The electoral division of Launceston is one of 15 electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Tasmanian Legislative Council

The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...

, created in 2008. It also previously existed until 1999, when it was abolished and substantially incorporated into the new division of Paterson

Electoral division of Paterson

The electoral division of Paterson was one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1999 to 2008 when a redistribution saw it reverted to its original name of Launceston....

, which was in turn abolished in 2008.

The division of Launceston includes the Launceston city council

Launceston, Tasmania

Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...

 suburbs of West Launceston, Summerhill

Summerhill, Tasmania

Summerhill is a suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, and is located approximately 3 km west of Launceston's central business district.Summerhill is primarily a residential suburb and is home to Summerdale Primary School....

, Kings Meadows, Prospect, Glen Dhu, Norwood and Youngtown. It also included the Meander Valley

Meander Valley

The Meander Valley Council is a Local Government Area of Tasmania. As its name suggests, it covers a large area of the Meander River in the central north of the state, which flows through the municipality's major centre of Deloraine....

 council areas of Prospect Vale and Blackstone Heights. Its southern border was shared with present day Launceston city council, its northern the South Esk River

South Esk River

The South Esk River is the longest river in Tasmania. It starts in the mountains near Fingal flowing through Avoca, Evandale, Longford, Hadspen and finally Launceston. The river is dammed at Trevallyn Dam near Launceston and used for the city's Hydro Electricity scheme...

 and Bathurst Street in the central business district. Its western border was Lake Trevallyn.

Most of the electorate was merged with the northern area of Macquarie to create the Electoral division of Paterson

Electoral division of Paterson

The electoral division of Paterson was one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1999 to 2008 when a redistribution saw it reverted to its original name of Launceston....

. The suburbs of West Launceston, Trevallyn were merged with the existing Cornwall

Cornwall (Tasmania electorate)

The Electoral division of Cornwall was an electoral division in the Tasmanian Legislative Council of Australia. It was abolished in 1999 after the Legislative Council was reduced from 19 members to 15....

 to create the Rosevears

Electoral division of Rosevears

The electoral division of Rosevears is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian upper house. The division is located on the west side of the Tamar River...

. A small area became part of Windermere

Electoral division of Windermere

The electoral division of Windermere is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division is located on the East side of the Tamar River...

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Members

First incarnation (1865–1999)
Member		Party affiliation	Period
	Richard Green	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...	1946–1950
	Arthur Grounds	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...	1950–1951
	Lucy Grounds	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...	1951–1958
	William Fry	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...	1958–1965
	John Orchard	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...	1966–1968
	Raymond Shipp	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...	1968–1982
	Don Wing Don Wing Donald George "Don" Wing is a former Australian politician. A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1982 to 2011, representing the electoral division of Launceston , he was President of the Legislative Council from 2002 until 2008...	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...	1982–1999
Second incarnation (2008–present)
Member		Party affiliation	Period
	Don Wing Don Wing Donald George "Don" Wing is a former Australian politician. A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1982 to 2011, representing the electoral division of Launceston , he was President of the Legislative Council from 2002 until 2008...	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...	2008–2011
	Rosemary Armitage Rosemary Armitage Rosemary Lois Armitage is an Australian politician, an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, representing the electoral division of Launceston since her election on 7 May 2011....	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...	2011–present