Electoral division of Windermere

This article is about the electoral division in Tasmania. For the electoral division in Cumbria, see Cumbria County Council.

Windermere Tasmania—Legislative Council

State	Tasmania
Created	1999
MP	Ivan Dean
Party	Independent
Electors	23,315 (January 2015)
Area	816 km² (315.1 sq mi)

The electoral division of Windermere is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division is located on the East side of the Tamar River. It is named after the town of Windermere which is located along the banks of the river between Launceston and George Town.

Within the electorate are the towns of George Town, Low Head, Windermere, Dilston, Relbia, Hillwood and Bell Bay. The Launceston suburbs of Rocherlea, Newnham, Mowbray, Mayfield, Ravenswood, St Leonards, Elphin and Waverly.

The population in keeping with other divisional boundaries is approximately 23,000 voters. The current sitting member is independent Ivan Dean, who is also elected to the Launceston City Council. He was re-elected for a six-year term in 2009. The boundaries of Windermere were determined by a redistribution which occurred in 2008.

Members

Member		Party	Period
	Silvia Smith	Independent	1999–2003
	Ivan Dean	Independent	2003–present

External links

Electoral divisions of Tasmania

House of Assembly	Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Lyons

Legislative Council	Apsley Derwent Elwick Hobart Huon Launceston Mersey Montgomery Murchison Nelson Pembroke Rosevears Rumney Western Tiers Windermere

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