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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Adelaide, South Australia
Inner Adelaide: Croydon, Prospect, Regency Park, Torrensville, Unley
State seats: All of
Adelaide and
Enfield, parts of
Badcoe,
Croydon,
Torrens,
Unley and
West Torrens
Local government areas: All of Adelaide, Prospect and Walkerville, parts of Charles Sturt, Unley and West Torrens
Enrolment at close of rolls: 121,614
1999 republic referendum: Yes 56.4
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 70.1
Sitting member: Hon Kate Ellis (Labor): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016. Retiring 2019
2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 8.5%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 7.7%
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 4.0%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 4.6%
2019 notional Labor majority over Liberal: 9.0%
Status: Fairly safe Labor
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot paper order:
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1. Chris James
Australian Democrats |
2. Barbara Pocock
Australian Greens |
3. Steve Georganas
Australian Labor Party |
4. Deanna Kangas
Animal Justice Party |
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5. Shaun Osborn
Liberal Party |
6. Antonio Rea
United Australia Party |
Candidate websites:
Steve Georganas
Chris James
Shaun Osborn
Barbara Pocock
Antonio Rea
Division of Adelaide
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, although it has some strong Liberal area. 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.
Charles Kingston, the first member for Adelaide, was a famously radical Premier of SA and
one of the giants of the Federation period. Recent members 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.
Kate Ellis, Labor MP for Adelaide since 2004, was a minister throughout the Rudd-Gillard Government,
and after 2013 was shadow minister for education. Although she will be only 41, she will retire at this
election.
The 2018 redistribution in SA abolished the safe Labor seat of Port Adelaide, which forced the
sitting member, Mark Butler, to move to Hindmarsh, which has absorbed much of Port Adelaide. As a result,
Steve Georganas, member for Hindmarsh from 2004 to 2013 and again since 2016, will move to
Adelaide, which takes in part of the former Hindmarsh and has been significantly improved
for Labor. Georganas was a financial services underwriter, electorate officer and ministerial
adviser before entering politics.
The Liberal candidate is Shaun Osborn, a police officer. The Greens candidate is Barbara Pocock,
Emeritus Professor of Business Services at the University of South Australia.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,394 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 15.3% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 61.3% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: Chinese 6.2%
Non-English-speaking households: 29.9% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 18.5% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 35.5% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 34.3% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 56.6% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 16.2% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 28.2% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 40.0% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 25.7% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Rt Hon Charles Kingston (Prot) 1903-08
Ernest Roberts (ALP) 1908-13
Edwin Yates (ALP) 1913-19
Reginald Blundell (Nat) 1919-22
Edwin Yates (ALP) 1922-31
Fred Stacey (UAP) 1931-43
Hon Cyril Chambers (ALP) 1943-58
Joe Sexton (ALP) 1958-66
Andrew Jones (Lib) 1966-69
Hon Chris Hurford (ALP) 1969-88
Michael Pratt (Lib) 1988-90
Dr Bob Catley (ALP) 1990-93
Hon Trish Worth (Lib) 1993-2004
Hon Kate Ellis (ALP) 2004-19
Boundaries following 2018 redistribution:
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