Franklin AustralianHouse of RepresentativesDivision
Interactive map of boundaries since the2019 federal election
Created	1903
MP	Julie Collins
Party	Labor
Namesake	Sir John Franklin
Electors	80,331 (2022)
Area	10,009 km2 (3,864.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer metropolitan
State electorate	Franklin
Electorates around Franklin: Braddon Clark Lyons Braddon Franklin Tasman Sea Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

TheDivision of Franklin is anAustralian electoral division inTasmania.

The division is the southernmost in Australia, located in southern Tasmania around the state capital,Hobart. It is non-contiguous, with the two parts of the division separated by theDivision of Clark, based around centralHobart. As at the2016 election, slightly more than half its electors are located on the eastern shore of theRiver Derwent, incorporating the entireCity of Clarence and the suburb ofOld Beach fromBrighton Council. The remaining electors in the division are drawn from the southern parts of theKingborough Council such asKingston, Tasmania andBlackmans Bay, generally south of theHuon Highway and includingBruny Island, and the entireHuon Valley Council. The division also includes the southern parts of theTasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area andMacquarie Island, neither of which have permanent populations.

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by theAustralian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.^[1]

The division was one of the five established when the formerDivision of Tasmania was redistributed on 2 October 1903 and is named forSir John Franklin, the polar explorer who wasLt Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1843-46.

The Division of Franklin has always been a reasonably marginal seat, changing hands between theAustralian Labor Party and theLiberal Party and its predecessors. However, after 14 years of representation by former Labor and independent memberHarry Quick, the seat of Franklin was considered safe Labor with Franklin one of very few electorates to record a swing to Labor at the2010 election. Franklin also has a strong history of voting for strong candidates rather than for a particular party.

In 2005, sitting Labor memberHarry Quick announced that he would retire at the2007 election. When Labor preselected union official Kevin Harkins as a replacement, Quick, seeing him as unsuitable, appeared to endorse the Liberal candidate,Vanessa Goodwin, which was partly responsible for his expulsion from the Labor party. Harkins was eventually dropped as a candidate, and the Labor Party state secretaryJulie Collins was installed as the ALP candidate.

Collins won the seat of Franklin at the 2007 election despite Labor suffering a 3.11% swing against on two party preferred results and 5.03% swing against in general results. Liberal candidate Vanessa Goodwin recorded a swing towards the party while the Australian Greens a swing towards the party similar to that of the Liberals.

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		William McWilliams (1856–1929)	Revenue Tariff	16 December 1903 – 1906	Previously held theTasmanian House of Assembly seat ofRingarooma. Served asleader of the Country Party from1920 to 1921. Lost seat
			Anti-Socialist	1906 – 26 May 1909
			Liberal	26 May 1909 – 17 February 1917
			Nationalist	17 February 1917 – 22 January 1920
			Country	22 January 1920 – 16 December 1922
		Alfred Seabrook (1867–1939)	Nationalist	16 December 1922 – 17 November 1928	Lost seat. Later elected to theTasmanian House of Assembly seat ofFranklin in1931
		William McWilliams (1856–1929)	Independent	17 November 1928 – 22 October 1929	Died in office
		Charles Frost (1882–1964)	Labor	14 December 1929 – 19 December 1931	Lost seat
		Archibald Blacklow (1879–1965)	United Australia	19 December 1931 – 15 September 1934	Lost seat. Later elected to theTasmanian Legislative Council in 1936
		Charles Frost (1882–1964)	Labor	15 September 1934 – 28 September 1946	Served as minister underCurtin,Forde andChifley. Lost seat
		Bill Falkinder (1921–1993)	Liberal	28 September 1946 – 31 October 1966	Retired
		Thomas Pearsall (1920–2003)		26 November 1966 – 25 October 1969	Previously held theTasmanian House of Assembly seat ofFranklin. Lost seat
		Ray Sherry (1924–1989)	Labor	25 October 1969 – 13 December 1975	Lost seat. Later elected to theTasmanian House of Assembly seat ofFranklin in1976
		Bruce Goodluck (1933–2016)	Liberal	13 December 1975 – 8 February 1993	Retired. Later elected to theTasmanian House of Assembly seat ofFranklin in1996
		Harry Quick (1941–2024)	Labor	13 March 1993 – 20 August 2007	Retired
			Independent	20 August 2007 – 17 October 2007
		Julie Collins (1971–)	Labor	24 November 2007 – present	Served as minister underGillard andRudd. Incumbent. Currently a minister underAlbanese

• Division of Franklin - Australian Electoral Commission

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