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Electoral division of Montgomery

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State
  
Tasmania

MP
  
Leonie Hiscutt

Founded
  
1999

Member of parliament
  
Leonie Hiscutt

Created
  
1999

Electors
  
23,866 (2013)

Area
  
1,445 km²

Elector
  
23,866

Electoral division of Montgomery

Party
  
Liberal Party of Australia

The Electoral division of Montgomery is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council.

It is centred on the Central Coast area and includes the localities of; Ulverstone, Penguin, Heybridge, Hampshire and West Pine.

The electorate also includes most of the City of Burnie. Acton, Hillcrest, Montello, Brooklyn, Romaine, South Burnie and Upper Burnie are part of this electoral division. However Somerset, Parklands, Park grove and Shorewell are located in the Electoral division of Murchison. The division shares its western borders with the Burnie Municipal Council.

Montgomery has 23,866 enrolled voters and covers an area of 1,445 km². The electorate is represented by Leonie Hiscutt, who was elected at the last election held in 2013. The next periodic election is expected for 2019.

References

Electoral division of Montgomery Wikipedia