Electoral division of McIntyre

McIntyre
TasmaniaLegislative Council
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Map showing the electoral division of McIntyre, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1]

StateTasmania
Created2017
MPTania Rattray
PartyIndependent
NamesakeMargaret McIntyre
Electors27,264 (2017)
Area15,339 km2 (5,922.4 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates41°16′37″S 147°30′07″E / 41.277°S 147.502°E / -41.277; 147.502
Map showing the electoral division of McIntyre

The electoral division of McIntyre is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, it includes Flinders Island, the northern east coast of Tasmania, and regional areas south and west of Launceston. It is named after Margaret McIntyre, who was the first woman to be elected into the Parliament of Tasmania in 1948.

There were temporarily two representatives for the single-member division of McIntyre until 2018. The next scheduled periodic election will be held in 2028.

  1. ^ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).