Electoral division of Montgomery

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Montgomery
Tasmania—Legislative Council
Electoral division of Montgomery

Map showing the electoral division of Montgomery, as of the 2017 periodic review. [1]

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State Tasmania
Created1999
MP Leonie Hiscutt
Party Liberal
Electors 27,913 (2019)
Area2,457 km2 (948.7 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Federal electorate(s) Braddon
Lyons
Coordinates 41°20′20″S146°01′12″E / 41.339°S 146.02°E / -41.339; 146.02
Electorates around Montgomery:
Murchison Bass Strait Bass Strait
Murchison Montgomery Mersey
McIntyre
Murchison McIntyre McIntyre
Locator map of Montgomery TLC electorate 2017.svg

The electoral division of Montgomery is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council.

It is centred on the Central Coast area and includes the localities of; Ulverstone, Penguin, Heybridge, Hampshire and West Pine.

The electorate also includes most of the City of Burnie. Acton, Hillcrest, Montello, Brooklyn, Romaine, South Burnie and Upper Burnie are part of this electoral division. However Somerset, Parklands, Park grove and Shorewell are located in the Electoral division of Murchison. The division shares its western borders with the Burnie Municipal Council.

As of May 2019, Montgomery had 27,913 enrolled voters and covers an area of 2,457 km². The electorate is represented by Leonie Hiscutt, who was elected in 2013. The most recent periodic election was held on 4 May 2019.

Members

MemberPartyPeriod
  Sue Smith Independent 1999–2013
  Leonie Hiscutt Liberal 2013–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from 2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election § Montgomery Results.[ edit ]
2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Montgomery [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leonie Hiscutt 10,04744.39−1.52
Labor Michelle Rippon5,72225.28+25.28
Independent Cheryl Fuller4,41619.51−10.40
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Brenton Jones2,44610.81+10.81
Total formal votes22,63196.22+1.51
Informal votes8893.78−1.51
Turnout 23,52084.26−2.54
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Leonie Hiscutt 13,61760.17N/A
Labor Michelle Rippon9,01439.83N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
  2. ↑ 2019 Legislative Council elections results: Division of Montgomery, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 May 2019.
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