Division of Franklin (state)

Tasmanian state electoral division

The Division of Franklin is one of the five multi-member electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It is named after Sir John Franklin.

Franklin
TasmaniaHouse of Assembly
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Map showing the Division of Franklin, as of the 2018 Tasmanian state election.[1]

Map showing the Division of Franklin, as of the 2018 Tasmanian state election.
StateTasmania
Created1909
MPDavid O'Byrne (Labor)
Jacquie Petrusma (Liberal)
Alison Standen (Labor)
Nic Street (Liberal)
Rosalie Woodruff (Greens)
PartyLabor (2), Liberal (2), Greens (1)
NamesakeSir John Franklin
Electors79,290 (2018)
Area6,911 km2 (2,668.4 sq mi)
DemographicMixed
Federal electorate(s)Franklin
Electorates around Franklin:
Braddon Lyons Lyons
Braddon Franklin Tasman Sea
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

It is located in the state's south and includes Bruny Island. It includes some outer suburbs of Hobart. It shares the same boundaries as the federal Division of Franklin, which only has one member.

Election results

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2021 Tasmanian state election: Franklin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 11,544
Liberal Jacquie Petrusma (elected 1) 14,550 21.0 +16.1
Liberal Nic Street (elected 5) 5,783 8.3 +5.7
Liberal Bec Enders 3,271 4.7 +4.7
Liberal Dean Young 3,196 4.6 +4.6
Liberal James Walker 2,468 3.6 +3.6
Labor Dean Winter (elected 3) 7,859 11.3 +11.3
Labor David O'Byrne (elected 4) 7,538 10.9 −4.9
Labor Alison Standen 3,107 4.5 −2.7
Labor Amy Brumby 2,020 2.9 +2.9
Labor Toby Thorpe 1,753 2.5 +2.5
Labor Fabiano Cangelosi 724 1.0 +1.0
Greens Rosalie Woodruff (elected 2) 10,161 14.7 +4.4
Greens Bridget Verrier 939 1.4 +1.4
Greens Phoenix Harrison 745 1.1 +1.1
Greens Kit Darko 671 1.0 +1.0
Greens Gideon Cordover 606 0.9 +0.9
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Shane Broadby 788 1.1 +1.1
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Rebecca Byfield 627 0.9 +0.9
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Robert Cairns 594 0.9 +0.9
Animal Justice Mark Tanner 1,227 1.8 +1.8
Independent Francis Flannery 379 0.5 +0.5
Independent George Spiliopoulos 252 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 69,258 95.8 −0.2
Informal votes 3,031 4.2 +0.2
Turnout 72,289 92.5 −1.0
Party total votes
Liberal 29,268 42.3 −6.1
Labor 23,001 33.2 −1.2
Greens 13,122 18.9 +4.6
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 2,009 2.9 +2.9
Animal Justice 1,227 1.8 +1.8
Independent Francis Flannery 379 0.5 +0.5
Independent George Spiliopoulos 252 0.4 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing +16.1
Liberal hold Swing +5.7
Labor hold Swing +11.3
Labor hold Swing –4.9
Greens hold Swing +4.4

References

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  1. Map data: Electoral boundaries from Administrative Boundaries [May 2016] ©PSMA Australia Limited licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0).
  2. "2021 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2021.