Division of Braddon (state)

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

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


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