Electoral district of Kaurna

Kaurna
South Australia—House of Assembly

Map of Adelaide, South Australia with electoral district of Kaurna highlighted

Electoral district of Kaurna (green) in the Greater Adelaide area
State South Australia
Created 1993
MP Chris Picton
Party Australian Labor Party
Namesake Kaurna people
Electors 23,174 (2014)
Area 52.7 km2 (20.3 sq mi)
Demographic Metropolitan
Coordinates 35°13′44″S 138°28′12″E / 35.22889°S 138.47000°ECoordinates: 35°13′44″S 138°28′12″E / 35.22889°S 138.47000°E

Kaurna is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the Kaurna aboriginal tribe which originally inhabited the Adelaide plains, it is a 52.7 km² semi-urban electorate on Adelaide's far-southern beaches, taking in the suburbs of Aldinga Beach, Maslin Beach, Moana, Port Noarlunga, Port Noarlunga South, Port Willunga, Seaford, Seaford Meadows and Seaford Rise as well as parts of Aldinga and Christies Beach.

Kaurna was created in the 1991 electoral distribution as a marginal seat for the Australian Labor Party, replacing the abolished Baudin. It was first contested at the 1993 state election, where it was won by Liberal candidate Lorraine Rosenberg as part of a large swing throughout the state. However, she was swept away in 1997, with John Hill reclaiming the seat for Labor. He resigned from parliament at the 2014 election, replaced by Labor's Chris Picton.

Members for Kaurna

Member Party Term
  Lorraine Rosenberg Liberal Party of Australia 1993–1997
  John Hill Australian Labor Party 1997–2014
  Chris Picton Australian Labor Party 2014–present

Election results

South Australian state election, 2014: Kaurna[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Picton 8,844 43.4 −5.9
Liberal Ben Caudle 6,233 30.6 −2.9
Greens Maureen Cullen 2,041 10.0 +1.2
Independent Kym Richardson 1,899 9.3 +9.3
Family First Layla Nahavandi 1,347 6.6 +1.2
Total formal votes 20,364 96.6 +0.1
Informal votes 716 3.4 −0.1
Turnout 21,080 91.0 −1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Picton 11,740 57.7 −1.2
Liberal Ben Caudle 8,624 42.3 +1.2
Labor hold Swing −1.2

Notes

  1. ↑ 2014 State Election Results – Kaurna, ECSA.
  2. ↑ 2014 State Election Results – Kaurna, ABC.

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