Electoral district of Gibson explained

Gibson
State:sa
Created:2018
Mp:Sarah Andrews
Mp-Party:Australian Labor Party
Namesake:Gladys Ruth Gibson (1901–1972)
Electors:25808
Electors Year:2018
Area:15.1
Class:Metropolitan
Coordinates:-35.01°N 138.53°W
Near-Nw:Gulf St Vincent
Near-N:Morphett
Near-Ne:Badcoe
Near-E:Elder
Near-Se:Davenport
Near-S:Black
Near-Sw:Gulf St Vincent
Near-W:Gulf St Vincent
Footnotes:Electoral District map[1]

Gibson is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was created by the redistribution conducted in 2016, and was contested for the first time at the 2018 state election.[2] It replaced the former seat of Bright.

Gibson lies southwest of the Adelaide city centre and includes the suburbs of Brighton, Dover Gardens, Hove, Marion, North Brighton, Oaklands Park, Seacombe Gardens, South Brighton, Sturt, Warradale and the southern portion of Somerton Park.[3]

Since 2022 it has been represented by Sarah Andrews of the Labor Party.[4]

Members for Gibson

MemberPartyTerm
  2018–2022
  Sarah AndrewsLabor2022–present

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Gibson.

References

Notes and References

  1. Electoral District of Gibson . . 2018 . 1 April 2018 .
  2. Web site: Final Redistribution Report . South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission . 7 July 2017.
  3. Gibson . 2016 . South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission . 7 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Gibson - SA Electorate, Candidates, Results. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.