Electoral Districts / NAPIER Sir Thomas John Mellis Napier (1882-1976) was for 43 years a Supreme Court Judge including 25 years as Chief Justice. He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor (1942-1973) and Chancellor of the University of Adelaide (1948-1961). Area:approx. 85.8km2 Location: The district, to the north-east of the Adelaide area some 25 km from the CBD. It incorporates suburbs to the north and north east of the City of Elizabeth and extends east into the foothills. History: Created at the 1976 redistribution. The district boundaries were unchanged at the 2003 redistribution. The seat has been held by: Surname First Name Party Period HEMMINGS Terence H. ALP 1977 - 1993 HURLEY Annette K. ALP 1993 - 2002 O'BRIEN Michael F. ALP 2002 -