The electoral division of Lyons () is one of the five electorates in the

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, with the largest electorate and covering most of central and eastern

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. Lyons is named jointly in honour of

Joseph Lyons Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was an Australian politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Australia, from 1932 until his death in 1939. He held office as the inaugural leader of the United Australia Par ...

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(1932–1939);

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(1923–1928), and Joseph's wife,

Dame Enid Lyons Dame Enid Muriel Lyons (; 9 July 1897 – 2 September 1981) was an Australian politician. She was notable as the being the first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives and to serve in the Cabin ...

, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943. The electorate shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Lyons. Lyons and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.

History and electoral profile

Before 1984, it was known as the Division of Wilmot. In 1984, it was renamed to jointly honour

, and his wife,

, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943 and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–1951). Joseph Lyons represented the area for over 30 years at the state (1909-1929) and federal (1929-1939) levels. Lyons is the largest electorate in

measuring 33,212 km², it includes the far northern suburbs of

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and the towns of St. Helens,

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, Bicheno, Campbell Town,

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, Evandale and

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.Lyons
, ''Tasmanian Electoral Commission''

Representation

Distribution of seats

Members for Lyons and Wilmot

Election results

References

External links

Parliament of Tasmania
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Lyons Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

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