DIVISION OF FRANKLIN

The 'Division of Franklin' is an
Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania.
The division was created in 1903 and is named for Sir John Franklin, the polar explorer who was Lt Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1843-46. It is located in southern Tasmania, including the Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Cygnet, Kingston and Lauderdale. It has always been a marginal seat, changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party and its predecessors.

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Members

Election results

Members

Member		Party	Term
	William McWilliams	Independent	1903—1906
	William McWilliams	Anti-Socialist	1906—1909
	William McWilliams	Commonwealth Liberal	1909—1917
	William McWilliams	Nationalist	1917—1920
	William McWilliams	Country	1920—1922
	Alfred Seabrook	Nationalist	1922—1928
	William McWilliams	Independent	1928—1929
	Charles Frost	Labor	1929—1931
	Archibald Blacklow	United Australia	1931—1934
	Charles Frost	Labor	1934—1946
	Charles Falkinder	Liberal	1946—1966
	Thomas Pearsall	Liberal	1966—1969
	Ray Sherry	Labor	1969—1975
	Bruce Goodluck	Liberal	1975—1993
	Harry Quick	Labor	1993—present

Election results