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Tasmanian upper house division

# Hobart

In Tasmania.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cassy_O'Connor.jpg?width=96)**Cassy O'Connor** Greens, Hobart ](https://politics.computer/mp/cassy-oconnor)

About

## About Hobart

Hobart is an electoral division of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the state of Tasmania. Its sitting member is Cassy O'Connor of the Greens. The division covers the Hobart central business district and suburbs including New Town, North Hobart and South Hobart.

Area

62.29 square kilometres

Created

1856, as one of the original divisions of the Council

Abolished and re-created

Abolished 1999; re-created 2008

Most recent election

May 2024

Previous member

Rob Valentine, Independent, 2012 to 2024

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdivision%5Fof%5FHobart), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Hobart whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

We don't follow any candidate's page for Hobart yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Hobart are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

## Other divisions in Tasmania

- [Apsley/McIntyre](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/apsley-mcintyre)
- [Derwent](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/derwent)
- [Elwick](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/elwick)
- [Huon](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/huon)
- [Launceston](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/launceston)
- [Mersey](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/mersey)
- [Montgomery](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/montgomery)
- [Murchison](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/murchison)
- [Nelson](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/nelson)
- [Pembroke](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/pembroke)
- [Prosser](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/prosser)
- [Rosevears](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/rosevears)
- [Rumney](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/rumney)
- [Windermere](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/windermere)

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