# Division of Lyons (state)

The electoral division of Lyons (/ˈlaɪənz/) is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, with the largest electorate and covering most of central and eastern Tasmania. Lyons is named jointly in honour of Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia (1932–1939); Premier of Tasmania (1923–1928), and Joseph's wife, Dame Enid Lyons, 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 Joseph Lyons, and his wife, Dame Enid Lyons, 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 Tasmania measuring 33,212 km$^2$, it includes the far northern suburbs of Hobart and the towns of St. Helens, Swansea, Bicheno, Campbell Town, Longford, Evandale and Bothwell.

## 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
* Nationalist
* Liberal
* Anti-Socialist
* Country
* Liberal (Lee)
* Greens
* Independent

### Members for Lyons and Wilmot

| Year | Member | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party |
| 1909 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Richard Field | Anti-Socialist | Jonathan Best | Anti-Socialist | John Hope | Anti-Socialist | Jens Jensen | Labor | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Anti-Socialist |
| 1910 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Richard Field | Anti-Socialist | Jonathan Best | Anti-Socialist | John Hope | Anti-Socialist | Edward Mulcahy | Anti-Socialist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Anti-Socialist |
| 1911 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Richard Field | Anti-Socialist | Jonathan Best | Anti-Socialist | Herbert Hays | Anti-Socialist | Edward Mulcahy | Anti-Socialist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Anti-Socialist |
| 1912 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Michael O'Keefe | Labor | Norman Cameron | Liberal | Herbert Hays | Liberal | Edward Mulcahy | Liberal | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Liberal |
| 1913 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Michael O'Keefe | Labor | Jonathan Best | Liberal | Herbert Hays | Liberal | Edward Mulcahy | Liberal | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Liberal |
| 1913 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Michael O'Keefe | Labor | Ernest Blyth | Liberal | Herbert Hays | Liberal | Edward Mulcahy | Liberal | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Liberal |
| 1916 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Michael O'Keefe | Labor | Ernest Blyth | Liberal | Herbert Hays | Liberal | Edward Mulcahy | Liberal | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Liberal |
| 1917 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Michael O'Keefe | Labor | Ernest Blyth | Nationalist | Herbert Hays | Nationalist | Edward Mulcahy | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1919 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Michael O'Keefe | Labor | Ernest Blyth | Nationalist | Herbert Hays | Nationalist | William Connell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1919 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Michael O'Keefe | Labor | Ernest Blyth | Nationalist | Herbert Hays | Nationalist | George Pullen | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1922 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Michael O'Keefe | Labor | Ernest Blyth | Country | Albert Bendall | Country | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Liberal |
| 1925 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Michael O'Keefe | Labor | Ernest Blyth | Nationalist | Albert Bendall | Nationalist | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1925 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Michael O'Keefe | Labor | William Shoobridge | Labor | Norman Cameron | Independent | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1926 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | John Palamountain | Labor | William Shoobridge | Labor | Norman Cameron | Independent | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1928 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Joseph Lyons | Labor | Jens Jensen | Labor | Eric Ogilvie | Labor | Percy Best | Nationalist | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1929 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | William Shoobridge | Labor | Jens Jensen | Labor | Eric Ogilvie | Labor | Percy Best | Nationalist | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1931 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Alfred Burbury | Nationalist | Jens Jensen | Labor | Eric Ogilvie | Labor | Llewellyn Atkinson | Nationalist | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1934 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | George Becker | Independent | David O'Keefe | Labor | Eric Ogilvie | Labor | Donald Cameron | Nationalist | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1937 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | George Becker | Labor | David O'Keefe | Labor | Eric Ogilvie | Labor | Francis Foster | Nationalist | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1940 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | George Becker | Labor | David O'Keefe | Labor | William Taylor | Labor | Francis Foster | Nationalist | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1941 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Lancelot Spurr | Labor | David O'Keefe | Labor | William Taylor | Labor | Francis Foster | Nationalist | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1941 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Lancelot Spurr | Labor | David O'Keefe | Labor | William Taylor | Labor | Ernest West | Labor | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1943 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Lancelot Spurr | Labor | Peter Pike | Labor | William Taylor | Labor | Ernest West | Labor | Neil Campbell | Nationalist | | (Sir) Walter Lee | Nationalist |
| 1946 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Lancelot Spurr | Labor | Peter Pike | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Robert Robertson | Liberal | Neil Campbell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1948 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Lancelot Spurr | Labor | Peter Pike | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Robert Robertson | Liberal | Neil Campbell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1949 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Lancelot Spurr | Labor | Douglas Cashion | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Robert Robertson | Liberal | Neil Campbell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1950 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Lancelot Spurr | Labor | Douglas Cashion | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Charles Best | Liberal | Neil Campbell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1955 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Lancelot Spurr | Labor | Douglas Cashion | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Charles Best | Liberal | Amelia Best | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1956 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Reg Fisher | Labor | Douglas Cashion | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Charles Best | Liberal | Bert Bessell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1958 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | Reg Fisher | Labor | Douglas Cashion | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Amelia Best | Liberal | Bert Bessell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1959 | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | 6 seats (1909–1959) | William McNeil | Labor | Douglas Cashion | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Amelia Best | Liberal | Bert Bessell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1959 | | Thomas McDonald | Labor | William McNeil | Labor | Douglas Cashion | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Bob Ingamells | Liberal | Bert Bessell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1964 | | Thomas McDonald | Labor | William Anderson | Labor | Douglas Cashion | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Bob Ingamells | Liberal | Bert Bessell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1969 | | Ian Braid | Liberal | William Anderson | Labor | Douglas Cashion | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Bob Ingamells | Liberal | Bert Bessell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1972 | | Darrel Baldock | Labor | Andrew Lohrey | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Roy Fagan | Labor | Bob Ingamells | Liberal | Bert Bessell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1974 | | Darrel Baldock | Labor | Andrew Lohrey | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Charles Batt | Labor | Bob Ingamells | Liberal | Bert Bessell | Liberal | | Angus Bethune | Liberal |
| 1975 | | Darrel Baldock | Labor | Andrew Lohrey | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Charles Batt | Labor | Bob Ingamells | Liberal | Bert Bessell | Liberal | | Ian Braid | Liberal |
| 1976 | | Darrel Baldock | Labor | Andrew Lohrey | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Terry Aulich | Labor | Robin Gray | Liberal | Graeme Page | Liberal | | Ian Braid | Liberal |
| 1979 | | Darrel Baldock | Labor | Andrew Lohrey | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Terry Aulich | Labor | Robin Gray | Liberal | Graeme Page | Liberal | | Ian Braid | Liberal |
| 1982 | | Darrel Baldock | Labor | Andrew Lohrey | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Stephen Salter | Liberal | Robin Gray | Liberal | Graeme Page | Liberal | | Ian Braid | Liberal |
| 1986 | | Darrel Baldock | Labor | David Llewellyn | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Bob Mainwaring | Liberal | Robin Gray | Liberal | Graeme Page | Liberal | | Ian Braid | Liberal |
| 1987 | | Chris Batt | Labor | David Llewellyn | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Bob Mainwaring | Liberal | Robin Gray | Liberal | Graeme Page | Liberal | | Ian Braid | Liberal |
| 1989 | | Christine Milne | Greens | David Llewellyn | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | The Duke of Avram | Liberal | Robin Gray | Liberal | Graeme Page | Liberal | | Ian Braid | Liberal |
| 1992 | | Christine Milne | Greens | David Llewellyn | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Bob Mainwaring | Liberal | Robin Gray | Liberal | Graeme Page | Liberal | | Ian Braid | Liberal |
| 1995 | | Christine Milne | Greens | David Llewellyn | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Bob Mainwaring | Liberal | Denise Swan | Liberal | Graeme Page | Liberal | | Ian Braid | Liberal |
| 1996 | | Christine Milne | Greens | David Llewellyn | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Bob Mainwaring | Liberal | Denise Swan | Liberal | Rene Hidding | Liberal | | Lara Giddings | Labor |
| 1998 | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | David Llewellyn | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Ken Bacon | Labor | Denise Swan | Liberal | Rene Hidding | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2002 | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | David Llewellyn | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Ken Bacon | Labor | Tim Morris | Greens | Rene Hidding | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2005 | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | David Llewellyn | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Heather Butler | Labor | Tim Morris | Greens | Rene Hidding | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2006 | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | David Llewellyn | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Heather Butler | Labor | Tim Morris | Greens | Rene Hidding | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2010 | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | Rebecca White | Labor | Michael Polley | Labor | Mark Shelton | Liberal | Tim Morris | Greens | Rene Hidding | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2014 | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | Rebecca White | Labor | David Llewellyn | Labor | Mark Shelton | Liberal | Guy Barnett | Liberal | Rene Hidding | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2018 | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | Rebecca White | Labor | Jen Butler | Labor | Mark Shelton | Liberal | Guy Barnett | Liberal | Rene Hidding | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2019 | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | Rebecca White | Labor | Jen Butler | Labor | Mark Shelton | Liberal | Guy Barnett | Liberal | John Tucker | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2021 | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | Rebecca White | Labor | Jen Butler | Labor | Mark Shelton | Liberal | Guy Barnett | Liberal | John Tucker | Liberal | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2023 | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | Rebecca White | Labor | Jen Butler | Labor | Mark Shelton | Liberal | Guy Barnett | Liberal | John Tucker | Independent | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) | 5 seats (1998–2024) |
| 2024 | | Tabatha Badger | Greens | Rebecca White | Labor | Jen Butler | Labor | Mark Shelton | Liberal | Guy Barnett | Liberal | Jane Howlett | Liberal | | Andrew Jenner | Jacqui Lambie |
In 2025, Casey Farrell was elected to replace Rebecca White.

