Torrens
2022–2026 electoral district map
Electoral District of Torrens (PDF, 706KB)
Features of the district
Location
This district located to the north-east of the City of Adelaide consists largely of residential suburbs. Most of its southern boundary is defined by the River Torrens/Karrawirra Parri.
Area
Approximately 17.9 km2
Localities
Torrens includes the suburbs of Gilles Plains, Greenacres, Hampstead Gardens, Hillcrest, Holden Hill, Klemzig, Manningham, Oakden, Vale Park, Valley View and Windsor Gardens.
History
The district of Torrens has had three incarnations as a House of Assembly seat. It first existed from 1902 until 1915 as a large multi-member district covering most of the eastern suburbs of Adelaide. In its next two incarnations, from 1938 until 1985 and from 1993 until present, Torrens has been a much smaller metropolitan seat in Adelaide's inner north-eastern suburbs, located around or adjacent to the Torrens River.
Origin of the name
The district is named after Sir Robert Richard Torrens GCMG (1814–1884), a former premier of South Australia and the founder of the Torrens land title land registration system. Torrens migrated to Adelaide from Ireland in 1839. He was at various times Collector of Customs, Legislative Councillor (1851), Treasurer, and Premier and was appointed as the first Registrar General. He introduced the Real Property Act (the Torrens-title system of land registration) that was adopted by other colonies and eventually many countries throughout the world. The namesake River Torrens currently runs along much of the southern boundary of the electoral district.
Key boundary changes following the 2020 redistribution
Torrens gains the suburb of Valley View and loses the suburb of Dernancourt.
For full details see the 2020 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 1.6MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. (Joe) Tiernan | LIB | 1993–1994 |
| Robyn K. Geraghty | ALP | 1994–2014 |
| Dana J. Wortley | ALP | 2014–present |
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Shirley W. Jeffries | LCL | 1938–1944 |
| Herbert L. Baldock | ALP | 1944–1947 |
| Shirley W. Jeffries | LCL | 1947–1953 |
| John L. Travers | LCL | 1956–1977 |
| Michael M. Wilson | LIB | 1977–1985 |
Election results
Taylor
2022–2026 electoral district map
Electoral District of Taylor (PDF, 1.1MB)
Features of the district
Location
This district occupies an area on the north-western outskirts of metropolitan Adelaide and incorporates both residential areas, market gardens and the Edinburgh Airfield. The western boundary is defined by the Gulf St Vincent and the northern boundary by the Gawler River.
Area
Approximately 246.2 km2
Localities
Taylor incorporates the suburbs of Andrews Farm, Angle Vale, Bolivar, Buckland Park, Davoren Park, Edinburgh, Edinburgh North, Elizabeth North, Globe Derby Park, Macdonald Park, Penfield, Penfield Gardens, Smithfield, Smithfield Plains, St Kilda, Virginia and Waterloo Corner. It also includes portions of Munno Para West and Port Gawler.
History
The district of Taylor was created at the 1991 boundary redistribution and was represented for the first time in 1993.
Origin of the name
The district is named in honour of Doris Irene Taylor, MBE (1901–1968), who in 1953 founded Meals on Wheels, an organisation which prepares and delivers meals to the elderly, those with a disability, people recovering from surgery and carers. Although Doris Taylor was severely physically handicapped at the age of seven as a result of an accident, she spent much of her life assisting the aged, ill and needy.
Key boundary changes following the 2020 redistribution
Taylor gains the suburbs of Bolivar, Globe Derby Park and St Kilda. It also gains a portion of the suburb of Munno Para West. Taylor loses the suburbs of Burton and Direk, and the remainder of Adelaide Plains Council (incorporating the localities of Middle Beach, Port Gawler and Two Wells) and the suburb of Salisbury North.
For full details see the 2020 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 1.6MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn M. F. Arnold | ALP | 1993–1994 |
| Patricia L. (Trish) White | ALP | 1994–2010 |
| Leesa A. Vlahos | ALP | 2010–2018 |
| Jon Gee | ALP | 2018–2022 |
| Nicholas D. Champion | ALP | 2022–present |
Election results
Stuart
2022–2026 electoral district map
Electoral District of Stuart (PDF, 2.2MB)
Features of the district
Location
Stuart is a vast country district extending from the Spencer Gulf as far as the Northern Territory border in the north and the Queensland and New South Wales borders in the east. The district includes pastoral lease and unincorporated Crown Lands, Lake Eyre and part of the Simpson Desert in the far north. Its main population centre since the 2020 boundaries redistribution is the industrial town of Port Pirie.
