Division of Franklin (state)

Tasmanian state electoral division

This article is about the state electorate. For the federal electorate, see Division of Franklin. For the cadastral division, see Franklin Land District.

Australian electorate

Franklin
Tasmania—House of Assembly

Map showing the Division of Franklin, as of the 2018 Tasmanian state election.

State| Tasmania
Created| 1909
MP| Eric Abetz (Liberal)
Meg Brown (Labor)
David O'Byrne (Independent)
Jacquie Petrusma (Liberal)
Nic Street (Liberal)
Rosalie Woodruff (Greens)
Dean Winter (Labor)
Party| Labor (2), Liberal (3), Greens (1), Independent (1)
Namesake| Sir John Franklin
Electors| 79,290 (2018)
Area| 6,911 km2 (2,668.4 sq mi)
Demographic| Mixed
Federal electorate(s)| Franklin
| Electorates around Franklin:

Braddon | Lyons | Lyons
Braddon | Franklin | Tasman Sea
Southern Ocean | Southern Ocean | Southern Ocean
Division of Franklin

The electoral division of Franklin is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, located in southern Tasmania and includes Bruny Island, Kingston and the eastern shore of the Derwent River. Franklin is named after Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer who was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (1837–43). The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Franklin.

Franklin and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.

## History and electoral profile

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Franklin includes most of the suburbs of Hobart, such as Kingston, Seven Mile Beach and Lauderdale as well as the rural towns of Huonville, Franklin, Cygnet, Margate and Bruny Island. The subantarctic Macquarie Island is also part of the electorate.[1] The division measures 6,911 km2.

## Representation

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### Distribution of seats

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As 6-member seat: | Election  | Seats won

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1909–1912 |  |  |  |  |  |
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1922–1925 |  |  |  |  |  |
1925–1928 |  |  |  |  |  |
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As 7-member seat: Election  | Seats won

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As 5-member seat: Election  | Seats won

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2002–2006 |  |  |  |  |
2006–2010 |  |  |  |  |
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2018–2021 |  |  |  |  |
2021–2024 |  |  |  |  |
As 7-member seat: Election  | Seats won

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2024–2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Legend:  |  | Labor

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| Liberal
| Greens
| Nationalist
| Liberal
| Anti-Socialist
| Country
| Independent

### Members for Franklin

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Year  | Member  | Party  | Member  | Party  | Member  | Party  | Member  | Party  | Member  | Party  | Member  | Party  | Member  | Party

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1909 |  | David Dicker | Labor |  | Thomas Hodgman | Anti-Socialist |  | John Earle | Labor |  | Norman Ewing | Anti-Socialist |  | Alexander Hean | Anti-Socialist |  | (Sir) John Evans | Anti-Socialist |

6 seats
(1909–1959)

