Electoral division of Montgomery

Montgomery Tasmania—Legislative Council

State	Tasmania
Created	1999
MP	Leonie Hiscutt
Party	Liberal Party of Australia
Electors	23,866 (2013)
Area	1,445 km² (557.9 sq mi)

The Electoral division of Montgomery is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council.

It is centred on the Central Coast area and includes the localities of; Ulverstone, Penguin, Heybridge, Hampshire and West Pine.

The electorate also includes most of the City of Burnie. Acton, Hillcrest, Montello, Brooklyn, Romaine, South Burnie and Upper Burnie are part of this electoral division. However Somerset, Parklands, Park grove and Shorewell are located in the Electoral division of Murchison. The division shares its western borders with the Burnie Municipal Council.

Montgomery has 23,866 enrolled voters and covers an area of 1,445 km². The electorate is represented by Leonie Hiscutt, who was elected at the last election held in 2013. The next periodic election is expected for 2019.

Members

Member		Party	Period
	Sue Smith	Independent	1999–2013
	Leonie Hiscutt	Liberal	2013–present

Electoral divisions of Tasmania

House of Assembly	Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Lyons

Legislative Council	Apsley Derwent Elwick Hobart Huon Launceston Mersey Montgomery Murchison Nelson Pembroke Rosevears Rumney Western Tiers Windermere

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