The electoral division of Cornwall was an electoral division in the Tasmanian Legislative Council of

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. It was abolished in 1999 after the Legislative Council was reduced from 19 members to 15. The former division was located on the western side of the Tamar River and central Launceston. Cornwall included

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and the Launceston suburbs of Riverside and Trevallyn, South Launceston, East Launceston, Punchbowl and Sandhill. Most of the electorate including Legana, Trevallyn, Riverside and Grinderwald were incorporated into the Division of Rosevears. However the central Launceston suburbs became part of

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. At the time of its abolition, Cornwall had 18,481 enrolled voters. Of these, 8,837 were transferred to

and 10,281 were transferred Rosevears. The last member of Cornwall was

Ray Bailey Raymond Frederick Bailey (25 November 1935 – 15 February 2012) was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. He was first elected to the now abolished Division of Cornwall on 26 May 1990. He was re-elected in the 1996 Cornwall ...

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After 1999 Ray Bailey was made member for Rosevears, he retired in 2002.

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Tasmanian Legislative Council redistribution Tribunal
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