Electoral district of Elizabeth (South Australia)
Elizabeth is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It first existed from 1970 to 2006, when its boundaries were moved south and it was renamed to Little Para. The 2016 redistribution moved it further north and renamed it back to Elizabeth for the 2018 election. The district is in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, and named for the suburb of Elizabeth.
| Elizabeth South Australia—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 2018 boundaries shown in green in Adelaide area | |||||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Lee Odenwalder | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Australian Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Elizabeth, South Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 28,399 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 29.25 km2 (11.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°42′24″S 138°41′7″E | ||||||||||||||
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| Electoral District map[1] | |||||||||||||||
Current incarnation
The 2016 redistribution which took effect with the 2018 state election renamed Little Para back to Elizabeth, and moved the boundaries further north. It consists of the suburbs of Blakeview, Craigmore, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Downs, Elizabeth East, Elizabeth Grove, Elizabeth Park, Elizabeth South, Elizabeth Vale.[2]
First incarnation (1970–2006)
| Elizabeth South Australia—House of Assembly | |
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| State | South Australia |
| Created | 1970 |
| Abolished | 2006 |
| Namesake | Elizabeth, South Australia |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The district of Elizabeth was first created in 1970 and abolished in 2006. Though Elizabeth was historically a safe Labor seat, it was held for a time by independent-turned-Labor MP Martyn Evans.
Elizabeth was renamed Little Para which took effect at the 2006 state election.
Members for Elizabeth
| First incarnation (1970–2006) | ||||
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| Member | Party | Term | ||
| John Clark | Labor | 1970–1973 | ||
| Peter Duncan | Labor | 1973–1984 | ||
| Martyn Evans | Independent | 1984–1993 | ||
| Labor | 1993–1994 | |||
| Lea Stevens | Labor | 1994–2006 | ||
| Second incarnation (2018–present) | ||||
| Lee Odenwalder | Labor | 2018–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Labor | Lee Odenwalder | 11,828 | 51.0 | +1.1 | |
| SA-Best | Phil Gallasch | 4,351 | 18.8 | +18.8 | |
| Liberal | Sharka Byrne | 4,083 | 17.6 | −11.3 | |
| Greens | Wendy Morgan | 1,570 | 6.8 | −0.7 | |
| Conservatives | John Mathiesen | 1,353 | 5.8 | −5.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,185 | 94.3 | −1.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,401 | 5.7 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 24,586 | 86.6 | +2.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Lee Odenwalder | 15,686 | 67.7 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal | Sharka Byrne | 7,499 | 32.3 | −6.6 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Lee Odenwalder | 14,808 | 63.9 | +2.9 | |
| SA-Best | Phil Gallasch | 8,377 | 36.1 | +36.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Notes
- Electoral District of Elizabeth (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "Final Redistribution Report". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- State Election Results – District Results for Elizabeth, ECSA.