Division of Darwin

Darwin Australian House of Representatives Division
Created	1903
Abolished	1955
Namesake	Charles Darwin

The Division of Darwin was an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania.^[1]

The division was created in 1903 and abolished in 1955,^[2] when it was replaced by the Division of Braddon. It was named after Charles Darwin, who visited Australia in 1836.

It was located in north-western and western Tasmania, including the towns of Burnie and Devonport.

After 1917, it was in the hands of the non-Labor parties. Prominent members included King O'Malley, a colourful Labor member, Sir George Bell, Speaker of the House, and Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	King O'Malley	Labour	1903–1917
	Charles Howroyd	Nationalist	1917–1917
	William Spence	Nationalist	1917–1919
	George Bell	Nationalist	1919–1922
	Joshua Whitsitt	Country	1922–1925
	(Sir) George Bell	Nationalist	1925–1931
		United Australia	1931–1943
	Dame Enid Lyons	United Australia	1943–1944
		Liberal	1944–1951
	Aubrey Luck	Liberal	1951–1955

Election results

Notes

1. http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/HouseMain.html
2. "DIVISION OF DARWIN.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954). Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 27 May 1954. p. 22. Retrieved 28 June 2015. west coast Tasmania locations at the last election held