Electoral division of Rowallan

Electoral division of Rowallan

The Electoral division of Rowallan was one of the 15 Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates or seats, but it was re-named 'Western Tiers' in 2008 after a redistribution of boundaries.

As of 2001 the seat has been held by independent member Greg Hall.

The electorate was created after the 1999 redistribution and includes many towns in northern rural Tasmania. The boundary is 9,987 [http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/legcouncil/legcouncil1999/maps.html] km² in area.

Rowallan has 21,153 enrolled voters, the lowest of any of the fifteen Legislative Council constituencies.

Many towns are located with in Rowallan including: Deloraine, Latrobe, Sheffield, Westbury, Cressy, Longford, Carrick, Bothwell, Frankford, Bishopsbourne, Port Sorrell, Waddamana, Interlaken and part of Perth.

The last election held in 6 May, 2006 saw current member Greg Hall defeat a sole Tasmanian Greens opponent, Karen Cassidy with an 81.95% primary vote [http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/legcouncil/legcouncil2006/Rowallan/RowallanFirstSum.htm] .


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