The Electoral district of Glamorgan was a single-member electoral district of the
Tasmanian House of Assembly. It centred on the town of
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
in eastern
Tasmania, and included
Bicheno,
Little Swanport
Little Swanport is a rural locality and an estuary in the local government area of Glamorgan–Spring Bay in the South-east region of Tasmania. It is especially significant for the Little Swanport language. The locality is about north of the ...
and the
Freycinet Peninsula
The Freycinet Peninsula is a large peninsula located on the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The peninsula is located north of Schouten Island and is contained within the Freycinet National Park.
The locality of Freycinet is in the local ...
. After 1886, the seat extended as far south as
Triabunna and
Buckland, which had previously been in neighbouring
Sorell.
The seat was created ahead of the Assembly's first
election held in 1856, and was abolished at the
1903 election, when it was abolished and divided between
Cambria to the north, and
Sorell to the south.
Members for Glamorgan
References
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* Parliament of Tasmania (2006)
The Parliament of Tasmania from 1956
Glamorgan
, HQ = Cardiff
, Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974)
, Origin=
, Code = GLA
, CodeName = Chapman code
, Replace =
* West Glamorgan
* Mid Glamorgan
* South Glamorgan
, Motto ...
1856 establishments in Australia
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