Division of Adelaide

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Adelaide
Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory: South Australia
Created: 1903
MP: Kate Ellis
Party: Labor
Namesake: Adelaide
Electors: 96,723
Area: 75 km² (29.0 sq mi)
Demographic: Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the city of Adelaide. It has always been based in the inner suburbs of Adelaide. It currently includes suburbs such as Hindmarsh, Kilburn, Prospect, Walkerville and Toorak Gardens. For most of its history it has been a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but was held by the Liberal Party for eleven years from 1993 to 2004.

[edit] Members

Member Party Term
  Charles Kingston Protectionist 1903—1908
  Ernest Roberts Labor 1908—1913
  Edwin Yates Labor 1914—1919
  Reginald Blundell Nationalist 1919—1922
  Edwin Yates Labor 1922—1931
  Fred Stacey United Australia 1931—1943
  Cyril Chambers Labor 1943—1958
  Joe Sexton Labor 1958—1966
  Andrew Jones Liberal 1966—1969
  Chris Hurford Labor 1969—1988
  Michael Pratt Liberal 1988—1990
  Bob Catley Labor 1990—1993
  Trish Worth Liberal 1993—2004
  Kate Ellis Labor 2004—present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kate Ellis 42,774 48.26 +6.34
Liberal Tracy Marsh 34,056 38.43 -6.86
Greens Peter Solly 8,641 9.75 +1.76
Family First Dennis Slape 1,801 2.03 -0.04
Democrats Sandy Biar 1,353 1.53 -0.06
Total formal votes 88,625 96.89 +1.29
Informal votes 2,840 3.11 -1.29
Turnout 91,465 94.56 +0.94
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Kate Ellis 51,868 58.53 +7.20
Liberal Tracy Marsh 36,757 41.47 -7.20
Labor hold Swing +7.20
Australian federal election, 2004: Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Trish Worth 38,530 45.29 +0.82
Labor Kate Ellis 35,666 41.92 +5.50
Greens Jake Bugden 6,794 7.99 +2.02
Family First Peter G Robins 1,753 2.06 +2.06
Democrats Richard Pascoe 1,355 1.59 -9.30
Independent Amanda Barlow 978 1.15 +1.15
Total formal votes 85,076 95.60 +0.66
Informal votes 3,920 4.40 -0.66
Turnout 88,996 93.62 -1.09
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Kate Ellis 43,671 51.33 +1.92
Liberal Trish Worth 41,405 48.67 -1.95
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.92

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