The Electoral district of East Devon, sometimes referred to as Devon East, was an electoral district of 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...

. It was based on Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

's north coast in the town 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...

 and the surrounding rural area.

The seat was created as a single-member seat ahead of the 1871 state election following the abolition of the Devon

Electoral district of Devon

The Electoral district of Devon was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the north coastal and north-western regions of Tasmania, and its major town was Devonport....

 seat. In 1886, it became a two-member seat, and at the 1897 election, it was abolished and split into the electorates of Devonport

Electoral district of Devonport

The Electoral district of Devonport was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based at the town of Devonport on Tasmania's north coast....

 and Latrobe

Electoral district of Latrobe

The Electoral district of Latrobe was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based at Latrobe on Tasmania's north coast near the town of Devonport....

.

Members for East Devon

Single member: 1871–1886

Member	Term
Adolphus Rooke	1871–1872
James Dooley	1872–1886

Two member: 1891–1897

Member 1	Term	Member 2	Term
James Dooley	1886–1891	Arthur Young	1886–1891
John Henry	1891–1897	Henry Murray Henry Murray (Australian politician) Henry Murray was an Australian politician. He was born at Evandale, Tasmania. In 1891 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Free Trade member for East Devon. His seat was abolished in 1897 and he transferred to Latrobe, moving to Devonport in 1898...	1891–1897