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Devonport City Council
Devonport City Council (or City of Devonport) is a local government body located in the city and surrounds of Devonport in northern Tasmania. The Devonport local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 25,415, which also encompasses Lillico, Tugrah and part of Spreyton.

History and attributes

The Devonport municipality was established on 1 January 1907, becoming a city council on 1 January 1981. Devonport was proclaimed a city by Charles, Prince of Wales on 21 April 1981, in a ceremony conducted on the Devonport Oval. The city motto is The City with Spirit, this gives reference to it being the home base for the passenger ferry ships Spirit of Tasmania I and Spirit of Tasmania II.

Devonport is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.

Council

Current composition

Name Position Party affiliation
Alison Jarman Mayor / Councillor   Independent
Stacey Sheehan Deputy Mayor / Councillor   Liberal
Gerard Enniss Councillor   Independent
Peter Hollister Councillor   Independent
Steve Martin Councillor   Nationals
Alison Moore Councillor   Independent
Leigh Murphy Councillor   Liberal
Damien Viney Councillor   Independent
Janene Wilczynski Councillor   Independent

2022 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Devonport.[edit]
2022 Tasmanian local elections: Devonport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent National Steve Martin (elected) 3,093 20.42
Independent Alison Jarman (elected) 2,461 16.25
Independent Liberal Leigh Murphy (elected) 1,548 10.22
Independent Gerard Enniss (elected) 1,503 9.92
Independent Damien Viney (elected) 1,203 7.94
Independent Liberal Stacey Sheehan (elected) 1,024 6.76
Independent Alison Moore (elected) 932 6.15
Independent Peter Hollister (elected) 885 5.84
Independent Janene Wilczynski (elected) 848 5.60
Greens Tammy Milne 673 4.44
Greens Petra Wildren 532 3.51
Independent Kent Townsend 446 2.94
Total formal votes 15,148 95.95
Informal votes 640 4.05
Turnout 15,788 79.62
Party total votes
Independent 8,278 54.65
Independent National 3,093 20.42
Independent Liberal 2,572 16.98
Greens 1,205 7.95

Suburbs

Suburb Census population 2016 Reason
Aberdeen 229
Ambleside 663
Coles Beach Incl. in Devonport
Devonport 13,759 Includes Coles Beach, Highfield, Hillcrest
Don 643
East Devonport 4,053 Includes Pardoe Downs, Rannoch, Pannorama Heights
Eugenana 203
Forthside 81
Highfield Incl. in Devonport
Hillcrest Incl. in Devonport
Lillico 25
Melrose 102
Miandetta 1,852
Pardoe Downs Incl. in East Devonport
Pannorama Heights Incl. in East Devonport
Quoiba 427
Rannoch Incl. in East Devonport
Spreyton 1,669
Stony Rise 643
Paloona
Tugrah 366
Total 24,715
(19) Variance
Local government total 24,696 Gazetted Devonport local government area

Not in above List

See also

References

  1. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Agency Details: Devonport Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Agency Details: Devonport City Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Elected Council – Devonport City Council". devonport.tas.gov.au. Devonport City Council. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Devonport City Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  7. ^ "TasWeekend: Braddon voters put pollies on notice". The Mercury.
  8. ^ "Local government candidate garner Greens endorsements". The Advocate.
  9. ^ Devonport City Council (28 October 2005). "City of Devonport" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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