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Stephen Hindley
One Nation
House of Reps
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Lisa Matthews
United Australia Party
House of Reps
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Lynne Kershaw
IMO Party
Senate
Electorate Information
State/Territory: Tasmania
Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 14 November 2017
First Election This Name Was Used At: 1903 federal election
First Election This Boundary Was Used At: 2019 federal election
Name Derivation: Named in honour of Sir John Franklin KCH RN, 1786–1847, Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen’s Land (1837–43), in recognition of his service to the colony.
Square Area: 10, 009.23 Sq Km
Location Description: The Division of Franklin consists of the: Municipality of Huon Valley, part of the City of Clarence, and part of the Municipality of Kingborough. The Division of Franklin includes Macquarie Island.
Demographic Rating: Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion
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