# Division of Franklin (state)

The electoral division of Franklin is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, located in southern Tasmania and includes Bruny Island, Kingston and the eastern shore of the Derwent River. Franklin is named after Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer who was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (1837–43). The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Franklin.
Franklin 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

Franklin includes most of the suburbs of Hobart, such as Kingston, Seven Mile Beach and Lauderdale as well as the rural towns of Huonville, Franklin, Cygnet, Margate and Bruny Island. The subantarctic Macquarie Island is also part of the electorate. The division measures 6,911 km$^2$.

## 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
* Country
* Independent

### Members for Franklin

| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party |
| 1909 | David Dicker | Labor | Thomas Hodgman | Anti-Socialist | John Earle | Labor | Norman Ewing | Anti-Socialist | Alexander Hean | Anti-Socialist | | (Sir) John Evans | Anti-Socialist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1912 | David Dicker | Labor | George Martin | Labor | John Earle | Labor | Norman Ewing | Liberal | Alexander Hean | Liberal | | (Sir) John Evans | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1913 | David Dicker | Labor | George Martin | Labor | John Earle | Labor | Norman Ewing | Liberal | Arthur Cotton | Liberal | | (Sir) John Evans | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1915 | David Dicker | Labor | George Martin | Labor | John Earle | Labor | Daniel Ryan | Liberal | Arthur Cotton | Liberal | | (Sir) John Evans | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1916 | David Dicker | Labor | William Shoobridge | Labor | John Earle | Labor | Frederick Burbury | Liberal | Alexander Hean | Liberal | | (Sir) John Evans | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1917 | David Dicker | Labor | William Shoobridge | Labor | John Earle | Nationalist | Frederick Burbury | Nationalist | Alexander Hean | Nationalist | | (Sir) John Evans | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1917 | David Dicker | Labor | William Shoobridge | Labor | Arthur Cotton | Nationalist | Frederick Burbury | Nationalist | Alexander Hean | Nationalist | | (Sir) John Evans | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1919 | David Dicker | Labor | Albert Ogilvie | Labor | Benjamin Watkins | Labor | William Dixon | Nationalist | Alexander Hean | Nationalist | | (Sir) John Evans | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1922 | David Dicker | Independent | Albert Ogilvie | Labor | Benjamin Watkins | Labor | William Dixon | Country | Alexander Hean | Nationalist | | (Sir) John Evans | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1922 | William Pearce | Labor | Albert Ogilvie | Labor | Peter Murdoch | Nationalist | John Piggott | Country | Alexander Hean | Nationalist | | (Sir) John Evans | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1922 | William Shoobridge | Labor | Albert Ogilvie | Labor | Peter Murdoch | Nationalist | John Piggott | Country | Alexander Hean | Nationalist | | (Sir) John Evans | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1925 | Benjamin Watkins | Labor | Albert Ogilvie | Labor | Peter Murdoch | Independent | John Piggott | Independent | William Sheridan | Labor | | (Sir) John Evans | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1928 | Benjamin Watkins | Labor | Albert Ogilvie | Labor | Benjamin Pearsall | Independent | John Piggott | Nationalist | Henry Baker | Nationalist | | (Sir) John Evans | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1931 | Benjamin Watkins | Independent | Albert Ogilvie | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | Alfred Seabrook | Nationalist | Henry Baker | Nationalist | | (Sir) John Evans | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1934 | Edward Brooker | Labor | Albert Ogilvie | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | Benjamin Pearsall | Independent | Henry Baker | Nationalist | | (Sir) John Evans | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1937 | Edward Brooker | Labor | Albert Ogilvie | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | Basil Plummer | Labor | Henry Baker | Nationalist | | George Doyle | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1939 | Edward Brooker | Labor | Francis McDermott | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | Basil Plummer | Labor | Henry Baker | Nationalist | | George Doyle | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1940 | Edward Brooker | Labor | Francis McDermott | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | Basil Plummer | Labor | Henry Baker | Nationalist | | Vincent Shoobridge | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1941 | Edward Brooker | Labor | Henry Hope | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | Thomas McKinley | Labor | Henry Baker | Nationalist | | Sir John McPhee | Nationalist | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1946 | Edward Brooker | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | George Gray | Independent | Reg Wright | Liberal | | Tim Jackson | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1948 | John Brown | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | George Gray | Independent | Reg Wright | Liberal | | Tim Jackson | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1948 | Charles Hand | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | George Gray | Independent | Reg Wright | Liberal | | Tim Jackson | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1949 | Charles Hand | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | George Gray | Independent | Archibald Park | Liberal | | Tim Jackson | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1950 | Charles Hand | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | Thomas Pearsall | Liberal | Archibald Park | Liberal | | Tim Jackson | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1955 | Charles Hand | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | Thomas Pearsall | Liberal | Mabel Miller | Liberal | | Tim Jackson | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1956 | Brian Crawford | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | Thomas Pearsall | Liberal | Mabel Miller | Liberal | | Tim Jackson | Liberal | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) |
| 1959 | Eric Barnard | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | Thomas Pearsall | Liberal | Mabel Miller | Liberal | | Tim Jackson | Liberal | | Bill Young | Liberal |
