Division of Lyons

This article is about the federal electorate. For the state electorate, see Division of Lyons (state).

The Division of Lyons (/laɪənz/) is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania.

Lyons Australian House of Representatives Division
Interactive map of boundaries since the 2019 federal election
Created	1984
MP	Rebecca White
Party	Labor
Namesake	Joseph Lyons and Dame Enid Lyons
Electors	85,243 (2022)
Area	35,721 km2 (13,792.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural and provincial
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Electorates around Lyons: Braddon Bass Tasman Sea Braddon Lyons Tasman Sea Braddon Franklin Clark Tasman Sea

Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.^[1]

History

Joseph and Dame Enid Lyons, the division's namesakes

The division was created at the Federal redistribution of 12 September 1984 as a reconfigured version of the abolished Division of Wilmot. The name jointly honours Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia 1932–39, Member for Wilmot from 1929–39, and his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives (1943) and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–51). Joseph Lyons had previously represented Wilmot at the state level from 1909 to 1929.

It has been a marginal seat, changing hands between the Labor Party and the Liberal Party. It is located in central Tasmania, stretching from the eastern to northern coast and includes such places as New Norfolk, Deloraine and St Marys, as well as the outer northern suburbs of Hobart.

Members

Image		Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Max Burr (1939–)	Liberal	1 December 1984 – 8 February 1993	Previously held the Division of Wilmot. Retired
		Dick Adams (1951–)	Labor	13 March 1993 – 7 September 2013	Previously held the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Franklin. Lost seat
		Eric Hutchinson (1965–)	Liberal	7 September 2013 – 2 July 2016	Lost seat
		Brian Mitchell (1967–)	Labor	2 July 2016 – 28 March 2025	Retired
		Rebecca White (1983–)	Labor	3 May 2025 – present	Previously held the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Lyons. Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Lyons

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2025 Australian federal election in Tasmania § Lyons.[edit]

2025 Australian federal election: Lyons^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rebecca White	33,100	43.08	+14.04
	Liberal	Susie Bower	20,135	26.21	−11.01
	Greens	Alistair Allan	8,362	10.88	−0.55
	One Nation	Shaun Broadby	5,165	6.72	+1.37
	Trumpet of Patriots	Sarah Graham	3,628	4.72	+4.72
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Carlo Di Falco	3,457	4.50	+4.50
	Independent	Angela Offord	2,462	3.20	+3.20
	Citizens	Michael Phibbs	523	0.68	+0.68
Total formal votes			76,832	93.08	−0.62
Informal votes			5,715	6.92	+0.62
Turnout			82,547	92.77	+0.87
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rebecca White	47,316	61.58	+10.66
	Liberal	Susie Bower	29,516	38.42	−10.66
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.66