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Electoral division of Hobart

Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division

Electoral division of Hobart
Summary

Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division

FieldValue
upperyes
nameHobart
statetas
image
lifespan1865–1999, 2008–present
mpCassy O'Connor
mp-partyGreens
electors24007
electors_yearJanuary 2019
area62
classInner-metropolitan
fedgovClark
near-nElwick
near-neRiver Derwent
near-nwElwick
near-eRiver Derwent
near-wElwickHuon
near-sNelson
near-seNelson
near-swHuon
coordinates

|mp-party = Greens |near-n = Elwick |near-ne = River Derwent |near-nw = Elwick |near-e = River Derwent |near-w = ElwickHuon |near-s = Nelson |near-se = Nelson |near-sw = Huon

Map showing the electoral division of Hobart

The electoral division of Hobart is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was originally created in 1856 when the Council became the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania. The seat was abolished in 1999 and re-created in 2008 after a redistribution saw the former Division of Wellington returned to its former name.

The total area of the division is 62.29 km2, which covers the Hobart central business district and the suburbs of Battery Point, Dynnyrne, Fern Tree, Glebe, Lenah Valley, Mount Stuart, New Town, North Hobart, Ridgeway, South Hobart and West Hobart.

As of 31 January 2019, there were 24,007 enrolled electors in the division.

From 2012 to 2024, the member in the Legislative Council was Independent MLC Rob Valentine, who was the Lord Mayor of Hobart from 1999 to 2011. The last election in the division was in May 2024. Cassy O'Connor was elected.

Members for Hobart

First incarnation

Three members (1856–1946)

MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
Edward BedfordIndependent1856–1859Independent}}Thomas HorneIndependent1856–1860
Independent}}William CarterIndependent1859–1865Independent}}James WilsonIndependent1859–1880
Independent}}John WedgeIndependent1860–1866
Independent}}Alfred KennerleyIndependent1865–1877
Philip FyshIndependent1866–1869
Independent}}William CrowtherIndependent1869–1885
Independent}}James AgnewIndependent1877–1881
Independent}}Alexander McGregorIndependent1880–1896
Independent}}Thomas SmartIndependent1881–1886
Independent}}William CrosbyIndependent1885–1909
George SalierIndependent1886–1892
Independent}}Charles GrantIndependent1892–1901
Independent}}Gamaliel ButlerIndependent1896–1914
William GibsonIndependent1901–1905
Independent}}William PropstingIndependent1905–1937
Independent}}Frank BondIndependent1909–1921
Thomas MurdochIndependent1914–1916
Independent}}William WilliamsIndependent1916–1922
Independent}}Thomas MurdochIndependent1921–1927
James ChapmanIndependent1922–1925
Independent}}Charles EadyIndependent1925–1945
James McKenzieIndependent1927–1933
Labor}}Frank GahaLabor1933–1943
Independent}}William StruttIndependent1938–1946
Arthur TylerLabor1943–1945
Dennis LonerganIndependent1945–1946

Single-member (1946–1999)

MemberPartyTerm
John SoundyIndependent
Phyllis BenjaminLabor
Kath VennLabor
Hank PetrusmaIndependent
Jean MooreIndependent
Doug ParkinsonLabor

Second incarnation (2008–present)

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
[[File:Doug Parkinson.jpg70px]]Doug Parkinson
(b. 1945)Labor3 May 2008 –
5 May 2012
[[File:3x4.svg70px]]Rob Valentine
(b. 1950)Independent5 May 2012 –
4 May 2024
Cassy O'Connor
(b. 1967)Greens4 May 2024 –
present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Hobart

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190313085423/https://tec.tas.gov.au/Legislative_Council_Elections/Quarterly_Roll/Notices/LC%20Enrol%2031Jan2019%20Notice.pdf Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2019] [[Tasmanian Legislative Council]] 6 February 2019.
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