Division of Braddon (state)

Braddon
Tasmania—House of Assembly
Braddon; Tasmania—House of Assembly
	Interactive map of boundaries since the 2021 state election
State	Tasmania
Created	1955
MP	Miriam Beswick (Independent); Shane Broad (Labor); Anita Dow (Labor); Felix Ellis (Liberal); Craig Garland (Independent); Roger Jaensch (Liberal); Jeremy Rockliff (Liberal)
Party	Independent (2), Labor (2), Liberal (3)
Namesake	Sir Edward Braddon
Electors	81,211 (2021)
Area	21,369 km2 (8,250.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Mixed
Federal electorate(s)	Braddon
State electorate(s)	Mersey; Montgomery; Murchison
	Electorates around Braddon:

Division of Braddon before the 2021 state election

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.

History and electoral profile

Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The electoral constituency includes; King Island, the North-west towns of Devonport, Burnie, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Penguin, and Smithton, as well as the West Coast towns of Strahan, Zeehan and Queenstown.^[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
2021–2024

*As 7-member seat:*
Election	Seats won
2024–2028

Legend:
	Labor
	Liberal
	Greens
	Nationalist
	Liberal
	Anti-Socialist
	Centre
	Country
	Independent

Members for Braddon and Darwin

Year		Party		Party		Party		Party		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party
1909	James Belton	Labor	Benjamin Watkins	Labor	James Ogden	Labor	James Long	Labor	Joshua Whitsitt	Anti-Socialist		Herbert Payne	Anti-Socialist	6 seats (1909–1959)
1910							James Hurst	Labor		Anti-Socialist			Anti-Socialist
1912							George Pullen	Liberal		Liberal			Liberal
1913							George Pullen	Liberal
1916							Edward Hobbs	Liberal
1917			Percy Pollard	Nationalist				Nationalist		Independent			Nationalist
1919			James Hurst	Labor									Nationalist
1920												Percy Pollard	Nationalist
1921								Country		Country		Percy Pollard	Nationalist
1922									Richard Franks	Country		Frank Marriott	Nationalist
1922					Philip Kelly	Labor
1925								Liberal
1925									Henry McFie	Nationalist
1926			Henry Lane	Labor
1928			Fergus Medwin	Labor				Nationalist
1931			Fergus Medwin	Independent
1931	Thomas d'Alton	Labor	Thomas Butler	Nationalist
1934			Joseph McGrath	Labor			Jack Chamberlain	Nationalist	Frank Edwards	Nationalist
1937			Henry Lane	Labor					Frank Edwards	Nationalist
1940									John Wright	Nationalist
1941									Henry McFie	Nationalist		James Bugg	Labor
1944	Michael Smith	Labor								Nationalist		James Bugg	Labor
1946	Charley Aylett	Labor	Eric Reece	Labor	Carrol Bramich	Labor		Liberal		Liberal		John Fidler	Liberal
1948										Independent
1948									Kevin Lyons	Liberal
1950
1951							Jack Breheny	Liberal
1955
1956						Liberal						Sydney Ward	Labor
1959	Lloyd Costello	Labor				Liberal									Joseph Britton	Labor
1964					Geoff Chisholm	Labor									Wilfred Barker	Liberal
1969										Centre
1972							Glen Davies	Labor	Ray Bonney	Liberal
1975	John Coughlan	Labor	Joseph Britton	Labor
1976			Michael Field	Labor								Ron Cornish	Liberal		Roger Groom	Liberal
1979					Michael Weldon	Labor
1982					Vince Smith	Liberal
1986	Greg Peart	Labor			Michael Weldon	Labor	Tony Rundle	Liberal	Bill Bonde	Liberal
1989	Di Hollister	Greens			Michael Weldon	Labor
1992					Carole Cains	Liberal
1996					Brenton Best	Labor
1997			Mike Gard	Labor											Carole Cains	Liberal
1998	Bryan Green	Labor	Steve Kons	Labor							5 seats (1998–2024)
2002							Jeremy Rockliff	Liberal	Brett Whiteley	Liberal
2006									Brett Whiteley	Liberal
2010			Paul O'Halloran	Greens					Adam Brooks	Liberal
2014			Joan Rylah	Liberal	Roger Jaensch	Liberal
2017	Shane Broad	Labor	Joan Rylah	Liberal
2018			Anita Dow	Labor
2019									Joan Rylah	Liberal
2020									Felix Ellis	Liberal
2021									Adam Brooks	Liberal
2021									Felix Ellis	Liberal
2024												Miriam Beswick	Jacqui Lambie		Craig Garland	Independent
2024													Independent
2025													National
2025												Gavin Pearce	Liberal

