Division of Franklin
The Division of Franklin is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania. It was set up in 1903 and is named for Sir John Franklin, the polar explorer and Lt Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1843–46.[1] It is covers an area of 6514 km² in southern Tasmania.[1] This includes the Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Cygnet, Kingston, Lauderdale as well as Bruny Island.[1]
| Franklin Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Franklin (green) in Tasmania | |
| Created | 1903 |
| MP | Julie Collins |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | John Franklin |
| Electors | 71,122 (2010) |
| Area | 6,514 km2 (2,515.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William McWilliams | Revenue Tariff | 1903–1906 | |
| Anti-Socialist | 1906–1909 | ||
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1920 | ||
| Country | 1920–1922 | ||
| Alfred Seabrook | Nationalist | 1922–1928 | |
| William McWilliams | Independent | 1928–1929 | |
| Charles Frost | Labor | 1929–1931 | |
| Archibald Blacklow | United Australia | 1931–1934 | |
| Charles Frost | Labor | 1934–1946 | |
| Bill Falkinder | Liberal | 1946–1966 | |
| Thomas Pearsall | Liberal | 1966–1969 | |
| Ray Sherry | Labor | 1969–1975 | |
| Bruce Goodluck | Liberal | 1975–1993 | |
| Harry Quick | Labor | 1993–2007 | |
| Independent | 2007–2007 | ||
| Julie Collins | Labor | 2007–present | |
Harry Quick was forced out of the ALP for not paying his membership fees, and for not supporting the new candidate selected to replace him when he retired. Julie Collins was a minister in both Gillard Government and the second Rudd Government.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Franklin[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Julie Collins | 26,147 | 36.69 | −7.30 | |
| Liberal | Kristy Johnson | 19,048 | 26.73 | −4.54 | |
| Greens | Jade Darko | 12,370 | 17.36 | +1.11 | |
| Lambie | Chris Hannan | 4,215 | 5.92 | +5.92 | |
| The Local Party | Anna Bateman | 3,535 | 4.96 | +4.96 | |
| One Nation | Steve Hindley | 2,033 | 2.85 | +2.85 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Duane Pitt | 1,434 | 2.01 | +2.01 | |
| United Australia | Lisa Matthews | 1,380 | 1.94 | −4.76 | |
| Animal Justice | Katrina Love | 1,097 | 1.54 | +1.54 | |
| Total formal votes | 71,259 | 95.07 | −1.78 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,696 | 4.93 | +1.78 | ||
| Turnout | 74,955 | 93.41 | −1.27 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Julie Collins | 45,392 | 63.70 | +1.49 | |
| Liberal | Kristy Johnson | 25,867 | 36.30 | −1.49 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.49 | |||
Division Of Franklin Media
Sir John Franklin, the division's namesake
William McWilliams, inaugural Country Party leader.
Alfred Seabrook
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William McWilliams, inaugural Country Party leader.
Australian politician Charles Frost
Archibald Blacklow
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Australian politician Charles Frost
A 1965 black and white portrait of Bill Falkinder, MHR for Franklin
A 1968 black and white portrait of Thomas Pearsall, MHR for Franklin
A 1970 portrait of Ray Sherry, MHR for Franklin
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Profile of the electoral division of Franklin (Tas)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ↑ Franklin, TAS, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.