Electoral district of Morialta

Morialta
South Australia—House of Assembly

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

Electoral district of Morialta (green) in the Greater Adelaide area
State South Australia
Created 2002
MP John Gardner
Party Liberal Party of Australia (SA)
Namesake Morialta
Electors 25,375 (2014)
Area 168.3 km2 (65.0 sq mi)
Demographic Metropolitan
Coordinates 34°52′55″S 138°46′24″E / 34.88194°S 138.77333°E / -34.88194; 138.77333Coordinates: 34°52′55″S 138°46′24″E / 34.88194°S 138.77333°E / -34.88194; 138.77333

Morialta is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is an 168.3 km2 electorate stretching from the Adelaide Hills to the outer eastern and north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, taking in the suburbs and localities of Athelstone, Castambul, Cherryville, Cudlee Creek, Marble Hill, Montacute, Newton, Norton Summit, Paracombe, Rostrevor, Teringie and Woodforde, as well as parts of Ashton, Basket Range, Chain of Ponds, Dernancourt, Highbury, Horsnell Gully, Inglewood, Lenswood, Millbrook and Paradise.

Morialta is a word derived from the Kaurna aboriginal word 'mariyatala', 'mari' meaning east and 'yertala' meaning flowing water. The land used by the Morialta Conservation Park was traditionally occupied by the Kaurna people. Morialta was the new name adopted in 2002 for the old electorate of Coles, which was first created at the 1970 election and represented over the years by several distinguished MPs, including former Dunstan Labor government Attorney General Len King and former Premier Des Corcoran. Morialta was won at the 2002 election by Liberal minister Joan Hall on a margin of 4.1 percent, suffering a 2.4 percent swing. At the 2006 election, Hall was thought likely to again hold the seat with a reduced margin, but was defeated by Labor candidate Lindsay Simmons amidst a statewide landslide, receiving a 12 percent two-party swing to finish with a 7.9 percent margin. However, the 2010 election saw the seat swing 11.1 percent back to the Liberals, with candidate John Gardner defeating Simmons on a margin again of 4.1 percent.

Members for Morialta

Member Party Term
  Joan Hall Liberal 2002–2006
  Lindsay Simmons Labor 2006–2010
  John Gardner Liberal 2010–present

Election results

South Australian state election, 2014: Morialta[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Gardner 12,419 54.1 +8.5
Labor Clare Scriven 7,162 31.2 −8.1
Greens Scott Andrews 2,033 8.9 +0.9
Family First Sue Neal 1,357 5.9 +1.5
Total formal votes 22,971 96.9 −0.2
Informal votes 740 3.1 +0.2
Turnout 23,711 93.4 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Gardner 13,793 60.0 +7.3
Labor Clare Scriven 9,178 40.0 −7.3
Liberal hold Swing +7.3

Notes

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

References

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