Electoral district of Stuart
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Stuart is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the northeast part of the state extending from just north of the Barossa Valley all the way to the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales borders, and extending west to include Port Augusta. It is the second-largest electorate by area in South Australia.
The electorate is named after John McDouall Stuart, who pioneered a route across through this area from the settled areas in the south to the port of Darwin in the north. This route later became the path of the overland telegraph and then The Ghan railway.
The electorate was created in the 1936 redistribution, but did not exist between 1993 and 1997 when the name was revived.
It is currently held by Graham Gunn for the Liberal Party of Australia, the longest-serving current MP anywhere in Australia, having first been elected to Eyre in 1970.
Graham Gunn held his seat in the 2006 election by just 233 votes after distribution of preferences. It is widely suspected he will retire at the 2010 election when he will have finished a four decade-long career.
| 2006 South Australian state election | ||||||
| Registered Voters | 23,174 | Marginal Liberal | ||||
| Votes Cast | 21,306 | Turnout % | 91.9 | -2.0 | ||
| Informal Votes | 669 | Informal % | 3.1 | +0.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Primary Votes | Vote % | Swing % | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | Graham Gunn | 9,441 | 45.7 | -0.4 | Elected | |
| Australian Democrats | Bruce Lennon | 353 | 1.7 | -2.2 | ||
| Australian Labor Party | Justin Jarvis | 9,021 | 43.7 | +3.4 | ||
| SA Greens | Jane Alcorn | 737 | 3.6 | +3.6 | ||
| Independent | Simon Cook | 142 | 0.7 | +0.7 | ||
| Family First Party | Greg Patrick | 943 | 4.6 | +4.6 | ||
| One Nation Party | -7.4 | |||||
| Community Leadership Independence Coalition | -2.3 | |||||
| Two Candidate Preferred | ||||||
| Liberal Party of Australia | Graham Gunn | 10,435 | 50.6 | -0.7 | Elected | |
| Australian Labor Party | Justin Jarvis | 10,202 | 49.4 | +0.7 | ||
| Total | 20,637 | |||||
[edit] Members for Stuart
| Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Riches | Australian Labor Party | 1938—1970 |
| Gavin Kenneally | Australian Labor Party | 1970—1989 |
| Colleen Hutchison | Australian Labor Party | 1989—1993 |
| Graham Gunn | Liberal Party of Australia | 1997—present |
[edit] External links
- ABC profile for Stuart
- Poll Bludger profile for Stuart
- State Electoral Office map for Stuart
- State Electoral Office profile for Stuart
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