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Location: Adelaide: Norwood, Prospect, Thebarton, Unley Division named for: The city of Adelaide, named in 1836 after Queen Adelaide, wife of King William IV Median weekly family income: $1,039 (43rd highest) Persons born in non English speaking countries: 15.5 (50th highest) Persons in professional occupations: 39.2% (15th highest) Persons aged 65 and over: 16.2% (22nd highest) Couple families with dependent children: 32.0% (139th highest) Dwellings being purchased: 22.1% (109th highest) Sitting member: Hon Kate Ellis (Labor), elected 2004, 2007 Born: 22 September 1977, Melbourne. Career: Ministerial Adviser to South Australian state ministers, 2003-04 Minister for Sport from 3 December 2007 Minister for Youth from 3 December 2007 1996 two-party majority: Liberal 03.5 1998 two-party majority: Liberal 00.9 Effect of 2001 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Liberal 2001 two-party majority: Liberal 00.2 Effect of 2004 redistribution: 00.4 shift to Liberal 2004 two-party majority: Labor 01.3 2007 two-party majority: Labor 08.5 
2004 enrolment: 95,060 2007 enrolment: 96,723 (+01.7%) Adelaide has existed since South Australia was first divided into electorates in 1903. It has always occupied a block of inner-city suburbs, gradually expanding at successive redistributions at the population shifted to the suburbs. It has been a fairly safe Labor seat for much of its existence, althjough it has some strong Liberal area. Like all inner city areas, however, it is trending towards Labor. It has one of highest concentrations of professionally employed people of any Labor-held electorate, plus the low levels of families with dependent children and dwellings being purchased typical of inner city seats. In 2007 Labor won 77% of the two-party vote at Kilburn, and polled over 70% at Adelaide West, Blair Athol North, Brompton, three booths in Crydon, Enfield North, Mile End, Northfield and Renown Park. The Liberals polled over 60% only at Hyde Park. Recent members for Adelaide have included Chris Hurford, a minister in the Hawke government. Trish Worth (Liberal) was a Parliamentary Secretary from 1997 to 2004, but was defeated by Labor's Kate Ellis in 2004, a reflection of the general trend of inner city seats to Labor. Ellis was the youngest member of the 2004-07 House of Representatives and she enjoyed a high profile following her election. In 2007 she substantially increased her majority, obtaining swings of up to 10 and 11% in the northern working-class booths which swung strongly to the Liberals in 2004. After the election she was appointed Minister for Sport and Youth, becoming the youngest-ever federal minister. She now seems fairly secure in this seat. |
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