| Pembroke Tasmania—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
Map showing the electoral division of Pembroke, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1] | |
| State | Tasmania |
| Created | 1856 |
| MP | Luke Edmunds |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Pembroke Land District |
| Electors | 22,876 (2019) |
| Area | 32 km2 (12.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 42°51′54″S 147°23′10″E / 42.865°S 147.386°E |
The electoral division of Pembroke is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house. It is located on Hobart's Eastern Shore (east side of the Derwent River) and includes a number of suburbs; Risdon Vale, Geilston Bay, Rose Bay, Lindisfarne, Warrane, Mornington, Bellerive, Howrah and Tranmere. In earlier times, the division included most of the east coast of Tasmania as far north as Bicheno, including the Tasman Peninsula.
The electorate takes its name from a county which was created in Tasmania by early British settlers. The division and the former county both took their name from Pembrokeshire in Wales.[2]
- ^ Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
- ^ "Tasmanian Electoral Commission". Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.