Proposed redistribution Tasmania into electoral divisions

Updated: 5 May 2017

Chapter 2: Proposed redistribution and reasons for proposal

This chapter outlines the Redistribution Committee’s proposed redistribution and the reasons for this proposal. Also included is the Redistribution Committee’s approach to formulating the proposed names and proposed boundaries of proposed electoral divisions.

    Redistribution Committee’s proposed redistribution

  1. There are two components to the Redistribution Committee’s proposed redistribution:
    • the names of the five proposed electoral divisions, and
    • where to draw the boundaries for the five proposed electoral divisions.
  2. The Redistribution Committee proposes retaining the names of the Divisions of Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons. This proposal is consistent with:
    • the guidance provided in ‘Guidelines for naming federal electoral divisions’,
    • those suggestions received which advocated retaining the names of electoral divisions, and
    • those suggestions and comments on suggestions which advocated changing the name of the Division of Denison only if significant changes are made to the boundaries of the electoral division.
  3. The Redistribution Committee notes, as demonstrated in Figure D, that the current electoral divisions do not satisfy the projected enrolment requirement and therefore must change. To meet this requirement, the Redistribution Committee proposes adjusting the boundaries of all five current electoral divisions such that:
    • the entirety of the Municipality of West Tamar is located in the proposed Division of Bass,
    • the entirety of the Municipality of Latrobe is located in the proposed Division of Braddon,
    • the south-western boundary of the proposed Division of Denison will be the Huon Highway,
    • the entirety of the Municipality of Brighton is located in the proposed Division of Lyons,
    • the Municipality of Dorset is located in the proposed Division of Lyons,
    • the Municipality of Flinders is located in the proposed Division of Lyons, and
    • the Richmond area is located in the proposed Division of Lyons.
  4. Figure E shows that, on the proposed boundaries, the number of electors enrolled in the proposed electoral divisions meet the requirement to be not less than 90 per cent or more than 110 per cent of the current enrolment quota. Figure F shows that, on the proposed boundaries, the number of electors projected to be enrolled in the proposed electoral divisions meet the requirement to be not less than 96.5 per cent or more than 103.5 per cent of the projected enrolment quota at the projection time of Friday 14 May 2021.

    Figure E: Proposed Divisions of Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons – enrolment as at Thursday 1 September 2016, current enrolment quota and permissible range of electors

    Figure E: Proposed Divisions of Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons – enrolment as at Thursday 1 September 2016, current enrolment quota and permissible range of electors

    Source: Available from www.aec.gov.au/tas-redistribution

    Figure F: Proposed Divisions of Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons – projected enrolment as at Friday 14 May 2021, projected enrolment quota and permissible range of electors

    Figure F: Proposed Divisions of Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons – projected enrolment as at Friday 14 May 2021, projected enrolment quota and permissible range of electors

    Source: Available from www.aec.gov.au/tas-redistribution

  5. The Redistribution Committee considers that these movements will result in electoral divisions which:
    • can accommodate the differing rates of growth across Tasmania,
    • keep together and unite existing communities of interest, as represented by local government areas, where possible, and
    • use strong and readily identifiable features as boundaries, where possible.
  6. This proposal is also consistent with parts of the 12 suggestions and six comments on suggestions which proposed changes to the electoral divisions and boundaries. While each of these suggestions and comments advocated changes, there was variation as to what changes were advocated. The Redistribution Committee notes the proposal is consistent with:
    • the nine suggestions and five comments on suggestions which proposed locating the Municipality of Latrobe in its entirety in the Division of Braddon,
    • the six suggestions and three comments on suggestions which proposed locating the Municipality of West Tamar in its entirety in the Division of Bass,
    • the one suggestion and one comment on suggestions which proposed the boundary in the Division of Denison in the south-western corner be the Huon Highway,
    • the six suggestions and five comments on suggestions which proposed locating the Municipality of Brighton in its entirety in the Division of Lyons,
    • the three suggestions and two comments on suggestions which proposed locating the Municipality of Dorset in the proposed Division of Lyons,
    • the two suggestions and two comments on suggestions which proposed locating the Municipality of Flinders in the proposed Division of Lyons, and
    • the three suggestions which proposed locating the Richmond area in the Division of Lyons.

