Division of Braddon (state) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Electoral Division of Braddon, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly

Tasmanian House of Assembly

The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House...

. The constituency takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania, Sir Edward Braddon

Edward Braddon

Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon, KCMG , Australian politician, was the Premier of Tasmania from 1894 to 1899, and was a Member of the First Australian Parliament in the House of Representatives...

. Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The boundaries and name of the electorate are shared with the federal Division of Braddon

Division of Braddon

The Division of Braddon is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania.The division was created in 1955 to replace the abolished Division of Darwin, and is named for Sir Edward Braddon, a Premier of Tasmania and one of Tasmania's five original federal MPs...

. The electoral constituency includes; King Island, the North-west towns of Devonport

Devonport, Tasmania

-Sport:The Devonport Football Club is an Australian Rules team competing in the Tasmanian Statewide League. The Devonport Rugby Club is a Rugby Union team competing in the Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide League...

, Burnie

Burnie, Tasmania

- Sport :Australian rules football is popular in Burnie. The city's team is the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian State League.Rugby union is also played in Burnie. The local club is the Burnie Rugby Union Club. They are the current Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide Division Two Premiers...

, Wynyard

Wynyard, Tasmania

Wynyard is a rural town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies west of Burnie on the Bass Highway at the mouth of the Inglis River....

, Ulverstone

Ulverstone, Tasmania

Ulverstone is a town on the northwest coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies at the mouth of the Leven River, on Bass Strait. It is on the Bass Highway, west of Devonport and east of Penguin....

, Penguin

Penguin, Tasmania

Penguin is a town in the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is located in the Central Coast Council Local Government Area on the Bass Highway, between Burnie and Ulverstone. At the 2006 census, Penguin had a population of 2,943....

, and Smithton

Smithton, Tasmania

Smithton is a town in the far north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies on the Bass Highway, 85 km north-west of Burnie. At the 2006 census, Smithton had a population of 3,361. Smithton is the administrative centre of the Circular Head Council...

, as well as the West Coast towns of Strahan

Strahan, Tasmania

-See also:* Convicts on the West Coast of Tasmania* Macquarie Harbour* Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania* West Coast Piners-Further reading:* *...

, Zeehan and Queenstown

Queenstown, Tasmania

Queenstown is a town in the West Coast region of the island of Tasmania. It is located in a valley on western slopes of Mount Owen on the West Coast Range.It had a population of 5,119 people . At the 2006 census, Queenstown had a population of 2,117....

. At each state government

Government of Tasmania

The form of the Government of Tasmania is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...

election; 5 members are elected to Braddon through preference voting. Braddon measures 21,392km².

Current members

Brenton Best
Brenton Best
Brenton Roy Best is an Australian politician. Born in Devonport, Tasmania, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1996 as a Labor member for Braddon. He continues to represent the seat.-References:...

- Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
Bryan Green
Bryan Green
Bryan Alexander Green is a Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Braddon. In July 2006 he was forced to step down as Deputy Premier and Minister for Economic Development and Resources pending an enquiry into deal made with the TCC...

- Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
Jeremy Rockliff
Jeremy Rockliff
Jeremy Page Rockliff has been a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the Division of Braddon since the 2002 election....

- Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
Adam Brooks
Adam Brooks
Adam Richard Brooks is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member for Braddon in the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 2010...

- Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
Paul O'Halloran
Paul O'Halloran
Paul O'Halloran is an Australian politician. He has been a Tasmanian Greens member for Division of Braddon in the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 2010...

- Greens
Australian Greens
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...

