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LYONS
Federal House of Representatives
The information on this page was obtained from Australian Electoral Commission publications and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was correct at February 2008.
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| Current Member
| Dick ADAMS |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Rural |
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| Location
| Lyons is the largest division in Tasmania covering most of the State from the west to the east coasts and from Beaconsfield township in the north to New Norfolk and the Tasman Peninsula region in the south. The main towns include Beaconsfield, Brighton, Campbell Town, Deloraine, Dodges Ferry, Evandale, Exeter, Hadspen, Longford, Midway Point, New Norfolk, Perth, Queenstown, Richmond, St Helens, Sheffield, Sorell and Westbury. |
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| Origin
| Lyons was named after J. A. and Dame Enid Lyons. Dame Enid was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives in 1943 and the first woman to reach Cabinet rank in 1949. Joseph Lyons was Prime Minister of Australia from 1932-39. (Previously division of Wilmot.) Lyons was first proclaimed in 1984. The first election was held for the Division in 1984. |
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| Products/Industries
| Fishing, forestry, wool, cattle (dairy and beef), fruit, wine, hydro-power generation, mining and tourism. |
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| State
| TAS |
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| Area
| 40,604 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 92,966 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 68,566 as at 30/11/07 |
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