{"id":937040,"date":"2026-07-15T17:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/937040\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:51:31","slug":"more-than-a-quarter-of-tasmanians-will-vote-in-new-electorates-after-aec-announces-redistribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/937040\/","title":{"rendered":"More than a quarter of Tasmanians will vote in new electorates, after AEC announces redistribution"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than a quarter of Tasmanians will vote in new electorates under a long-awaited boundary redistribution announced by the Australian Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n

The Glenorchy City Council area covering much of Hobart’s northern suburbs will move from the city-based electorate of Clark to the rural electorate of Lyons, as part of a final decision that is largely in keeping with a draft determination from February.<\/p>\n

But the final decision includes some minor changes from what was put forward earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

The Break O’Day council area will move from Lyons into the northern electorate of Bass, while Lyons will keep the suburbs of Blackstone Heights and Prospect Vale \u2014 areas it was previously set to lose to Bass.<\/p>\n

The decision also includes a name change, with Franklin to be renamed Tongerlongeter in honour of the Aboriginal leader and warrior who died in 1837.<\/p>\n

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Tongerlongeter currently receives no physical recognition in Tasmania. (Watercolour by Thomas Bock, 1832 \u00a0\u2014 British Museum collection)<\/p>\n

Public consultation will occur before the name change is confirmed, given it was not part of February’s draft changes.<\/p>\n

If adopted, it will be the first time a Tasmanian electorate has been named after an Aboriginal person.<\/p>\n

Electoral Commissioner Jeff Pope said the changes, which will result in 114,000 people shifting electorates, are “the most significant” in recent memory, and align communities of interest in southern Tasmania as much as possible.<\/p>\n

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Draft electoral boundaries proposed in February for Clark, Franklin and Lyons. (Supplied: AEC)<\/p>\n

Mr Pope said it also fixes an issue where Franklin had sprawled on both sides of Hobart’s River Derwent \u2014 divided by the inner city electorate of Clark.<\/p>\n

He acknowledged the decision to move Glenorchy into Lyons had prompted widespread community concern, but said it would go ahead.<\/p>\n

“The biggest deciding factor is the overarching requirement to ensure electorates remained numerically balanced,”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

he said.<\/p>\n

“Clark couldn’t numerically accommodate the changes required to align communities of interest in the rest of Kingborough and the Huon Valley, as well as the City of Glenorchy.”<\/p>\n

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Jeff Pope says the electoral changes are the most significant in recent history. (ABC News: Isabella Tolhurst)<\/p>\n

Under the changes, several high-profile politicians will no longer live in the electorates they represent, meaning parties may need to consider adjustments ahead of the next federal and state elections.<\/p>\n

Federal Assistant Health Minister Rebecca White will live in Franklin \u2014 held by Labor colleague and Agriculture Minister Julie Collins \u2014 rather than Lyons.<\/p>\n

At the state level, Treasurer Eric Abetz, Shadow Treasurer Dean Winter and Greens Leader Rosalie Woodruff will all live in Clark, rather than Franklin, while Opposition Leader Josh Willie and Independent MP Kristie Johnston will both live in Lyons, rather than Clark.<\/p>\n

Here’s what the changes mean for your electorate.<\/p>\n

Jump to your electorateBass\"Welcome<\/p>\n

Break O’Day will move into the Bass electorate. (ABC News)<\/p>\n

Federal MP: <\/strong>Jess Teesdale (Labor)<\/p>\n

State MPs:<\/strong><\/p>\n