Electoral districts of South Australia

Since 1970, the South Australian House of Assembly — the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia — has consisted of 47 single-member electoral districts consisting of approximately the same number of enrolled voters. The district boundaries are regulated by the State Electoral Office, according to the requirements of the South Australian Constitution and are subject to mandatory redistributions by the South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission in order to respond to changing demographics.

Boundary adjustments

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Electoral boundaries are adjusted after each election. The number of electors in each district must be within 10% of the average at the time of the redistribution order. Other issues that may be considered include economic, social and regional communities of interest.[1] From 1990 to 2018, it was also a requirement that each redistribution attempt to ensure that the party that obtains 50% or more of the overall vote at a general election would be able to form a government; this requirement has since been repealed.

Election 1970 1973 1975 1977 1979 1982 1985 1989 1993 1997 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Govt Labor Labor Labor Labor Liberal Labor Labor Labor Liberal Liberal Labor Labor Labor Labor Liberal Labor
# of seats 27 26 23 27 24 24 27 22 37 23 23 28 26 23 25 27
% of seats 57.4 55.3 48.9 57.4 51.1 51.1 57.4 46.8 78.7 48.9 48.9 59.6 55.3 48.9 53.2 57.4
% of vote 53.3 54.5 49.2 53.4 55.0 50.9 53.2 48.1 61.0 51.5 49.1 56.8 48.4 47.0 51.94 54.59

While South Australia's total population exceeds 1.8 million, Adelaide's population exceeds 1.4 million (as at 30 June 2023) [2] − uniquely highly centralised, over 78% of the state's population resides in the Greater Adelaide metropolitan area and has 72% of seats (34 of 47) alongside a lack of comparatively sized rural population centres, therefore the metropolitan area is crucial in deciding election outcomes. At the 2014 election for example, although the statewide two-party vote (2PP) was 47.0% Labor vs. 53.0% Liberal, the metropolitan area recorded a 2PP of 51.5% Labor v 48.5% Liberal.a

List of the current 47 electoral districts

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Maps

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Numbers of electorates and members

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From 1857 to 1933, the number of districts varied between 12 (1912–1915) and 27 (1890–1901). Each district returned from 1-6 members.

Since 1938, the South Australian House of Assembly has had single-member electoral districts. From 1938 to 1968 there were 39 districts. Since 1970 there have been 47 electoral districts.

Parliaments Years elected Districts Members
1, 2 1857, 1860 17 36
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 1862, 1865, 1868, 1870, 1871 18 36
8, 9, 10 1875, 1878, 1881 22 46
11, 12 1884, 1887 26 52
13, 14, 15, 16 1890, 1893, 1896, 1899 27 54
17, 18, 19, 20 1902, 1905, 1906, 1910 13 42
21 1912 12 40
22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
27, 28
1915, 1918, 1921, 1924, 1927,
1930, 1933
19 46
29, 30, 31, 32, 33,
34, 35, 36, 37, 38,
39
1938, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1950,
1953, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1965,
1968
39 39
40, 41, 42, 43, 44,
45, 46, 47, 48, 49,
50, 51, 52, 53, 54,
55
1970, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979,
1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997,
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018,
2022
47 47

Electoral districts

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This table gives the number of members returned by each electoral district at each election.

