Electoral district of Chaffey
| Chaffey South Australia—House of Assembly | |
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Electoral district of Chaffey (green) in South Australia | |
| State | South Australia |
| Created | 1938 |
| MP | Tim Whetstone |
| Party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Namesake | George Chaffey and William Chaffey |
| Electors | 24,576 (2014) |
| Area | 25,477 km2 (9,836.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 34°32′16″S 140°16′14″E / 34.53778°S 140.27056°ECoordinates: 34°32′16″S 140°16′14″E / 34.53778°S 140.27056°E |
Chaffey, created in 1936, is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the Riverland region of South Australia including the towns of Renmark, Berri, Barmera, Loxton and Waikerie.
The seat is named after brothers George and William Chaffey who established the irrigation area along the Murray River from 1886. It is currently held by Tim Whetstone for the Liberal Party.
At the 2006 election, SA Nationals MP Karlene Maywald retained her seat with a large majority. She received a primary vote of 53.2 percent and a two-candidate vote of 67.2 percent. Maywald was first elected at the 1997 election. She was defeated at the 2010 election.
Members for Chaffey
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| William MacGillivray | Independent | 1938–1956 | |
| Harold King | Liberal and Country League | 1956–1962 | |
| Reg Curren | Labor | 1962–1968 | |
| Peter Arnold | Liberal and Country League | 1968–1970 | |
| Reg Curren | Labor | 1970–1973 | |
| Peter Arnold | Liberal and Country League | 1973–1973 | |
| Liberal | 1973–1993 | ||
| Kent Andrew | Liberal | 1993–1997 | |
| Karlene Maywald | Nationals SA | 1997–2010 | |
| Tim Whetstone | Liberal | 2010–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Chaffey
| South Australian state election, 2014: Chaffey[1][2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Tim Whetstone | 14,196 | 64.8 | +17.1 | |
| Labor | Mahanbir Grewal | 3,615 | 16.5 | +9.1 | |
| Family First | Yvonne Zeppel | 2,891 | 13.2 | +5.7 | |
| Greens | Jason Garrood | 1,199 | 5.5 | +3.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,901 | 96.6 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 767 | 3.4 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 22,668 | 92.2 | −1.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tim Whetstone | 16,454 | 75.1 | −3.3 | |
| Labor | Mahanbir Grewal | 5,447 | 24.9 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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