Division of Denison (state)
Denison Tasmania—House of Assembly | |
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Map showing the Division of Denison, as of the Tasmanian state election, 2018. | |
State | Tasmania |
Created | 1909 |
MP |
Elise Archer (Liberal) Scott Bacon (Labor) Ella Haddad (Labor) Sue Hickey (Liberal) Cassy O'Connor (Greens) |
Party | Labor (2), Liberal (2), Greens (1) |
Namesake | Sir William Denison |
Electors | 74,397 (2018) |
Area | 290 km2 (112.0 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
The electoral division of Denison is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it is located in Hobart on the western shore of the River Derwent and includes the suburbs below Mount Wellington. Denison is named after Sir William Denison, who was Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land (1847–55), and Governor of New South Wales (1855–61). The electorate shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Denison.
Denison 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
The division is located on the western side of the Derwent River, covering a part of Kingborough and all of the Hobart and Glenorchy local government areas. Covering an area of 290 km² it is the smallest of Tasmania's five electoral divisions.
Two of its current members Scott Bacon (ALP) and Matthew Groom (Liberal) are sons of former premiers, Jim Bacon (Labor, born in Victoria) and Ray Groom (Liberal, born in Victoria). Madeleine Ogilvy is the granddaughter of a former premier. This makes the state seat of Denison the most hereditary oriented electorate in Australia.
Members for Denison
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Coordinates: 42°53′17″S 147°14′38″E / 42.8880°S 147.2440°E