Electoral division of Apsley

Electoral division of Apsley

The Electoral division of Apsley is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is the second largest upper house electorate in the state by area after Murchison.

The total area of the Apsley division is 19,134 km² [http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/legcouncil/legcouncil1999/maps.html] . The electorate created in 1999 is named after the Apsley River and the Douglas-Apsley National Park. These were named by William Lyne in honour of Lord Apsley, earl of Bathurst.

There are currently 22,593 enrolled voters. The current member in the legislative council is Tania Rattray-Wagner. Members for Apsley serve six year terms, before facing re-election.

Towns with in the division include: Pipers River, Scottsdale, Evandale, Swansea, Derby, Lilydale, Bridport, Campbell Town, Colebrook, St Helens, Branxholm, Avoca, Fingal, Bicheno, Bagdad, Bellingham, Tomahawk, Ross, St Marys, Rossarden and many others [http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/legcouncil/legcouncil1999/Maps/Gif/Apsley.gif] .

External links

* [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au Tasmanian parliament website]


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