Electoral district of Onkaparinga explained

Onkaparinga
State:sa
Lifespan:1857–1938, 1956–1970
Namesake:Onkaparinga River
Class:Rural
Coordinates:-35.1667°N 168°W

Onkaparinga is a defunct electoral district that elected members to the House of Assembly, the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It was established in 1857, abolished in 1902; re-established in 1938 and abolished again in 1970.[1] It was named after the Onkaparinga River.

Members

First incarnation (1857–1902)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
 1857–1868 1857–1857
 1857–1870
 1868–1871
 1870–1882
 1871–1875
 1875–1878
 1878–1881
 1881–1884
 1882–1890
 1884–1896
 Defence League1890–1896
 National League1896–1902 National League1896–1902
Second incarnation (1938–1970)
MemberPartyTerm
  1938–1968
  1968–1970

Election results

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

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 to 2009 . Parliament of South Australia . 20 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190311113513/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf . 11 March 2019 . dead .