Electoral division of Launceston

The electoral division of Launceston is one of 15 electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, created in 2008. It also previously existed until 1999, when it was abolished and substantially incorporated into the new division of Paterson, which was in turn abolished in 2008.

Launceston
Tasmania—Legislative Council

Map showing the electoral division of Launceston, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1]

StateTasmania
Created1851
MPRosemary Armitage
PartyIndependent
Electors24,372 (2019)
Area146 km2 (56.4 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates41.515°S 147.147°E / -41.515; 147.147
Map showing the electoral division of Launceston

The division of Launceston includes the Launceston city council suburbs of West Launceston, Summerhill, Kings Meadows, Prospect, Glen Dhu, Norwood and Youngtown. It also included the Meander Valley council areas of Prospect Vale and Blackstone Heights. Its southern border was shared with present-day Launceston city council, its northern the South Esk River and Bathurst Street in the central business district. Its western border was Lake Trevallyn.

Most of the electorate was merged with the northern area of Macquarie to create the Electoral division of Paterson. The suburbs of West Launceston, Trevallyn were merged with the existing Cornwall to create the Rosevears. A small area became part of Windermere.

Members
Further information: Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
First incarnation (1851–1855)
Member Party Period
  Richard Dry Independent 1851–1855
Second incarnation (two members, 1855–1856)
Member Party Period Member Party Period
  Ronald Gunn Independent 1855–1856   Adye Douglas Independent 1855–1856
Third incarnation (two members, 1885–1946)
Member Party Period Member Party Period
  William Hart Independent 1885–1904   vacant 1885–1886
  John Scott Independent 1886–1890
  (Sir) Adye Douglas Independent 1890–1904
  Peter McCrackan Independent 1904–1916   Charles Russen Independent 1904–1914
  Tasman Shields Independent 1915–1936
  Frank Hart Independent 1916–1940
  Alexander Evans Independent 1936–1942
  George McElwee Labor 1940–1946
  William Robinson Independent 1942–1946
Fourth incarnation (1946–1999)
Member Party Period
  Richard Green Independent 1946–1950
  Arthur Grounds Labor 1950–1951
  Lucy Grounds Labor 1951–1958
  William Fry Liberal 1958–1965
  John Orchard Liberal 1966–1968
  Ray Shipp Independent 1968–1982
  Don Wing Independent 1982–1999
Fifth incarnation (2008–present)
Member Party Period
  Don Wing Independent 2008–2011
  Rosemary Armitage Independent 2011–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Launceston
This section is an excerpt from 2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Launceston Results.[edit]
2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Launceston[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rosemary Armitage 15,548 78.23 +43.24
Greens Cecily Rosol 4,327 21.77 +14.45
Total formal votes 19,875 95.12 −1.23
Informal votes 1,020 4.88 +1.23
Turnout 20,895 82.39 -1.83
Registered electors 25,361
Independent hold  

See also

References
  1. Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. "2023 Legislative Council elections results – Launceston". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.