Electoral division of Huon

Map showing the electoral division of Huon

The Electoral division of Huon is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999, however similar electorates of this name have existed since 1900, and members of the Tasmanian upper house for this region appear to have been elected since 1856.

The total area of the division is Template:Convert since a redistribution in August 2017.

As of 31 January 2019, there were 25,335 enrolled voters in the division. The current sitting member of the division is Dean Harriss, elected in the 2022 by-election. The next periodic election in the division is due in May 2026.

The division includes the local municipalities of Huon Valley and Kingborough. Localities include Huonville, Margate, Cygnet, Franklin, Geeveston, Bruny Island, Snug, and Howden.

Members

Member		Party	Period
Template:Australian party style|	Thomas Knight	Independent	1856–1857
Template:Australian party style|	Richard Cleburne	Independent	1857–1864
Template:Australian party style|	Alexander Kissock	Independent	1864–1866
Template:Australian party style|	John Wedge	Independent	1866–1868
Template:Australian party style|	John Foster	Independent	1868–1874
Template:Australian party style|	James Robertson	Independent	1874–1880
Template:Australian party style|	Joseph Solomon	Independent	1880
Template:Australian party style|	William Fisher	Independent	1881–1882
Template:Australian party style|	John Watchorn	Independent	1882–1905
Template:Australian party style|	Thomas Fisher	Independent	1905–1909
Template:Australian party style|	Stafford Bird	Independent	1909–1924
Template:Australian party style|	David Calvert	Independent	1924
Template:Australian party style|	William Calvert	Independent	1924–1942
Template:Australian party style|	Rowland Worsley	Labor	1942–1948
Template:Australian party style|	Ron Brown	Independent	1948–1966
Template:Australian party style|	Michael Hodgman	Independent	1966–1974
Template:Australian party style|	Peter Hodgman	Independent	1974–1986
Template:Australian party style|	Athol Meyer	Independent	1986–1996
Template:Australian party style|	Paul Harriss	Independent	1996–2014
Template:Australian party style|	Robert Armstrong	Independent	2014–2020
Template:Australian party style|	Bastian Seidel	Labor	2020–2022
Template:Australian party style |	Dean Harriss	Independent	2022–

See also

• Tasmanian House of Assembly

External links

• Parliament of Tasmania
• Tasmanian Electoral Commission - Legislative Council