- State/Territory:
- Tasmania
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 14 November 2017
- First election this name was used at:
- 1984 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2019 federal election
- Maps and data
- A4 map of the Division of
Lyons (2017) [PDF 22.64MB]
Map of the Division of Lyons (2017) [PDF 13.48MB]
Download Tasmanian GIS data
- Name Derivation:
-
Jointly named in honour of:
- Joseph Aloysius Lyons CH, 1879–1939, Prime Minister of Australia (1932–39) and a Member of the House of
Representatives (1929–39), and
- Dame Enid Muriel Lyons, DGBE(C) AD, 1897–1981, first woman member of the House of Representatives (1943-51)
and first woman to hold Cabinet rank as Vice-President of the Executive Council (1949–51)
- Area
- 35,721.83 sq km
- Location description
-
The Division of Lyons consists of the:
- Municipality of Break O’Day
- Municipality of Brighton
- Municipality of Central Highlands
- Municipality of Derwent Valley
- Municipality of Glamorgan-Spring Bay
- Municipality of Kentish
- Municipality of Meander Valley
- Municipality of Northern Midlands
- Municipality of Sorell
- Municipality of Southern Midlands
- Municipality of Tasman
- part of the City of Clarence
- Demographic Rating:
- Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
- Current member details:
- Please refer to the Parliament
of Australia website
- Previous members:
Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook
- AEC Divisional Office:
- Divisional Office contact
details
- Further information:
-
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat
status.
