The Electoral district of Wellington was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

Tasmanian House of Assembly

The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House...

. It was based in north-western Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

 in the town of Stanley

Stanley, Tasmania

Stanley is a town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. Travelling west, Stanley is the second-last major township on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Smithton being the larger township in the Circular Head municipality...

, and included King Island. The seat extended as far east as Wynyard

Wynyard, Tasmania

Wynyard is a rural town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies west of Burnie on the Bass Highway at the mouth of the Inglis River....

 and Burnie

Burnie, Tasmania

- Sport :Australian rules football is popular in Burnie. The city's team is the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian State League.Rugby union is also played in Burnie. The local club is the Burnie Rugby Union Club. They are the current Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide Division Two Premiers...

 until 1903 when the Burnie seat

Electoral district of Burnie

The Electoral district of Burnie was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Burnie on Tasmania's northern coast....

 was created.

The seat was created as a single-member seat ahead of the 1871 state election from the western portion of the abolished Devon

Electoral district of Devon

The Electoral district of Devon was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the north coastal and north-western regions of Tasmania, and its major town was Devonport....

 seat. In 1886, it became a two-member seat. At the 1897 election, Wellington returned to being a single-member seat when Waratah

Electoral district of Waratah (Tasmania)

The Electoral district of Waratah was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Waratah in western Tasmania....

 split away from it. It was abolished when the Tasmanian parliament adopted the Hare-Clark electoral model for the entire state in 1909.

Members for Wellington

Single member: 1871–1886

Member	Term
William Moore William Moore (Australian politician) William Moore was an Australian politician. He was born on the Isle of Man. In 1871 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Wellington, serving until 1877, when he transferred to the Legislative Council, winning the seat of Mersey. He transferred to Russell in 1885 and...	1871–1877
William Giblin William Giblin William Robert Giblin was Premier of Tasmania from 5 March 1878 until 20 December 1878 and from 1879 until 1884.-Early life:...	1877–1885
James Norton Smith	1885–1886

Two member: 1886–1897

Member	Term	Member	Term
Charles Mackenzie	1886–1897	Charles Fenton (senior)	1886–1897

Single-member: 1897–1909

Member		Party	Term
	Charles Mackenzie	Ministerial	1897–1909