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Division of Braddon (state)

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Braddon
TasmaniaHouse of Assembly
Map

Map showing the Division of Braddon, as of the 2018 Tasmanian state election.[1]

Map showing the Division of Braddon, as of the 2018 Tasmanian state election.
StateTasmania
Created1955
MPShane Broad (Labor)
Anita Dow (Labor)
Felix Ellis (Liberal)
Roger Jaensch (Liberal)
Jeremy Rockliff (Liberal)
PartyLabor (2), Liberal (3)
NamesakeSir Edward Braddon
Electors81,211 (2021)
Area21,369 km2 (8,250.6 sq mi)
DemographicMixed
Federal electorate(s)Braddon
Electorates around Braddon:
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait
Southern Ocean Braddon Bass
Lyons
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Franklin

The Division of Braddon (named Darwin until 1955) is one of the five multi-member electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It is named after Sir Edward Braddon.

It is located in the state's west and includes King Island. The cities of Devonport and Burnie are in Braddon. It shares the same boundaries as the federal Division of Braddon, which only has one member.

Election results

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2021 Tasmanian state election: Braddon[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 11,661
Liberal Jeremy Rockliff (elected 1) 19,186 27.4 +1.6
Liberal Felix Ellis 6,229 8.9 +6.0
Liberal Adam Brooks (elected 5) 6,202 8.9 −6.7
Liberal Roger Jaensch (elected 4) 4,833 6.9 +0.4
Liberal Lara Hendriks 1,856 2.7 +2.7
Liberal Stacey Sheehan 1,708 2.4 +2.4
Labor Shane Broad (elected 3) 6,034 8.6 +0.3
Labor Anita Dow (elected 2) 5,640 8.1 −0.7
Labor Justine Keay 4,132 5.9 +5.9
Labor Michelle Rippon 1,454 2.1 +2.1
Labor Amanda Diprose 1,300 1.9 +1.9
Independent Craig Garland 4,236 6.1 +3.0
Greens Darren Briggs 1,853 2.6 +2.6
Greens Tammy Milne 670 1.0 +1.0
Greens Emily Murray 584 0.8 +0.8
Greens Phill Parsons 403 0.6 +0.6
Greens Maureen Corbett 372 0.5 +0.5
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Brenton Jones 1,648 2.4 +2.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Kim Swanson 990 1.4 +1.4
Independent Liz Hamer 337 0.5 +0.3
Independent Matthew Morgan 294 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 69,961 94.6 +0.2
Informal votes 3,963 5.4 −0.2
Turnout 73,924 91.0 −1.5
Party total votes
Liberal 40,014 57.2 +1.1
Labor 18,560 26.5 −0.8
Independent Craig Garland 4,236 6.1 +6.1
Greens 3,882 5.5 +2.0
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 2,638 3.8 +3.8
Independent Liz Hamer 337 0.5 +0.5
Independent Matthew Morgan 294 0.4 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.6
Liberal hold Swing –6.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.3
Labor hold Swing –0.7

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 Braddon". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2021.