Electoral district of West Devon

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The electoral district of West Devon was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the region surrounding the northern coastal town of Devonport.

The seat was created in a redistribution ahead of the 1871 election from part of the Devon electorate, and was abolished when the Tasmanian parliament adopted the Hare-Clark electoral model in 1909.

Members for West Devon

MemberTerm
Charles Meredith 1871–1876
Andrew Crawford 1876–1877
Sir Edward Braddon 1879–1888
Sir John McCall 1888–1893
Sir Edward Braddon 1893–1901
Sir John McCall 1901–1909

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