Division of Braddon
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| Braddon Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Braddon, shown within Tasmania |
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| State or territory: | Tasmania |
| Created: | 1955 |
| MP: | Sid Sidebottom |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Edward Braddon |
| Electors: | 71,022 |
| Area: | 11,760 km² (4,540.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Rural |
The Division of Braddon is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania.
The division was created in 1955 to replace the abolished Division of Darwin, and is named for Sir Edward Braddon, a Premier of Tasmania and one of Tasmania's five original federal MPs. It is located in the north-western part of Tasmania, and includes the cities of Burnie, Devonport, and various towns including Ulverstone, Penguin and Wynyard.
Braddon has usually been a marginal seat, changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Aubrey Luck | Liberal | 1955—1958 | |
| Ron Davies | Labor | 1958—1975 | |
| Ray Groom | Liberal | 1975—1984 | |
| Chris Miles | Liberal | 1984—1998 | |
| Sid Sidebottom | Labor | 1998—2004 | |
| Mark Baker | Liberal | 2004—2007 | |
| Sid Sidebottom | Labor | 2007— | |
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Braddon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Mark Baker | 29,152 | 44.00 | -3.36 | |
| Labor | Sid Sidebottom | 28,948 | 43.69 | +0.64 | |
| Greens | Paul O'Halloran | 5,392 | 8.14 | +2.53 | |
| Family First | Wayne de Bomford | 2,135 | 3.22 | -0.76 | |
| Liberty and Democracy | Peter Cunningham | 321 | 0.48 | +0.48 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Stephen Dick | 313 | 0.47 | +0.47 | |
| Total formal votes | 66,261 | 96.91 | +0.52 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,116 | 3.09 | -0.52 | ||
| Turnout | 68,377 | 96.28 | +0.24 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Sid Sidebottom | 34,085 | 51.44 | +2.57 | |
| Liberal | Mark Baker | 32,176 | 48.56 | -2.57 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.57 | |||
| Australian federal election, 2004: Braddon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Mark Baker | 30,681 | 47.36 | +8.19 | |
| Labor | Sid Sidebottom | 27,893 | 43.05 | -5.35 | |
| Greens | Michelle Foale | 3,632 | 5.61 | +0.13 | |
| Family First | Wayne de Bomford | 2,581 | 3.98 | +3.98 | |
| Total formal votes | 64,787 | 96.39 | -0.28 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,426 | 3.61 | +0.28 | ||
| Turnout | 67,213 | 96.04 | -0.41 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | Mark Baker | 33,127 | 51.13 | +7.09 | |
| Labor | Sid Sidebottom | 31,660 | 48.87 | -7.09 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +7.09 | |||
| Electoral divisions of Tasmania | |
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Federal: Bass | Braddon | Denison | Franklin | Lyons |
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