State Tasmania Electors 74,816 (2014) Elector 74,816 | Party Labor (2), Liberal (3) Demographic Rural Namesakes Joseph Lyons, Enid Lyons | |
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MP Guy Barnett (Liberal)
Rene Hidding (Liberal)
David Llewellyn (Labor)
Mark Shelton (Liberal)
Rebecca White (Labor) Area 33,212 km (12,823.2 sq mi) | ||
The Electoral Division of Lyons, Tasmania is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, the lower house. Before 1984, it was known as the Division of Wilmot. In 1984, it was renamed to jointly honour 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). Joseph Lyons represented the area for over 30 years at the state (1909-1929) and federal (1929-1939) levels. 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. At each state election; five members are elected to Lyons through the single transferable vote. Lyons is the largest in area of the Tasmanian Electoral Divisions, measuring 33,212 km2.