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Who was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives?

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Who was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives?

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The first woman elected to the House of Representatives was the Honourable Dame Enid Lyons. She was elected to the Tasmanian division of Darwin (re-named Braddon in 1955 after an electoral redistribution) on 21 August 1943. Dame Enid Lyons retired from the House of Representatives on 19 March 1951 having served her electorate for eight years.