Division of Darwin

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Darwin
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1903
Abolished1955
NamesakeCharles Darwin

The Division of Darwin was an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania.[1]

The division was created in 1903 and abolished in 1955,[2] when it was replaced by the Division of Braddon. It was named after Charles Darwin, who visited Australia in 1836. It is not related to the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory.

It was located in north-western and western Tasmania, including the towns of Burnie and Devonport.

After 1917, it was always in the hands of the non-Labor parties. Prominent members included King O'Malley, a colourful Labor member, Sir George Bell, Speaker of the House, and Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.

Members[edit]

Image Member Party Term Notes
  King O'Malley
(1854–1953)
Labor 16 December 1903
5 May 1917
Previously held the Division of Tasmania. Served as minister under Fisher and Hughes. Lost seat
  Charles Howroyd
(1867–1917)
Nationalist 5 May 1917
10 May 1917
Previously held the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Bass. Died in office
  William Spence
(1846–1926)
Nationalist 30 June 1917
13 December 1919
Previously held the Division of Darling. Did not contest in 1919. Failed to win the Division of Batman
  George Bell
(1872–1944)
Nationalist 13 December 1919
16 December 1922
Lost seat
  Joshua Whitsitt
(1869–1943)
Country 16 December 1922
3 October 1925
Previously held the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Darwin. Retired
  (Sir) George Bell
(1872–1944)
Nationalist 14 November 1925
7 May 1931
Served as Speaker during the Lyons, Page and Menzies Governments. Retired
  United Australia 7 May 1931 –
7 July 1943
  Dame Enid Lyons
(1897–1981)
United Australia 21 August 1943
21 February 1945
Served as minister under Menzies. Retired. First woman elected to the House of Representatives
  Liberal 21 February 1945 –
19 March 1951
  Aubrey Luck
(1900–1999)
Liberal 28 April 1951
10 December 1955
Transferred to the Division of Braddon after Darwin was abolished in 1955

Election results[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "House of Assembly Main Page". Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  2. ^ "DIVISION OF DARWIN". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 27 May 1954. p. 22. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia. west coast Tasmania locations at the last election held