Division of Lyons (state)

The Electoral Division of Lyons, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, the lower house. The division is named after Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia 1931–39, Premier of Tasmania from 1923–1928 and his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943 and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–51). The electorate shares the boundaries of the Federal Division of Lyons. Lyons is the largest electorate in Tasmania and includes the Northern Suburbs of Hobart, the seaside resorts of St. Helens, Swansea and Bicheno, and the rural villages of Campbell Town, Longford, Evandale and Bothwell.^[1] At each state election; five members are elected to Lyons through preference voting. Lyons is the largest in area of the Tasmanian Electoral Divisions, measuring 33,212km².

Current members

• Michael Polley – Labor
• Rebecca White – Labor
• Rene Hidding – Liberal
• Mark Shelton – Liberal
• Tim Morris – Green

Members for Lyons and Wilmot

See also

• Current Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
• Federal Division of Lyons
• List of Past Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

References

1. ^ Lyons, Tasmanian Electoral Commission