Division of Darwin

This article is about the historic Tasmanian electoral division. For the electoral division that contains the city of Darwin, see Division of Solomon.

Darwin
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1903
Abolished1955
NamesakeCharles Darwin

The Division of Darwin was an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania.[1]

The division was created in 1903 and abolished in 1955,[2] when it was replaced by the Division of Braddon. It was named after Charles Darwin, who visited Australia in 1836. It is not related to the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory.

It was located in north-western and western Tasmania, including the towns of Burnie and Devonport.

After 1917, it was always in the hands of the non-Labor parties. Prominent members included King O'Malley, a colourful Labor member, Sir George Bell, Speaker of the House, and Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.

  1. ^ "House of Assembly Main Page". Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  2. ^ "DIVISION OF DARWIN". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 27 May 1954. p. 22. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia. west coast Tasmania locations at the last election held