Division of Lyons (state)

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

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
Interactive map of boundaries since the 2021 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
Electorates around Lyons: Braddon Bass Tasman Sea Braddon Lyons Tasman Sea Braddon Franklin Clark Tasman Sea

Division of Lyons before the 2021 state election

Lyons and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.

History and electoral profile

Before 1984, it was known as the Division of Wilmot. In 1984, it was renamed to jointly honour Joseph Lyons, and his wife, Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943 and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–1951). Joseph Lyons represented the area for over 30 years at the state (1909-1929) and federal (1929-1939) levels.

Lyons is the largest electorate in Tasmania measuring 33,212 km², it includes the far northern suburbs of Hobart and the towns of St. Helens, Swansea, Bicheno, Campbell Town, Longford, Evandale and Bothwell.^[1]

Representation

Distribution of seats

As 6-member seat: Election Seats won 1909–1912             1912–1913             1913–1916             1916–1919             1919–1922             1922–1925             1925–1928             1928–1931             1931–1934             1934–1937             1937–1941             1941–1946             1946–1948             1948–1950             1950–1955             1955–1956             1956–1959             As 7-member seat: Election Seats won 1959–1964               1964–1969               1969–1972               1972–1976               1976–1979               1979–1982               1982–1986               1986–1989               1989–1992               1992–1996               1996–1998               As 5-member seat: Election Seats won 1998–2002           2002–2006           2006–2010           2010–2014           2014–2018           2018–2021           2021–2024           As 7-member seat: Election Seats won 2024–2028

Legend:   Labor   Liberal   Nationalist   Liberal   Anti-Socialist   Country   Liberal (Lee)   Greens   Independent

Members for Lyons and Wilmot

Year	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party
1909	6 seats (1909–1959)				Joseph Lyons	Labor		Richard Field	Anti-Socialist		Jonathan Best	Anti-Socialist		John Hope	Anti-Socialist		Jens Jensen	Labor		(Sir) Walter Lee	Anti-Socialist
1910																	Edward Mulcahy	Anti-Socialist
1911														Herbert Hays	Anti-Socialist
1912								Michael O'Keefe	Labor		Norman Cameron	Liberal			Liberal			Liberal			Liberal
1913											Jonathan Best	Liberal
1913											Ernest Blyth	Liberal
1916
1917												Nationalist			Nationalist			Nationalist			Nationalist
1919																	William Connell	Nationalist
1919																	George Pullen	Nationalist
1922												Country		Albert Bendall	Country		Neil Campbell	Nationalist			Liberal
1925												Nationalist			Nationalist						Nationalist
1925											William Shoobridge	Labor		Norman Cameron	Independent
1926								John Palamountain	Labor
1928								Jens Jensen	Labor		Eric Ogilvie	Labor		Percy Best	Nationalist
1929					William Shoobridge	Labor
1931					Alfred Burbury	Nationalist								Llewellyn Atkinson	Nationalist
1934					George Becker	Independent		David O'Keefe	Labor					Donald Cameron	Nationalist
1937						Labor								Francis Foster	Nationalist
1940											William Taylor	Labor
1941					Lancelot Spurr	Labor
1941														Ernest West	Labor
1943								Peter Pike	Labor
1946											Roy Fagan	Labor		Robert Robertson	Liberal			Liberal		Angus Bethune	Liberal
1948
1949								Douglas Cashion	Labor
1950														Charles Best	Liberal
1955																	Amelia Best	Liberal
1956					Reg Fisher	Labor											Bert Bessell	Liberal
1958														Amelia Best	Liberal
1959					William McNeil	Labor
1959		Thomas McDonald	Labor											Bob Ingamells	Liberal
1964					William Anderson	Labor
1969		Ian Braid	Liberal
1972		Darrel Baldock	Labor		Andrew Lohrey	Labor		Michael Polley	Labor
1974											Charles Batt	Labor
1975																				Ian Braid	Liberal
1976											Terry Aulich	Labor		Robin Gray	Liberal		Graeme Page	Liberal
1979
1982											Stephen Salter	Liberal
1986					David Llewellyn	Labor					Bob Mainwaring	Liberal
1987		Chris Batt	Labor
1989		Christine Milne	Greens								The Duke of Avram	Liberal
1992											Bob Mainwaring	Liberal
1995														Denise Swan	Liberal
1996																	Rene Hidding	Liberal		Lara Giddings	Labor
1998	5 seats (1998–2024)										Ken Bacon	Labor							5 seats (1998–2024)
2002														Tim Morris	Greens
2005											Heather Butler	Labor
2006
2010					Rebecca White	Labor					Mark Shelton	Liberal
2014								David Llewellyn	Labor					Guy Barnett	Liberal
2018								Jen Butler	Labor
2019																	John Tucker	Liberal
2021
2023																		Independent
2024		Tabatha Badger	Greens														Jane Howlett	Liberal		Andrew Jenner	Jacqui Lambie

