The electoral division of Rosevears is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian
upper house
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. The division is located on the west side of the
Tamar River
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Location and features
Formed by the ...
. It is named after the town of Rosevears which is located on the river banks near
Exeter
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.
The electoral boundaries include the towns of
Exeter
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,
Rowella,
Sidmouth
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,
Legana
Legana is a rural and residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of West Tamar in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census has a population of 4029 for ...
,
Bridgenorth,
Gravelly Beach,
Greens Beach,
Beaconsfield
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,
Glengarry
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,
Beauty point and
Clarence point. The division also includes the
Launceston suburbs of West Launceston, Riverside, Summerhill, Trevallyn and Glen Dhu.
The current sitting member for Rosevears is
Liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
member
Jo Palmer
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Palmer was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and moved to Tasmania as a baby after being adopt ...
who has held the seat since 2020. The next election in Rosevears is due in 2026. The number of enrolled electors in the division was 27,503 in July 2020.
History
The division was created in 1999 after a reduction in the size of parliament. Rosevears includes most localities from the former
Division of Cornwall. Localities in the West Tamar region that were once a part of the
Division of Roland were also added into Rosevears. The division also acquired suburbs from the abolished
Division of Launceston.
When the electorate was created;
Ray Bailey who was the member for
Cornwall
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was automatically made member for Rosevears. In the first election, held in 2002, he retired and
Kerry Finch
Kerry Finch (born 4 November 1948) is a former member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house for the electoral division of Rosevears, which mainly comprises the western side of the Tamar River valley from West Launceston up to Gre ...
was elected instead. This election had a low voter turnout, despite voting being compulsory, which was attributed to confusion as to which electorate people were located in.
Members
See also
*
Tasmanian House of Assembly
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The Assembly has 25 m ...
References
External links
Parliament of Tasmania
{{Tasmanian electorates
Rosevears
Northern Tasmania