Division of Clark

Clark
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Denison in Tasmania, as of the 2016 federal election (boundaries of Clark in 2018 are almost identical to those of Denison in 2016).
Created 2017
Namesake Andrew Inglis Clark
Electors 74,020 (2016)
Area 292.26 km2 (112.8 sq mi)
Demographic Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Clark is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Tasmania, which will be contested for the first time at the next federal election. The division is named in honour of Andrew Inglis Clark, the principal author of the Australian Constitution.

History

The Division of Clark replaced the seat of Denison during a redistribution process overseen by the Australian Electoral Commission in 2017.[1] The division is located in central Hobart on the western shore of the River Derwent. It incorporates the area covered by the Cities of Hobart and Glenorchy, together with the northern parts of Kingborough Council, including Taroona, generally north of the Huon Highway. Mount Wellington is a prominent physical feature in the division's west.[2] Clark is geographically identical to Denison, with the exception of a minor change at the electorate's southern border with the neighbouring Division of Franklin.[1]

The seat is notionally held by independent MP Andrew Wilkie on a margin of 17.8%.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2016-17 Federal Redistribution - Tasmania". ABC Elections. 1 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map: Division of Clark" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.

Coordinates: 42°53′17″S 147°14′38″E / 42.888°S 147.244°E / -42.888; 147.244

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