Electoral district of Rocky River explained

Rocky River
State:	sa
Created:	1938
Abolished:	1985
Class:	Rural

Rocky River was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from March 1938 to December 1985.^[1]

The electorate was based in the Mid North region, around the towns of Crystal Brook, Gladstone and Port Germein. In 1938, the polling places were Beetaloo Valley, Crystal Brook, Napperby, Hundred of Pirie, Wandearah, Warnertown, Appila, Bundaleer Spring, Caltowie, Georgetown, Gladstone, Gulnare, Laura, Narridy, Stone Hut, Tarcowie, Wirrabara, Yandiah, Baroota, Port Germein, Telowie.^[2]

John Olsen moved from the abolished Rocky River to Custance at the 1985 election.

Members

Member		Party	Term
				1938–1948
				1949–1968
				1968–1974
			Liberal	1974–1979
		John Olsen		1979–1985

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Rocky River.

References

• Former Members of the Parliament of South Australia

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007 . Parliament of South Australia . 22 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190311113513/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf . 11 March 2019 . dead .
2. News: ASSEMBLY POLLING PLACES. . . SA . 11 March 1938 . 25 July 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.