1857
-1862
1862
-1875
1875
-1884
1884
-1890
1890
-1902
1902
-1912
1912
-1915
1915
-1938
1938
-1956
1956
-1970
1970
-1985
1985
-1993
1993
-1997
1997
-2002
2002
-2014
2014
-2018
2018
-now
Districts 17 18 22 26 27 13 12 19 39 39 47 47 47 47 47 47 47
Members 36 36 46 52 54 42 40 46 39 39 47 47 47 47 47 47 47
District
Adelaide, City of 6
Adelaide 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Albert 2 2 2 2 1 1
Albert Park 1 1
Alexandra 4 4 3 1 1 1 1
Angas 1 1
Ascot Park 1 1
Ashford 1 1
57-62 62-75 75-84 84-90 90-02 02-12 12-15 15-38 38-56 56-70 70-85 85-93 93-97 97-02 02-14 14-18 2018+
Badcoe 1
Barossa 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1
Baudin   1 1 1
Black 1
Bragg 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Briggs 1
Bright 1 1 1 1
Brighton 1
The Burra and Clare 3
The Burra 2 2
Burra 2 2 1 1
Burra Burra 3 3 3
Burnside 1 1
57-62 62-75 75-84 84-90 90-02 02-12 12-15 15-38 38-56 56-70 70-85 85-93 93-97 97-02 02-14 14-18 2018+
Chaffey 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Cheltenham 1 1 1
Coles   1 1 1 1
Colton 1 1 1 1 1
Croydon 1 1 1
Custance   1 1
Davenport 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Dunstan 1 1
East Adelaide 2 2 2
East Torrens 2 2 2 2 2 3
Edwardstown   1
Elder 1 1 1 1 1
Elizabeth 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Encounter Bay 2 2 2 2 2
Enfield 1 1 1 1
Eyre   1 1 1
57-62 62-75 75-84 84-90 90-02 02-12 12-15 15-38 38-56 56-70 70-85 85-93 93-97 97-02 02-14 14-18 2018+
Finniss 1 1 1 1 1
Fisher 1 1 1 1 1 1
Flinders 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Florey 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Frome 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Gawler 1 1
Gibson 1
Giles 1 1 1 1 1
Gilles 1 1
Gladstone 2 2
Glenelg 1 1 1
Goodwood 1
Gouger 1 1 1
Goyder 1 1 1 1 1 1
Gumeracha 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
57-62 62-75 75-84 84-90 90-02 02-12 12-15 15-38 38-56 56-70 70-85 85-93 93-97 97-02 02-14 14-18 2018+
Hammond 1 1 1 1
Hanson 1 1 1 1
Hart 1 1
Hartley 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hayward 1
Henley Beach 1 1
Heysen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hindmarsh 1 1
Hurtle Vale 1
Kaurna 1 1 1 1 1
Kavel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
King 1
Lee 1 1 1 1 1
Light 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Little Para 1 1
57-62 62-75 75-84 84-90 90-02 02-12 12-15 15-38 38-56 56-70 70-85 85-93 93-97 97-02 02-14 14-18 2018+
MacKillop 1 1 1 1 1
Mallee 1
Mawson 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Millicent 1 1
Mitcham 1 1 1
Mitchell 1 1 1 1 1 1
Morialta 1 1 1
Morphett 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mount Barker 2 2 2 2 2
Mount Gambier 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
The Murray 1
Murray 3 3 3 1 1 1
Murray-Mallee 1
57-62 62-75 75-84 84-90 90-02 02-12 12-15 15-38 38-56 56-70 70-85 85-93 93-97 97-02 02-14 14-18 2018+
Napier 1 1 1 1 1 1
Narungga 1
Newcastle 2 2 2 1 1
Newland 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Noarlunga 2 2 2 2 2
North Adelaide 1 2 2 2
Northern Territory 2 2
Norwood 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Onkaparinga 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Peake 1 1 1 1
Pirie 1
Playford 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Port Adelaide 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Port Pirie 2 1 1
Price 1 1 1
Prospect 1
57-62 62-75 75-84 84-90 90-02 02-12 12-15 15-38 38-56 56-70 70-85 85-93 93-97 97-02 02-14 14-18 2018+
Ramsay 1 1 1 1 1 1
Reynell 1 1 1 1 1
Ridley 1 1 1
Rocky River 1 1 1
Ross Smith 1 1 1 1
Salisbury 1
Semaphore 1 1 1 1
Schubert 1 1 1 1
Spence 1 1 1 1
Stanley 2 2 2 3 3 2 1
Stirling 1 1
Stuart 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sturt, The 2 2
Sturt 2 2 2 3
Taylor 1 1 1 1 1
Tea Tree Gully 1
Thebarton 1
Todd 1 1
Torrens 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
57-62 62-75 75-84 84-90 90-02 02-12 12-15 15-38 38-56 56-70 70-85 85-93 93-97 97-02 02-14 14-18 2018+
Unley 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Victoria 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Victoria and Albert 3 3
Waite 1 1 1 1 1
Wallaroo 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 1
Walsh 1
West Adelaide 2 2 2 2
West Torrens 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Whyalla 1 1 1
Wooroora 2 2 2 3 3 3
Wright 1 1 1 1 1
Yatala 2 2 2 2 2
Yorke Peninsula 2 1 1
Young 1
1857
-1862
1862
-1875
1875
-1884
1884
-1890
1890
-1902
1902
-1912
1912
-1915
1915
-1938
1938
-1956
1956
-1970
1970
-1985
1985
-1993
1993
-1997
1997
-2002
2002
-2014
2014
-2018
2018
-now

Abolished electoral districts

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These electoral districts no longer exist:

See also

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Notes

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^a Metropolitan 2PP correctly calculated by adding raw metro 2PP vote numbers from the 34 metro seats, both Labor and Liberal, then dividing Labor's raw metro 2PP vote from the total, which revealed a Labor metropolitan 2PP of 51.54%.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral Questions & Answers" (PDF). State Electoral Office, South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF, page 11) on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 8 November 2006.
  2. ^ "National, state and territory population, December 2023 | Australian Bureau of Statistics". 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ "2014 election statistics". Electoral Commission of South Australia. Government of South Australia. 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  4. ^ "2014 Heysen election". Electoral Commission of South Australia. Government of South Australia. 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 Fisher by-election". ABC News. Australia. 2014.
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