Division of Franklin (state)

Franklin
TasmaniaHouse of Assembly
Map
Map showing the Division of Franklin, as of the 2018 Tasmanian state election.
StateTasmania
Created1909
MPEric Abetz (Liberal)
Meg Brown (Labor)
David O'Byrne (Independent)
Jacquie Petrusma (Liberal)
Nic Street (Liberal)
Rosalie Woodruff (Greens)
Dean Winter (Labor)
PartyLabor (2), Liberal (3), Greens (1), Independent (1)
NamesakeSir John Franklin
Electors79,290 (2018)
Area6,911 km2 (2,668.4 sq mi)
DemographicMixed
Federal electorate(s)Franklin
Electorates around Franklin:
Braddon Lyons Lyons
Braddon Franklin Tasman Sea
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean
Division of Franklin

The electoral division of Franklin is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, located in southern Tasmania and includes Bruny Island, Kingston and the eastern shore of the Derwent River. Franklin is named after Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer who was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (1837–43). The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Franklin.

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


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