In 2025, Casey Farrell was elected to replace Rebecca White.^[2]

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Lyons (state)

2024 Tasmanian state election: Lyons^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			9,257
	Liberal	Guy Barnett (elected 2)	8,252	11.1	−9.7
	Liberal	Jane Howlett (elected 3)	6,843	9.2	+9.2
	Liberal	Mark Shelton (elected 5)	5,184	7.0	−5.1
	Liberal	Stephanie Cameron	2,865	3.9	−0.6
	Liberal	Richard Hallett	1,867	2.5	+2.5
	Liberal	Justin Derksen	1,483	2.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Gregory Brown	1,353	1.8	+1.8
	Labor	Rebecca White (elected 1)	15,607	21.1	−1.9
	Labor	Jen Butler (elected 4)	2,363	3.2	−0.5
	Labor	Richard Goss	1,790	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	Ben Dudman	1,491	2.0	+2.0
	Labor	Casey Farrell	1,182	1.6	+1.6
	Labor	Edwin Batt	1,063	1.4	−0.2
	Labor	Carole McQueeney	780	1.1	+1.1
	Greens	Tabatha Badger (elected 7)	4,044	5.5	+5.5
	Greens	Hannah Rubenach-Quinn	1,117	1.5	+1.5
	Greens	Craig Brown	741	1.0	+1.0
	Greens	Alistair Allan	620	0.8	+0.8
	Greens	Glenn Millar	520	0.7	−0.0
	Greens	Mitch Houghton	516	0.7	+0.7
	Greens	Gary Whisson	489	0.7	+0.7
	Lambie	Andrew Jenner (elected 6)	2,177	2.9	+2.9
	Lambie	Troy Pfitzner	2,127	2.9	+2.9
	Lambie	Lesley Pyecroft	1,841	2.5	+2.5
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Ray Williams	953	1.3	+1.3
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Shane Broadby	755	1.0	+1.0
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Phillip Bigg	715	1.0	+1.0
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Carlo Di Falco	599	0.8	−3.7
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Wayne Turale	511	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	John Tucker	2,309	3.1	−3.4
	Animal Justice	Anna Megan Gralton	1,213	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Angela Offord	214	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Loueen (Lou) Triffitt	175	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Andrew Roberts	130	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Jenny Branch-Allen	92	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Fraser Miller	70	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			74,051	92.8	−1.2
Informal votes			5,769	7.2	+1.2
Turnout			79,820	91.0	−0.1
Party total votes
	Liberal		27,847	37.6	−13.6
	Labor		24,276	32.8	+0.2
	Greens		8,047	10.9	+2.0
	Lambie		6,145	8.3	+8.3
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers		3,533	4.8	+0.3
	Independent	John Tucker	2,309	3.1	−3.4
	Animal Justice		1,213	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Angela Offord	214	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Loueen (Lou) Triffitt	175	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Andrew Roberts	130	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Jenny Branch-Allen	92	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Fraser Miller	70	0.1	+0.1

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Tasmanian state election § Lyons.[edit]

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