0.7
Independent John Tucker 2,309 3.1 −3.4
Animal Justice Anna Megan Gralton 1,213 1.6 +1.6
Independent Angela Offord 214 0.3 +0.3
Independent Loueen (Lou) Triffitt 175 0.2 +0.2
Independent Andrew Roberts 130 0.2 +0.2
Independent Jenny Branch-Allen 92 0.1 +0.1
Independent Fraser Miller 70 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 74,051 92.8 −1.2
Informal votes 5,769 7.2 +1.2
Turnout 79,820 91.0 −0.1
Party total votes
Liberal 27,847 37.6 −13.6
Labor 24,276 32.8 +0.2
Greens 8,047 10.9 +2.0
Lambie 6,145 8.3 +8.3
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 3,533 4.8 +0.3
Independent John Tucker 2,309 3.1 −3.4
Animal Justice 1,213 1.6 +1.6
Independent Angela Offord 214 0.3 +0.3
Independent Loueen (Lou) Triffitt 175 0.2 +0.2
Independent Andrew Roberts 130 0.2 +0.2
Independent Jenny Branch-Allen 92 0.1 +0.1
Independent Fraser Miller 70 0.1 +0.1

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. ^ "2024 Results for Lyons". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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