The electoral division of Cornwall was an
electoral division
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
in the
Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two chambers of the Parliament, the other being the House of Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in the state capital, ...
of
Australia. It was abolished in 1999 after the Legislative Council was reduced from 19 members to 15.
The former division was located on the western side of the
Tamar River
The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being called a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length.
Location and features
Formed by the ...
and central
Launceston. Cornwall included
Legana and the
Launceston suburbs of Riverside and Trevallyn, South Launceston, East Launceston, Punchbowl and Sandhill.
Most of the electorate including Legana, Trevallyn, Riverside and Grinderwald were incorporated into the
Division of Rosevears. However the central Launceston suburbs became part of
Paterson. At the time of its abolition, Cornwall had 18,481 enrolled voters. Of these, 8,837 were transferred to
Paterson and 10,281 were transferred
Rosevears.
The last member of Cornwall was
Ray Bailey.
Members
See also
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Cornwall Land District
Cornwall Land District is one of the twenty land districts of Tasmania which are part of the Cadastral divisions of Tasmania. It contains most of Launceston. It was formerly Cornwall County, one of the 18 counties of Tasmania and one of th ...
Notes
After 1999 Ray Bailey was made member for
Rosevears, he retired in 2002.
References
Tasmanian Legislative Council redistribution Tribunal
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Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...