Division of Lyons

The Division of Lyons is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania. It was set up in 1984 is named for Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia 1931–39, Member for Wilmot from 1929 to 1939, and his wife Dame Enid Lyons. Dame Enid was the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943 and the first female member of Cabinet (1949–51).

It is covers an area of 32,910 km² central Tasmania, stretching from the eastern to western coasts and includes such places as New Norfolk, Deloraine and St Marys.

Members
MemberPartyTerm  Max Burr Liberal 1984–1993  Dick Adams Labor 1993–2013  Eric Hutchinson Liberal 2013–2016  Brian Mitchell Labor 2016–2025

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Lyons – Australian Electoral Commission
 Eric Hutchinson's website 

Category:Electoral divisions of Tasmania
Category:1984 establishments in Australia