Map of Denison

The Division of Denison, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly or lower house. The division was created in 1903 and is named for Sir William Denison, who was Lt-Governor of Van Diemens Land 1847-55. The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Denision. At each state election; five members are elected to Denison through preference voting (see single transferable vote). Image File history File links Denison_electorate_rep. ... Image File history File links Denison_electorate_rep. ... The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sir William Thomas Denison KCB (Born May 3, 1804, England; Died January 19, 1871, England}. Governor of New South Wales January 20, 1855 - January 22, 1861. ... Van Diemens Land is the name originally used by the British for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Division of Denison is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. ... This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ...

The division is located on the western side of the Derwent River with in the Greater Hobart area and includes City of Hobart, City of Glenorchy and the suburban areas of Moonah, Battery Point, Sandy Bay and Taroona. Covering an area of 221 km² it is the smallest of the five electoral divisions. The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. ... Hobart is the capital city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... City of Glenorchy, Tasmania Glenorchy is one of the five city councils that make up the greater Hobart area of Tasmania. ... Moonah is a town near Hobart, Tasmania. ... Battery Point is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... Sandy Bay is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... Taroona (an Aboriginal word meaning sea-shell) is a major residential suburb approximately 15 minutes drive from the centre of Hobart, Tasmania on the scenic route between Hobart and Kingston. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...

The electorate has the highest Green vote in Tasmania. The Australian Labor Party polls strongly in Glenorchy and Moonah, where as the Greens and Liberals obtain most of their votes in Hobart and Sandy Bay. The Tasmanian Greens are a political party who developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the building of the Franklin Dam. ... Emblems: Flora Tasmanian Blue Gum Fauna none Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...

Current State Members

• David Bartlett - Labor
• Graeme Sturges - Labor
• Lisa Singh - Labor
• Hon Michael Hodgman - Liberal
• Peg Putt - Green

David Bartlett is a Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Denison. ... Graeme Sturges is an Australian politician. ... The Hon. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... Margaret Ann (Peg) Putt (born 5 June 1953, Sydney) is an Australian politician and parliamentary leader of the Tasmanian Greens. ... The Tasmanian Greens are a political party who developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the building of the Franklin Dam. ...

See also

• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
• List of Past Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
• Federal division of Denison

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, elected at the 2006 state election. ... These are lists of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly: Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1986-1989 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1989-1992 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1992-1996 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1996-1998 Members of the... The Division of Denison is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. ...

External links

• Tasmanian Electoral Commission - Maps and Descriptions of Electorates