Division of Braddon

This article is about the federal electorate. For the state electorate, see Division of Braddon (state).

Braddon Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Braddon (Green) in Tasmania
Created:	1955
MP:	Sid Sidebottom
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Edward Braddon
Area:	20,826 km² (8,041 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

The Division of Braddon is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania.

The division was created in 1955 to replace the abolished Division of Darwin, and is named for Sir Edward Braddon, a Premier of Tasmania and one of Tasmania's five original federal MPs. It is located in the north-western part of Tasmania, and includes the cities of Burnie, Devonport, and various towns including Ulverstone, Penguin and Wynyard.

Braddon has usually been a marginal seat, changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Aubrey Luck	Liberal	1955–1958
	Ron Davies	Labor	1958–1975
	Ray Groom	Liberal	1975–1984
	Chris Miles	Liberal	1984–1998
	Sid Sidebottom	Labor	1998–2004
	Mark Baker	Liberal	2004–2007
	Sid Sidebottom	Labor	2007–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Braddon

Australian federal election, 2010: Braddon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sid Sidebottom	31,890	48.68	+4.48
	Liberal	Garry Carpenter	25,779	39.35	-3.59
	Greens	Scott Jordan	7,836	11.96	+3.83
Total formal votes			65,505	95.68	-1.14
Informal votes			2,961	4.32	+1.14
Turnout			68,466	95.66	-0.62
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Sid Sidebottom	37,650	57.48	+5.16
	Liberal	Garry Carpenter	27,855	42.52	-5.16
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.16

References

• Division Braddon, Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 41°38′53″S 145°24′50″E / 41.648°S 145.414°E / -41.648; 145.414