1912 |  | George Martin | Labor |  | Liberal |  | Liberal |  | Liberal
1913 | Arthur Cotton | Liberal
1915 | Daniel Ryan | Liberal
1916 | William Shoobridge | Labor | Frederick Burbury | Liberal | Alexander Hean | Liberal
1917 |  | Nationalist |  | Nationalist |  | Nationalist |  | Nationalist
1917 | Arthur Cotton | Nationalist
1919 | Albert Ogilvie | Labor |  | Benjamin Watkins | Labor | William Dixon | Nationalist
1922 |  | Independent |  | Country
1922 |  | William Pearce | Labor |  | Peter Murdoch | Nationalist | John Piggott | Country
1922 | William Shoobridge | Labor
1925 | Benjamin Watkins | Labor |  | Independent |  | Independent |  | William Sheridan | Labor
1928 | Benjamin Pearsall | Independent |  | Nationalist |  | Henry Baker | Nationalist
1931 |  | Independent |  | John Dwyer | Labor | Alfred Seabrook | Nationalist
1934 |  | Edward Brooker | Labor |  | Benjamin Pearsall | Independent
1937 |  | Basil Plummer | Labor | George Doyle | Nationalist
1939 | Francis McDermott | Labor
1940 | Vincent Shoobridge | Nationalist
1941 | Henry Hope | Labor | Thomas McKinley | Labor | Sir John McPhee | Nationalist
1946 | Bill Neilson | Labor |  | George Gray | Independent |  | Reg Wright | Liberal |  | Tim Jackson | Liberal
1948 | John Brown | Labor
1948 | Charles Hand | Labor
1949 | Archibald Park | Liberal
1950 |  | Thomas Pearsall | Liberal
1955 | Mabel Miller | Liberal
1956 | Brian Crawford | Labor
1959 | Eric Barnard | Labor |  | Bill Young | Liberal
1960 |  | Independent
1962 | Lynda Heaven | Labor
1964 | Terry Martin | Labor |  | Jack Frost | Labor |  | Doug Clark | Liberal
1966 | Eric Iles | Liberal
1969 | Doug Lowe | Labor | Stanley Gough | Liberal | Geoff Pearsall | Liberal
1972 | John Beattie | Liberal
1976 | Ray Sherry | Labor | Steve Gilmour | Liberal
1977 | Bill McKinnon | Labor
1979 | Dick Adams | Labor | Michael Aird | Labor | John Cleary | Liberal
1979 | Bill McKinnon | Labor
1981 |  | Independent
1982 | Ken Wriedt | Labor
1986 |  | Gerry Bates | Greens |  | Fran Bladel | Labor |  | Peter Hodgman | Liberal | Nick Evers | Liberal
1988 | John Cleary | Liberal
1989 |  | Michael Aird | Labor
1990 | Paul Lennon | Labor | Brian Davison | Liberal
1992
1995 | Mike Foley | Greens | John Sheppard | Labor
1996 | Paula Wriedt | Labor |  | Bruce Goodluck | Independent
1998 |  | Matt Smith | Liberal |

5 seats
(1998–2024)

2001 | Martin McManus | Liberal
2002 | Neville Oliver | Labor
2002 |  | Nick McKim | Greens | Lara Giddings | Labor | Will Hodgman | Liberal
2006
2008 | Ross Butler | Labor
2009 | Daniel Hulme | Labor
2010 | David O'Byrne | Labor |  | Jacquie Petrusma | Liberal
2014 |  | Paul Harriss | Liberal
2015 | Rosalie Woodruff | Greens
2016 | Nic Street | Liberal
2018 |  | David O'Byrne | Labor | Alison Standen | Labor
2020 | Nic Street | Liberal
2021 | Dean Winter | Labor
2021 |  | Independent Labor
2022 | Dean Young | Liberal
2024 |  | Independent
2024 | Jacquie Petrusma | Liberal |  | Eric Abetz | Liberal |  | Meg Brown | Labor

## Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Franklin (state)

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Tasmanian state election § Franklin.[edit]

