Division of Lyons (state)
The electoral division of Lyons (/ˈlaɪənz/) is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, with the largest electorate and covering most of central and eastern Tasmania. Lyons is named jointly in honour of Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia (1932–1939); Premier of Tasmania (1923–1928), and Joseph's wife, Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943. The electorate shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Lyons.
| Lyons Tasmania—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Map showing the Division of Lyons, as of the 2018 Tasmanian state election. | |||||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Guy Barnett (Liberal) Jen Butler (Labor) Andrew Jenner (Lambie) Mark Shelton (Liberal) Rebecca White (Labor) Tabatha Badger (Greens) Jane Howlett (Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor (2), Liberal (3), Greens (1), Lambie (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Joseph Lyons and Enid Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 79,271 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 33,212 km2 (12,823.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Mixed | ||||||||||||||
| Federal electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Lyons and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.
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