Election results

2024 Tasmanian state election: Braddon^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			8,875
	Liberal	Jeremy Rockliff (elected 1)	19,573	27.6	+0.1
	Liberal	Felix Ellis (elected 2)	5,163	7.3	−1.6
	Liberal	Roger Jaensch (elected 4)	2,704	3.8	−3.1
	Liberal	Giovanna Simpson	1,852	2.6	+2.6
	Liberal	Vonette Mead	1,467	2.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Patrick Fabian	858	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Sarina Laidler	787	1.1	+1.1
	Labor	Anita Dow (elected 3)	5,816	8.2	+0.1
	Labor	Shane Broad (elected 5)	4,589	6.5	−2.2
	Labor	Chris Lynch	2,319	3.3	+3.3
	Labor	Amanda Diprose	1,504	2.1	+0.2
	Labor	Samantha Facey	1,319	1.9	+1.9
	Labor	Adrian Luke	1,017	1.4	+1.4
	Labor	Danielle Kidd	969	1.4	+1.4
	Lambie	Miriam Beswick (elected 6)	2,951	4.2	+4.2
	Lambie	James Redgrave	2,776	3.9	+3.9
	Lambie	Craig Cutts	2,352	3.3	+3.3
	Greens	Darren Briggs	2,493	3.5	+0.9
	Greens	Sarah Kersey	411	0.6	+0.6
	Greens	Susanne Ward	403	0.6	+0.6
	Greens	Leeya Lovell	364	0.5	+0.5
	Greens	Petra Wilden	359	0.5	+0.5
	Greens	Michael McLoughlin	357	0.5	+0.5
	Greens	Erin Morrow	314	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Craig Garland (elected 7)	3,638	5.1	−0.9
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Dale Marshall	890	1.3	+1.3
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Brenton Jones	706	1.0	−1.4
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Kim Swanson	452	0.6	−0.8
	Independent	Peter Freshney	1,281	1.8	+1.8
	Animal Justice	Julia M King	866	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Andrea Courtney	168	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Liz Hamer	149	0.2	−0.3
	Independent	Gatty Burnett	127	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			70,994	93.2	−1.5
Informal votes			5,220	6.8	+1.5
Turnout			76,214	90.9	−0.2
Party total votes
	Liberal		32,404	45.6	−11.6
	Labor		17,533	24.7	−1.8
	Lambie		8,079	11.4	+11.4
	Greens		4,701	6.6	+1.1
	Independent	Craig Garland	3,638	5.1	–0.9
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers		2,048	2.9	–0.9
	Independent	Peter Freshney	1,281	1.8	+1.8
	Animal Justice		866	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Andrea Courtney	168	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Liz Hamer	149	0.2	–0.3
	Independent	Gatty Burnett	127	0.2	+0.2

References

^ Braddon Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Electoral Commission
^ "2024 Results for Braddon". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

External links

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[1] Braddon Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Electoral Commission

[2] "2024 Results for Braddon". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

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Electoral divisions of Tasmania
House of Assembly	Bass Clark Franklin Lyons
Legislative Council	Derwent Elwick Hobart Huon Launceston McIntyre Mersey Montgomery Murchison Nelson Pembroke Prosser Rosevears Rumney Windermere