Jump to content

Division of Lyons: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 42°04′55″S 147°04′23″E / 42.082°S 147.073°E / -42.082; 147.073
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Line 10: Line 10:
| mp = [[Brian Mitchell (politician)|Brian Mitchell]]
| mp = [[Brian Mitchell (politician)|Brian Mitchell]]
| mp-party = [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| mp-party = [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| namesake = [[Joseph Lyons]] and [[Enid Lyons]]
| namesake = [[Joseph Lyons]] and [[Enid Lyons|Dame Enid Lyons]]
| electors = 76639
| electors = 76639
| electors_year = [[Australian federal election, 2016|2016]]
| electors_year = [[Australian federal election, 2016|2016]]
Line 17: Line 17:
}}
}}


The '''Division of Lyons''' is an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian electoral division]] in [[Tasmania]]. It is located in central Tasmania, stretching from the eastern to northern coast and includes such places as [[New Norfolk, Tasmania|New Norfolk]], [[Deloraine, Tasmania|Deloraine]] and [[St Marys, Tasmania|St Marys]], as well as the outer northern suburbs of [[Hobart]].
The '''Division of Lyons''' is an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian electoral division]] in [[Tasmania]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:EnidJoseph.jpg|150px|thumb|left|[[Joseph Lyons|Joseph]] and [[Enid Lyons]], the division's namesakes]]
[[File:EnidJoseph.jpg|150px|thumb|left|[[Joseph Lyons|Joseph]] and [[Enid Lyons|Dame Enid Lyons]], the division's namesakes]]
The division was created at the Federal redistribution of 12 September 1984 as a reconfigured version of the abolished [[Division of Wilmot]]. The name jointly honours [[Joseph Lyons]], [[Prime Minister of Australia]] 1932–39, Member for Wilmot from 1929–39, and his wife Dame [[Enid Lyons]], the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives (1943) and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–51). Joseph Lyons had previously represented Wilmot [[Division of Lyons (state)|at the state level]] from 1909 to 1929.
The division was created at the Federal redistribution of 12 September 1984 as a reconfigured version of the abolished [[Division of Wilmot]]. The name jointly honours [[Joseph Lyons]], [[Prime Minister of Australia]] 1932–39, Member for Wilmot from 1929–39, and his wife [[Enid Lyons|Dame Enid Lyons]], the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives (1943) and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–51). Joseph Lyons had previously represented Wilmot [[Division of Lyons (state)|at the state level]] from 1909 to 1929.


It has been a marginal seat, changing hands between the [[Australian Labor Party]] and the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]].
It has been a marginal seat, changing hands between the [[Australian Labor Party]] and the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]]. It is located in central Tasmania, stretching from the eastern to northern coast and includes such places as [[New Norfolk, Tasmania|New Norfolk]], [[Deloraine, Tasmania|Deloraine]] and [[St Marys, Tasmania|St Marys]], as well as the outer northern suburbs of [[Hobart]].


==Members==
==Members==

Revision as of 14:01, 26 February 2019

This article is about the federal electorate. For the state electorate, see Division of Lyons (state).

Lyons
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Lyons in Tasmania, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created1984
MPBrian Mitchell
PartyLabor
NamesakeJoseph Lyons and Dame Enid Lyons
Electors76,639 (2016)
Area32,910 km2 (12,706.6 sq mi)
DemographicRural

The Division of Lyons is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania.

History

Joseph and Dame Enid Lyons, the division's namesakes

The division was created at the Federal redistribution of 12 September 1984 as a reconfigured version of the abolished Division of Wilmot. The name jointly honours Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia 1932–39, Member for Wilmot from 1929–39, and his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives (1943) and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–51). Joseph Lyons had previously represented Wilmot at the state level from 1909 to 1929.

It has been a marginal seat, changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party. It is located in central Tasmania, stretching from the eastern to northern coast and includes such places as New Norfolk, Deloraine and St Marys, as well as the outer northern suburbs of Hobart.

Members

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Max Burr
(1939–) 		Liberal 1 December 1984 –
8 February 1993 		Previously held the Division of Wilmot. Retired
  Dick Adams
(1951–) 		Labor 13 March 1993 –
7 September 2013 		Previously held the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Franklin. Lost seat
  Eric Hutchinson
(1965–) 		Liberal 7 September 2013 –
2 July 2016 		Lost seat
  Brian Mitchell
(1967–) 		Labor 2 July 2016 –
present 		Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Lyons
Australian federal election, 2016: Lyons[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Hutchinson 28,697 41.88 −2.51
Labor Brian Mitchell 26,426 38.57 +1.75
Greens Hannah Rubenach-Quinn 6,418 9.37 +1.05
Recreational Fishers Shelley Shay 4,322 6.31 +6.31
Renewable Energy Duncan Livingston 1,578 2.30 +2.30
Christian Democrats Gene Mawer 1,074 1.57 +1.57
Total formal votes 68,515 95.57 +0.03
Informal votes 3,174 4.43 −0.03
Turnout 71,689 93.54 −0.99
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Mitchell 35,838 52.31 +3.53
Liberal Eric Hutchinson 32,677 47.69 −3.53
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.53

References

  1. ^ Lyons, TAS, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

42°04′55″S 147°04′23″E / 42.082°S 147.073°E / -42.082; 147.073

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Lyons&oldid=885184190"