Electoral district of Gumeracha

Gumeracha was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1857 to 1902 and again from 1938 to 1970.

Gumeracha South Australia—House of Assembly
State	South Australia
Dates current	1857–1902, 1938–1970
Namesake	Gumeracha, South Australia
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	34°50′S 138°53′E

Gumeracha's most historic MPs were Thomas Playford II and Thomas Playford IV. IV served continuously as Premier of South Australia from 5 November 1938 to 10 March 1965, the longest term of any elected government leader in the history of Australia, albeit with the assistance of the Playmander.

The town of Gumeracha is currently represented by the safe Liberal seat of Morialta, having previously been in Kavel.

Members

First incarnation (1857–1902)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Arthur Blyth		1857–1868		Alexander Hay		1857–1861
					Alexander Murray		1862–1867
					Alexander Hay		1867–1870
	William Sandover		1868–1870
	Arthur Blyth		1870–1875		Ebenezer Ward		1870–1880
	Frederick Hannaford		1875–1878
	William Haines		1878–1884
					John Rounsevell		1880–1881
					Samuel Tomkinson		1881–1884
	Robert Homburg		1884–1891		Robert Ross		1884–1887
					Lancelot Stirling		1888–1890
					Theodore Hack		1890–1893
		Defence League	1891–1896		William Randell	Defence League	1893–1896
					Charles Willcox	Defence League	1896–1896
			1896–1902		William Randell		1896–1899
					Thomas Playford II		1899–1901
					William Jamieson	National League	1901–1902

Second incarnation (1938–1970)
Member		Party	Term
	Thomas Playford IV	Liberal and Country	1938–1968
	Bryant Giles	Liberal and Country	1968–1970

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Gumeracha