The electoral division of Lyons () is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, with the largest electorate and covering most of central and eastern Tasmania. Lyons is named jointly in honour of Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia (1932–1939); Premier of Tasmania (1923–1928), and Joseph's wife, Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943. The electorate shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Lyons.

Lyons 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 Before 1984, it was known as the Division of Wilmot. In 1984, it was renamed to jointly honour Joseph Lyons, and his wife, Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943 and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–1951). Joseph Lyons represented the area for over 30 years at the state (1909–1929) and federal (1929–1939) levels.

Lyons is the largest electorate in Tasmania measuring 33,212 km2, it includes the far northern suburbs of Hobart and the towns of St. Helens, Swansea, Bicheno, Campbell Town, Longford, Evandale and Bothwell.Lyons , 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   Nationalist   Liberal   Anti-Socialist   Country   Liberal (Lee)   Greens   Independent   Jacqui Lambie Network   Shooters, Fishers and Farmers

Members for Lyons and Wilmot YearMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember Party 1909 Joseph LyonsLaborRichard FieldAnti-SocialistJonathan BestAnti-SocialistJohn HopeAnti-Socialist Jens Jensen Labor(Sir) Walter LeeAnti-Socialist 1910Edward MulcahyAnti-Socialist 1911Herbert Hays Anti-Socialist 1912Michael O'KeefeLabor Norman Cameron LiberalLiberalLiberalLiberal 1913 Jonathan Best Liberal 1913Ernest BlythLiberal 1916 1917NationalistNationalist NationalistNationalist 1919 William Connell Nationalist 1919 George Pullen Nationalist 1922 CountryAlbert Bendall CountryNeil CampbellNationalist Liberal 1925 Nationalist NationalistNationalist 1925William ShoobridgeLaborNorman CameronIndependent 1926 John Palamountain Labor 1928Jens JensenLaborEric OgilvieLaborPercy BestNationalist 1929 William Shoobridge Labor 1931 Alfred Burbury Nationalist Llewellyn Atkinson Nationalist 1934George Becker IndependentDavid O'KeefeLabor Donald Cameron Nationalist 1937LaborFrancis FosterNationalist 1940William TaylorLabor 1941Lancelot SpurrLabor 1941Ernest WestLabor 1943Peter PikeLabor 1946Roy FaganLaborRobert RobertsonLiberalLiberalAngus BethuneLiberal 1948 1949Douglas CashionLabor 1950Charles BestLiberal 1955 Amelia Best Liberal 1956Reg FisherLaborBert BessellLiberal 1958Amelia BestLiberal 1959William McNeilLabor 1959Thomas McDonaldLaborBob IngamellsLiberal 1964William AndersonLabor 1969 Ian Braid Liberal 1972Darrel BaldockLaborAndrew LohreyLaborMichael PolleyLabor 1974Charles BattLabor 1975Ian BraidLiberal 1976Terry AulichLaborRobin GrayLiberalGraeme PageLiberal 1979 1982 Stephen Salter Liberal 1986David LlewellynLaborBob MainwaringLiberal 1987 Chris Batt Labor 1989Christine MilneGreens The Duke of Avram Liberal 1992Bob MainwaringLiberal 1995Denise SwanLiberal 1996Rene HiddingLiberal Lara Giddings Labor 1998 Ken BaconLabor 2002Tim MorrisGreens 2005Heather ButlerLabor2006 2010Rebecca WhiteLaborMark SheltonLiberal 2014 David Llewellyn LaborGuy BarnettLiberal 2018Jen ButlerLabor 2019John TuckerLiberal 20212023Independent2024Tabatha BadgerGreensJane HowlettLiberalAndrew Jenner Lambie Network2025 Casey Farrell Labor National2025 Brian Mitchell Labor Carlo Di Falco SFF

Election results

See also

Tasmanian Legislative Council

References

External links Parliament of Tasmania Tasmanian Electoral Commission - House of Assembly