2024 Tasmanian state election: Franklin[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 9,006  |  |
| Liberal | Eric Abetz (elected 6) | 6,661  | 9.2  | +9.2
| Liberal | Jacquie Petrusma (elected 3) | 6,093  | 8.5  | −12.6
| Liberal | Nic Street (elected 7) | 4,811  | 6.7  | −1.7
| Liberal | Dean Young | 3,078  | 4.3  | −0.3
| Liberal | Jock McGregor  | 1,463  | 2.0  | +2.0
| Liberal | Aldo Antolli  | 1,449  | 2.0  | +2.0
| Liberal | Josh Garvin  | 972  | 1.3  | +1.3
| Labor | Dean Winter (elected 2) | 8,055  | 11.2  | −0.2
| Labor | Meg Brown (elected 4) | 3,613  | 5.0  | +5.0
| Labor | Toby Thorpe  | 2,908  | 4.0  | +1.5
| Labor | Kaspar Deane  | 1,808  | 2.5  | +2.5
| Labor | Ebony Altimira  | 1,736  | 2.4  | +2.4
| Labor | Simon Bailey  | 946  | 1.3  | +1.3
| Labor | Philip Pregnell  | 613  | 0.9  | +0.9
| Greens | Rosalie Woodruff (elected 1) | 9,879  | 13.7  | −1.0
| Greens | Jade Darko  | 1,008  | 1.4  | +1.4
| Greens | Christine Campbell  | 810  | 1.1  | +1.1
| Greens | Gideon Cordover  | 776  | 1.1  | +0.2
| Greens | Jenny Cambers-Smith  | 762  | 1.1  | +1.1
| Greens | Owen Fitzgerald  | 614  | 0.9  | +0.9
| Greens | Lukas Mrosek  | 412  | 0.6  | +0.6
| Independent | David O'Byrne (elected 5) | 6,312  | 8.8  | −2.1
| Lambie | Chris Hannan  | 1,418  | 2.0  | +2.0
| Lambie | Marshall Callaghan  | 1,063  | 1.5  | +1.5
| Lambie | Conor Hallahan  | 1,025  | 1.4  | +1.4
| Independent | Clare Glade-Wright  | 1,154  | 1.6  | +1.6
| Animal Justice | Jehni Thomas-Wurth  | 1,122  | 1.6  | +1.6
| Independent | Tony Mulder | 597  | 0.8  | +0.8
| Local Network | Martine Delaney | 552  | 0.8  | +0.8
| Independent | Bob Elliston  | 186  | 0.3  | +0.3
| Independent | Tamar Cordover  | 144  | 0.2  | +0.2
Total formal votes  | 72,040  | 94.6  | −1.2
Informal votes  | 4,115  | 5.4  | +1.2
Turnout | 76,155  | 92.4  | +0.1
Party total votes
| Liberal | 24,527  | 34.0  | −8.2
| Labor | 19,679  | 27.3  | −5.9
| Greens | 14,261  | 19.8  | +0.8
| Independent | David O'Byrne | 6,312  | 8.8  | −2.1
| Lambie | 3,506  | 4.9  | +4.9
| Independent | Clare Glade-Wright  | 1,154  | 1.6  | +1.6
| Animal Justice | 1,122  | 1.6  | −0.2
| Independent | Tony Mulder | 597  | 0.8  | +0.8
| Local Network | 552  | 0.8  | +0.8
| Independent | Bob Elliston  | 186  | 0.4  | +0.4
| Independent | Tamar Cordover  | 144  | 0.2  | +0.2

## See also

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* Australia portal
* Politics portal

* Tasmanian Legislative Council

## References

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1. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, "Pressing the cyber flesh from Macquarie Island"
2. ^ "2024 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

## External links

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* Parliament of Tasmania
* Tasmanian Electoral Commission - House of Assembly

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Electoral divisions of Tasmania

House of Assembly|

* Bass
* Braddon
* Clark
* Franklin
* Lyons

Legislative Council|

* Derwent
* Elwick
* Hobart
* Huon
* Launceston
* McIntyre
* Mersey
* Montgomery
* Murchison
* Nelson
* Pembroke
* Prosser
* Rosevears
* Rumney
* Windermere

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South West region of Tasmania, Australia

Settlements|

* Adamsfield
* Melaleuca
* Strathgordon

Governance|

* Braddon (federal)
* Franklin (federal)
* Braddon (state)
* Franklin (state)
* Derwent Valley Council
* Huon Valley Council
* West Coast Council

Mountains|

* Engineer Range
* Frenchmans Cap
* Anne

| Frankland Range|

* Citadel, The
* Cleft Peak
* Cupola, The
* Frankland
* Greycap
* Lion, The
* Lloyd Jones
* Murpheys Bluff
* Redtop
* Right Angle
* Scotts
* Secheron
* Terminal

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Arthur Range|

* Federation

King William Range|

Mount King William

Prince of Wales Range (Tasmania)|

* Diamond Peak

Protected areas,
parks and reserves|

* Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
* Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area
* Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve
* Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area
* Southwest National Park
* South West Wilderness
* Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve
* Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

Rivers|

* Anne
* Davey
* Franklin
* Gordon
* Huon
* Serpentine
* Spero

Lakes|

* Edgar

Lake Pedder controversy|

*   * Gordon
* Pedder
* Lake Pedder Action Committee
* United Tasmania Group

Dams
Franklin controversy|

* Edgar
* Gordon
* Scotts Peak
* Serpentine

* Commonwealth v Tasmania

* The Wilderness Society

Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries|

* Bathurst Harbour
* Bathurst Channel
* James Kelly Basin
* Port Davey

Coastal features|

* High Rocky Point
* Low Rocky Point
* Point Hibbs
* South Coast
* South West Cape

Power stations|

* Gordon

Transport|

* Gordon River Road
* Scotts Peak Dam Road

| Railways|

* Great Western Railway (proposed never constructed)

