Giles
2022–2026 electoral district map
2022 Electoral District of Giles (PDF, 2MB)
Features of the district
Location
This vast, remote country district extends from the Iron Triangle cities of Port Augusta and Whyalla on the Spencer Gulf, north-west to the borders with Western Australia and the Northern Territory and encompasses several councils, pastoral leases, Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal Land and Crown Land.
Area
Approximately 335,186.6 km2
Localities
Giles incorporates the City of Whyalla, the District Council of Coober Pedy, the Flinders Ranges Council, the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs, and the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. It also includes portions of Port Augusta City Council (including Port Augusta West) and the Pastoral Unincorporated Area (including the localities of Marla and Oodnadatta).
History
Giles was contested and represented for the first time in 1993, following its creation at the 1991 boundaries redistribution. Originally anchored to the city of Whyalla as its single significant urban population base, at the 2020 boundaries redistribution its boundaries were extended to also incorporate part of the city of Port Augusta.
Origin of the name
The district is named after William Ernest Giles (1835–1897) who arrived in Adelaide in 1850, and in later life explored much of the hinterland of this rural district. He led the 1872 and 1873 expeditions into Central Australia to find a practicable route to Western Australia, ‘discovering’ Lake Amadeus and Mount Olga. His third major expedition in 1875 crossed the Great Victoria Desert to WA, returning across the Gibson Desert. This won him a gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society, London, in 1880. He also explored the Musgrave Ranges in 1882.
Key boundary changes following the 2020 redistribution
Giles gains 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.
Giles loses the District Council of Franklin Harbour, the District Council of Kimba, Maralinga Tjarutja (including the locality of Oak Valley) and a portion of the Pastoral Unincorporated Area (incorporating the localities of Chundaria and Narlaby, a portion of Pinkawillinie and the remainder of localities including Gawler Ranges, Nullarbor, Pureba and Yellabinna).
For full details see the 2020 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 1.6MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Frank T. Blevins | ALP | 1993–1997 |
| Lynette R. Breuer | ALP | 1997–2014 |
| Edward (Eddie) Hughes | ALP | 2014–present |
Election results
Gibson
2022–2026 electoral district map
Electoral District of Gibson (PDF, 440KB)
Features of the district
Location
Gibson is a seaside residential district to the south-west of metropolitan Adelaide, extending on its western side down Gulf St Vincent from Somerton Park to Brighton in the south, and on its eastern side down Marion Road as far as its junction with Main South Road.
Area
Approximately 15.2 km2
Localities
Gibson incorporates the suburbs of Brighton, Dover Gardens, Hove, Marion, North Brighton, Oaklands Park, Seacombe Gardens, Sturt and Warradale. It also includes most of the suburb of Somerton Park.
History
This district, formerly named Bright, was created at the 2016 electoral redistribution and was first represented in 2018.
Origin of the name
The district takes its name from Gladys Ruth Gibson CBE (1901–1972) who was a prominent South Australian educationalist and women’s activist in the mid-twentieth century. As an educationalist, Gibson was a teacher, inspector of schools, member of the Public Examinations Board, foundation member of the Australian College of Education, founder of St Ann’s College, University of Adelaide, and president of the South Australian University Women Graduate’s Association. As a women’s activist, Gibson was South Australian president of the National Council of Women, president of the Australian National Council of Women, and vice-president of the International Council of Women.
Key boundary changes following the 2020 redistribution
Gibson gains a portion of the suburb of Somerton Park and loses the suburb of South Brighton.
For full details see the 2020 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 1.6MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Wingard | LIB | 2018–2022 |
| Sarah Andrews | ALP | 2022–present |
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Derek J. Robertson | ALP | 1985–1989 |
| Wayne A. Matthew | LIB | 1989–2006 |
| Chloe C. Fox | ALP | 2006–2014 |
| David Speirs | LIB | 2014–2018 |
Election results
- 2022 State Election results
- 2018 State Election results
- 2014 State Election results (former electoral district of Bright)
- 2010 State Election results (former electoral district of Bright)
Frome
2022–2026 electoral district map
2022 Electoral District of Frome (PDF, 1.8MB)
Features of the district
Location
Frome is a country district in the mid-north of the state. This rural electorate stretches north-eastwards from the Gawler River and Gulf St Vincent in the south, and encompasses rich livestock farming and horticultural areas, including the Clare Valley wine region.
