Electoral district of Elizabeth (South Australia)

Elizabeth is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It first existed from 1970 to 2006, when its boundaries were moved south and it was renamed to Little Para. The 2016 redistribution moved it further north and renamed it back to Elizabeth for the 2018 election. The district is in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, and named for the suburb of Elizabeth.

Elizabeth
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
2018 boundaries shown in green in Adelaide area
StateSouth Australia
Created2018
MPLee Odenwalder
PartyAustralian Labor Party
NamesakeElizabeth, South Australia
Electors28,399 (2018)
Area29.25 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates34°42′24″S 138°41′7″E
Electorates around Elizabeth:
Taylor Light King
Taylor Elizabeth King
Ramsay Ramsay King King
Footnotes
Electoral District map[1]

Current incarnation

The 2016 redistribution which took effect with the 2018 state election renamed Little Para back to Elizabeth, and moved the boundaries further north. It consists of the suburbs of Blakeview, Craigmore, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Downs, Elizabeth East, Elizabeth Grove, Elizabeth Park, Elizabeth South, Elizabeth Vale.[2]

First incarnation (1970–2006)

Elizabeth
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
StateSouth Australia
Created1970
Abolished2006
NamesakeElizabeth, South Australia
DemographicMetropolitan

The district of Elizabeth was first created in 1970 and abolished in 2006. Though Elizabeth was historically a safe Labor seat, it was held for a time by independent-turned-Labor MP Martyn Evans.

Elizabeth was renamed Little Para which took effect at the 2006 state election.

Members for Elizabeth

First incarnation (1970–2006)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Clark Labor 1970–1973
  Peter Duncan Labor 1973–1984
  Martyn Evans Independent 1984–1993
  Labor 1993–1994
  Lea Stevens Labor 1994–2006
Second incarnation (2018–present)
  Lee Odenwalder Labor 2018–present

Election results

2018 South Australian state election: Elizabeth[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lee Odenwalder 11,828 51.0 +1.1
SA-Best Phil Gallasch 4,351 18.8 +18.8
Liberal Sharka Byrne 4,083 17.6 −11.3
Greens Wendy Morgan 1,570 6.8 −0.7
Conservatives John Mathiesen 1,353 5.8 −5.2
Total formal votes 23,185 94.3 −1.5
Informal votes 1,401 5.7 +1.5
Turnout 24,586 86.6 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lee Odenwalder 15,686 67.7 +6.6
Liberal Sharka Byrne 7,499 32.3 −6.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Lee Odenwalder 14,808 63.9 +2.9
SA-Best Phil Gallasch 8,377 36.1 +36.1
Labor hold SwingN/A

See also

Notes

  1. Electoral District of Elizabeth (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. "Final Redistribution Report". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. State Election Results – District Results for Elizabeth, ECSA.

References

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