| Franklin Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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| Created | 1903 |
| MP | Julie Collins |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Sir John Franklin |
| Electors | 80,331 (2022) |
| Area | 10,009 km2 (3,864.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
| State electorate(s) | Franklin |
The Division of Franklin is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania.
The division is the southernmost in Australia, located in southern Tasmania around the state capital, Hobart. It is non-contiguous, with the two parts of the division separated by the Division of Clark, based around central Hobart. As at the 2016 election, slightly more than half its electors are located on the eastern shore of the River Derwent, incorporating the entire City of Clarence and the suburb of Old Beach from Brighton Council. The remaining electors in the division are drawn from the southern parts of the Kingborough Council, generally south of the Huon Highway and including Bruny Island, and the entire Huon Valley Council. The division also includes the southern parts of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and Macquarie Island, neither of which have permanent populations.