Division of Franklin

The Division of Franklin is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania. It was set up in 1903 and is named for Sir John Franklin, the polar explorer and Lt Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1843–46. It is covers an area of 6514 km² in southern Tasmania. This includes the Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Cygnet, Kingston, Lauderdale as well as Bruny Island.

Members
MemberPartyTerm William McWilliams Revenue Tariff 1903–1906  Anti-Socialist 1906–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917  Nationalist 1917–1920  Country 1920–1922  Alfred Seabrook Nationalist 1922–1928  William McWilliams Independent 1928–1929  Charles Frost Labor 1929–1931  Archibald Blacklow United Australia 1931–1934  Charles Frost Labor 1934–1946  Bill Falkinder Liberal 1946–1966  Thomas Pearsall Liberal 1966–1969  Ray Sherry Labor 1969–1975  Bruce Goodluck Liberal 1975–1993 Harry Quick Labor 1993–2007  Independent 2007–2007  Julie Collins Labor 2007–present
Harry Quick was forced out of the ALP for not paying his membership fees, and for not supporting the new candidate selected to replace him when he retired. Julie Collins was a minister in both Gillard Government and the second Rudd Government.

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Franklin – Australian Electoral Commission
 Julie Collin's website.

Category:Electoral divisions of Tasmania
Category:1903 establishments in Australia