Electoral district of Elizabeth (South Australia) explained

Elizabeth
State:sa
Created:2018
Mp:Lee Odenwalder
Mp-Party:Australian Labor Party
Electors:28399
Electors Year:2018
Namesake:Elizabeth, South Australia
Area:29.25
Class:Metropolitan
Coordinates:-34.7067°N 138.6853°W
Near-Nw:Light
Near-N:Light
Near-Ne:Schubert
Near-E:King
Near-Se:King
Near-S:Ramsay
Near-Sw:Taylor
Near-W:Taylor
Footnotes:Electoral District map[1]

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 east 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
State:sa
Created:1970
Abolished:2006
Namesake:Elizabeth, South Australia
Class:Metropolitan

First incarnation (1970–2006)

The district of Elizabeth was first created in 1970 when the number of electorates increased from 39 to 47 and was 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 following boundary changes in the 2003 redistribution which took effect at the 2006 state election.

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 following the abolition of Napier to create King. It consisted of the suburbs of Blakeview, Craigmore, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Downs, Elizabeth East, Elizabeth Grove, Elizabeth Park, Elizabeth South, Elizabeth Vale.[2]

As a result of being over quota the 2020 redistribution has moved the southern boundary which was the Little Para River further north with Elizabeth Vale and parts of Elizabeth South which contained the former Elizabeth Holden Car Plant now moved to Ramsay. Hogarth Road has now become the Southern Boundary and the suburb of Blakeview remains the Northern Boundary.[3]

Members for Elizabeth

First incarnation (1970–2006)
MemberPartyTerm
 1970–1973
 1973–1984
 1984–1993
 1993–1994
 1994–2006
Second incarnation (2018–present)
 Lee OdenwalderLabor2018–present

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Elizabeth (South Australia).

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Electoral District of Elizabeth . . 2018 . 1 April 2018 .
  2. Web site: Final Redistribution Report . South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission . 8 December 2016.
  3. Web site: 2020 - Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission | Electoral Commission SA . Edbc.sa.gov.au . 2022-08-21.