Area
Approximately 323,130.8 km2
Localities
Stuart incorporates the district councils of Mount Remarkable, Orroroo Carrieton and Peterborough, as well as portions of Northern Areas Council, Port Augusta City Council and Port Pirie Regional Council. It also includes vast tracts of Pastoral Unincorporated Area. Localities within the boundaries of Stuart include Booleroo Centre, Carrieton, Leigh Creek, Marree, Orroroo, Peterborough, Port Pirie, and Port Augusta (excluding Port Augusta West).
History
First named as an electorate in 1936 and effective at the 1938 elections, Stuart ceased to exist in 1993. The name Stuart was revived at the 1994 redistribution of electoral boundaries, and has been contested and represented from 1997.
Origin of the name
The district is named after John McDouall Stuart (1815–1866), an explorer, who between 1860 and 1862 pioneered a route across Australia south to north. This paved the way ten years later for the construction of the overland telegraph line from Adelaide to Port Darwin.
Key boundary changes following the 2020 redistribution
Stuart gains parts of the Northern Areas Council (incorporating the locality of Narridy and the remainder of the localities of Georgetown, Gladstone, Huddleston and West Bundaleer) and a portion of Port Pirie Regional Council (incorporating localities which include of Crystal Brook, Port Pirie and Warnertown).
Stuart loses the Regional Council of Goyder (incorporating localities that include Burra, Eudunda, Yarcowie, and portions of the localities of Bower, Brownlow, Canowie Belt, Dutton, Farrell Flat, Frankton, Hansborough and Steinfeld); a portion of Light Regional Council (incorporating localities which include Bethel, Ebenezer, Hamilton and Kapunda and the remainder of the locality of Hansborough); a portion of Mid Murray Council (incorporating the locality of Dutton East and portions of Dutton and Frankton) and a portion of Northern Areas Council (incorporating localities which include Andrews, Bundaleer North and Washpool), a portion of Port Augusta City Council (incorporating the localities of Blanche Harbor, Commissariat Point and Port Augusta West, and portions of the localities of Carriewerloo, Cultana, Lincoln Gap and Mount Arden).
For full details see the 2020 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 1.6MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay G. Riches | ALP | 1938–1970 |
| Gavin F. Kenneally | ALP | 1938–1970 |
| Colleen F. Hutchison | ALP | 1989–1993 |
| Graham M. Gunn | LIB | 1997–2010 |
| Daniel C. van Holst Pellekaan | LIB | 2010–2022 |
| Geoffrey (Geoff) G. Brock | IND | 2022–present |
Election results
Schubert
2022–2026 electoral district map
Electoral District of Schubert (PDF, 2.3MB)
Features of the district
Location
A country district located north-east of the Adelaide metropolitan area, Schubert incorporates the wine-producing region of the Barossa Valley as well as the northern part of the Adelaide Hills.
Area
Approximately 2181.3 km2
Localities
Schubert incorporates all of the Barossa Council, and is made up of portions of the Adelaide Hills Council, City of Playford, City of Tea Tree Gully, Light Regional Council, and Mid Murray Council. It includes - among others - the localities of Gumeracha, Houghton, Nuriootpa, Lyndoch, Tanunda and Williamstown.
History
Schubert was created at the 1994 redistribution and contested and represented for the first time at the 1997 elections.
Origin of the name
The district is named after Max Schubert (1915–1994), a wine-maker of the renowned Penfolds Grange Hermitage. Schubert was born near Angaston and lived in the Barossa Valley for most of his life. He won international acclaim for the South Australian wine industry with his pioneering methods and awards won.
Key boundary changes following the 2020 redistribution
Schubert gains the localities of Bibaringa, Birdwood, Chain of Ponds, Cromer, Cudlee Creek, Ebenezer, Forreston, Gumeracha, Houghton, Humbug Scrub, Inglewood, Kenton Valley, Kersbrook, Koonunga, Lower Hermitage, Kenton Valley, Millbrook, Moppa, Mount Torrens, Paracombe, Sampson Flat, St Johns, St Kitts, Truro, Uleybury, Upper Hermitage, and Yattalunga
It loses a portion of Adelaide Plains Council (which includes the localities of Fischer and Lewiston and a portion of the locality of Reeves Plains), a portion of Light Regional Council (which includes the localities of Freeling, Kangaroo Flat and Roseworthy). It also loses the localities of Gawler Belt, Gawler River and Ward Belt, and the remainder of the localities of Hamley Bridge and Reeves Plains.
For full details see the 2020 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 1.6MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan H. Venning | LIB | 1997–2014 |
| Stephan Knoll | LIB | 2014–2022 |
| Ashton M. Hurn | LIB | 2022–present |