| 1960 | Eric Barnard | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | John Dwyer | Labor | Thomas Pearsall | Liberal | Mabel Miller | Liberal | | Tim Jackson | Independent | | Bill Young | Liberal |
| 1962 | Eric Barnard | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | Lynda Heaven | Labor | Thomas Pearsall | Liberal | Mabel Miller | Liberal | | Tim Jackson | Independent | | Bill Young | Liberal |
| 1964 | Eric Barnard | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | Terry Martin | Labor | Thomas Pearsall | Liberal | Jack Frost | Labor | | Doug Clark | Liberal | | Bill Young | Liberal |
| 1966 | Eric Barnard | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | Terry Martin | Labor | Eric Iles | Liberal | Jack Frost | Labor | | Doug Clark | Liberal | | Bill Young | Liberal |
| 1969 | Eric Barnard | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | Doug Lowe | Labor | Stanley Gough | Liberal | Jack Frost | Labor | | Doug Clark | Liberal | | Geoff Pearsall | Liberal |
| 1972 | Eric Barnard | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | Doug Lowe | Labor | John Beattie | Liberal | Jack Frost | Labor | | Doug Clark | Liberal | | Geoff Pearsall | Liberal |
| 1976 | Eric Barnard | Labor | Bill Neilson | Labor | Doug Lowe | Labor | John Beattie | Liberal | Ray Sherry | Labor | | Steve Gilmour | Liberal | | Geoff Pearsall | Liberal |
| 1977 | Eric Barnard | Labor | Bill McKinnon | Labor | Doug Lowe | Labor | John Beattie | Liberal | Ray Sherry | Labor | | Steve Gilmour | Liberal | | Geoff Pearsall | Liberal |
| 1979 | Eric Barnard | Labor | Dick Adams | Labor | Doug Lowe | Labor | John Beattie | Liberal | Michael Aird | Labor | | John Cleary | Liberal | | Geoff Pearsall | Liberal |
| 1979 | Bill McKinnon | Labor | Dick Adams | Labor | Doug Lowe | Labor | John Beattie | Liberal | Michael Aird | Labor | | John Cleary | Liberal | | Geoff Pearsall | Liberal |
| 1981 | Bill McKinnon | Labor | Dick Adams | Labor | Doug Lowe | Independent | John Beattie | Liberal | Michael Aird | Labor | | John Cleary | Liberal | | Geoff Pearsall | Liberal |
| 1982 | Bill McKinnon | Labor | Ken Wriedt | Labor | Doug Lowe | Independent | John Beattie | Liberal | Michael Aird | Labor | | John Cleary | Liberal | | Geoff Pearsall | Liberal |
| 1986 | Gerry Bates | Greens | Ken Wriedt | Labor | Fran Bladel | Labor | John Beattie | Liberal | Peter Hodgman | Liberal | | Nick Evers | Liberal | | Geoff Pearsall | Liberal |
| 1988 | Gerry Bates | Greens | Ken Wriedt | Labor | Fran Bladel | Labor | John Beattie | Liberal | Peter Hodgman | Liberal | | Nick Evers | Liberal | | John Cleary | Liberal |
| 1989 | Gerry Bates | Greens | Ken Wriedt | Labor | Fran Bladel | Labor | Michael Aird | Labor | Peter Hodgman | Liberal | | Nick Evers | Liberal | | John Cleary | Liberal |
| 1990 | Gerry Bates | Greens | Paul Lennon | Labor | Fran Bladel | Labor | Michael Aird | Labor | Peter Hodgman | Liberal | | Brian Davison | Liberal | | John Cleary | Liberal |
| 1992 | Gerry Bates | Greens | Paul Lennon | Labor | Fran Bladel | Labor | Michael Aird | Labor | Peter Hodgman | Liberal | | Brian Davison | Liberal | | John Cleary | Liberal |
| 1995 | Mike Foley | Greens | Paul Lennon | Labor | Fran Bladel | Labor | John Sheppard | Labor | Peter Hodgman | Liberal | | Brian Davison | Liberal | | John Cleary | Liberal |
| 1996 | Mike Foley | Greens | Paul Lennon | Labor | Fran Bladel | Labor | Paula Wriedt | Labor | Peter Hodgman | Liberal | | Bruce Goodluck | Independent | | John Cleary | Liberal |
| 1998 | Matt Smith | Liberal | Paul Lennon | Labor | Fran Bladel | Labor | Paula Wriedt | Labor | Peter Hodgman | 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) |
| 2001 | Matt Smith | Liberal | Paul Lennon | Labor | Fran Bladel | Labor | Paula Wriedt | Labor | Martin McManus | 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 | Matt Smith | Liberal | Paul Lennon | Labor | Neville Oliver | Labor | Paula Wriedt | Labor | Martin McManus | 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 | Nick McKim | Greens | Paul Lennon | Labor | Lara Giddings | Labor | Paula Wriedt | Labor | Will Hodgman | 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 | Nick McKim | Greens | Paul Lennon | Labor | Lara Giddings | Labor | Paula Wriedt | Labor | Will Hodgman | 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) |
| 2008 | Nick McKim | Greens | Ross Butler | Labor | Lara Giddings | Labor | Paula Wriedt | Labor | Will Hodgman | 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) |
| 2009 | Nick McKim | Greens | Ross Butler | Labor | Lara Giddings | Labor | Daniel Hulme | Labor | Will Hodgman | 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 | Nick McKim | Greens | David O'Byrne | Labor | Lara Giddings | Labor | Jacquie Petrusma | Liberal | Will Hodgman | 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 | Nick McKim | Greens | Paul Harriss | Liberal | Lara Giddings | Labor | Jacquie Petrusma | Liberal | Will Hodgman | 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) |
| 2015 | Rosalie Woodruff | Greens | Paul Harriss | Liberal | Lara Giddings | Labor | Jacquie Petrusma | Liberal | Will Hodgman | 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) |
| 2016 | Rosalie Woodruff | Greens | Nic Street | Liberal | Lara Giddings | Labor | Jacquie Petrusma | Liberal | Will Hodgman | 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 | Rosalie Woodruff | Greens | David O'Byrne | Labor | Alison Standen | Labor | Jacquie Petrusma | Liberal | Will Hodgman | 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 | Rosalie Woodruff | Greens | David O'Byrne | Labor | Alison Standen | Labor | Jacquie Petrusma | Liberal | Nic Street | 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 | Rosalie Woodruff | Greens | David O'Byrne | Labor | Dean Winter | Labor | Jacquie Petrusma | Liberal | Nic Street | 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 | Rosalie Woodruff | Greens | David O'Byrne | Independent Labor | Dean Winter | Labor | Jacquie Petrusma | Liberal | Nic Street | 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) |
| 2022 | Rosalie Woodruff | Greens | David O'Byrne | Independent Labor | Dean Winter | Labor | Dean Young | Liberal | Nic Street | 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 | Rosalie Woodruff | Greens | David O'Byrne | Independent | Dean Winter | Labor | Dean Young | Liberal | Nic Street | 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 | Rosalie Woodruff | Greens | David O'Byrne | Independent | Dean Winter | Labor | Jacquie Petrusma | Liberal | Nic Street | Liberal | | Eric Abetz | Liberal | | Meg Brown | Labor |

