The
Electoral Division of Braddon, Tasmania is one of the five electorates in the
Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania,
Sir Edward Braddon. Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The boundaries and name of the electorate are shared with the federal
Division of Braddon. The electoral constituency includes;
King Island, the North-west towns of
Devonport,
Burnie,
Wynyard,
Ulverstone,
Penguin, and
Smithton, as well as the West Coast towns of
Strahan,
Zeehan and
Queenstown. At each
state government election; five members are elected to Braddon through the
single transferable vote. Braddon measures 20,826 km
2.