The Redistribution Committee for Tasmania has published this report.

The Chair of the Committee and Electoral Commissioner, Tom Rogers said the redistribution was required under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act) as more than seven years had elapsed since a federal redistribution was last undertaken in Tasmania.

In making its proposal, the Redistribution Committee was required to consider enrolment numbers, public suggestions and comments, communities of interest, communication and transport links, geographic or constructed features able to be used as electoral boundaries and the current federal electoral boundaries.

Proposal

The proposal will see:

• the Municipality of West Tamar in its entirety located in the proposed Division of Bass
• the Municipality of Latrobe in its entirety located in the proposed Division of Braddon
• the south-western boundary of the proposed Division of Denison be the Huon Highway
• the Municipality of Brighton in its entirety located in the proposed Division of Lyons
• the Municipality of Dorset located in the proposed Division of Lyons
• the Municipality of Flinders located in the proposed Division of Lyons, and
• the Richmond area located in the proposed Division of Lyons.

The proposed changes reflect the differing rates of population and enrolment growth across Tasmania, as well as taking into account the projected enrolment in the five electoral divisions through to 14 May 2021.