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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Makin, South Australia
North-eastern Adelaide: Modbury, Parafield, Pooraka, Salisbury Heights, Tea Tree Gully
State seats: All of
Florey and
Playford, parts of
King,
Newland,
Port Adelaide and
Wright
Local government areas: Parts of Port Adelaide-Enfield, Salisbury and Tea Tree Gully
Enrolment at close of rolls: 120,007
1999 republic referendum: No 58.3
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 60.4
Sitting member: Tony Zappia (Labor):
Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016
2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 7.7%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 12.2%
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 5.1%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 9.5%
2019 notional Labor majority over Liberal: 10.9%
Status: Fairly safe Labor
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Tony Zappia
Australian Labor Party |
2. Hemant Dave
Liberal Party |
3. Lyn Gaston
Animal Justice Party |
4. Stephanie Stewart
Australian Greens |
5. Rachel Collis
United Australia Party |
Candidate websites:
Hemant Dave
Stephanie Stewart
Tony Zappia
Division of Makin
Makin was created at the 1984 redistribution, based in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, a socially mixed and
always politically marginal area. It is a young, mortgage-belt electorate, with a high level of dwellings being
purchased. Labor dominates the corridor of suburbs
running from Gepps Cross to Salisbury Heights, while the territory to the east is more marginal. The Liberals
have some strength in Hills suburbs like Tea Tree Gully and Golden Grove.
Makin was won for Labor in 1984 by Peter Duncan, a long-serving former state minister with a high profile, who was a
junior minister in the Keating government. Duncan was swept away in the Howard landslide of 1996, replaced by Trish
Draper, a Howard favourite who entrenched herself in the seat in 1998 and 2001. After surviving a petty scandal
involving her travel entitlements, she retired in 2007, and Labor won the seat. Labor has held the seat since.
Tony Zappia, Labor MP for Makin since 2007, was a fitness centre manager and Mayor of Salisbury before his election.
He has remained on the backbench. The 2018 redistribution has added strong
Labor territory around Parafield, strengthening Labor's position.
The Liberal candidate is Hemant Dave, a self-employed taxi operator. The Greens candidate is Stephanie Stewart, a retired
real-estate agent.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,305 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 16.9% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 68.5% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: German 5.5%
Non-English-speaking households: 18.8% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 18.4% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 33.6% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 15.8% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 27.5% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 27.7% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 42.8% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 21.8% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 32.8% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Hon Peter Duncan (ALP) 1984-96
Trish Draper (Lib) 1996-2007
Tony Zappia (ALP) 2007-
Boundaries following 2018 redistribution:
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