## Election results

2024 Tasmanian state election: Lyons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 9,257 | | |
| | Liberal | Guy Barnett (elected 2) | 8,252 | 11.1 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal | Jane Howlett (elected 3) | 6,843 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | Mark Shelton (elected 5) | 5,184 | 7.0 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal | Stephanie Cameron | 2,865 | 3.9 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal | Richard Hallett | 1,867 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Justin Derksen | 1,483 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Gregory Brown | 1,353 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Rebecca White (elected 1) | 15,607 | 21.1 | −1.9 |
| | Labor | Jen Butler (elected 4) | 2,363 | 3.2 | −0.5 |
| | Labor | Richard Goss | 1,790 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Ben Dudman | 1,491 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Casey Farrell | 1,182 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Labor | Edwin Batt | 1,063 | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| | Labor | Carole McQueeney | 780 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Greens | Tabatha Badger (elected 7) | 4,044 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Greens | Hannah Rubenach-Quinn | 1,117 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Greens | Craig Brown | 741 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Greens | Alistair Allan | 620 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Greens | Glenn Millar | 520 | 0.7 | −0.0 |
| | Greens | Mitch Houghton | 516 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Greens | Gary Whisson | 489 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Lambie | Andrew Jenner (elected 6) | 2,177 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Lambie | Troy Pfitzner | 2,127 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Lambie | Lesley Pyecroft | 1,841 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Ray Williams | 953 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Shane Broadby | 755 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Phillip Bigg | 715 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Carlo Di Falco | 599 | 0.8 | −3.7 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Wayne Turale | 511 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | John Tucker | 2,309 | 3.1 | −3.4 |
| | Animal Justice | Anna Megan Gralton | 1,213 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Angela Offord | 214 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Loueen (Lou) Triffitt | 175 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Andrew Roberts | 130 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Jenny Branch-Allen | 92 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Fraser Miller | 70 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 74,051 | 92.8 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,769 | 7.2 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,820 | 91.0 | −0.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | Liberal | 27,847 | 37.6 | −13.6 |
| | Labor | Labor | 24,276 | 32.8 | +0.2 |
| | Greens | Greens | 8,047 | 10.9 | +2.0 |
| | Lambie | Lambie | 6,145 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 3,533 | 4.8 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | John Tucker | 2,309 | 3.1 | −3.4 |
| | Animal Justice | Animal Justice | 1,213 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Angela Offord | 214 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Loueen (Lou) Triffitt | 175 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Andrew Roberts | 130 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Jenny Branch-Allen | 92 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Fraser Miller | 70 | 0.1 | +0.1 |