The electorate of Denison was created in 1903 and was named after Sir William Thomas Denison (1804-1871), Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania (1847-1855) and Governor of New South Wales (1855-1861.

Denison is bordered by Austins Ferry in the north to Firthside and Bonnet Hill in the south, from Hobart in the east to Collinsvale in the west. The City of Hobart and the City of Glenorchy are in this division, along with part of the Municipality of Kingborough.

Products and industries of the area cover banking and retail, chocolate and confectionery, catamaran construction, beers, fruit juices, zinc, steel mesh and rods, hand tools, food and timber processing, heavy transport, wholesale trade, engineering works, glass products and port facilities at Hobart.

For more information visit the Tasmanian Electoral Commission here.

_{(Source: Tasmanian Electoral Commission)}