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Electoral District of Giles (PDF, 1.9MB)
Features of the district
Location
This vast, remote country district extends from the Iron Triangle cities of Port Augusta and Whyalla on the Spencer Gulf, north-west to the borders with Kolendo, Mount Ive and Buckleboo, and encompasses several councils and Pastoral Incorporated Areas.
Area
Approximately 28,690 km2
Localities
Giles incorporates the City of Whyalla, the District Council of Coober Pedy, the Flinders Ranges Council, the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs, and Port Augusta City Council.
History
Giles was contested and represented for the first time in 1993, following its creation at the 1991 boundaries redistribution. Originally anchored to the city of Whyalla as its single significant urban population base, at the 2020 boundaries redistribution its boundaries were extended to also incorporate part of the city of Port Augusta.
Origin of the name
The district is named after William Ernest Giles (1835–1897) who arrived in Adelaide in 1850, and in later life explored much of the hinterland of this rural district. He led the 1872 and 1873 expeditions into Central Australia to find a practicable route to Western Australia, ‘discovering’ Lake Amadeus and Mount Olga. His third major expedition in 1875 crossed the Great Victoria Desert to WA, returning across the Gibson Desert. This won him a gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society, London, in 1880. He also explored the Musgrave Ranges in 1882.
Key boundary changes following the 2024 redistribution
Giles gains the remainder of Port Augusta City Council.
Giles loses the localities of Andamooka, Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta, Roxby Downs, and the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Frank T. Blevins | ALP | 1993–1997 |
| Lynette R. Breuer | ALP | 1997–2014 |
| Edward (Eddie) Hughes | ALP | 2014–present |
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Electoral District of Gibson (PDF, 680KB)Features of the district
Location
Gibson is a seaside residential district to the south-west of metropolitan Adelaide, extending on its western side down Gulf St Vincent from Somerton Park to Brighton in the south, and on its eastern side down Marion Road as far as its junction with Main South Road.
Area
Approximately 15.2 km2
Localities
Gibson incorporates the suburbs of Brighton, Dover Gardens, Hove, Marion, North Brighton, Oaklands Park, Seacombe Gardens, Sturt, and Warradale. It also includes most of the suburb of Somerton Park.
History
This district, formerly named Bright, was created at the 2016 electoral redistribution and was first represented in 2018.
Origin of the name
The district takes its name from Gladys Ruth Gibson CBE (1901–1972) who was a prominent South Australian educationalist and women’s activist in the mid-twentieth century. As an educationalist, Gibson was a teacher, inspector of schools, member of the Public Examinations Board, foundation member of the Australian College of Education, founder of St Ann’s College, University of Adelaide, and president of the South Australian University Women Graduate’s Association. As a women’s activist, Gibson was South Australian president of the National Council of Women, president of the Australian National Council of Women, and vice-president of the International Council of Women.
Key boundary changes following the 2024 redistribution
No changes.
For full details see the 2024 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 3.0MB)Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Wingard | LIB | 2018–2022 |
| Sarah Andrews | ALP | 2022–present |
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Derek J. Robertson | ALP | 1985–1989 |
| Wayne A. Matthew | LIB | 1989–2006 |
| Chloe C. Fox | ALP | 2006–2014 |
| David Speirs | LIB | 2014–2018 |
Election results
- 2022 State Election results
- 2018 State Election results
- 2014 State Election results (former electoral district of Bright)
- 2010 State Election results (former electoral district of Bright)
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Electoral District of Ngadjuri (PDF, 3.7MB)Features of the district
Location
Ngadjuri is a country district in the mid-north of the state. This rural electorate stretches north-eastwards from the Gawler River and Gulf St Vincent in the south, and encompasses rich livestock farming and horticultural areas, including the Clare Valley wine region.
Area
Approximately 6,386 km2
Localities
Ngadjuri incorporates Adelaide Plains Council, Mid Murray Council, the Regional Council of Goyder, Wakefield Regional Council, and parts of Light Regional Council, and Northern Areas Council. It includes localities such as Avon, Buchfelde, Clare, Dutton, Dutton East, Eudunda, Freeling, Gawler Belt, Gawler River, Hamley Bridge, Hewett, Kapunda, Pinery, Riverton, Roseworthy, Two Wells, and Ward Belt.
History
The first incarnation of this seat in 1884 (then named Frome) ceased to exist in 1902. It was revived between 1938 and 1977, based around the area north of Port Pirie, and revived again at the 1991 redistribution but with boundaries somewhat different to its previous incarnation. Following concerns due to historical accounts of General Edward Charles Frome's (“the Surveyor-General”) involvement in retributive actions taken against Aboriginal peoples in the Coorong area following what has been referred to as the “Maria Massacre”, the electoral district was renamed following the 2024 distribution.
