Electoral district of Chaffey
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Chaffey, created in 1936, is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the Riverland region of South Australia and is named after brothers George and William Chaffey who established the irrigation area along the Murray River from 1886. It is currently held by Karlene Maywald for the Nationals SA.
There were six candidates for the 2006 election, but Karlene Maywald easily retained her seat.
| 2006 South Australian state election | ||||||
| Registered Voters | 21,859 | Safe Nationals | ||||
| Votes Cast | 20,185 | Turnout % | 92.3 | -1.2 | ||
| Informal Votes | 699 | Informal % | 3.5 | +1.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Primary Votes | Vote % | Swing % | ||
| Nationals SA | Karlene Maywald | 10,358 | 53.2 | +4.0 | Elected | |
| Australian Labor Party | Robert Potter | 1,914 | 9.8 | -2.2 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | Anna Baric | 5,498 | 28.2 | -3.2 | ||
| Australian Democrats | Graham McNaughton | 271 | 1.4 | -2.6 | ||
| Family First Party | Rikki Lambert | 970 | 5.0 | +5.0 | ||
| SA Greens | Pam Kelly | 475 | 2.4 | +2.4 | ||
| One Nation Party | -3.4 | |||||
| Two Candidate Preferred | ||||||
| Nationals SA | Karlene Maywald | 13,101 | 67.2 | +3.2 | Elected | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | Anna Baric | 6,385 | 32.8 | -3.2 | ||
| Total | 19,486 | |||||
[edit] Members for Chaffey
| Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| William MacGillivray | Independent | 1938—1956 |
| Harold King | Liberal and Country League | 1956—1962 |
| Arthur Curren | Australian Labor Party | 1962—1968 |
| Peter Arnold | Liberal and Country League | 1968—1970 |
| Arthur Curren | Australian Labor Party | 1970—1973 |
| Peter Arnold | Liberal and Country League | 1973—1973 |
| Peter Arnold | Liberal Party of Australia | 1973—1993 |
| Kent Andrew | Liberal Party of Australia | 1993—1997 |
| Karlene Maywald | Nationals SA | 1997—present |
[edit] External links
- ABC profile for Chaffey
- Poll Bludger profile for Chaffey
- State Electoral Office map for Chaffey
- State Electoral Office profile for Chaffey
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