Electoral division of Mersey

Mersey Tasmania—Legislative Council
State	Tasmania
MP	Mike Gaffney
Party	Independent
Namesake	Mersey River
Electors	23,828 (January 2015)
Area	237 km2 (91.5 sq mi)

The Electoral division of Mersey is one of the fifteen constituencies in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers only a small area of 237 km².

At the 2009 election, the division had 23,568 enrolled voters.

Mersey is named after the Mersey River that flows through Devonport.

The electorate of Mersey includes part of Latrobe and the city of Devonport. The localities of Spreyton, Turners beach and Forth.

Its current member of parliament is independent Mike Gaffney, elected in 2009.

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