Electoral district of Yorke Peninsula explained

Yorke Peninsula
State:sa
Lifespan:1844–1902, 1915–1970
Namesake:Yorke Peninsula
Class:Rural
Coordinates:-34.35°N 174°W

Yorke Peninsula was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state (colony until 1901) of South Australia from 1884 to 1902 and from 1915 to 1970.[1]

The Yorke Peninsula area formed the newly created seat of Goyder at the 1970 election.

Members

Two members (1884–1902)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
 1884–1887 1884–1890
 1887–1896 
 1890–1893
 Arthur Short1893–1896
 1896–1902 National League1896–1902
Two members (1915–1938)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Liberal Union1915–1923 Liberal Union1915–1923
 Liberal Federation1923–1925 Liberal Federation1923–1930
 Liberal Federation1926–1932
  Liberal Federation1930–1932
 Liberal and Country1932–1933 Liberal and Country1932–1938
  Independent1933–1938
Single member (1938–1970)
MemberPartyTerm
 Daniel DaviesIndependent1938–1941
  1941–1963
  Liberal and Country1963–1970

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Yorke Peninsula.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007 . Parliament of South Australia . 23 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190311113513/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf . 11 March 2019 . dead .