Electoral division of Derwent

{{Short description|Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox Australian electorate

| upper = yes

|name = Derwent

|state = tas

|image = {{Electoral division of Derwent InteractiveMap}}

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|created = 1871

|abolished=

|mp = Craig Farrell

|mp-party = Labor

|namesake = Derwent River

|electors = 25637

|electors_year = 2019

|area = 12184

|class = Rural

|coordinates= {{Coord|-41.47|146.16|display=inline,title}}

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Image:Locator map of Derwent TLC electorate 2017.svg

The electoral division of Derwent is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is situated in the central south of the state.

The last boundary redistribution occurred in 2017. The total area of the division is {{convert|12184|km2}}.

As of 31 January 2019, there were 25,637 enrolled voters in the division.[https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/Legislative_Council_Elections/Quarterly_Roll/Notices/LC%20Enrol%2031Jan2019%20Notice.pdf Legislative Council Enrolment as at 31 January 2019], Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 6 February 2019. The next election in the division is due in May 2027.

The division is named after the Derwent River and includes the Central Highlands and Derwent Valley local government areas, as well as some outer Hobart suburbs such as Bridgewater, Chigwell, Claremont, and towns such as Bothwell, Hamilton, Maydena, New Norfolk, and Westerway.