Electoral division of Rumney

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Rumney Electorate

The Electoral division of Rumney is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house). The division is located in Southern Tasmania to the east of the division of Pembroke.

The electorate is named after Mount Rumney in outer Hobart. The division covers an area of 1,516 km² and includes a number of outer Hobart localities including; Lauderdale, Rokeby, Cambridge, Sorell, Richmond. It also includes a number of towns including; Port Arthur, Orford, Nubeena and Copping.

The division is held by Independent member Tony Mulder.

There are currently 22,583 people enrolled to vote; the last election in Rumney was held on 7 May 2011. The next is scheduled for 2017.

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Electorate close up

Members

Member		Party	Period
	Lin Thorp	Labor	1999–2011
	Tony Mulder	Independent	2011–present

References

• Tasmanian parliament website
• Tasmanian Electoral Office: Legislative Council
• 2005 Rumney Election Results