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Tasmanian state division

# Franklin

In Tasmania.

## Sitting members

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DAVID_O'BYRNE.jpg?width=96)**David O'Byrne** Independent, Franklin ](https://politics.computer/mp/david-obyrne)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dean_Winter_Jobs_plan_for_stadium_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Dean Winter** Labor, Franklin ](https://politics.computer/mp/dean-winter)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Senator_Eric_Abetz_crop.jpg?width=96)**Eric Abetz** Liberal, Franklin ](https://politics.computer/mp/eric-abetz)
- [ **Jacquie Petrusma** Liberal, Franklin ](https://politics.computer/mp/jacquie-petrusma)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Meg_Brown_portrait.jpg?width=96)**Meg Brown** Labor, Franklin ](https://politics.computer/mp/meg-brown)
- [ **Peter George** Independent, Franklin ](https://politics.computer/mp/peter-george)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rosalie_Woodruff.jpg?width=96)**Rosalie Woodruff** Greens, Franklin ](https://politics.computer/mp/rosalie-woodruff)

About

## About Franklin

Franklin is one of the five electorates of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, in southern Tasmania, and is represented by seven members elected under the Hare-Clark system. Its sitting members are David O'Byrne (Independent), Dean Winter (Labor), Eric Abetz (Liberal), Jacquie Petrusma (Liberal), Meg Brown (Labor), Peter George (Independent) and Rosalie Woodruff (Greens). Its area takes in Bruny Island, Kingston and the eastern shore of the River Derwent.

Named after

Sir John Franklin, Arctic explorer and Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land

Area

6,911 km2

Members per division

Seven, elected under Hare-Clark

Shares name and boundaries with

Federal division of Franklin

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%5Fof%5FFranklin%5F%28state%29), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

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

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

## Other divisions in Tasmania

- [Bass](https://politics.computer/seats/tas/bass)
- [Braddon](https://politics.computer/seats/tas/braddon)
- [Clark](https://politics.computer/seats/tas/clark)
- [Lyons](https://politics.computer/seats/tas/lyons)

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