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Ethan James

Tasmania explores redrawing electorates

The Tasmanian government is investigating whether electoral boundaries should be redrawn as part of a plan to expand parliament.

Premier Jeremy Rockliff in May announced he would introduce legislation this year to restore the state's lower house from 25 to 35 members for the next election, due in 2025.

There had been growing calls to boost the number of Tasmanian politicians after Liberal premiers Will Hodgman and Peter Gutwein stepped down in 2020 and April respectively.

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