2026–2030 electoral district map
Electoral District of Waite (PDF, 1.6MB)Features of the district
Location
This district located in the Adelaide foothills to the south-east of Adelaide combines leafy residential areas and hilly countryside, including the Belair National Park.
Area
Approximately 55.9 km2
Localities
Waite includes the suburbs of Belair, Bellevue Heights, Blackwood, Brown Hill Creek, Clapham, Coromandel Valley, Craigburn Farm, Eden Hills, Glenalta, Hawthorndene, Lower Mitcham, Lynton, Mitcham, Springfield, and Torrens Park. It also includes part of the suburb of Upper Sturt.
History
The district was created in 1936 and became effective at the 1938 elections.
Origin of the name
The district is named after Peter Waite (1834–1922), who arrived in South Australia in 1859 and became a prominent landowner, businessman and benefactor. Waite became Chairman of Elder's Wool and Produce Company in 1883 and Chairman of Directors of Elder Smith and Co. in 1888. He donated his Urrbrae estate to the University of Adelaide in 1913 and further land in 1915. He also gave 45 hectares to the South Australian government for the establishment of an agricultural high school. In 1923 the Waite Agricultural Research Institute was named after him.
Key boundary changes following the 2024 distribution
No changes.
For full details see the 2024 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 3.0MB)Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen J. Baker | LIB | 1993–1997 |
| Martin L.J. Hamilton-Smith | LIB (1997–2014)/ IND (2014–2018) | 1997–2018 |
| Sam Duluk | LIB (2018–2020)/ IND (2020–2022) | 2018–2022 |
| Catherine L. Hutchesson | ALP | 2022–present |