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Electoral division of Mersey

Electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Electoral division of Mersey
Summary

Electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

FieldValue
upperyes
nameMersey
statetas
image
mpMike Gaffney
mp-partyIndependent
namesakeMersey River
electors27668
electors_yearJanuary 2019
area732
classProvincial
fedgovBraddon
near-nBass Strait
near-neBass Strait
near-nwBass Strait
near-eRosevears
near-wMontgomery
near-sMcIntyre
near-seRosevears
near-swMontgomery
coordinates

| mp-party = Independent |near-n = Bass Strait |near-ne = Bass Strait |near-nw = Bass Strait |near-e = Rosevears |near-w = Montgomery |near-s = McIntyre |near-se = Rosevears |near-sw = Montgomery

Map showing the electoral division of Mersey

The electoral division of Mersey is one of the fifteen constituencies in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers an area of 732 km2.

In January 2019, the division had 27,668 enrolled voters.

Mersey is named after the Mersey River that flows through Devonport.

The electorate of Mersey includes part of Latrobe and the city of Devonport, the localities of Spreyton, Turners Beach and Forth.

Its current member of parliament is independent Mike Gaffney, elected in 2009.

Members

MemberPartyPeriod
William HawkesIndependent
William MooreIndependent
James SmithIndependent
John McCallIndependent
John HenryIndependent
Hubert NicholsIndependent
Alexander LillicoIndependent
Mervyn LakinIndependent
Hector McFieIndependent
Harry BraidIndependent
Geoff SquibbIndependent
Norma JamiesonIndependent
Mike GaffneyIndependent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Mersey

References

References

  1. "Legislative Council Maps".
  2. [https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/Legislative_Council_Elections/Quarterly_Roll/Notices/LC%20Enrol%2031Jan2019%20Notice.pdf Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2019] {{Webarchive. link. (13 March 2019 , Tasmanian Legislative Council, 6 February 2019.)
  3. "Tasmanian Electoral Commission".
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