Electoral division of Apsley

Apsley Tasmania—Legislative Council
State	Tasmania
Created	1999
MP	Tania Rattray
Party	Independent
Namesake	Apsley River (Lord Apsley)
Electors	23,424 (January 2015)
Area	19,204 km^2 (7,414.7 sq mi)

The Electoral division of Apsley is one of the 15 electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is the second-largest upper house electorate in the state by area after Murchison.

The total area of the Apsley division is 19,204 square kilometres (7,415 sq mi).^[1][2] The electorate created in 1999 is named after the Apsley River and the Douglas-Apsley National Park. These were named by William Lyne in honour of Lord Apsley, earl of Bathurst.

As of 31 January 2015, there were 23,424 enrolled voters in Apsley.^[3] The current member in the legislative council is Tania Rattray who was elected in 2004 and re-elected unopposed in 2010. Members serve six-year terms, before facing re-election: the next election in Apsley is due in 2016.

Towns within the division include: Pipers River, Scottsdale, Evandale, Swansea, Derby, Lilydale, Bridport, Campbell Town, Colebrook, St Helens, Branxholm, Avoca, Fingal, Bicheno, Bagdad, Bellingham, Tomahawk, Ross, St Marys, Rossarden and many others.^[1]

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Colin Rattray	Independent	1999–2004
	Tania Rattray(-Wagner)	Independent	2004–present

References

1. "Division of Apsley" (Map). Maps of the divisions (Tasmanian Electoral Commission). 10 May 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
2. "Redistribution Determination May 2008 - Summary of Divisions" (PDF). Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
3. "Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2015" (PDF) (Map). Legislative Council Enrolment (Tasmanian Electoral Commission). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

External links

• Division of Apsley election history