Area
Approximately 12,921.4 km2
Localities
Frome incorporates the Adelaide Plains Council, Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council, the Regional Council of Goyder, and portions of Light Regional Council, Mid Murray Council, Northern Areas Council and Wakefield Regional Council. It includes localities such as Burra, Clare, Dutton, Eudunda, Hamley Bridge, Kapunda, Riverton, and Two Wells.
History
The seat of Frome has had three incarnations in the history of South Australia’s House of Assembly. First represented in 1884 as a seat in the far north, its first incarnation ceased to exist in 1902. Frome was revived between 1938 and 1977, based around the area north of Port Pirie. The district name of Frome was once again revived at the 1991 redistribution but with boundaries somewhat different to its previous incarnation. It has been contested and represented continuously since 1993. At the 2020 redistribution, its boundaries were altered significantly, including notably the removal of Port Pirie — previously the district’s main population centre.
Origin of the name
The district is named after Captain EC Frome (1802–1890) who arrived in the Province in September 1839 and was appointed by Governor Gawler to the Executive Council. Frome was the third Surveyor-General after Light and Sturt and made a notable contribution to the development of the colony, including early surveys of the South Flinders Ranges near Port Pirie.
Key boundary changes following the 2020 redistribution
Frome gains Adelaide Plains Council and the Regional Council of Goyder, as well as portions of Light Regional Council (including the localities of Freeling, Kapunda and Roseworthy), Mid Murray Council (including the localities of Dutton and Dutton East), Northern Areas Council (including the localities of Bundaleer North, Jamestown and Spalding), and Wakefield Council (including the localities of Avon and Pinery). Frome loses Port Pirie Regional Council and a portion of Northern Areas Council (including the locality of Narridy).
For full details see the 2020 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 1.6MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Michael R. O’Halloran | ALP | 1938–1960 |
| Tom Casey | ALP | 1960–1970 |
| Ernest Allen | LIB | 1970–1977 |
| Rob Kerin | LIB | 1993–2008 |
| Geoff Brock | IND | 2009*–2022 |
| Penelope Pratt | LIB | 2022–present |
*By-election
Election results
Florey
2022–2026 electoral district map
2022 Electoral District of Florey (PDF, 735KB)
Features of the district
Location
This largely residential district is located in the north-eastern suburbs of metropolitan Adelaide. Parafield Airport currently occupies the northern corner of the district.
Area
Approximately 25.7 km2
Localities
Florey incorporates the suburbs of Ingle Farm, Para Hills, Para Hills West, Parafield, Para Vista, Pooraka, and includes part of the suburb of Mawson Lakes.
History
The district was created at the 1969 boundary redistribution and first contested and represented in 1970. During the intervening period, the location of the district has shifted quite considerably through different boundary redistributions.
Origin of the name
Florey is named after the Nobel Prize winning Australian pharmacologist and pathologist Howard Walter Florey (1898-1968). Born and educated in Adelaide, Florey went to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He became a world-renowned scientist and pioneered the development and use of antibiotics (penicillin) sharing the Nobel Prize in 1945 for this discovery.
Key boundary changes following the 2020 redistribution
Florey gains the suburbs of Para Hills, Para Hills West, Parafield and a portion of the suburb of Mawson Lakes. It loses the suburbs of Valley View and Walkley Heights, and the parts of Northfield, Modbury and Modbury North it previously occupied.
For full details see the 2020 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 1.6MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Charles J. Wells | ALP | 1970–1979 |
| Harold H. O’Neill | ALP | 1979–1982 |
| Robert J. Gregory | ALP | 1983–1993 |
| Rodney P. Bass | LIB | 1993–1997 |
| Frances E. Bedford | ALP/IND | 1997–2022 |
| Michael Brown | ALP | 2022–present |