Division of Lyons (state)

Lyons
Tasmania—House of Assembly
Lyons; Tasmania—House of Assembly
	Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap Map showing the Division of Lyons, as of the 2018 Tasmanian state election.
State	Tasmania
Created	1984
MP	Guy Barnett (Liberal); Jen Butler (Labor); John Tucker (Liberal); Mark Shelton (Liberal); Rebecca White (Labor)
Party	Labor (2), Liberal (3)
Namesake	Joseph Lyons and Enid Lyons
Electors	79,271 (2018)
Area	33,212 km2 (12,823.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

Division of Lyons

The electoral division of Lyons is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it is the largest electorate covering most of central and eastern Tasmania. Lyons is named jointly in honor of Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia (1931–1939); 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 five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.

History and electoral profile[]

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[]

Distribution of seats[]

*As 6-member seat:*
Election	Seats won
1909–1912
1912–1913
1913–1916
1916–1919
1919–1922
1922–1925
1925–1928
1928–1931
1931–1934
1934–1937
1937–1941
1941–1946
1946–1948
1948–1950
1950–1955
1955–1956
1956–1959

*As 7-member seat:*
Election	Seats won
1959–1964
1964–1969
1969–1972
1972–1976
1976–1979
1979–1982
1982–1986
1986–1989
1989–1992
1992–1996
1996–1998

*As 5-member seat:*
Election	Seats won
1998–2002
2002–2006
2006–2010
2010–2014
2014–2018
2018–2021
2021–2025

**Legend:**
	Labor
	Liberal
	Nationalist
	Liberal
	Anti-Socialist
	Country
	Liberal (Lee)
	Greens
	Independent

Members for Lyons and Wilmot[]

Year	Member		Party		Party		Party		Party		Party		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										John Hope	Anti-Socialist	Edward Mulcahy	Anti-Socialist
1911										Herbert Hays	Anti-Socialist		Anti-Socialist
1912						Michael O'Keefe	Labor	Norman Cameron	Liberal		Liberal		Liberal			Liberal
1913								Jonathan Best	Liberal
1913								Ernest Blyth	Liberal
1916									Liberal
1917									Nationalist		Nationalist		Nationalist			Nationalist
1919												William Connell	Nationalist
1919												George Pullen	Nationalist
1922									Country	Albert Bendall	Country	Neil Campbell	Nationalist			Liberal
1925									Nationalist	Albert Bendall	Nationalist					Nationalist
1925								William Shoobridge	Labor	Norman Cameron	Independent
1926						John Palamountain	Labor	William Shoobridge	Labor	Norman Cameron	Independent
1928						Jens Jensen	Labor	Eric Ogilvie	Labor	Percy Best	Nationalist
1929				William Shoobridge	Labor					Percy Best	Nationalist
1931				Alfred Burbury	Nationalist					Llewellyn Atkinson	Nationalist
1934				George Becker	Independent	David O'Keefe	Labor			Donald Cameron	Nationalist
1937					Labor					Francis Foster	Nationalist
1940					Labor			William Taylor	Labor
1941				Lancelot Spurr	Labor
1941										Ernest West	Labor
1943						Peter Pike	Labor			Ernest West	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				Reg Fisher	Labor					Amelia Best	Liberal
1959				William McNeil	Labor					Amelia Best	Liberal
1959		Thomas McDonald	Labor	William McNeil	Labor					Bob Ingamells	Liberal
1964		Thomas McDonald	Labor	William Anderson	Labor
1969		Ian Braid	Liberal	William Anderson	Labor
1972		Darrel Baldock	Labor	Andrew Lohrey	Labor	Michael Polley	Labor
1974								Charles Batt	Labor
1975								Charles Batt	Labor						Ian Braid	Liberal
1976								Terry Aulich	Labor	Robin Gray	Liberal	Graeme Page	Liberal
1979								Terry Aulich	Labor
1982								Stephen Salter	Liberal
1986				David Llewellyn	Labor			Bob Mainwaring	Liberal
1987		Chris Batt	Labor					Bob Mainwaring	Liberal
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–present)							Ken Bacon	Labor					5 seats (1998–present)
2002								Ken Bacon	Labor	Tim Morris	Greens
2005								Heather Butler	Labor
2006								Heather Butler	Labor
2010				Rebecca White	Labor			Mark Shelton	Liberal
2014						David Llewellyn	Labor			Guy Barnett	Liberal
2018						Jen Butler	Labor
2019												John Tucker	Liberal
2021												John Tucker	Liberal

References[]

^ Lyons Archived March 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Electoral Commission

External links[]

Coordinates: 42°04′55″S 147°04′23″E / 42.0820°S 147.0730°E / -42.0820; 147.0730

[1] Lyons Archived March 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Electoral Commission

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