The electoral division of Braddon (named Darwin until 1955) is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it includes north-west and western Tasmania as well as King Island. Braddon takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania, Sir Edward Braddon. The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Braddon.
Braddon and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by seven members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.
History and electoral profile Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The electoral constituency includes; King Island, the North-west towns of Devonport, Burnie, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Penguin, and Smithton, as well as the West Coast towns of Strahan, Zeehan and Queenstown.Braddon , Tasmanian Electoral Commission
Representation
Distribution of seats
+ As 6-member seat: Election Seats won 1909–1912 1912–1913 1913–1916 1916–1919 1919–1922 1922–1925 1925–1928 1928–1931 1931–1934 1934–1937 1937–1941 1941–1946 1946–1948 1948–1950 1950–1955 1955–1956 1956–1959 + As 7-member seat: Election Seats won 1959–1964 1964–1969 1969–1972 1972–1976 1976–1979 1979–1982 1982–1986 1986–1989 1989–1992 1992–1996 1996–1998 + As 5-member seat: Election Seats won 1998–2002 2002–2006 2006–2010 2010–2014 2014–2018 2018–2021 2021–2024 + As 7-member seat: Election Seats won 2024–2025 2025–
+ Legend: Labor Liberal Greens Nationalist Liberal Anti-Socialist Centre Country Independent
Members for Braddon and Darwin YearMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember Party 1909James BeltonLaborBenjamin WatkinsLaborJames OgdenLabor James Long LaborJoshua WhitsittAnti-SocialistHerbert PayneAnti-Socialist 1910 James Hurst Labor 1912George PullenLiberalLiberalLiberal 1913 1916Edward Hobbs Liberal 1917 Percy Pollard NationalistNationalistIndependentNationalist 1919James HurstLabor 1920Percy PollardNationalist 1921Country Country 1922Richard FranksCountryFrank MarriottNationalist 1922Philip KellyLabor 1925Liberal 1925Henry McFieNationalist 1926 Henry Lane Labor 1928Fergus Medwin LaborNationalist 1931 Independent 1931Thomas d'AltonLabor Thomas Butler Nationalist 1934 Joseph McGrath LaborJack ChamberlainNationalistFrank EdwardsNationalist 1937Henry LaneLabor 1940 John Wright Nationalist 1941Henry McFieNationalistJames BuggLabor 1944 Michael Smith Labor 1946Charley AylettLaborEric ReeceLaborCarrol BramichLaborLiberal LiberalJohn FidlerLiberal 1948 Independent 1948Kevin LyonsLiberal 1950 1951Jack BrehenyLiberal 1955 1956LiberalSydney WardLabor 1959Lloyd CostelloLabor Joseph Britton Labor 1964Geoff ChisholmLaborWilfred BarkerLiberal 1969 Centre 1972Glen DaviesLaborRay BonneyLiberal 1975John CoughlanLabor Joseph Britton Labor 1976Michael FieldLaborRon CornishLiberalRoger GroomLiberal 1979 Michael Weldon Labor 1982 Vince Smith Liberal 1986 Greg Peart LaborMichael WeldonLaborTony RundleLiberalBill BondeLiberal 1989Di HollisterGreens 1992 Carole Cains Liberal 1996Brenton BestLabor 1997 Mike Gard Labor Carole Cains Liberal 1998Bryan GreenLaborSteve KonsLabor 2002Jeremy RockliffLiberalBrett WhiteleyLiberal 2006 2010 Paul O'Halloran GreensAdam BrooksLiberal 2014Joan RylahLiberalRoger JaenschLiberal 2017Shane BroadLabor 2018Anita DowLabor 2019 Joan Rylah Liberal 2020 Felix Ellis Liberal 2021 Adam Brooks Liberal 2021Felix EllisLiberal2024Miriam Beswick Jacqui LambieCraig GarlandIndependent 2024 Independent2025 National2025 Gavin Pearce Liberal
Election results
See also
Tasmanian Legislative Council
References
External links Parliament of Tasmania Tasmanian Electoral Commission - House of Assembly