Denison (Tas)

Duncan Kerr (Labor) since 1987

Inner MetropolitanA

Seat Margin: 14.3%

2001 swing: 0.2%

Tas swing: 0.4%

  Republic 'yes': 52.4r

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2001 Census Data*

National ranking
(out of 150)

State 
ranking
(out of 5)

Median household income

861

92

1

Unemployment

9.1%

38

5

Persons aged over 65

15.0%

41

1

Born in NES country

7.2%

90

1

        

Hobart and surrounds. Back in the late seventies and early eighties, when every Tasmanian seat was Liberal-held (today they're all Labor), the member for Denison was "The Mouth from the South", Michael Hodgeman. Like fellow Tasmanian Bruce Goodluck in Franklin, he was one of politics' "characters" (or "clowns', depending on your viewpoint). Hodgeman lost to Kerr in 1987.

External links

AEC Member

   ABC (Antony Green)

Poll Bludger

A: AEC socio-demographic  
r: yes vote at 1999 referendum 
* From Parliament House Library