Division_of_Franklin_(state)
Division of Franklin (state)
Tasmanian state electoral division
The electoral division of Franklin is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, located in southern Tasmania and includes Bruny Island, Kingston and the eastern shore of the Derwent River. Franklin is named after Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer who was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (1837–43). The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Franklin.
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Map showing the Division of Franklin, as of the 2018 Tasmanian state election. | |||||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1909 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Eric Abetz (Liberal) Meg Brown (Labor) David O'Byrne (Independent) Jacquie Petrusma (Liberal) Nic Street (Liberal) Rosalie Woodruff (Greens) Dean Winter (Labor) | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor (2), Liberal (3), Greens (1), Independent (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Sir John Franklin | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 79,290 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6,911 km2 (2,668.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Mixed | ||||||||||||||
| Federal electorate(s) | Franklin | ||||||||||||||
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Franklin and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.
Franklin includes most of the suburbs of Hobart, such as Kingston, Seven Mile Beach and Lauderdale as well as the rural towns of Huonville, Franklin, Cygnet, Margate and Bruny Island. The subantarctic Macquarie Island is also part of the electorate.[1] The division measures 6,911 km2.
Distribution of seats
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Members for Franklin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Quota | 11,544 | ||||
| Liberal | Jacquie Petrusma (elected 1) | 14,550 | 21.0 | +16.1 | |
| Liberal | Nic Street (elected 5) | 5,783 | 8.3 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal | Bec Enders | 3,271 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal | Dean Young | 3,196 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal | James Walker | 2,468 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Labor | Dean Winter (elected 3) | 7,859 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
| Labor | David O'Byrne (elected 4) | 7,538 | 10.9 | −4.9 | |
| Labor | Alison Standen | 3,107 | 4.5 | −2.7 | |
| Labor | Amy Brumby | 2,020 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Labor | Toby Thorpe | 1,753 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Labor | Fabiano Cangelosi | 724 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Greens | Rosalie Woodruff (elected 2) | 10,161 | 14.7 | +4.4 | |
| Greens | Bridget Verrier | 939 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Greens | Phoenix Harrison | 745 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Greens | Kit Darko | 671 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Greens | Gideon Cordover | 606 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Shane Broadby | 788 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Rebecca Byfield | 627 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Robert Cairns | 594 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Animal Justice | Mark Tanner | 1,227 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Independent | Francis Flannery | 379 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | George Spiliopoulos | 252 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 69,258 | 95.8 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,031 | 4.2 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 72,289 | 92.5 | −1.0 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Liberal | 29,268 | 42.3 | −6.1 | ||
| Labor | 23,001 | 33.2 | −1.2 | ||
| Greens | 13,122 | 18.9 | +4.6 | ||
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 2,009 | 2.9 | +2.9 | ||
| Animal Justice | 1,227 | 1.8 | +1.8 | ||
| Independent | Francis Flannery | 379 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | George Spiliopoulos | 252 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +16.1 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | +11.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | –4.9 | |||
| Greens hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
- Sydney Morning Herald, "Pressing the cyber flesh from Macquarie Island"
- "2021 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2021.