Origin of the name
The district is named after the Ngadjuri people (“Ngadjuri”, pronounced ‘Na-dju-ri’, means “we people”), whose traditional lands cover the mid north region of South Australia. In July 2023, the Ngadjuri people were recognised as native title holders over an area of more than 15,000 square kilometres, encompassing approximately 50% of the electoral district, including the towns Hilltown, Clare, Mintaro, Watervale, Auburn, Waterloo, Saddleworth, Rhynie, Riverton, Marrabel, Tarlee, Freeling, Kapunda, Eudunda, and Robertstown.
Key boundary changes following the 2024 redistribution
This district was renamed from Frome to Ngadjuri. Ngadjuri gains the localities of Buchfelde, Gawler Belt, Gawler River, Hewett, and Ward Belt.
Ngadjuri loses the localities of Balaklava, Burra, Dalkey, Erith, Farrell Flat, Hoskin Corner, Jamestown, Spalding, and Watchman.
For full details see the 2024 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 3.0MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Michael R. O’Halloran | ALP | 1938–1960 |
| Tom Casey | ALP | 1960–1970 |
| Ernest Allen | LIB | 1970–1977 |
| Rob Kerin | LIB | 1993–2008 |
| Geoff Brock | IND | 2009*–2022 |
| Penelope Pratt | LIB | 2022–present |
*By-election
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Electoral District of Florey (PDF, 1.2MB)Features of the district
Location
This largely residential district is located in the north-eastern suburbs of metropolitan Adelaide. Parafield Airport currently occupies the northern corner of the district.
Area
Approximately 25.7 km2
Localities
Florey incorporates the suburbs of Ingle Farm, Para Hills, Para Hills West, Parafield, Para Vista, Pooraka, and includes part of the suburb of Mawson Lakes.
History
The district was created at the 1969 boundary redistribution and first contested and represented in 1970. During the intervening period, the location of the district has shifted quite considerably through different boundary redistributions.
Origin of the name
Florey is named after the Nobel Prize winning Australian pharmacologist and pathologist Howard Walter Florey (1898-1968). Born and educated in Adelaide, Florey went to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He became a world-renowned scientist and pioneered the development and use of antibiotics (penicillin) sharing the Nobel Prize in 1945 for this discovery.
Key boundary changes following the 2024 redistribution
No changes.
For full details see the 2024 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 3.0MB)Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Charles J. Wells | ALP | 1970–1979 |
| Harold H. O’Neill | ALP | 1979–1982 |
| Robert J. Gregory | ALP | 1983–1993 |
| Rodney P. Bass | LIB | 1993–1997 |
| Frances E. Bedford | ALP/IND | 1997–2022 |
| Michael Brown | ALP | 2022–present |
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Electoral District of Flinders (PDF, 3.1MB)Features of the district
Location
This large rural district stretches from the Eyre Peninsula which it incorporates, along the Great Australian Bight to the border with Western Australia. The area is known for its commercial and recreational fishing and aquaculture industries, in addition to mixed grain production and livestock land.
Area
Approximately 221,669 km2
Localities
Flinders incorporates the City of Port Lincoln and the District Councils of Ceduna, Cleve, Elliston, Franklin Harbour, Kimba, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna, the Local Government Area of Maralinga Tjarutja, as well as a portion of the Pastoral Unincorporated Area which includes the localities of Fowlers Bay, Nullarbor, and Yalata.
History
Flinders was a district for the Legislative Councils of 1851-1856. It was one of the original 17 state electorates created in 1856 and effective at the first elections held for a bicameral parliament in South Australia in 1857. It is the only district to have survived in name continuously through to the present day.
Origin of the name
The district is named after Captain Matthew Flinders, RN (1774–1814) who made the first charts of the Australian coast and promoted the name Australia. In mid–1801 Flinders set out from England in the vessel ‘Investigator’ and surveyed the southern coastline of Australia. On his voyage back to England he was detained on the island of Mauritius for six years and finally returned home in 1810.
Key boundary changes following the 2024 redistribution
No changes.
For full details see the 2024 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 3.0MB)Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Edward J Craigie | IND | 1938–1941 |
| Rex W Pearson | LCL | 1941–1951 |
| Glen G Pearson | LCL | 1951–1970 |
| John A. Carnie | LCL | 1970–1973 |
| Peter D. Blacker | CP/NAT | 1973–1993 |
| Elizabeth M. Penfold | LIB | 1993–2010 |
| Peter A. Treloar | LIB | 2010–2022 |
| Samuel (Sam) Telfer | LIB | 2022–present |