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Landmarks|

| Natural|

* Gordon Splits

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Man-made|

* Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse
* Port Davey Track
* South Coast Track

People of note|

* Bob Brown
* Peter Dombrovskis
* Helen Gee
* James Goodwin
* Brenda Hean
* Richard Jones
* Deny King
* Eric Reece
* Olegas Truchanas
* T. B. Moore

Islands|

* Eddystone
* Hibbs Pyramid
* Inner Rocks
* Sidmouth Rock

| Breaksea|

* Fitzroy
* Kathleen
* Main
* Mavourneen
* Munday
* North

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Maatsuyker (group)|

* Chicken
* De Witt
* Flat Top
* Flat Witch
* Hen
* Ile du Golfe
* Louisa
* Maatsuyker (island)
* Needles
* Round Top
* Walker
* Western Rocks

Swainson (group)|

* Big Caroline
* Hay
* Lourah
* Shanks
* Swainson

Mutton Bird (group)|

* East Pyramids
* Mutton Bird Island
* Mutton Bird Islet (southeast)
* Mutton Bird Islet (southwest)
* Sugarloaf
* Sugarmouse
* Wendar
* Wild Wind

Pedra Branca|

* Mewstone

Trumpeter|

* Coffee Pot, The
* Hobbs
* Trumpeter
* West Pyramid

Books and newspapers|

* Tasmania's offshore islands
* Tasmania's Wilderness Battles
* The South West Book
* South West Tasmania Resources Survey

Flora, fauna, and fishlife|

* Orange-bellied parrot
* Pedder galaxias
* Pedder earthworm
* Pedder planarian
* Pedra Branca skink

Bioregions|

* Southern Ranges (bioregion)
* West (bioregion)

Indigenous heritage|

* Kutikina Cave
* Toogee language
* Western Tasmanian languages

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Southern region of Tasmania, Australia

Settlements|

* Hobart
* List of Hobart suburbs

* Adventure Bay
* Alonnah
* Barnes Bay
* Cockle Creek
* Cygnet
* Dennes Point
* Dover
* Electrona
* Franklin
* Geeveston
* Glen Huon
* Grove
* Howden
* Huonville
* Kellevie
* Kettering
* Lunawanna
* Magra
* Margate
* Mountain River
* New Norfolk
* Oyster Cove
* Ranelagh
* Sandfly
* Snug
* Southport
* Westerway
* Woodbridge

Governance|

* Clark (federal)
* Franklin (federal)
* Clark (state)
* Franklin (state)
* Huon Valley Council
* Kingborough Council

* Buckingham
* Elwick
* Huon
* Nelson
* Pembroke
* Rumney

Mountains|

* Hartz
* Wellington
* Wellington

Protected areas,
parks and reserves|

* East Risdon State Reserve
* Hartz Mountains National Park
* Hastings Caves State Reserve
* Port Cygnet Conservation Area
* South Bruny National Park
* South-east Tasmania Important Bird Area
* Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

Rivers|

* Arve
* Derwent
* Garden Island Creek
* Huon
* Styx

Harbours, bays,
inlets and estuaries|

* Adventure Bay
* Barnes Bay
* Cloudy Bay
* D'Entrecasteaux Channel
* Recherche Bay
* Storm Bay

Coastal features|

* South Coast
* South East Cape

Transport|

* Bruny Island Ferry
* Channel Highway
* Ida Bay Railway
* Sandfly Colliery Tramway
* South Line
* Westerway railway station

Landmarks|

| Natural|

* Coal River Valley
* Derwent Valley
* Huon Valley
* Styx Valley
* Upper Florentine Valley
* Weld Valley

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Man-made|

* Buckland Military Training Area
* Cape Bruny Lighthouse
* South Coast Track
* Tahune AirWalk

Islands|

* Boomer
* Bruny
* Eddystone
* Egg
* Friars
* Garden
* Green
* Hope
* Images
* Nuggets
* Partridge
* Pedra Branca
* Picnic
* Satellite

Books and newspapers|

* Tasmania's offshore islands
* The Mercury

Flora, fauna, and fishlife|

* Centurion
* Triarius

Bioregions|

* South East (bioregion)
* Southern Ranges (bioregion)

Indigenous heritage|

* Bruny Island language
* Truganini

Other|

* Cygnet Folk Festival

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