State Tasmania Electors 23,828 (January 2015) Member of parliament Mike Gaffney Namesake Mersey River | MP Mike Gaffney Area 237 km² Elector 23,828 (January 2015) Party Independent politician | |
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The Electoral division of Mersey is one of the fifteen constituencies in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers only a small area of 237 km².
At the 2009 election, the division had 23,568 enrolled voters.
Mersey is named after the Mersey River that flows through Devonport.
The electorate of Mersey includes part of Latrobe and the city of Devonport. The localities of Spreyton, Turners beach and Forth.
Its current member of parliament is independent Mike Gaffney, elected in 2009.
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Electoral division of Mersey Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA