Electoral division of Derwent

Derwent Tasmania—Legislative Council
State	Tasmania
Created	1871
MP	Craig Farrell
Party	Australian Labor Party
Namesake	Derwent River
Electors	25,777 (January 2015)
Area	8,760 km^2 (3,382.3 sq mi)

The electoral division of Derwent is one of the fifteen electorates or "seats" in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is situated in the south of the state and is named after the Derwent River.

The last boundary redistribution occurred in 2008. At the 2009 election, the area was 8,760 km²,^[1] with 25,777 enrolled voters as of 31 January 2015.^[2]

Derwent includes some outer Hobart suburbs such as Bridgewater, Old Beach, Claremont. It also includes many towns such as New Norfolk, Hamilton, Brighton, Pontville, Ouse, and Strathgordon.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	William Langdon	Independent	1856–1871
	Walter Gellibrand	Independent	1871–1901
	Ellis Dean	Independent	1901–1920
	Louis Shoobridge	Independent	1921–1937
	(Sir) Rupert Shoobridge	Independent	1937–1955
	Joseph Dixon	Independent	1955–1961
	Don Marriott	Labor	1961–1967
	Joseph Dixon	Independent	1967–1979
	Charles Batt	Labor	1979–1995
	Michael Aird	Labor	1995–2011
	Craig Farrell	Labor	2011–present

References

1. Maps of the 15 Legislative Council Divisions, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 10 May 2008.
2. Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2015, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 31 July 2013.

External links

• Division of Derwent election history