Electoral division of Huon
{{Short description|Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral division}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Australian electorate | upper = yes
|name = Huon
|state = tas
|image = {{Electoral division of Huon InteractiveMap}}
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| caption =
|created = 1856
|abolished=
|mp = Dean Harriss
|mp-party = Independent
|namesake =
|electors = 26048
|electors_year = 2020
|area = 6214
|class = Rural
|coordinates={{Coord|-43.248|146.67|display=inline,title}}
}}
Image:Locator map of Huon TLC electorate 2017.svg
The Electoral division of Huon is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999, however similar electorates of this name have existed since 1900, {{citation needed|date=April 2009}} and members of the Tasmanian upper house for this region appear to have been elected since 1856.{{citation needed|date=April 2009}}
The total area of the division is {{convert|6214|km2}} since a redistribution in August 2017.
As of 31 January 2019, there were 25,335 enrolled voters in the division. The current sitting member of the division is Dean Harriss, elected in the 2022 by-election. The next periodic election in the division is due in May 2026.
The division includes the local municipalities of Huon Valley and Kingborough. Localities include Huonville, Margate, Cygnet, Franklin, Geeveston, Bruny Island, Snug, and Howden.
Members
{{further|Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council}}
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{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1856–1857 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1857–1864 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1864–1866 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1866–1868 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1868–1874 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1874–1880 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1880 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1881–1882 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1882–1905 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1905–1909 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1909–1924 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1924 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1924–1942 |
{{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Labor | 1942–1948 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1948–1966 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1966–1974 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1974–1986 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1986–1996 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1996–2014 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 2014–2020 |
{{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Labor | 2020–2022 |
{{Australian party style|Independent}} |
|2022– |
Election results
{{main|Electoral results for the Division of Huon}}
{{Excerpt|2022 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election|section=Huon results}}
See also
{{Portal|Australia|Politics}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/ Parliament of Tasmania]
- [https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/Legislative_Council_Elections/index.html Tasmanian Electoral Commission - Legislative Council]
{{Tasmanian electorates}}
{{Southern Tasmania |state=autocollapse}}