Electoral division of Windermere

The electoral division of Windermere is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division is located on the East side of the Tamar River. It is named after the town of Windermere which is located along the banks of the river between Launceston and George Town.

This article is about the electoral division in Tasmania. For the electoral division in Cumbria, see Cumbria County Council.
Windermere
Tasmania—Legislative Council

Map showing the electoral division of Windermere, as of the 2017 periodic review.[1]

StateTasmania
Created1999
MPIvan Dean
PartyIndependent
Electors26,565 (January 2019)
Area2,047 km2 (790.4 sq mi)
Coordinates41.275°S 147.216°E / -41.275; 147.216

Within the electorate are the towns of George Town, Low Head, 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 independent Ivan Dean, who is also elected to the Launceston City Council. He was re-elected for a six-year term in 2009. The boundaries of Windermere were determined by a redistribution which occurred in 2017.

Members
Further information: Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Member Party Period
  Silvia Smith Independent 1999–2003
  Ivan Dean Independent 2003–present

See also

References
  1. Legislative Council Divisions (2016-17 redistribution) from theLIST ©State of Tasmania (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence).
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