Division of Clark

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This article is about the federal electorate. For the state electorate, see Division of Clark (state).
Clark
Australian House of Representatives Division
File:Tasmania Division of Clark.svg
Division of Clark in Tasmania, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created 2019
MP Andrew Wilkie
Party Independent
Namesake Andrew Inglis Clark
Electors 73,846 (2019)
Area 292 km2 (112.7 sq mi)
Demographic Inner metropolitan

The Division of Clark is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Tasmania, first contested at the 2019 federal election.

Geography

Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]

History

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Andrew Inglis Clark, the division's namesake

The division is named in honour of Andrew Inglis Clark, the principal author of the Australian Constitution who was briefly Tasmanian Opposition Leader.

The Division of Clark replaced the seat of Denison during a redistribution process overseen by the Australian Electoral Commission in 2017.[2] The division is located in central Hobart on the western shore of the River Derwent. It incorporates the area covered by the Cities of Hobart and Glenorchy, together with the northern parts of Kingborough Council, including Taroona, generally north of the Huon Highway. Mount Wellington is a prominent physical feature in the division's west.[3] Clark is geographically identical to Denison, with the exception of a minor change at the electorate's southern border with the neighbouring Division of Franklin.[2]

Members

Image Member Party Term Notes
  100px Andrew Wilkie
(1961–)		 Independent 18 May 2019 –
present		 Previously held the Division of Denison. Incumbent

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Clark
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References

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External links

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