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Following amendments to the Constitution Act, which gained Royal Assent on 28 September 2018, House of Assembly electoral names and boundaries were updated to match changes to Federal divisions.
Learn more about the federal redistribution at the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) website
We have a range of interactive ways of showing your electoral boundaries:
Printable, colour A4 maps showing simple details.
'LISTmap' - an online, interactive map where you can switch layers of detail on and off.
There are five House of Assembly divisions:
These divisions have the same boundaries as the five Commonwealth House of Representatives divisions for Tasmania.
BASS BRADDON CLARK FRANKLIN LYONS Whole State maps
The Division of Bass takes its name from Dr George Bass (1771-1803), an early settler and explorer.
Bass encompasses an area of the north-east corner of Tasmania (7,975.96 sq km).
The division includes:
The Division of Braddon takes its name from Sir Edward Braddon (1829-1904), Premier of Tasmania (1894-99) and a Member of the House of Representatives (1901-04).
Prior to 1955, the Division of Braddon was known as the Division of Darwin.
Braddon encompasses an area of 21,369.24 sq km across the west and north-west coasts of Tasmania, along with King Island.
The division is focused on Burnie and Devonport and also includes:
The Division of Clark takes its name from Andrew Inglis Clark (1848-1907), an Australian founding father and the principal author of the Australian Constitution. He was Tasmania’s Attorney-General from 1887-92 and 1894-97. He proposed a modified version of the Hare electoral system which became Tasmanian law in 1896. This is now known as the Hare-Clark electoral system and it has been used Statewide since 1907.
Prior to 2018, the Division of Clark was known as the Division of Denison.
Clark is an inner metropolitan division centred in the greater Hobart region (292.26 sq km).
The division is centred on Hobart and includes:
The Division of Franklin takes its name from Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania (1837-43).
Franklin is an outer metropolitan division encompassing an area of 10,009.23 sq km to the south and east of Hobart.
The division includes:
The Division of Franklin includes Macquarie Island.
The Division of Lyons takes its name from the only Tasmanian to be elected as Prime Minister, Joseph Lyons (1879-1939), who was Prime Minister between 1932 and 1939 and his wife, Dame Enid Lyons (1897-1981). Dame Enid was the first female member of the House of Representatives and was also the first female cabinet member, when she was elected in 1943 and appointed in 1949 respectively.
Prior to 1984, the Division of Lyons was known as the Division of Wilmot.
Lyons is a large rural division of 35,721.83 sq km.
The division includes:
A statewide map displaying the boundaries of all five House of Assembly divisions.
A statewide map displaying the boundaries of House of Assembly divisions, Legislative Council divisions and Local Government municipal areas.
Use this simple search tool to learn who currently represents you at each level of government.
Maps of past House of Assembly boundaries:
Bass | Braddon | Denison | Franklin | Lyons | Whole of State Effective 27 April 2009.
Whole of state composite map including divisions of Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons. House of Assembly boundaries effective 14 July 2000.
Whole of state composite map including divisions of Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons. House of Assembly boundaries effective 30 July 1992.