Division of Braddon

This article is about the federal electorate. For the state electorate, see Division of Braddon (state).

The Division of Braddon is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania. It was set up in 1955 and is named for Sir Edward Braddon, a Premier of Tasmania and one of Tasmania's five original federal MPs. It covers an area of 20,826 km² in the north-western part of Tasmania. It includes the cities of Burnie and Devonport, and various towns including Ulverstone, Penguin and Wynyard.

Braddon Australian House of Representatives Division
Interactive map of boundaries
Created	1955
MP	Gavin Pearce
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Sir Edward Braddon
Electors	71,576 (2010)
Area	20,826 km2 (8,041.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Aubrey Luck	Liberal	1955–1958
	Ron Davies	Labor	1958–1975
	Ray Groom	Liberal	1975–1984
	Chris Miles	Liberal	1984–1998
	Sid Sidebottom	Labor	1998–2004
	Mark Baker	Liberal	2004–2007
	Sid Sidebottom	Labor	2007–2013
	Brett Whiteley	Liberal	2013–present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Braddon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gavin Pearce	31,142	44.11	+6.22
	Labor	Chris Lynch	15,886	22.50	−9.56
	Lambie	Sophie Lehmann	6,966	9.87	+9.87
	Independent	Craig Garland	5,538	7.84	+7.84
	Greens	Darren Briggs	4,745	6.72	+1.88
	One Nation	Ludo Mineur	3,065	4.34	−1.20
	United Australia	Darren Bobbermien	1,000	1.42	−2.26
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan White	971	1.38	+1.38
	The Local Party	Scott Rankin	719	1.02	+1.02
	Animal Justice	Keone Martin	566	0.80	+0.80
Total formal votes			70,598	92.76	−2.33
Informal votes			5,858	7.66	+0.58
Turnout			76,456	92.64	−2.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gavin Pearce	40,968	58.03	+4.94
	Labor	Chris Lynch	29,630	41.97	−4.94
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.94

Other websites

• Division Braddon - Australian Electoral Commission
• Brett Whiteley's website Archived 2013-08-13 at the Wayback Machine