Electoral district of East Devon
East Devon Tasmania—House of Assembly | |
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State | Tasmania |
Created | 1871 |
Abolished | 1897 |
Demographic | Metropolitan |
The electoral district of East Devon, sometimes referred to as Devon East, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based on Tasmania's north coast in the town of Devonport and the surrounding rural area.
The seat was created as a single-member seat ahead of the following the abolition of the Devon seat. In 1886, it became a two-member seat, and at the , it was abolished and split into the electorates of Devonport and Latrobe.
Members for East Devon[]
Single member: 1871–1886 | |||
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Member | Term | ||
Adolphus Rooke | 1871–1872 | Two members: 1886–1897 | |
James Dooley | 1872–1891 | Member 2 | Term |
1886–1891 | |||
John Henry | 1891–1897 | Henry Murray | 1891–1897 |
References[]
- Newman, Terry (1994). Representation of the Tasmanian People. Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. ISBN 0-7246-4147-5.
- Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-1334-6.
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1956
Categories:
- Former electoral districts of Tasmania
- 1871 establishments in Australia
- 1897 disestablishments in Australia
- Australia government stubs