2022-2026 electoral district map
Electoral District of Mawson (1.4 MB)
Features of the district
Location
This country district located south of Metropolitan Adelaide extends from McLaren Vale in the north down the Fleurieu Peninsula and across to and incorporating Kangaroo Island. The district’s economy is based on agriculture, horticulture and tourism.
Area
Approximately 5,361.3 km2
Localities
Mawson incorporates Kangaroo Island Council and portions of Alexandrina Council, the City of Onkaparinga and the District Council of Yankalilla. It includes, among others, the localities of Cape Jervis, Kingscote, McLaren Vale, Port Willunga, Sellicks Beach, Willunga and Yankalilla.
History
The district of Mawson was created at the 1969 redistribution and has been contested and represented continuously since 1970.
Origin of the name
The district takes its name after Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1956), a scientist and explorer, who was associated with the University of Adelaide from 1905 and its Professor of Geology 1921–1952. He was a member of an Antarctic Expedition in 1908 and led three other Antarctic Expeditions 1911–1914, 1929 and 1931. Mawson also undertook geological studies in South Australia.
Key boundary changes following the 2020 redistribution
Mawson gains the suburb of Maslin Beach.
For full details see the 2020 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 1.6MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Hopgood | ALP | 1970–1977 |
| Leslie Drury | ALP | 1977–1979 |
| Ivar Schmidt | LIB | 1979–1982 |
| Susan M. Lenehan | ALP | 1982–1993 |
| Robert L. Brokenshire | LIB | 1993–2006 |
| Leon W.K. Bignell | ALP | 2006–present |