Division Profile

Division Name

LYONS

State

Tasmania

Elected Member

Adams, D (ALP) 1993-

Name Derivation

Named after Joseph Lyons 1879-1939, and Dame Enid Lyons 1897-1981

First Proclaimed / Election

1984 (This division was previously Wilmot, which was proclaimed in 1903. Its name was changed in 1984.)

Area

32911 sq. kms

Demographic

Rural

Pre-Election Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Seat Status

Safe

Enrolment

72,875

Turnout

94.78%

Informal

4.80%

Location

Lyons covers an area of approximately 32 910 sq km and is the largest division in Tasmania covering most of the State from the central highlands in the west to the east coasts and from Beaconsfield township in the north to New Norfolk and the Tasman Peninsula region in the south. The main towns include Beaconsfield, Bridgewater, Brighton, Campbell Town, Deloraine, Dodges Ferry, Evandale, Exeter, Gagebrook, Longford, Midway Point, New Norfolk, Perth, St Helens, Sheffield, Sorell and Westbury.

Products and Industry

Fishing, forestry, wool, cattle (dairy and beef), fruit, wine, hydro-power generation, mining and tourism.

Members

Adams, D (ALP) 1993-

Burr, M A (LP) 1984-1993

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area and location description of the division
products/industries of the area
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seat status following the election
the number of electors eligible to vote on election day for the division
turnout and informality rates from the election
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TAS DIVISION - LYONS

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