    Redistribution Committee’s approach to naming electoral divisions

  7. The naming of federal electoral divisions has been the subject of a number of recommendations from parliamentary committees. The ‘Guidelines for naming federal electoral divisions’ (the guidelines) were developed by the AEC from recommendations made by the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters in 1995 in Electoral Redistributions: Report on the Effectiveness and Appropriateness of the Redistribution Provisions of Parts III and IV of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. The guidelines were offered to interested persons when this redistribution was advertised, and are publicly available on the AEC website (a copy of the guidelines is provided at Appendix H).

    Renaming of electoral divisions in Tasmania

  8. The guidelines note that the names of electoral divisions should not be changed or transferred to new areas without very strong reasons. Any decision to alter the name of an electoral division is therefore one which is not taken lightly.
  9. The Redistribution Committee received a number of suggestions and comments on suggestions proposing that electoral divisions be renamed, as displayed in Table F.
    Table F: Names advocated in suggestions and comments on suggestions for Tasmanian electoral divisions
    Current name of electoral division Name advocated in suggestions or comments on suggestions

    Denisona

    Clark – in honour of Andrew Inglis Clark (1848–1907), in recognition of:

    • his contribution to Federation and to the development of the Australian Constitution
    • to honour a great constitutional lawyer and member of Parliament
    • his contribution to extending the franchise and introducing proportional representation in Tasmania

    Inglis Clark – in honour of Andrew Inglis Clark (1848–1907), in recognition of:

    • his contribution to Federation and to the development of the Australian Constitution
    • to honour a great constitutional lawyer and member of Parliament
    • his contribution to extending the franchise and introducing proportional representation in Tasmania

    Franklinb

    Beeton – in honour of Lucy Beeton (1829–86), in recognition of her work as an Aboriginal activist

    Benjamin – in honour of Phyllis Benjamin MBE(C), AO (1907–96), in recognition of being the longest serving women in any State Parliament and the first women leader of an upper house

    Best – in honour of Amelia Martha ‘Millie’ Best MBE(C) (1900–79), in recognition of being one of the first two women elected to Parliament

    Guy – in honour of Mary Phyllis Guy (?–2010), in recognition of her work as a councillor and disability campaigner

    Lanne – in honour of William ‘King Billy’ Lanne (?–1889), in recognition of his work as an Aboriginal activist

    McIntyre – in honour of Margaret Edgeworth McIntyre OBE(C) (1886–1948), in recognition of being the first woman elected to the Tasmanian Parliament

    Paredarerme – in recognition of the Tasmanian aboriginal nation who occupied the Oyster Bay area

    West – in honour of ‘Aunty’ Ida West AM (1919–2003), in recognition of her work as an Aboriginal campaigner

    1. ‘Denison’ was first used as an electoral division name in 1903.
    2. ‘Franklin’ was first used an electoral division name in 1903.

    The Divisions of Bass, Braddon and Lyons

  10. Four suggestions to the redistribution referred to retaining the names of the Divisions of Bass, Braddon and Lyons.25 In supporting retention of these names, those making suggestions noted:
    • these names are accepted by the community and there is nothing to be gained from changing them,26
    • these names are near Federation names or have existed for a long time,27 28
    • ‘Bass’ is named after a significant explorer, particularly for Tasmania,29
    • ‘Braddon’ is named after a former Premier of Tasmania,30 and
    • ‘Lyons’ commemorates both the only Tasmanian-born Prime Minister and his wife who was one of the earliest women elected to the Commonwealth Parliament and the first Australian woman Cabinet Minister.31 32
  11. The Redistribution Committee notes that strong reasons to change the names of these electoral divisions were not provided and observed that:
    • ‘Bass’ has been used as the name of an electoral division in Tasmania since 1903,
    • ‘Braddon’ has been used as the name of an electoral division in Tasmania since 1955, and
    • ‘Lyons’ has been used as the name of an electoral division in Tasmania since 1984.
  12. The Redistribution Committee proposes retaining the names of ‘Bass’, ‘Braddon’ and ‘Lyons’.

    The Division of Denison

  13. With respect to the name of the Division of Denison:
    • three suggestions advocated retaining the name of the Division of Denison on the basis the name is accepted by the community, there is nothing to be gained from changing it and it is a near Federation name,33
    • three suggestions advocated there should not be an electoral division named ‘Denison’,34
    • 10 suggestions and three comments on suggestions advocated renaming the Division of Denison to recognise Andrew Inglis Clark,35
    • one suggestion and two comments on suggestions advocated changing the name of the Division of Denison only if significant changes are made to the boundaries of the electoral division.36
  14. The Redistribution Committee notes that changing the name of the Division of Denison to recognise Andrew Inglis Clark was advocated during the previous redistribution of Tasmania determined on Monday 16 February 2009. In that redistribution, both the Redistribution Committee and the augmented Electoral Commission observed that Andrew Inglis Clark’s contributions were significant but did not accept that there were sufficiently strong justifications to warrant changing the electoral division’s name.37
  15. The Redistribution Committee agrees that Andrew Inglis Clark made a significant contribution to Australian society and naming an electoral division after him would provide an appropriate recognition of that contribution, as was outlined in suggestions and comments on suggestions to this redistribution.
  16. However, the Redistribution Committee considered it was first required to determine whether the name ‘Denison’ should be changed or retained. Only after determining the name should be changed could the Redistribution Committee propose a new name.
  17. The Redistribution Committee considered the guidelines and observed:
    • ‘Denison’ was adopted as the name of an electoral division prior to the specific consideration of the names of electoral divisions by parliamentary committees and the development of the guidelines,38
    • the current electoral division is not named after a deceased Australian but is named after an individual who rendered outstanding service to Australia. Sir William Thomas Denison served as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen’s Land (1847–55) and as Governor of New South Wales (1855–61).39 40
  18. The Redistribution Committee’s next consideration was whether there were very strong reasons to change the name of the Division of Denison. In the Redistribution Committee’s opinion, the suggestions to the redistribution and comments on suggestions did not provide sufficient reason to change the name of the electoral division.
  19. In addition, the Redistribution Committee considers the comparatively small changes proposed to the divisional boundaries will not result in a significant change in the socio-demographic nature of the electoral division once implemented.41
  20. The Redistribution Committee proposes retaining the name of the Division of Denison.

    The Division of Franklin

  21. With respect to the Division of Franklin:
    • three suggestions advocated retaining the name of the Division of Franklin on the basis the name is accepted by the community, there is nothing to be gained from changing it and it is a near Federation name,42
    • two suggestions advocated there should not be an electoral division named ‘Franklin’,43 and
    • two comments on suggestions were in favour of replacing the current Division of Franklin with a newly created electoral division with a new name.44 The alternative names advocated in these comments on suggestions are displayed in Table F.45
  22. While noting the contribution to Australian society of those individuals submitted for its consideration and the general relevance of all names submitted, the Redistribution Committee considered it was first required to determine whether the name ‘Franklin’ should be changed or retained. The Redistribution Committee considered the guidelines and observed:
    • ‘Franklin’ was adopted as the name of an electoral division prior to the specific consideration of the names of electoral divisions by parliamentary committees and the development of the guidelines,
    • the current electoral division is not named after a deceased Australian but is named after an individual who rendered outstanding service to Australia. Sir John Franklin KCH, RN, after whom the electoral division is named, served as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen’s Land (1837–47).46
  23. The Redistribution Committee next considered whether there were very strong reasons to change the name of the Division of Franklin. In the Redistribution Committee’s opinion, very strong reasons were not advanced by those contributing to the redistribution.
  24. Further, as the Redistribution Committee has proposed comparatively small changes to the structure of the electoral division, implementing the redistribution will not result in a significant change in the socio-demographic nature of the electoral division.
  25. The Redistribution Committee proposes retaining the name of the Division of Franklin.

    Redistribution Committee’s approach to formulating proposed electoral boundaries

  26. The Redistribution Committee’s strategy for formulating the proposed electoral boundaries was based on, and conforms to, the requirements of the Electoral Act.
  27. The Redistribution Committee acknowledged the importance of the principle of relative equality of the number of electors in electoral divisions and the flexibility provided by the tolerances around the numerical requirements contained in the Electoral Act. The Redistribution Committee considered that, where necessary, the use of these tolerances allowed it to construct proposed electoral divisions which addressed:
    • all other required factors, and
    • the differences in projected growth of enrolment in Tasmania.
  28. Within the limits imposed by the numerical requirements and the other required factors, the Redistribution Committee acknowledged that it is also highly desirable that electoral boundaries be readily recognisable. Suggestions and comments on suggestions also advocated for divisional boundaries that are simple, strong and easily recognisable.
  29. The Redistribution Committee noted that a range of methods could be applied to achieve a proposed redistribution outcome for Tasmania. Suggestions to the redistribution addressing the state as a whole adopted varying approaches and proposed moving between, approximately, 1.58 and 27.49 per cent of electors into a different electoral division.
  30. Suggestions and comments on suggestions dealing with specific regions generally sought to unite split local government areas and to avoid splitting those which are not currently split. In its deliberations the Redistribution Committee noted that those suggestions and comments on suggestions advocating electoral boundaries for specific regions of the state would need to be considered in the broader context of their impact on the state as a whole.
  31. In complying with the requirements of the Electoral Act, the Redistribution Committee also sought to apply the following principles in developing the boundaries of the proposed electoral divisions:
    • provide strong divisional boundaries, to the extent possible,
    • use major population centres as the starting points for electoral divisions,
    • commence considerations in those electoral divisions where changes need to be made to meet the requirements of the Electoral Act,
    • avoid splitting SA1s, to the extent possible, and
    • avoid splitting local government areas, to the extent possible.
  32. In formulating the redistribution proposal, the Redistribution Committee noted that, in order to meet the numerical requirements of the Electoral Act, it was required to increase the number of electors in the proposed Division of Braddon and decrease the number of electors in the proposed Division of Franklin. Due to the sparse number of electors who reside in the western part of the Division of Franklin, which is immediately adjacent to the Division of Braddon, the Redistribution Committee did not consider that meeting the numerical requirements of the Electoral Act was simply a matter of transferring electors from the Division of Franklin to the proposed Division of Braddon.
  33. As a consequence of ensuring the proposed redistribution met the numerical requirements, and accounting for the other factors required to be considered under the Electoral Act, the Redistribution Committee made changes to all five electoral divisions in Tasmania.
  34. Table G outlines the extent of elector movements resulting from the proposed electoral divisions.
    Table G: Summary of movement of electors between proposed electoral divisions
     

    Number

    Percentage

    Electors transferred to another electoral division

    21,809

    5.81%

    Electors remaining in their existing electoral division

    353,263

    94.19%

    Total

    375,072

    100.00%

    Proposed redistribution of Tasmania – by electoral division

  35. The Redistribution Committee has examined each proposed electoral division, giving due consideration to the requirements of the Electoral Act. For each of the proposed electoral divisions in Tasmania, Table H presents:
    • initial enrolment based on enrolment figures as at Thursday 1 September 2016,
    • percentage variation from the current enrolment quota,
    • projected enrolment as at Friday 14 May 2021,
    • percentage variation from the projected enrolment quota, and
    • the approximate area of each proposed electoral division.
    Table H: Summary of proposed electoral divisions

    Proposed electoral division

    Enrolment as at Thursday 1 September 2016

    Projected enrolment as at Friday 14 May 2021

    Approximate area

    Number

    Percentage variation from the current enrolment quota

    Number

    Percentage variation from the projected enrolment quota

    Bass

    75,458

    0.59%

    77,019

    0.05%

    2,783.85 km2

    Braddon

    77,739

    3.63%

    77,992

    1.31%

    21,369.24 km2

    Denison

    74,054

    -1.28%

    76,080

    -1.17%

    292.26 km2

    Franklin

    73,304

    -2.28%

    76,877

    -0.14%

    10,009.23 km2

    Lyons

    74,517

    -0.66%

    76,947

    -0.05%

    40,913.94 km2

    Total

    375,072

     

    384,915

       
  36. Statistical summaries of the proposed electoral divisions are provided in Appendix J.
  37. The Redistribution Committee’s proposed electoral divisions are discussed in greater detail in the following paragraphs. Proposed electoral divisions are presented in alphabetical order.

    Proposed Division of Bass

  38. The proposed Division of Bass shares boundaries with the proposed Divisions of Braddon and Lyons.
  39. Enrolment in the current Division of Bass on Friday 14 May 2021 is projected to be 75,058 electors, which is within the numerical requirements of the Electoral Act. The Division of Bass can therefore gain up to 4,619 electors from other electoral divisions, or transfer up to 769 electors to other electoral divisions, and remain within the permissible range for the maximum and minimum number of electors in an electoral division at the projection time.
  40. Four suggestions to the redistribution and one comment on suggestions were in favour of leaving the boundaries of the Division of Bass unaltered as the enrolment and projected enrolment for the electoral division falls within the numerical requirements.47 In contrast, six suggestions and three comments on suggestions were in favour of transferring the portion of the Municipality of West Tamar located in the Division of Lyons to the Division of Bass.48 These suggestions and comments on suggestions were based on community of interest arguments and uniting the local government area in one electoral division.
  41. The Redistribution Committee proposes altering the current boundary of the electoral division such that the proposed Division of Bass gain 7,828 electors from the Division of Lyons in the area of Badger Head, Beaconsfield, Bridgenorth, Frankford, Glengarry, Greens Beach, Grindelwald and York Town. This will unite the Municipality of West Tamar in the proposed Division of Bass.49
  42. The Redistribution Committee also proposes transferring 5,867 electors in the Municipality of Dorset and the Municipality of Flinders from the Division of Bass to the proposed Division of Lyons.50
  43. Making this alteration will lead the proposed Division of Bass to a net gain of 1,961 projected electors. This results in a projected enrolment for the proposed electoral division of 77,019 electors at Friday 14 May 2021, or a variation from the projected enrolment quota of 0.05 per cent.
  44. The proposed Division of Bass is focused on Launceston and will consist of the:
    • City of Launceston
    • Municipality of George Town
    • Municipality of West Tamar, and
    • part of the Municipality of Meander Valley.

    Proposed Division of Braddon

  45. The proposed Division of Braddon shares boundaries with the proposed Divisions of Bass, Franklin and Lyons.
  46. Enrolment in the current Division of Braddon on Friday 14 May 2021 is projected to be 73,286 electors, which is less than the minimum number of projected electors required by the Electoral Act. The Division of Braddon must therefore gain at least 1,003 electors, or up to 6,391 electors, for it to fall within the permissible range for the maximum and minimum number of electors in an electoral division at the projection time.
  47. Nine suggestions and five comments on suggestions advocated transferring the portion of the Municipality of Latrobe located in the Division of Lyons to the Division of Braddon.51 These suggestions and comments on suggestions were based on community of interest arguments and uniting the local government area in one electoral division.
  48. The Redistribution Committee proposes altering the current boundary of the electoral division such that the proposed Division of Braddon gain 4,706 electors from the Division of Lyons in the area of Port Sorell, Northdown, Sassafras and the Narawntapu National Park. This will unite the Municipality of Latrobe in the proposed Division of Braddon.
  49. Making this alteration will lead the proposed Division of Braddon to a net gain of 4,706 projected electors. This results in a projected enrolment for the proposed electoral division of 77,992 electors at Friday 14 May 2021, or a variation from the projected enrolment quota of 1.31 per cent.
  50. The proposed Division of Braddon is focused on Burnie and will consist of the:
    • City of Burnie
    • Municipality of Central Coast
    • Municipality of Circular Head
    • City of Devonport
    • Municipality of King Island
    • Municipality of Latrobe
    • Municipality of Waratah-Wynard, and
    • Municipality of West Coast

    Proposed Division of Denison

  51. The proposed Division of Denison shares boundaries with the proposed Divisions of Franklin and Lyons.
  52. Enrolment in the current Division of Denison on Friday 14 May 2021 is projected to be 76,019 electors, which is within the numerical requirements of the Electoral Act. The Division of Denison can therefore gain up to 3,658 electors from other electoral divisions, or transfer up to 1,730 electors to other electoral divisions, and remain within the permissible range for the maximum and minimum number of electors in an electoral division at the projection time.
  53. Three suggestions to the redistribution were in favour of leaving the boundaries of the Division of Denison unaltered as the enrolment and projected enrolment for the electoral division falls within the numerical requirements.52
  54. One suggestion to the redistribution advocated the Huon Highway be used as the southern boundary of the Division of Denison to provide a clearer and more recognisable boundary than is provided by the current boundary.53 One comment on suggestions supported this idea.54
  55. The Redistribution Committee proposes altering the current boundary of the electoral division in the south-western corner from Sandfly Road and Huon Road to the Huon Highway. The proposed Division of Denison will gain 61 electors in the areas of Longley and Lower Longley in the Municipality of Kingborough from the Division of Franklin.
  56. Making this alteration will lead the proposed Division of Denison to a net gain of 61 projected electors. This results in a projected enrolment for the proposed electoral division of 76,080 electors at Friday 14 May 2021, or a variation from the projected enrolment quota of -1.17 per cent.
  57. The proposed Division of Denison is centred on Hobart and will consist of the:
    • City of Glenorchy
    • City of Hobart, and
    • part of the Municipality of Kingborough.

    Proposed Division of Franklin

  58. The proposed Division of Franklin shares boundaries with the proposed Divisions of Braddon, Denison and Lyons.
  59. Enrolment in the current Division of Franklin on Friday 14 May 2021 is projected to be 80,997 electors, which is more than the maximum number of projected electors required by the Electoral Act. A net reduction of at least 1,320 electors, or up to 6,708 electors, is therefore required for this electoral division to fall within the permissible range for the maximum and minimum number of electors in an electoral division at the projection time.
  60. The Redistribution Committee proposes transferring:
    • 61 electors in the areas of Longley and Lower Longley in the Municipality of Kingborough from the Division of Franklin to the proposed Division of Denison. This will alter the current boundary between the Divisions of Denison and Franklin from Sandfly Road and Huon Road to the Huon Highway,55
    • 2,705 electors in the area of Old Beach from the Division of Franklin to the proposed Division of Lyons. This will unite the Municipality of Brighton in the proposed Division of Lyons,56 and
    • 1,354 electors in the Richmond area to the proposed Division of Lyons.57
  61. Making this alteration will transfer 4,120 projected electors out of the Division of Franklin. This results in a projected enrolment for the proposed electoral division of 76,877 electors at Friday 14 May 2021, or a variation from the projected enrolment quota of -0.14 per cent.
  62. The proposed Division of Franklin will consist of the:
    • Municipality of Huon Valley,
    • part of the City of Clarence, and
    • part of the Municipality of Kingborough.

    Proposed Division of Lyons

  63. The proposed Division of Lyons shares boundaries with the proposed Divisions of Bass, Braddon, Denison and Franklin.
  64. Enrolment in the current Division of Lyons on Friday 14 May 2021 is projected to be 79,555 electors, which is within the numerical requirements of the Electoral Act. The Division of Lyons can therefore gain up to 122 electors from other electoral divisions, or transfer up to 5,266 electors to other electoral divisions, and remain within the permissible range for the maximum and minimum number of electors in an electoral division at the projection time.
  65. As the Division of Lyons shares boundaries with each of the other four electoral divisions in Tasmania, many of the suggestions to the redistribution and comments on suggestions advocated making changes to the Division of Lyons as a means of accommodating changes to the other electoral divisions. Three suggestions and two comments on suggestions were in favour of transferring the Municipality of Dorset from the Division of Bass to the Division of Lyons,58 with two suggestions and two comments on suggestions in favour of transferring the Municipality of Flinders from the Division of Bass to the Division of Lyons.59
  66. Three suggestions advocated transferring the Richmond area from the Division of Franklin to the Division of Lyons on the basis of shared community of interest.60
  67. The Redistribution Committee proposes altering the current boundary of the electoral division such that the proposed Division of Lyons gain:
    • 5,867 electors from the Division of Bass with the transfer of the entirety of the Municipality of Dorset and the Municipality of Flinders,
    • 2,705 electors in the area of Old Beach from the Division of Franklin. This will unite the Municipality of Brighton in the proposed Division of Lyons, and
    • 1,354 electors in the Richmond area from the Division of Franklin.
  68. The Redistribution Committee proposes transferring:
    • 7,828 electors from the Division of Lyons to the proposed Division of Bass in the area of Badger Head, Beaconsfield, Bridgenorth, Frankford, Glengarry, Greens Beach, Grindelwald and York Town. This will unite the Municipality of West Tamar in the proposed Division of Bass,61 and
    • 4,706 electors from the Division of Lyons to the proposed Division of Braddon in the area of Port Sorell, Northdown, Sassafras and the Narawntapu National Park. This will unite the Municipality of Latrobe in the proposed Division of Braddon.62
  69. Making this alteration will result in a net transfer of 2,608 projected electors out of the Division of Lyons. This results in a projected enrolment for the proposed electoral division of 76,947 electors at Friday 14 May 2021, or a variation from the projected enrolment quota of -0.05 per cent.
  70. The proposed Division of Lyons will consist of the:
    • Municipality of Break O’Day
    • Municipality of Brighton
    • Municipality of Central Highlands
    • Municipality of Derwent Valley
    • Municipality of Dorset
    • Municipality of Flinders
    • Municipality of Glamorgan-Spring Bay
    • Municipality of Kentish
    • Municipality of Northern Midlands
    • Municipality of Sorell
    • Municipality of Southern Midlands
    • Municipality of Tasman
    • part of the City of Clarence, and
    • part of the Municipality of Meander Valley.

