2022–2026 electoral district map
Electoral District of Davenport (PDF, 914KB)
Features of the district
Location
This southern suburbs district is located in the outer southern part of metropolitan Adelaide reaching from Main South Road south-east into the Adelaide Hills.
Area
Approximately 47.5 km2
Localities
Davenport incorporates the suburbs of Aberfoyle Park, Bedford Park, Chandlers Hill, Darlington, Flagstaff Hill, O’Halloran Hill and Seacombe Heights. It also includes part of the suburb of Happy Valley.
History
The district was created at the 1969 boundary redistribution and first contested and represented in 1970.
Origin of the name
Davenport is named after Sir Samuel Davenport (1818-1906) a legislator, merchant and banker who lived in this area for many years. Davenport was elected to the Legislative Council in 1857 and was responsible for damming the Torrens Gorge, laying water pipes to the city and encouraging the cultivation of a diverse range of crops and fruits, including the production of olive oil and the introduction of the Ligurian bee.
Key boundary changes following the 2020 redistribution
Davenport gains the suburbs of Darlington, O’Halloran Hill and Seacombe Heights. It loses the suburb of Bellevue Heights and the locality of Cherry Gardens.
For full details see the 2020 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 1.6MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Joyce Steele | LCL | 1970–1973 |
| Dean C. Brown | LCL/LIB | 1973–1985 |
| Stanley G. Evans | IND LIB/LIB | 1985–1993 |
| Iain F. Evans | LIB | 1993–2014 |
| Samuel J. (Sam) Duluk | LIB | 2015*–2018 |
| Steve Murray | LIB | 2018–2022 |
| Erin Thompson | ALP | 2022–present |
* by-election