What is Division of Franklin (state)?
{{About|the state electorate|the federal electorate|Division of Franklin}} {{Infobox Australian electorate | |name = Franklin |state = tas | image = {{Division of FranklinTAS InteractiveMap}} | caption = Map showing the Division of Franklin, as of the [[2018 Tasmanian state election]]. |created = 1909 |abolished= |mp = [[David O'Byrne]] (Labor)<br />[[Jacquie Petrusma]] (Liberal)<br />[[Alison Standen]] (Labor)<br />[[Nic Street]] (Liberal)<br />[[Rosalie Woodruff]] (Greens) |mp-party = [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor]] (2), [[Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)|Liberal]] (2), [[Tasmanian Greens|Greens]] (1) |namesake = [[John Franklin|Sir John Franklin]] |electors = 79290 |electors_year = 2018 |area = 6911 |class = Mixed |fedgov = [[Division of Franklin|Franklin]] |near-n = [[Division of Lyons (state)|Lyons]] |near-ne = [[Division of Lyons (state)|Lyons]] |near-nw = [[Division of Braddon (state)|Braddon]] |near-e = ''[[Tasman Sea]]'' |near-w = [[Division of Braddon (state)|Braddon]] |near-s = ''[[Southern Ocean]]'' |near-se = ''[[Southern Ocean]]'' |near-sw = ''[[Southern Ocean]]'' }} The '''Division of Franklin''' is one of the five multi-member [[constituency|electorate]]s in the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]]. It is named after Sir [[John Franklin]]. It is located in the state's south and includes [[Bruny Island]]. It includes some outer suburbs of [[Hobart]]. It shares the same boundaries as the federal [[Division of Franklin]], which only has one member. ==Election results== {{Election box begin |title = [[2021 Tasmanian state election]]: Franklin<ref>{{cite web|title=2021 Results for Franklin|url=https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/House_of_Assembly_Elections/StateElection2021/results/franklin/index.html|publisher=Tasmanian Electoral Commission|accessdate=11 May 2021}}</ref> }} {{Election box quota |quota = 11,544 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |candidate = {{nowrap|[[Jacquie Petrusma]] '''(elected 1)'''}} |party = Liberal TAS |votes = 14,550 |percenta