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The Electoral division of Derwent is one of the fifteen electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council . It is situated in the south of the state and is named after the Derwent River . The divisions current borders were established in 1999 and it has an area of 8,895 Km&2 with 22,760 enrolled voters. Derwent includes some outer Hobart suburbs such as Bridgewater , Old Beach , Claremont . It also includes many towns such as New Norfolk , Hamilton , Brighton , Pontville , Ouse and Strathgordon . The current sitting member is Australian Labor Party politician Michael Aird who won the division in 1995 and then again at the 1997 , 2003 elections. The next election in the division is expected for 2009 . Derwent is one of only five Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates that is not held by an independent. |
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