Electoral division of Mersey
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Australian Electorate
The electoral division of Mersey is one of the fifteen constituencies in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers an area of 732 km2.[1]
In January 2019, the division had 27,668 enrolled voters.[2]
Mersey is named after the Mersey River that flows through Devonport.[3]
The electorate of Mersey includes part of Latrobe and the city of Devonport, the localities of Spreyton, Turners Beach and Forth.
Its current member of parliament is independent Mike Gaffney, elected in 2009.
Members
Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote".
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian party style| | William Hawkes | Independent | 1871–1877 |
| Template:Australian party style| | William Moore | Independent | 1877–1885 |
| Template:Australian party style| | James Smith | Independent | 1886–1888 |
| Template:Australian party style| | John McCall | Independent | 1888–1901 |
| Template:Australian party style| | John Henry | Independent | 1901–1902 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Hubert Nichols | Independent | 1902–1924 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Alexander Lillico | Independent | 1924–1954 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Mervyn Lakin | Independent | 1954–1954 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Hector McFie | Independent | 1954–1972 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Harry Braid | Independent | 1972–1990 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Geoff Squibb | Independent | 1990–2003 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Norma Jamieson | Independent | 2003–2009 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Mike Gaffney | Independent | 2009–present |
Election results
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Template:Excerpt
See also
Script error: No such module "Portal".
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2019, Tasmanian Legislative Council, 6 February 2019.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".