Electoral district of Hindmarsh explained

Hindmarsh
State:sa
Created:1938
Abolished:1970
Namesake:John Hindmarsh
Class:Metropolitan

Hindmarsh was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1970.[1] It was in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide.

Its boundaries were described in 1955 as follows:[2]

Commencing at the intersection of Findon Road with River Torrens; northerly along Findon Road; westerly along Trimmer Parade; north-easterly along Woodville and Henley Beach Railway; to the north-eastern boundary of Port Road; southeasterly along said boundary; north-easterly along the north-western boundary of preliminary section 376, Hundred of Yatala; south-easterly along Torrens Road; northerly along Days Road; easterly along the northern boundaries of section 394 and 377; southerly along Churchill Road; south-easterly along Torrens Road; south-westerly along Park Terrace; thence generally westerly along the River Torrens to the point of commencement.

Hindmarsh was abolished in a boundary redistribution in 1970.

The suburb of Hindmarsh is currently located in the safe Labor seat of Croydon.

Members

Legislative Council

Hindmarsh had earlier been the name of a different electoral district for the unicameral South Australian Legislative Council from 1851 until its abolition in 1857, Robert Davenport, then John Rankine being the members.[1] That electorate had been for an area south of Adelaide including Strathalbyn.[3]

MemberTerm
1851–1854
1854–1857

House of Assembly

MemberPartyTerm
  1938–1950
  1950–1970

Election results

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007. Parliament of South Australia. 19 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20190311113513/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf. 11 March 2019. dead.
  2. Electoral District of Hindmarsh p. 221.
  3. News: ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF HINDMARSH. . . XVIII . 2449 . South Australia . 27 July 1854 . 12 February 2018 . 2 . National Library of Australia.