00:02The streets of Glenorchy are set for a shift, moving out of Clarke and into the central electorate of Lyons.
00:08No, it makes no sense at all. I can't understand why we're doing it.
00:12It was Denison, that's right. So they're chopping and changing us.
00:16The Australian Electoral Commission is moving Tasmania's electoral boundaries.
00:20The biggest impact is on Lyons, is that there's a solid core Labor vote in Glenorchy.
00:25That could shore up the federal seat of Lyons for Labor, says the ABC's former Chief Elections Analyst, Anthony Green.
00:33Clarke, safely held by Independent Andrew Wilkie, now includes the Huon Valley and entirety of Kingbra.
00:39It also, I think, long-term changes the seat because Glenorchy was an area where the Greens always polled poorly.
00:45And now it's no longer in Clarke.
00:47These new boundaries are likely to be adopted by the state electorates too,
00:51starting from whenever the next federal election is held.
00:55It could create a logjam in Clarke.
00:57At least ten state MPs either hold a seat in Clarke
01:01or live in the area to be covered by the future electorate.
01:06Christy Johnston will seek re-election in Clarke.
01:09Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff lives in a part of Franklin set to become Clarke.
01:13My heart is split in two.
01:15It's terrible to have half of Franklin taken away.
01:18And it is a very difficult choice to make.
01:20Labor leader and current Clarke MP Josh Willey is understood to be mulling over a move to Lyons.
01:26Well I'm representing the people of Clarke.
01:27It's a job that's a great privilege.
01:29I'm working really hard to do that.
01:31I'm going to a community meeting when this concludes.
01:33That meeting and his media opportunity happening in the future electorate of Lyons.
01:38yea yea there is.
01:39Why is not black?
01:40I agree with you...
01:41What's more intimidating,
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