Members for Braddon and Darwin

Year		Party		Party		Party		Party		Party		Party		Party
1909 Tasmanian state election, 1909 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 30 April 1909...	James Belton James Belton James Belton was an Australian politician. He was born in Talbot, Victoria. In 1909 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin. He was a minister from 1914 to 1916, but resigned to run for the Senate in 1917. He was re-elected in a by-election in July of that...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	Herbert Payne Herbert Payne Herbert James Mockford Payne was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming an investor and grazier. In 1903, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Burnie, transferring to Darwin in 1909. He was Treasurer, Minister for...	Anti-Socialist	James Ogden James Ogden James Ernest Ogden was an Australian politician who was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Australian Senate....	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	James Long James Long (Australian politician) James Joseph Long was an Australian politician. Born at The Fort, Tasmania, he received a primary education before becoming a miner, and later President of the Federated Mining Enginedrivers' Association. In 1903 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Labor member for Lyell,...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	Joshua Whitsitt Joshua Whitsitt Joshua Thomas Hoskins Whitsitt was an Australian politician. Born in Ireland, where he was educated, he migrated to Tasmania as a youth, becoming a bank officer and farmer at Cooee. In 1909 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as one of the members for Darwin, representing the...	Anti-Socialist	Benjamin Watkins Benjamin Watkins Benjamin Watkins was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart. In 1906 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Labor member for Queenstown; following the introduction of proportional representation in 1909 he was elected as one of the members for Darwin...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1910				Anti-Socialist			James Hurst James Hurst (Australian politician) James Abraham Hurst was an Australian politician. He was born in Zeehan, Tasmania. In 1910 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin. He was defeated in 1912 but returned to the House in 1919, serving until his resignation in 1926. Hurst died in 1964 at...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...		Anti-Socialist
1912 Tasmanian state election, 1912 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 30 April 1912 .-Background:...				Liberal Commonwealth Liberal Party The Commonwealth Liberal Party was a political movement active in Australia from 1909 to 1916, shortly after federation....			George Pullen George Pullen George Gerald Pullen was an Australian politician. He was born in Sassafras, Tasmania. In 1912 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Darwin. He was defeated in 1916 but re-elected as a Nationalist in 1919, this time representing Wilmot. He served until his...	Liberal Commonwealth Liberal Party The Commonwealth Liberal Party was a political movement active in Australia from 1909 to 1916, shortly after federation....		Liberal Commonwealth Liberal Party The Commonwealth Liberal Party was a political movement active in Australia from 1909 to 1916, shortly after federation....
1916 Tasmanian state election, 1916 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 23 March 1916 .-Background:...							Edward Hobbs	Liberal Commonwealth Liberal Party The Commonwealth Liberal Party was a political movement active in Australia from 1909 to 1916, shortly after federation....
1917				Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...				Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...		Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Percy Pollard	Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
1919 Tasmanian state election, 1919 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 31 May 1919.-Background:By the time of the 1919 election, the Liberal Party had regrouped and been renamed as the Nationalist Party...											James Hurst James Hurst (Australian politician) James Abraham Hurst was an Australian politician. He was born in Zeehan, Tasmania. In 1910 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin. He was defeated in 1912 but returned to the House in 1919, serving until his resignation in 1926. Hurst died in 1964 at...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1920			Percy Pollard	Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
1921			Percy Pollard					Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...		Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
1922 Tasmanian state election, 1922 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 10 June 1922.-Background:The incumbent Premier of Tasmania at the time of the 1922 election was Walter Lee of the Nationalist Party. Before the election, a new party had emerged, the Country Party, a...			Francis Marriott	Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...					Richard Franks	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
1922					Philip Kelly	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1925								Liberal Walter Lee (Australian politician) Sir Walter Henry Lee KCMG was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasmania on three occasions: from 15 April 1916 to 12 August 1922; from 14 August 1923 to 25 October 1923; and from 15 March 1934 to 22 June 1934.Lee was born in Longford in...
1925 Tasmanian state election, 1925 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 3 June 1925 .-Background:The ambiguous result of the 1922 election had seen a coalition form between the Nationalist and Country parties, and John Hayes was appointed Premier of Tasmania...									Henry McFie Henry McFie Henry Hector McFie OBE was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was originally a member of the Australian Labor Party but joined the Nationalist Party after the 1916 split over conscription. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1925 as a Nationalist member for...	Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
1926											Henry Lane Henry Lane (politician) Henry Thomas Lane was an Australian politician. He was born in Deloraine, Tasmania. In 1926 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin, serving until he was defeated in 1928. He returned to the House in 1937 but was defeated again in 1946. Lane died in Devonport....	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1928 Tasmanian state election, 1928 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 30 May 1928 .-Background:The 1925 election had seen Labor win in a landslide, and the Nationalist Party lose five seats in the House of Assembly...								Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...			Fergus Medwin	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1931											Fergus Medwin	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