  1. Retaining the names of these electoral divisions was advocated by: S2 – Michael Woolford, S3 – Jeff Waddell, S6 – Martin Gordon and S20 – The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division.
  2. S3 – Jeff Waddell and S20 – The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division
  3. The guidelines note that every effort should be made to retain the names of original federation electoral divisions.
  4. S6 – Martin Gordon
  5. S2 – Michael Woolford
  6. S2 – Michael Woolford
  7. The guidelines note that when new electoral divisions are created, the names of former Prime Ministers should be considered.
  8. S2 – Michael Woolford and S6 – Martin Gordon
  9. Retaining the name ‘Denison’ was advocated by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S6 – Martin Gordon and S20 – The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division.
  10. This was advocated by: S2 – Michael Wollford, S18 – Rodney Croome AM and CS1 – South East Region Development Association.
  11. Changing the name of the Division of Denison to recognise Andrew Inglis Clark was advocated by: S1 – The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG, S4 – Alex Jago, S5 – Sue Drake, S7 – Dr Peter Jones, S8 – Timothy Thorne, S9 – Andrew Wilkie MP, S11 – Bob Holderness-Roddam, S12 – The Hon Justice Duncan Kerr Chev LH, S18 – Rodney Croome AM, S19 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch, CS5 – Bob Holderness-Roddam, CS6 – Don Morris and CS8 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch.
  12. Changing the name of the Division of Denison only if significant changes are made to the boundaries of the electoral division was advocated by: S16 – James Walker, CS2 – Alex Jago and CS7 – Darren McSweeney.
  13. Redistribution Committee for Tasmania, The 2008 Proposed Redistribution of Tasmania into Electoral Divisions: Report of the Redistribution Committee, 2008, page 10–11
    augmented Electoral Commission for Tasmania, 2009 Redistribution of Tasmania into Electoral Divisions, 2009, page 8–9
  14. The names of electoral divisions have been considered in the following reports:
    • House of Representatives Select Committee on the Naming of Electoral Divisions, Report from the House of Representatives Select Committee on the Naming of Electoral Divisions, 1969
    • Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform, The operation during the 1984 General Election of the 1983–84 amendments to Commonwealth electoral legislation, 1986
    • Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Electoral Redistribution: Report on the effectiveness and appropriateness of the redistribution provisions of part iii and iv of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, 1995
  15. Biographical information about Sir William Denison can be found in the Australian Dictionary of Biography at: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/denison-sir-william-thomas-3394
  16. The guidelines note that ‘In the main, divisions should be named after deceased Australians who have rendered outstanding service to their country’.
  17. The guidelines note that: When two or more divisions are partially combined, as far as possible the name of the new division should be that of the old division which had the greatest number of electors within the new boundaries. However, where the socio-demographic nature of the division in question has changed significantly, this should override the numerical formula.
  18. Retaining the name ‘Franklin’ was advocated by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S6 – Martin Gordon and S20 – The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division.
  19. This was advocated by: S2 – Michael Woolford and CS1 – South East Region Development Association.
  20. This was argued in: CS1 – South East Region Development Association and CS7 – Darren McSweeney.
  21. This was argued in: CS1 – South East Region Development Association and CS7 – Darren McSweeney
  22. Biographical information about Sir John Franklin can be found in the Australian Dictionary of Biography at: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/franklin-sir-john-2066
