The electoral division of Windermere is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' 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, H ...
. The division is located on the East 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 ...
. It is named after the town of Windermere which is located along the banks of the river between
Launceston and
George Town.
Within the electorate are the towns of
George Town,
Low Head
Low Head is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of George Town Council, George Town in the Launceston LGA Region, Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of George Town, Tasmania, G ...
, Windermere, Dilston, Relbia, Hillwood and Bell Bay. The
Launceston suburbs of Rocherlea, Newnham, Mowbray, Mayfield, Ravenswood, St Leonards, Elphin and Waverley.
The voting population in keeping with other divisional boundaries is approximately 26,000 voters. The current sitting member is Liberal
Nick Duigan
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. The boundaries of Windermere were determined by a redistribution which occurred in 2017.
Members
See also
*
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart.
The Assembly has 25 m ...
References
External links
Parliament of Tasmania
External links
* ttp://www.parliament.tas.gov.au Tasmanian parliament website
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Windermere
Windermere (sometimes tautology (language), tautologically called Windermere Lake to distinguish it from the nearby town of Windermere, Cumbria (town), Windermere) is the largest natural lake in England. More than 11 miles (18 km) in leng ...
Northern Tasmania