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Division of Boothby | Bowman |
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Location: Adelaide: Belair, Brighton, Mitcham, Seacliff Division named for: William Boothby, South Australian returning officer for the first federal election Median weekly family income: $1,003 (49th highest) Persons born in non English speaking countries: 10.3% (74th highest) Persons in professional occupations: 33.7% (26th highest) Persons aged 65 and over: 18.5% (6th highest) Couple families with dependent children: 34.7% (118th highest) Dwellings being purchased: 28.2% (56th highest) Sitting member: Dr Andrew Southcott (Liberal), elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Born: 15 October 1967, Adelaide. Career: Medical practitioner 1996 two-party majority: Liberal 11.6 1998 two-party majority: Liberal 07.4 Effect of 2001 redistribution: 00.6 shift to Liberal 2001 two-party majority: Liberal 07.4 Effect of 2004 redistribution: no change 2004 two-party majority: Liberal 05.4 2007 two-party majority: Liberal 02.9 
2004 enrolment: 95,339 2007 enrolment: 96,236 (+00.9%) Boothby has existed since South Australia was first divided into electorates in 1903. Until 1949 it covered most of Adelaide's southern and eastern suburbs and was politically marginal. It was last won by Labor in 1946. In 1949 it was made into a very safe Liberal seat, which it remained until the 1993 redistribution shifted it westwards to take in the politically marginal beachside suburbs. Since then it has remained marginal, though always retained by the Liberals. It is a fairly wealthy area but on its current boundaries no longer among the wealthiest seats, although it still has a high level of people in professional occupations. It also one of the demographically oldest seats in Australia, with the 5th highest level of people over 65. Former Premier Steele Hall was member for Boothby from 1981 to 1996. He was succeeded by Dr Andrew Southcott, who has retained the seat since. In 2007 Labor nominated Nicole Cornes, wife of a prominent Adelaide football coach, but she proved an inept candidate and Southcott was re-elected with only a moderate swing againt him. The Liberals polled 71% of the two-party vote at Netherby, and over 60% at Mitcham, Myrtle Bank and West Brighton. Labor polled 60% at Ascot Park South and topped 55% at Bedford Park, Eden Hills, Mitchell Park, St Marys and Tonsley Park. | |  Two-party vote by booth, 2007
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