# Division of Braddon (state)

The electoral division of Braddon (named Darwin until 1955) is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it includes north-west and western Tasmania as well as King Island. Braddon takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania, Sir Edward Braddon. The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Braddon.
Braddon and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by seven members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.

## History and electoral profile

Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The electoral constituency includes; King Island, the North-west towns of Devonport, Burnie, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Penguin, and Smithton, as well as the West Coast towns of Strahan, Zeehan and Queenstown.

## Representation
### Distribution of seats

As 6-member seat: :
* Election
* 1909–1912
* 1912–1913
* 1913–1916
* 1916–1919
* 1919–1922
* 1922–1925
* 1925–1928
* 1928–1931
* 1931–1934
* 1934–1937
* 1937–1941
* 1941–1946
* 1946–1948
* 1948–1950
* 1950–1955
* 1955–1956
* 1956–1959
As 7-member seat: :
* Election
* 1959–1964
* 1964–1969
* 1969–1972
* 1972–1976
* 1976–1979
* 1979–1982
* 1982–1986
* 1986–1989
* 1989–1992
* 1992–1996
* 1996–1998
As 5-member seat: :
* Election
* 1998–2002
* 2002–2006
* 2006–2010
* 2010–2014
* 2014–2018
* 2018–2021
* 2021–2024
As 7-member seat: :
| Election | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won |
| 2024–2028 | | | | | | | |
Legend: :
* Labor
* Liberal
* Greens
* Nationalist
* Liberal
* Anti-Socialist
* Centre
* Country
* Independent

