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{{Short description|Electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Australian electorate
| upper              = yes
| name               = Launceston
| state              = tas
| image              = {{Electoral division of Launceston InteractiveMap}}
| imagesize          = 
| image_alt          = 
| caption            = 
| created            = 1851
| mp                 = [[Rosemary Armitage]]
| mp-party           = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| namesake           = 
| electors           = 24372
| electors_year      = 2019
| electors_footnotes = 
| area               = 146
| class              = Provincial
|fedgov              = [[Division of Bass|Bass]]{{Br}}[[Division of Lyons|Lyons]]
|near-n              = [[Electoral division of Windermere|Windermere]]{{Br}}[[Electoral division of Rosevears|Rosevears]]
|near-ne             = [[Electoral division of Windermere|Windermere]]
|near-nw             = [[Electoral division of Rosevears|Rosevears]]
|near-e              = [[Electoral division of Windermere|Windermere]]{{Br}}[[Electoral division of McIntyre|McIntyre]]
|near-w              = [[Electoral division of McIntyre|McIntyre]]
|near-s              = [[Electoral division of McIntyre|McIntyre]]
|near-se             = [[Electoral division of McIntyre|McIntyre]]
|near-sw             = [[Electoral division of McIntyre|McIntyre]]
| coordinates        = {{Coord|-41.515|147.147|display=inline,title}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

[[Image:Locator map of Launceston TLC electorate 2017 with inset.svg|alt=Map showing the electoral division of Launceston|thumb|right|120px]]

The '''electoral division of Launceston''' is one of 15 electorates or seats in the [[Tasmanian Legislative Council]], created in 2008. It also previously existed until 1999, when it was abolished and substantially incorporated into the new division of [[Electoral division of Paterson|Paterson]], which was in turn abolished in 2008.

The division of Launceston includes the [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston city council]] suburbs of West Launceston, [[Summerhill, Tasmania|Summerhill]], Kings Meadows, Prospect, Glen Dhu, Norwood and Youngtown. It also included the [[Meander Valley]] council areas of Prospect Vale and Blackstone Heights. Its southern border was shared with present-day Launceston city council, its northern the [[South Esk River]] and Bathurst Street in the central business district. Its western border was Lake Trevallyn.

Most of the electorate was merged with the northern area of [[Electoral division of Macquarie|Macquarie]] to create the [[Electoral division of Paterson]]. The suburbs of West Launceston, Trevallyn were merged with the existing [[Cornwall (Tasmania electorate)|Cornwall]] to create the [[Electoral division of Rosevears|Rosevears]]. A small area became part of [[Electoral division of Windermere|Windermere]].

==Members==
{{further|Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | First incarnation (1851–1855)
|-
!colspan="2"|Member
!Party
!Period
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Richard Dry]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 1851–1855
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="8" | Second incarnation (two members, 1855–1856)
|-
!colspan="2"|Member
!Party
!Period
!colspan="2"|Member
!Party
!Period
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Ronald Campbell Gunn|Ronald Gunn]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 1855–1856
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Adye Douglas]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 1855–1856
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="8" | Third incarnation (two members, 1885–1946)
|-
!colspan="2"|Member
!Party
!Period
!colspan="2"|Member
!Party
!Period
|-
| rowspan="3" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"|[[William Hart (Tasmanian politician)|William Hart]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| rowspan="3"|1885–1904
| {{Australian party style|Other}}|&nbsp;
| colspan="2"|''vacant''
| 1885–1886
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[John Scott (Tasmanian politician)|John Scott]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 1886–1890
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Adye Douglas|(Sir) Adye Douglas]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 1890–1904
|-
| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|[[Peter McCrackan]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| rowspan="2"|1904–1916
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Charles Russen]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 1904–1914
|-
| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|[[Tasman Shields]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| rowspan="2"|1915–1936
|-
| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|[[Frank Hart (politician)|Frank Hart]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| rowspan="2"|1916–1940
|-
| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|[[Alexander Evans (Australian politician)|Alexander Evans]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| rowspan="2"|1936–1942
|-
| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|[[George McElwee]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor]]
| rowspan="2"|1940–1946
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[William Robinson (Tasmanian politician)|William Robinson]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 1942–1946
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | Fourth incarnation (1946–1999)
|-
!colspan="2"|Member
!Party
!Period
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Richard Green (politician)|Richard Green]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 1946–1950
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Arthur Grounds]]
| [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor]]
| 1950–1951
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Lucy Grounds]]
| [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor]]
| 1951–1958
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[William Fry (Tasmanian politician)|William Fry]]
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)|Liberal]]
| 1958–1965
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[John Orchard (Australian politician)|John Orchard]]
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)|Liberal]]
| 1966–1968
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Ray Shipp]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 1968–1982
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Don Wing]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 1982–1999
|-
! colspan="4" | Fifth incarnation (2008–present)
|-
!colspan="2"|Member
!Party
!Period
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Don Wing]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2008–2011
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Rosemary Armitage]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2011–present
|}

==Election results==
{{main|Electoral results for the Division of Launceston}}
{{Excerpt|2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election|section=Launceston Results}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Australia|Politics}}
* [[Electoral division of Paterson]]
* [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100216082643/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/ Tasmanian Electoral Commission]

==External links==
*[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/ Parliament of Tasmania]
*[https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/Legislative_Council_Elections/index.html Tasmanian Electoral Commission - Legislative Council]

{{Tasmanian electorates}}

[[Category:Electoral divisions of Tasmania|Launceston]]
[[Category:Northern Tasmania]]