The Electoral district of Norfolk Plains was a single-member electoral district of the

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. It was based near the town of

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to the south of Launceston,

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's second city, and also included the towns of Carrick and

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. The seat was created ahead of the Assembly's first election held in 1856, and was abolished at the 1886 election, being replaced with the new

seat.

Members for Norfolk Plains

References

* * * Parliament of Tasmania (2006)
The Parliament of Tasmania from 1956

Norfolk Plains Longford is a town in the northern midlands of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 145 m above sea level at the convergence of the Macquarie River and the South Esk River, 21 km south of Launceston and a 15-minute drive from the airport. It ...

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