Division of Darwin
Darwin Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Created | 1903 |
Abolished | 1955 |
Namesake | Charles Darwin |
The Division of Darwin was an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania.[1]
The division was created in 1903 and abolished in 1955,[2] when it was replaced by the Division of Braddon. It was named after Charles Darwin, who visited Australia in 1836.
It was located in north-western and western Tasmania, including the towns of Burnie and Devonport.
After 1917, it was always in the hands of the non-Labor parties. Prominent members included King O'Malley, a colourful Labor member, Sir George Bell, Speaker of the House, and Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
Members
Member | Party | Term | |
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King O'Malley | Labour | 1903–1917 | |
Charles Howroyd | Nationalist | 1917–1917 | |
William Spence | Nationalist | 1917–1919 | |
George Bell | Nationalist | 1919–1922 | |
Joshua Whitsitt | Country | 1922–1925 | |
(Sir) George Bell | Nationalist | 1925–1931 | |
United Australia | 1931–1943 | ||
Dame Enid Lyons | United Australia | 1943–1944 | |
Liberal | 1944–1951 | ||
Aubrey Luck | Liberal | 1951–1955 |
Election results
Notes
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ↑ "DIVISION OF DARWIN". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 27 May 1954. p. 22. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia. west coast Tasmania locations at the last election held
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