1931 Tasmanian state election, 1931 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 9 May 1931.-Background:The Nationalist Party had defeated Labor by one seat at the 1928 election, and John McPhee had been Premier of Tasmania since then...	Thomas Butler	Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...									Thomas d'Alton Thomas d'Alton Thomas George De Largie d'Alton was an Australian politician. He was born in Warracknabeal in Victoria. In 1931 d'Alton was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin; he was a minister from 1934 to 1943 and resigned from the House in 1944. In 1946 he was the subject...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1934 Tasmanian state election, 1934 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 9 June 1934.-Background:The Nationalist Party managed a huge victory in the 1931 election, but Premier of Tasmania John McPhee had resigned due to health problems, and the Nationalists were led into the...	Frank Edwards Frank Edwards (Australian politician) Frank Bathurst Edwards was an Australian politician. Born in Bathurst, he moved to Tasmania and was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for Russell in 1921. He served until he was defeated in 1933; the following year he contested the Tasmanian House of Assembly...	Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...					Jack Chamberlain	Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...	Joseph McGrath Joseph McGrath (Australian politician) Joseph William McGrath was an Australian politician. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia. In 1934 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin. He was re-elected in 1937 but died at Burnie before parliament resumed....	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1937 Tasmanian state election, 1937 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 20 February 1937.-Background:The incumbent Labor government was led by Albert Ogilvie...									Henry Lane Henry Lane (politician) Henry Thomas Lane was an Australian politician. He was born in Deloraine, Tasmania. In 1926 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin, serving until he was defeated in 1928. He returned to the House in 1937 but was defeated again in 1946. Lane died in Devonport....	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1940	John Wright	Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
1941 Tasmanian state election, 1941 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 13 December 1941.-Background:The Australian Labor Party had won the 1937 election with a three-seat majority over the Nationalist Party...	James Bugg	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	Henry McFie Henry McFie Henry Hector McFie OBE was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was originally a member of the Australian Labor Party but joined the Nationalist Party after the 1916 split over conscription. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1925 as a Nationalist member for...	Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
1944	James Bugg										Thomas Smith	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1946 Tasmanian state election, 1946 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 23 November 1946.-Background:Incumbent Premier Robert Cosgrove continued to lead the Labor Party into the 1946 election. The Nationalist Party had reformed into the modern Liberal Party of Australia, and...	Eric Reece Eric Reece Eric Elliott Reece, AC was Premier of Tasmania on two occasions: from 26 August 1958 to 26 May 1969, and from 3 May 1972 to 31 March 1975.-Biography:...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...		Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	Carrol Bramich Carrol Bramich Carrol Athelstone Bramich was an Australian politician. He was born in Penguin, Tasmania. In 1946 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as one of the Labor members for Darwin; he served as a minister from 1948...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...		Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	Charley Aylett	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	John Fidler	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
1948				Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
1948 Tasmanian state election, 1948 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 21 August 1948.-Background:In December 1947, Labor leader Robert Cosgrove had stood down as Premier while he faced charges of bribery, corruption and conspiracy...			Kevin Lyons Kevin Lyons Kevin Orchard Lyons was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the seat of Darwin...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
1951							John Breheny	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
1956 Tasmanian state election, 1956 Elections for the House of Assembly were held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 13 October 1956.-Background:The 1955 election had resulted in a parliamentary deadlock between the Labor and Liberal parties, although Robert Cosgrove remained Premier of Tasmania...						Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...					Sydney Ward	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1959 Tasmanian state election, 1959 A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 2 May 1959.The two previous elections had resulted in a parliamentary deadlock due to an even number of seats in the House of Assembly...									Lloyd Costello	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...			Joseph Britton	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1964 Tasmanian state election, 1964 Elections for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 2 May 1964.The Labor Party, in power since 1934, was seeking a tenth term in office, and Premier Eric Reece was contesting his second election in that role, this time against Leader of the Opposition Angus Bethune...					Geoffrey Chisholm	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...							Wilfred Barker	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
1969 Tasmanian state election, 1969 A general election for the Tasmanian House of Assembly was held on 10 May 1969. The incumbent Labor Party, which had been in power continuously since 1934, was led by Eric Reece, who had been premier of Tasmania since 1958. The opposition Liberal Party was led by Angus Bethune.The election resulted...				Centre Centre Party (Tasmania) The Centre Party was a minor Australian political party formed by Kevin Lyons in 1969, which held the balance of power in the Tasmanian House of Assembly following the 1969 state election in Tasmania...
1972 Tasmanian state election, 1972 Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on 22 April 1972. The one-term Liberal government of Premier Angus Bethune had collapsed following the withdrawal of support by Kevin Lyons...			Glen Davies	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...			Ray Bonney	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
