Division of Lyons

Lyons Australian House of Representatives Division
Map Interactive map of boundaries
Created	1984
MP	Brian Mitchell
Party	Labor
Namesake	Joseph Lyons and Dame Enid Lyons
Electors	85,243 (2022)
Area	35,721 km2 (13,792.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural and provincial
State electorate(s)	Lyons

The Division of Lyons (/ˈlaɪənz/) is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania.

Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.^[1]

History

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

References

External links

• Division of Lyons – Australian Electoral Commission
• 2016 Census QuickStats, Federal Division of Lyons

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