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Electoral division of Huon
Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division
Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Huon |
| state | tas |
| image | |
| created | 1856 |
| mp | Dean Harriss |
| mp-party | Independent |
| electors | 26048 |
| electors_year | 2020 |
| area | 6214 |
| class | Rural |
| fedgov | ClarkFranklin |
| near-n | DerwentElwick |
| near-ne | HobartNelson |
| near-nw | Murchison |
| near-e | Storm Bay |
| near-w | Murchison |
| near-s | Southern Ocean |
| near-se | Southern Ocean |
| near-sw | Southern Ocean |
| coordinates |
|mp-party = Independent |near-n = DerwentElwick |near-ne = HobartNelson |near-nw = Murchison |near-e = Storm Bay |near-w = Murchison |near-s = Southern Ocean |near-se = Southern Ocean |near-sw = Southern Ocean
The Electoral division of Huon is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999, however similar electorates of this name have existed since 1900, and members of the Tasmanian upper house for this region appear to have been elected since 1856.
The total area of the division is 6214 km2 since a redistribution in August 2017.
As of 31 January 2019, there were 25,335 enrolled voters in the division. The current sitting member of the division is Dean Harriss, elected in the 2022 by-election. The next periodic election in the division is due in May 2026.
The division includes the local municipalities of Huon Valley and Kingborough. Localities include Huonville, Margate, Cygnet, Franklin, Geeveston, Bruny Island, Snug, and Howden.
Members
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Knight | Independent | ||
| Richard Cleburne | Independent | ||
| Alexander Kissock | Independent | ||
| John Wedge | Independent | ||
| John Foster | Independent | ||
| James Robertson | Independent | ||
| Joseph Solomon | Independent | ||
| William Fisher | Independent | ||
| John Watchorn | Independent | ||
| Thomas Fisher | Independent | ||
| Stafford Bird | Independent | ||
| David Calvert | Independent | ||
| William Calvert | Independent | ||
| Rowland Worsley | Labor | ||
| Ron Brown | Independent | ||
| Michael Hodgman | Independent | ||
| Peter Hodgman | Independent | ||
| Athol Meyer | Independent | ||
| Paul Harriss | Independent | ||
| Robert Armstrong | Independent | ||
| Bastian Seidel | Labor | ||
| Dean Harriss | Independent |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Huon
References
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