1975	Joseph Britton	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...							John Coughlan	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1976 Tasmanian state election, 1976 Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on 11 December 1976. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Bill Neilson, won a second term against the opposition Liberal Party, led by Max Bingham.-Background:...	Michael Field Michael Field (Australian politician) Michael Walter Field, AC was Tasmanian Labor leader from 1988 until his retirement in 1996, and was the Premier of Tasmania between 1989 and 1992...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...									Ron Cornish Ron Cornish Ronald "Ron" Cornish is a former Australian politician. He was born in Burnie, Tasmania. In 1976, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Braddon for the Liberal Party. He served as Speaker of the House from 1986 to 1988 and was a minister from 1988 to 1989 and 1992 to 1998,...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	Roger Groom Roger Groom Francis Roger Groom is a former Australian politician. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania. In 1976, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Braddon for the Liberal Party. He held his seat until his resignation in 1997, when he was replaced in a countback by Carole...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
1979 Tasmanian state election, 1979 Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on 18 July 1979. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Doug Lowe, won a third term in office against the opposition Liberal Party, led by Max Bingham.-Background:...					Michael Weldon Michael Weldon Michael William Weldon is a former Australian politician. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania. At the 1979 state election, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Braddon. Defeated at the 1982 election, he was re-elected in 1986 and served until his defeat in 1992...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1982 Tasmanian state election, 1982 Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on the 15 May 1982. The incumbent Labor Party, in power since 1972 and led by Premier Harry Holgate, was defeated by the opposition Liberal Party, led by Robin Gray....					Vince Smith Vince Smith Vincent John "Vince" Smith is a former Australian politician.Smith was born in London. In 1982 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Assembly as a Liberal member for Braddon, serving until his defeat in 1986.-References:...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
1986 Tasmanian state election, 1986 Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on the 8 February 1986. The incumbent Liberal government headed by Robin Gray hoped to secure a second term in office.Prior to the election the Liberals held 18 of the 35 seats in parliament...			Tony Rundle Tony Rundle Anthony Maxwell Rundle AO was the Premier of the Australian State of Tasmania from 18 March 1996 to 14 September 1998. He succeeded Ray Groom and was succeeded himself by Jim Bacon. He is a Liberal who held the seat of Braddon between 1986 and 2002. A former journalist, he is married to...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	Michael Weldon Michael Weldon Michael William Weldon is a former Australian politician. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania. At the 1979 state election, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Braddon. Defeated at the 1982 election, he was re-elected in 1986 and served until his defeat in 1992...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	Bill Bonde Bill Bonde Wilfred Bert "Bill" Bonde is a former Australian politician. Born in Ulverstone, Tasmania, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1986 as a Liberal member for Braddon. He was a minister from 1996 to 1998. Bonde retired in 2002.-References:...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	Greg Peart Greg Peart Gregory John "Greg" Peart is a former Australian politician. He was born in Burnie, Tasmania and holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education and a Diploma of Education. At the 1986 state election, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Braddon. He held the...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1989									Di Hollister Di Hollister Dianne Lesley "Di" Hollister is a former Australian politician.Born in Devonport, Tasmania, she started her career as a teacher....	Greens Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
1992					Carole Cains Carole Cains Carole Susan Cains is a former Australian politician. She was born in Derby, England. In 1992, she was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Bass for the Liberal Party. She was defeated in 1996, but in 1997 was elected in a countback to replace Roger Groom, who had retired...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
1996					Brenton Best Brenton Best Brenton Roy Best is an Australian politician. Born in Devonport, Tasmania, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1996 as a Labor member for Braddon. He continues to represent the seat.-References:...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
1997	Mike Gard Mike Gard Michael "Mike" Gard is a former Australian politician. He was born in Franklin, Tasmania. He was an unsuccessful Labor candidate for Braddon in the 1996 Tasmanian election, but in 1997 he was elected in a countback following the resignation of Michael Field. He was defeated in 1998, when the House...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...											Carole Cains Carole Cains Carole Susan Cains is a former Australian politician. She was born in Derby, England. In 1992, she was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Bass for the Liberal Party. She was defeated in 1996, but in 1997 was elected in a countback to replace Roger Groom, who had retired...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
1998	Bryan Green Bryan Green Bryan Alexander Green is a Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Braddon. In July 2006 he was forced to step down as Deputy Premier and Minister for Economic Development and Resources pending an enquiry into deal made with the TCC...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...							Steve Kons Steve Kons Steven Kons was an Australian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Braddon...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
2002			Jeremy Rockliff Jeremy Rockliff Jeremy Page Rockliff has been a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the Division of Braddon since the 2002 election....	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...			Brett Whiteley Brett Whiteley (politician) Brett Whiteley is an Australian politician and a member of the Liberal Party in Tasmania. He was first elected as a member for the state electorate of Braddon in the 2002 election...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
2010 Tasmanian state election, 2010 The 2010 Tasmanian state election was held on 20 March 2010 to elect members to the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The 12-year incumbent Labor government, led by Premier of Tasmania David Bartlett, won a fourth consecutive term against the Liberal opposition, led by Will Hodgman, after Labor formed a...							Adam Brooks Adam Brooks Adam Richard Brooks is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member for Braddon in the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 2010...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	Paul O'Halloran Paul O'Halloran Paul O'Halloran is an Australian politician. He has been a Tasmanian Greens member for Division of Braddon in the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 2010...	Greens Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...