Burnside was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1970. Before 1938 the Burnside area was represented by the three-seat multi-member electorate of Sturt. It was abolished in the 1970 parliamentary reforms, and was replaced with Bragg.[1]
| Burnside South Australia—House of Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | South Australia |
| Created | 1938 |
| Abolished | 1970 |
| Namesake | Burnside, South Australia |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
Burnside was one of just three metropolitan seats (with Mitcham and Torrens) won by the Liberal and Country League in 1965 and 1968.
Members
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Abbott | Liberal and Country | 1938–1946 | |
| Geoffrey Clarke | Liberal and Country | 1946–1959 | |
| Joyce Steele | Liberal and Country | 1959–1970 | |
Election results
editReferences
edit- ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- S.A. Former members Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine