Division of Lyons (state)
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The Division of Lyons, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly or lower house. The division is named after Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia 1931-39 and Premier of Tasmania from 1923-1928. The electorate shares the boundaries of the Federal Division of Lyons. Lyons is the largest electorate in Tasmania and includes the the mining towns of Queenstown and Zeehan, the seaside resorts of St. Helens and Bicheno, and the rural villages of Campbell Town, Longford, Evandale and Bothwell. At each state election; five members are elected to Lyons through preference voting (see single transferable vote).
[edit] Current State Members
- Heather Butler - Labor
- Hon David Llewellyn - Labor
- Hon Michael Polley - Labor
- Hon Rene Hidding - Liberal
- Tim Morris - Green
[edit] See also
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- List of Past Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- Federal Division of Lyons
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Federal: Bass | Braddon | Denison | Franklin | Lyons |
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