## Election results

2024 Tasmanian state election: Franklin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 9,006 | | |
| | Liberal | Eric Abetz (elected 6) | 6,661 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | Jacquie Petrusma (elected 3) | 6,093 | 8.5 | −12.6 |
| | Liberal | Nic Street (elected 7) | 4,811 | 6.7 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal | Dean Young | 3,078 | 4.3 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | Jock McGregor | 1,463 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Aldo Antolli | 1,449 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Josh Garvin | 972 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Labor | Dean Winter (elected 2) | 8,055 | 11.2 | −0.2 |
| | Labor | Meg Brown (elected 4) | 3,613 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | Labor | Toby Thorpe | 2,908 | 4.0 | +1.5 |
| | Labor | Kaspar Deane | 1,808 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | Ebony Altimira | 1,736 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Simon Bailey | 946 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Labor | Philip Pregnell | 613 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Greens | Rosalie Woodruff (elected 1) | 9,879 | 13.7 | −1.0 |
| | Greens | Jade Darko | 1,008 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Greens | Christine Campbell | 810 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Greens | Gideon Cordover | 776 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| | Greens | Jenny Cambers-Smith | 762 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Greens | Owen Fitzgerald | 614 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Greens | Lukas Mrosek | 412 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | David O'Byrne (elected 5) | 6,312 | 8.8 | −2.1 |
| | Lambie | Chris Hannan | 1,418 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Lambie | Marshall Callaghan | 1,063 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Lambie | Conor Hallahan | 1,025 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Clare Glade-Wright | 1,154 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Animal Justice | Jehni Thomas-Wurth | 1,122 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Tony Mulder | 597 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Local Network | Martine Delaney | 552 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Bob Elliston | 186 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Tamar Cordover | 144 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 72,040 | 94.6 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,115 | 5.4 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,155 | 92.4 | +0.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | Liberal | 24,527 | 34.0 | −8.2 |
| | Labor | Labor | 19,679 | 27.3 | −5.9 |
| | Greens | Greens | 14,261 | 19.8 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | David O'Byrne | 6,312 | 8.8 | −2.1 |
| | Lambie | Lambie | 3,506 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Independent | Clare Glade-Wright | 1,154 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Animal Justice | Animal Justice | 1,122 | 1.6 | −0.2 |
| | Independent | Tony Mulder | 597 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Local Network | Local Network | 552 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Bob Elliston | 186 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Tamar Cordover | 144 | 0.2 | +0.2 |