### Members for Braddon and Darwin

| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party |
| 1909 | James Belton | Labor | Benjamin Watkins | Labor | James Ogden | Labor | James Long | Labor | Joshua Whitsitt | Anti-Socialist | | Herbert Payne | Anti-Socialist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1910 | James Belton | Labor | Benjamin Watkins | Labor | James Ogden | Labor | James Hurst | Labor | Joshua Whitsitt | Anti-Socialist | | Herbert Payne | Anti-Socialist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1912 | James Belton | Labor | Benjamin Watkins | Labor | James Ogden | Labor | George Pullen | Liberal | Joshua Whitsitt | Liberal | | Herbert Payne | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1913 | James Belton | Labor | Benjamin Watkins | Labor | James Ogden | Labor | George Pullen | Liberal | Joshua Whitsitt | Liberal | | Herbert Payne | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1916 | James Belton | Labor | Benjamin Watkins | Labor | James Ogden | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Liberal | Joshua Whitsitt | Liberal | | Herbert Payne | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1917 | James Belton | Labor | Percy Pollard | Nationalist | James Ogden | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Nationalist | Joshua Whitsitt | Independent | | Herbert Payne | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1919 | James Belton | Labor | James Hurst | Labor | James Ogden | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Nationalist | Joshua Whitsitt | Independent | | Herbert Payne | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1920 | James Belton | Labor | James Hurst | Labor | James Ogden | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Nationalist | Joshua Whitsitt | Independent | | Percy Pollard | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1921 | James Belton | Labor | James Hurst | Labor | James Ogden | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Country | Joshua Whitsitt | Country | | Percy Pollard | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1922 | James Belton | Labor | James Hurst | Labor | James Ogden | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Country | Richard Franks | Country | | Frank Marriott | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1922 | James Belton | Labor | James Hurst | Labor | Philip Kelly | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Country | Richard Franks | Country | | Frank Marriott | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1925 | James Belton | Labor | James Hurst | Labor | Philip Kelly | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Liberal | Richard Franks | Country | | Frank Marriott | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1925 | James Belton | Labor | James Hurst | Labor | Philip Kelly | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Liberal | Henry McFie | Nationalist | | Frank Marriott | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1926 | James Belton | Labor | Henry Lane | Labor | Philip Kelly | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Liberal | Henry McFie | Nationalist | | Frank Marriott | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1928 | James Belton | Labor | Fergus Medwin | Labor | Philip Kelly | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Nationalist | Henry McFie | Nationalist | | Frank Marriott | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1931 | James Belton | Labor | Fergus Medwin | Independent | Philip Kelly | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Nationalist | Henry McFie | Nationalist | | Frank Marriott | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1931 | Thomas d'Alton | Labor | Thomas Butler | Nationalist | Philip Kelly | Labor | Edward Hobbs | Nationalist | Henry McFie | Nationalist | | Frank Marriott | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1934 | Thomas d'Alton | Labor | Joseph McGrath | Labor | Philip Kelly | Labor | Jack Chamberlain | Nationalist | Frank Edwards | Nationalist | | Frank Marriott | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1937 | Thomas d'Alton | Labor | Henry Lane | Labor | Philip Kelly | Labor | Jack Chamberlain | Nationalist | Frank Edwards | Nationalist | | Frank Marriott | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1940 | Thomas d'Alton | Labor | Henry Lane | Labor | Philip Kelly | Labor | Jack Chamberlain | Nationalist | John Wright | Nationalist | | Frank Marriott | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1941 | Thomas d'Alton | Labor | Henry Lane | Labor | Philip Kelly | Labor | Jack Chamberlain | Nationalist | Henry McFie | Nationalist | | James Bugg | Labor | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1944 | Michael Smith | Labor | Henry Lane | Labor | Philip Kelly | Labor | Jack Chamberlain | Nationalist | Henry McFie | Nationalist | | James Bugg | Labor | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1946 | Charley Aylett | Labor | Eric Reece | Labor | Carrol Bramich | Labor | Jack Chamberlain | Liberal | Henry McFie | Liberal | | John Fidler | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1948 | Charley Aylett | Labor | Eric Reece | Labor | Carrol Bramich | Labor | Jack Chamberlain | Liberal | Henry McFie | Independent | | John Fidler | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1948 | Charley Aylett | Labor | Eric Reece | Labor | Carrol Bramich | Labor | Jack Chamberlain | Liberal | Kevin Lyons | Liberal | | John Fidler | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1950 | Charley Aylett | Labor | Eric Reece | Labor | Carrol Bramich | Labor | Jack Chamberlain | Liberal | Kevin Lyons | Liberal | | John Fidler | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1951 | Charley Aylett | Labor | Eric Reece | Labor | Carrol Bramich | Labor | Jack Breheny | Liberal | Kevin Lyons | Liberal | | John Fidler | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1955 | Charley Aylett | Labor | Eric Reece | Labor | Carrol Bramich | Labor | Jack Breheny | Liberal | Kevin Lyons | Liberal | | John Fidler | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1956 | Charley Aylett | Labor | Eric Reece | Labor | Carrol Bramich | Liberal | Jack Breheny | Liberal | Kevin Lyons | Liberal | | Sydney Ward | Labor | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1959 | Lloyd Costello | Labor | Eric Reece | Labor | Carrol Bramich | Liberal | Jack Breheny | Liberal | Kevin Lyons | Liberal | | Sydney Ward | Labor | | Joseph Britton | Labor |
| 1964 | Lloyd Costello | Labor | Eric Reece | Labor | Geoff Chisholm | Labor | Jack Breheny | Liberal | Kevin Lyons | Liberal | | Sydney Ward | Labor | | Wilfred Barker | Liberal |
| 1969 | Lloyd Costello | Labor | Eric Reece | Labor | Geoff Chisholm | Labor | Jack Breheny | Liberal | Kevin Lyons | Centre | | Sydney Ward | Labor | | Wilfred Barker | Liberal |
| 1972 | Lloyd Costello | Labor | Eric Reece | Labor | Geoff Chisholm | Labor | Glen Davies | Labor | Ray Bonney | Liberal | | Sydney Ward | Labor | | Wilfred Barker | Liberal |
| 1975 | John Coughlan | Labor | Joseph Britton | Labor | Geoff Chisholm | Labor | Glen Davies | Labor | Ray Bonney | Liberal | | Sydney Ward | Labor | | Wilfred Barker | Liberal |
| 1976 | John Coughlan | Labor | Michael Field | Labor | Geoff Chisholm | Labor | Glen Davies | Labor | Ray Bonney | Liberal | | Ron Cornish | Liberal | | Roger Groom | Liberal |
| 1979 | John Coughlan | Labor | Michael Field | Labor | Michael Weldon | Labor | Glen Davies | Labor | Ray Bonney | Liberal | | Ron Cornish | Liberal | | Roger Groom | Liberal |
| 1982 | John Coughlan | Labor | Michael Field | Labor | Vince Smith | Liberal | Glen Davies | Labor | Ray Bonney | Liberal | | Ron Cornish | Liberal | | Roger Groom | Liberal |
| 1986 | Greg Peart | Labor | Michael Field | Labor | Michael Weldon | Labor | Tony Rundle | Liberal | Bill Bonde | Liberal | | Ron Cornish | Liberal | | Roger Groom | Liberal |
| 1989 | Di Hollister | Greens | Michael Field | Labor | Michael Weldon | Labor | Tony Rundle | Liberal | Bill Bonde | Liberal | | Ron Cornish | Liberal | | Roger Groom | Liberal |
| 1992 | Di Hollister | Greens | Michael Field | Labor | Carole Cains | Liberal | Tony Rundle | Liberal | Bill Bonde | Liberal | | Ron Cornish | Liberal | | Roger Groom | Liberal |
| 1996 | Di Hollister | Greens | Michael Field | Labor | Brenton Best | Labor | Tony Rundle | Liberal | Bill Bonde | Liberal | | Ron Cornish | Liberal | | Roger Groom | Liberal |
| 1997 | Di Hollister | Greens | Mike Gard | Labor | Brenton Best | Labor | Tony Rundle | Liberal | Bill Bonde | Liberal | | Ron Cornish | Liberal | | Carole Cains | Liberal |
| 1998 | Bryan Green | Labor | Steve Kons | Labor | Brenton Best | Labor | Tony Rundle | Liberal | Bill Bonde | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2002 | Bryan Green | Labor | Steve Kons | Labor | Brenton Best | Labor | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Brett Whiteley | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2006 | Bryan Green | Labor | Steve Kons | Labor | Brenton Best | Labor | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Brett Whiteley | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2010 | Bryan Green | Labor | Paul O'Halloran | Greens | Brenton Best | Labor | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Adam Brooks | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2014 | Bryan Green | Labor | Joan Rylah | Liberal | Roger Jaensch | Liberal | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Adam Brooks | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2017 | Shane Broad | Labor | Joan Rylah | Liberal | Roger Jaensch | Liberal | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Adam Brooks | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2018 | Shane Broad | Labor | Anita Dow | Labor | Roger Jaensch | Liberal | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Adam Brooks | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2019 | Shane Broad | Labor | Anita Dow | Labor | Roger Jaensch | Liberal | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Joan Rylah | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2020 | Shane Broad | Labor | Anita Dow | Labor | Roger Jaensch | Liberal | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Felix Ellis | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2021 | Shane Broad | Labor | Anita Dow | Labor | Roger Jaensch | Liberal | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Adam Brooks | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2021 | Shane Broad | Labor | Anita Dow | Labor | Roger Jaensch | Liberal | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Felix Ellis | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2024 | Shane Broad | Labor | Anita Dow | Labor | Roger Jaensch | Liberal | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Felix Ellis | Liberal | | Miriam Beswick | Jacqui Lambie | | Craig Garland | Independent |
| 2024 | Shane Broad | Labor | Anita Dow | Labor | Roger Jaensch | Liberal | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal | Felix Ellis | Liberal | | Miriam Beswick | Independent | | Craig Garland | Independent |

