Division of Braddon (state)

Braddon Tasmania—House of Assembly
Map of Braddon
State	Tasmania
MP	Shane Broad (Labor) Adam Brooks (Liberal) Roger Jaensch (Liberal) Jeremy Rockliff (Liberal) Joan Rylah (Liberal)
Party	Labor (1), Liberal (4)
Namesake	Sir Edward Braddon
Electors	72,238 (2014)
Area	20,826 km2 (8,041.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Mixed

The Electoral Division of Braddon, Tasmania is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania, Sir Edward Braddon. Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The boundaries and name of the electorate are shared with the federal Division of Braddon. The electoral constituency includes; King Island, the North-west towns of Devonport, Burnie, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Penguin, and Smithton, as well as the West Coast towns of Strahan, Zeehan and Queenstown. At each state government election; five members are elected to Braddon through the single transferable vote. Braddon measures 20,826 km².