Division of Lyons

This page is about the federal electorate. For the state electorate, see Division of Lyons (state).

The Division of Lyons is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania. It was set up in 1984 is named for Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia 1931-39, Member for Wilmot from 1929 to 1939, and his wife Dame Enid Lyons. Dame Enid was the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943 and the first female member of Cabinet (1949–51).

Lyons Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Lyons (green) in Tasmania
Created	1984
MP	Brian Mitchell
Party	Labor
Namesake	Joseph Lyons and Enid Lyons
Electors	72,875 (2010)
Area	32,910 km2 (12,706.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

It is covers an area of 32,910 km² central Tasmania, stretching from the eastern to western coasts and includes such places as New Norfolk, Deloraine and St Marys.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Max Burr	Liberal	1984–1993
	Dick Adams	Labor	1993–2013
	Eric Hutchinson	Liberal	2013-present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Susie Bower	27,296	37.22	+13.04
	Labor	Brian Mitchell	21,295	29.04	−7.42
	Greens	Liz Johnstone	8,382	11.43	+1.98
	Lambie	Troy Pfitzner	7,962	10.86	+10.86
	One Nation	Emma Goyne	3,927	5.35	−2.78
	United Australia	Jason Evans	1,976	2.69	−3.41
	Animal Justice	Anna Gralton	1,312	1.79	+1.79
	Liberal Democrats	Rhys Griffiths	1,188	1.62	+1.62
Total formal votes			73,338	93.70	−1.73
Informal votes			4,932	6.30	+1.73
Turnout			78,270	91.90	−2.28
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Mitchell	37,341	50.92	−4.26
	Liberal	Susie Bower	35,997	49.08	+4.26
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.26

Division Of Lyons Media

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  Joseph and Dame Enid Lyons, the division's namesakes

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  Portrait of Dick Adams

Other websites

• Division of Lyons - Australian Electoral Commission
• Eric Hutchinson's website Archived 2013-08-13 at the Wayback Machine