Electoral division of Rowallan
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The Electoral division of Rowallan is one of the 15 Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates or seats.
As of 2001 it has been held by independent member Greg Hall.
The electorate was created after the 1999 redistribution and includes many towns in northern rural Tasmania. The boundary is 9,987 [1] sq km in area.
Rowallan has 21,153 enrolled voters, the lowest of any of the fifteen Legislative Council constituencies.
Many towns are located with in Rowallan including: Deloraine, Latrobe, Sheffield, Westbury, Cressy, Longford, Carrick, Bothwell, Frankford, Bishopsbourne, Port Sorrell, Waddamana, Interlaken and part of Perth.
The last election held in 6 May 2006 saw current member Greg Hall defeat a sole Tasmanian Greens opponent, Karen Cassidy with an 81.95% primary vote [2].
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