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Australian federal election, 2022
Division of Franklin, Tasmania

Named for: Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), Lt Governor of Tasmania 1843-46 and polar explorer


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Eastern and southern Hobart: Huonville, Kingston, Lindisfarne, Margate, Warrane
State seats: All of Franklin
Local government areas: All of Huon Valley, parts of Clarence and Kingborough
Borders with: Braddon, Clark and Lyons
Enrolment at 2019 election: 76,673
Enrolment at 2022 election: 80,331 (+04.8)
1999 republic referendum: No 53.8
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 68.8


Sitting member: Hon Julie Collins (Labor): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019

2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 4.5%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 10.8%
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 5.1%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 10.7%
2019 Labor majority over Liberal: 12.2%

Liberal two-party vote 1983-2019

Status: Safe Labor

Best Labor booths, two-party vote: Clarendon Vale (76.7), Risdon Vale (76.5), Rokeby (75.0), Warrane (74.6), Mornington (70.1)
Best Liberal booths, two-party vote: Cambridge (45.1), Dover (44.0), Sandfly (43.9), Geeveston (43.8), Tranmere (43.8)


  • 2019 results
  • Statistics and history

  • Candidates in ballot-paper order:

    1. Anna Bateman
    Local Party
    2. Hon Julie Collins
    Australian Labor Party
    3. Duane Pitt
    Liberal Democrats
    4. Stephen Hindley
    Pauline Hanson's One Nation
    5. Lisa Matthews
    United Australia Party
    6. Chris Hannan
    Jacqui Lambie Network
    7. Kristy Johnson
    Liberal Party
    8. Katrina Love
    Animal Justice Party
    9. Jade Darko
    Australian Greens

    Candidate websites:

    Anna Bateman
    Hon Julie Collins
    Jade Darko
    Chris Hannan
    Kristy Johnson
    Katrina Love
    Lisa Matthews
    Duane Pitt

    Division of Franklin

    Franklin has existed since Tasmania was first divided into electorates in 1903, initially taking in much of southern and central Tasmania. In recent times it has been cut back to become a Hobart suburban seat, covering the suburbs on the eastern shore of the Derwent River, but also taking in some outer suburban territory to the south-west of Hobart, plus the thinly inhabited south-west corner of the state. Like all the Tasmanian seats it has a relatively low median family income level, and a very low proportion of non English speaking households. As a suburban seat it has a fairly high proportion of families with dependent children and dwellings being purchased.

    Over the decades Franklin has been held by both sides of politics for extended periods, but it's now more than 30 years since it was won by the Liberals. Even in 2013 Labor won nearly all of the eastern shore booths, some by wide margins, while the Liberals were confined to a few high-income areas like Tranmere.

    Harry Quick won Franklin for Labor in 1993. Quick and his Liberal predecessor Bruce Goodluck were both colourful personalities who held the seat largely on their personal standing in the rather parochial atmosphere of Tasmanian politics. Quick retired in 2007 and the seat was retained by Labor's Julie Collins. Labor retained it fairly easily even in 2013, when the Liberals swept away Labor members in Bass, Braddon and Lyons, and again in 2019 in the face of another statewide swing to the Liberals.

    Julie Collins, Labor MP for Franklin since 2007, was a public servant, ministerial adviser (including to Tasmanian Premier Jim Bacon) and state secretary of the Tasmanian Labor Party before her election. She became a parliamentary secretary in 2010 and Minister for Community Services in 2011. She is now Shadow Minister for Agriculture. The Liberal candidate is Kristy Johnson, a small business owner - not to be confused with the state MP Kristie Johnston. The Greens candidate is Jade Darko, a programmer.

    Demographics:

    Median weekly household income: $1,265 (Australia $1,438)
    People over 65: 19.3% (Australia 15.8%)
    Indigenous: 4.5% (Australia 2.8%)
    Australian born: 81.7% (Australia 66.7%)
    Non-English-speaking households: 6.3% (Australia 22.2%)
    Catholics 17.0% (Australia 22.6%)
    No religion 39.4% (Australia 29.6%)
    University graduates: 19.5% (Australia 22.0%)
    Professional and managerial employment: 33.5% (Australia 35.2%)
    Employed in manufacturing and construction: 23.3% (Australia 22.9%)
    Employed in agriculture: 5.8% (Australia 3.3%)
    Paying a mortgage: 38.2% (Australia 34.5%)
    Renting: 21.4% (Australia 30.9%)
    Traditional families: 29.2% (Australia 32.8%)



    Gallery of Members for Franklin



    Boundaries following most recent redistribution:



    See full-size map of this Division



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