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Electoral district of East Devon

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East Devon
TasmaniaHouse of Assembly
StateTasmania
Created1871
Abolished1897
DemographicMetropolitan

The electoral district of East Devon, sometimes referred to as Devon East, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based on Tasmania's north coast in the town of Devonport and the surrounding rural area.

The seat was created as a single-member seat ahead of the 1871 election following the abolition of the Devon seat. In 1886, it became a two-member seat, and at the 1897 election, it was abolished and split into the electorates of Devonport and Latrobe.

Members for East Devon

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Single member: 1871–1886
Member Term
Adolphus Rooke 1871–1872 Two members: 1886–1897
James Dooley 1872–1891 Member 2 Term
Arthur Young 1886–1891
John Henry 1891–1897 Henry Murray 1891–1897

References

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  • Newman, Terry (1994). Representation of the Tasmanian People. Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. ISBN 0-7246-4147-5.
  • Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-1334-6.
  • Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1956 Archived 8 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine