Electoral district of Elizabeth (South Australia)

Elizabeth
South Australia—House of Assembly
Interactive map of electoral district boundaries
StateSouth Australia
Dates current1970–2006, 2018–present
MPElla Shaw
PartyLabor
NamesakeElizabeth, South Australia
Electors28,399 (2018)
Area29.25 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates34°42′24″S 138°41′7″E / 34.70667°S 138.68528°E / -34.70667; 138.68528
Electorates around Elizabeth:
Light Light Schubert
Taylor Elizabeth King
Taylor Ramsay King
Footnotes
Electoral District map[1]

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 east 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.

First incarnation (1970–2006)

The district of Elizabeth was first created in 1970 when the number of electorates increased from 39 to 47 and was 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 following boundary changes in the 2003 redistribution which took effect at the 2006 state election.

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 following the abolition of Napier to create King. It consisted of the suburbs of Blakeview, Craigmore, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Downs, Elizabeth East, Elizabeth Grove, Elizabeth Park, Elizabeth South and Elizabeth Vale.[2]

As a result of being over quota the 2020 redistribution has moved the southern boundary which was the Little Para River further north with Elizabeth Vale and parts of Elizabeth South which contained the former Elizabeth Holden Car Plant now moved to Ramsay. Hogarth Road has now become the Southern Boundary and the suburb of Blakeview remains the Northern Boundary.[3]

Members for Elizabeth

First incarnation (1970–2006)
Member Party Term
  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 2018–2026
  Ella Shaw Labor 2026–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Elizabeth (South Australia)
This section is an excerpt from 2026 South Australian House of Assembly election § Elizabeth.[edit]
2026 South Australian state election: Elizabeth[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ella Shaw 6,104 41.5 −13.2
One Nation Kym Hanton 4,807 32.7 +22.3
Greens David Deex 1,524 10.4 +2.5
Liberal Dawid Jurczak 847 5.8 −13.6
Family First Sanja Hendrick 596 4.0 −3.7
Legalise Cannabis Matthew Field 496 3.4 +3.4
Fair Go Angela Rojas 126 0.9 +0.9
Australian Family Brae McKee 126 0.9 +0.9
United Voice Marco Lorenzi 95 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 14,721 93.2 −3.0
Informal votes 1,078 6.8 +3.0
Turnout 15,799
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ella Shaw 1,539 54.5 −16.0
One Nation Kym Hanton 1,287 45.5 +45.5
Labor hold  

Results are not final. Last updated on 23 March at 3:55pm ACDT.

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. ^ "2020 - Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission | Electoral Commission SA". Edbc.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Elizabeth - SA Election 2026". ABC News.

References

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