Electoral division of Pembroke

"Pembroke, Tasmania" redirects here. For the cadastral division, see Pembroke Land District.

Pembroke Tasmania—Legislative Council
Map showing the electoral division of Pembroke, as of the 2017 periodic review.
State	Tasmania
Created	1856
MP	Luke Edmunds
Party	Labor
Namesake	Pembroke Land District
Electors	22,876 (2019)
Area	32 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan
Coordinates	42.865°S 147.386°E / -42.865; 147.386

The electoral division of Pembroke is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house. It is located on Hobart's Eastern Shore (east side of the Derwent River) and includes a number of suburbs; Risdon Vale, Geilston Bay, Rose Bay, Lindisfarne, Warrane, Mornington, Bellerive, Howrah and Tranmere. In earlier times, the division included most of the east coast of Tasmania as far north as Bicheno, including the Tasman Peninsula.

The electorate takes its name from a county which was created in Tasmania by early British settlers. The division and the former county both took their name from Pembrokeshire in Wales.

Members

Further information: Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Member		Party	Period
	James Whyte	Independent	1856–1876
	James Lord	Independent	1876–1881
	William Hodgson	Independent	1881–1891
	Henry Lamb	Independent	1891–1899
	William Perkins	Independent	1899–1903
	James Murdoch, Sr.	Independent	1903–1925
	James Murdoch, Jr.	Independent	1925–1935
	John Murdoch	Independent	1935–1936
	Archibald Blacklow	Independent	1936–1953
	William Dunbabin	Independent	1953–1959
	Ben McKay	Independent	1959–1976
	Peter McKay	Independent	1976–1991
		Liberal	1991–1999
	Cathy Edwards	Independent	1999–2001
	Allison Ritchie	Labor	2001–2009
	Vanessa Goodwin	Liberal	2009–2017
	Jo Siejka	Labor	2017–2022
	Luke Edmunds	Labor	2022–present

See also

• Pembroke Land District
• Tasmanian House of Assembly

External links

• Parliament of Tasmania
• Tasmanian Electoral Commission - Legislative Council