The Division of Franklin, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division was created in 1903 and is named for Sir John Franklin, the polar explorer who was Lt Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1843-46. The boundaries and name of the electorate are shared with the federal division of Franklin and includes outer Hobart suburbs of Kingston, Seven Mile Beach and Lauderdale but also rural towns of Huonville, Franklin, Cygnet, Margate and others. In state elections; five members are elected to Franklin through preference voting (see single transferable vote) among these include Premier Paul Lennon. 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). ... Maybe you are looking for John Hope Franklin Sir John Franklin, FRGS (April 15, 1786 – June 11, 1847) was an English sea captain and Arctic explorer, whose fate — and that of his last expedition — was for many years a mystery. ... List of Governors of Tasmania Note that Tasmania was called Van Diemens Land until 1855 (see History of Tasmania). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Division of Franklin is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. ... Hobart is the capital city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... With a population of around 15,000 (2004), Kingston remains one of the fastest growing towns on the outskirts of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... Lauderdale is the best place to live in Tasmania. ... Huonville is a town on the Huon River, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. ... Abeautiful and quaint little hamlet. ... Margate is a small seaside town located on the Channel Highway between North-West Bay and the Snug Tiers, five kilometres (3. ... This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ... Paul Lennon (born 1956), Australian politician, has been Premier of Tasmania since 21 March 2004. ...

Current Members in State Parliament

• Paul Lennon - Labor
• Lara Giddings - Labor
• Paula Wriedt - Labor
• Will Hodgman - Liberal
• Nick McKim - Greens

Paul Lennon (born 1956), Australian politician, has been Premier of Tasmania since 21 March 2004. ... The Honourable Paula Wreidt. ... Two Australian political parties sometimes have their name incorrectly rendered as the Australian Liberal Party. ... Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the people of Franklin since 2002. ... 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

• Current Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
• List of Past Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
• Federal division of Franklin