## Election results

2024 Tasmanian state election: Braddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 8,875 | | |
| | Liberal | Jeremy Rockliff (elected 1) | 19,573 | 27.6 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Felix Ellis (elected 2) | 5,163 | 7.3 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | Roger Jaensch (elected 4) | 2,704 | 3.8 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | Giovanna Simpson | 1,852 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Vonette Mead | 1,467 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Fabian | 858 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Sarina Laidler | 787 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Anita Dow (elected 3) | 5,816 | 8.2 | +0.1 |
| | Labor | Shane Broad (elected 5) | 4,589 | 6.5 | −2.2 |
| | Labor | Chris Lynch | 2,319 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labor | Amanda Diprose | 1,504 | 2.1 | +0.2 |
| | Labor | Samantha Facey | 1,319 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Adrian Luke | 1,017 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Danielle Kidd | 969 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Lambie | Miriam Beswick (elected 6) | 2,951 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Lambie | James Redgrave | 2,776 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Lambie | Craig Cutts | 2,352 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Greens | Darren Briggs | 2,493 | 3.5 | +0.9 |
| | Greens | Sarah Kersey | 411 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Greens | Susanne Ward | 403 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Greens | Leeya Lovell | 364 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Greens | Petra Wilden | 359 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Greens | Michael McLoughlin | 357 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Greens | Erin Morrow | 314 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Craig Garland (elected 7) | 3,638 | 5.1 | −0.9 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Dale Marshall | 890 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Brenton Jones | 706 | 1.0 | −1.4 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Kim Swanson | 452 | 0.6 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Peter Freshney | 1,281 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Animal Justice | Julia M King | 866 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Andrea Courtney | 168 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Liz Hamer | 149 | 0.2 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Gatty Burnett | 127 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 70,994 | 93.2 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,220 | 6.8 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,214 | 90.9 | −0.2 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | Liberal | 32,404 | 45.6 | −11.6 |
| | Labor | Labor | 17,533 | 24.7 | −1.8 |
| | Lambie | Lambie | 8,079 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| | Greens | Greens | 4,701 | 6.6 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Craig Garland | 3,638 | 5.1 | –0.9 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 2,048 | 2.9 | –0.9 |
| | Independent | Peter Freshney | 1,281 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Animal Justice | Animal Justice | 866 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Andrea Courtney | 168 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Liz Hamer | 149 | 0.2 | –0.3 |
| | Independent | Gatty Burnett | 127 | 0.2 | +0.2 |