The electoral division of Rumney is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the

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(upper house). The division is located in Southern

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to the east of the division of Pembroke. The electorate is named after Mount Rumney in outer

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. The division covers an area of 434 km² and includes a number of outer

localities including;

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, Rokeby,

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and

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. The division is held by

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member Sarah Lovell. In January 2019, there was 24,680 people enrolled to vote in the division.Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2019
Tasmanian Legislative Council, 6 February 2019. The last election in Rumney was held on 6 May 2017. The next is scheduled for 2023.

Members

References

Tasmanian parliament website

External links

Parliament of Tasmania
{{Southern Tasmania , state=autocollapse Rumney Southern Tasmania

Members

See also

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