ELECTORAL DIVISION OF PEMBROKE

'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.
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 [1].
The area of the division is 32 km² [2]. The current sitting member is Labor's Allison Ritchie who was first elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2007. It is one of only five Legislative Council electorates that is not held by an independent.

Member	Party affiliation	Period
James Murdoch (Snr.)	Independent	1909-1925
James Murdoch (Jnr.)	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	Liberal Party of Australia	1976-1999
Cathy Edwards	Independent	1999-2001
Allison Ritchie	Australian Labor Party	2001-present

2. ''1909 is an assumed date for the starting of his term''

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★ Legislative Council Elections - Pembroke