  23. This argument was made by: S4 – Alex Jago, S17 – Tasmanian Greens, S19 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch, S20 – The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division and CS8 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch.
  24. This matter was supported by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S6 – Martin Gordon, S10 – Darren McSweeney, S13 – West Tamar Council, S14 – Mark Mulcair, S21 – Ken Hart, CS3 – Jeff Waddell, CS4 – Martin Gordon and CS7 – Darren McSweeney.
    CS8 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch was not in favour.
  25. This matter was supported by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S6 – Martin Gordon, S10 – Darren McSweeney, S13 – West Tamar Council, S14 – Mark Mulcair, CS3 – Jeff Waddell, CS4 – Martin Gordon and CS7 – Darren McSweeney.
  26. This matter was supported by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S10 – Darren McSweeney and CS3 – Jeff Waddell.
  27. This matter was supported by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S4 – Alex Jago, S6 – Martin Gordon, S10 – Darren McSweeney, S14 – Mark Mulcair, S15 – Latrobe Council, S16 – James Walker, S17 – Tasmanian Greens, S19 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch, CS2 – Alex Jago, CS3 – Jeff Waddell, CS4 – Martin Gordon, CS7 – Darren McSweeney and CS8 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch.
  28. This argument was made by: S4 – Alex Jago, S10 – Darren McSweeney and S14 – Mark Mulcair.
  29. This was advocated by: S20 – The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division.
  30. This was supported by: CS4 – Martin Gordon.
  31. This matter was supported by: S20 – The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division and CS4 – Martin Gordon.
  32. This matter was supported by: S4 – Alex Jago, S6 – Martin Gordon, S10 – Darren McSweeney, S14 – Mark Mulcair, S16 – James Walker, S19 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch, CS2 – Alex Jago, CS3 – Jeff Waddell, CS4 – Martin Gordon, CS7 – Darren McSweeney and CS8 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch.
    S17 – Tasmanian Greens was not in favour of this matter.
  33. This matter was supported by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S17 – Tasmanian Greens and S20 – The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division.
    This matter was not supported by: S6 – Martin Gordon, CS7 – Darren McSweeney and CS8 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch.
  34. This matter was supported by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S10 – Darren McSweeney, S21 – Ken Hart, CS3 – Jeff Waddell and CS7 – Darren McSweeney.
    This matter was not supported by: S6 – Martin Gordon and S14 – Mark Mulcair.
  35. This matter was supported by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S10 – Darren McSweeney, CS3 – Jeff Waddell and CS7 – Darren McSweeney.
    This matter was not supported by: S6 – Martin Gordon and S14 – Mark Mulcair
  36. This matter was supported by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S17 – Tasmanian Greens and S20 – The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division.
    This matter was not supported by: S6 – Martin Gordon, CS7 – Darren McSweeney and CS8 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch.
  37. This matter was supported by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S6 – Martin Gordon, S10 – Darren McSweeney, S13 – West Tamar Council, S14 – Mark Mulcair, S21 – Ken Hart, CS3 – Jeff Waddell, CS4 – Martin Gordon and CS7 – Darren McSweeney.
    CS8 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch was not in favour.
  38. This matter was supported by: S3 – Jeff Waddell, S4 – Alex Jago, S6 – Martin Gordon, S10 – Darren McSweeney, S14 – Mark Mulcair, S15 – Latrobe Council, S16 – James Walker, S17 – Tasmanian Greens, S19 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch, CS2 – Alex Jago, CS3 – Jeff Waddell, CS4 – Martin Gordon, CS7 – Darren McSweeney and CS8 – Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch.