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Australian federal election, 2022
Division of Kingston, South Australia
Named for: Rt Hon Charles Kingston (1850-1908), SA MP 1881-1900,
Premier 1893-99, federal MP 1901-08
Southern Adelaide: Morphett Vale, Noarlunga, Reynella, Seaford
State seats: All of
Hurtle Vale,
Kaurna and
Reynell, parts of
Black and
Davenport
Local government areas: Parts of
Marion and
Onkaparinga
Borders with:
Boothby and
Mayo
Enrolment at 2019 election: 118,732
Enrolment at 2022 election: 124,582 (+04.9)
1999 republic referendum: No 58.6
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 68.1
Sitting member: Hon Amanda Rishworth (Labor):
Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019
2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 4.4%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 13.9%
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 9.7%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 17.1%
2019 Labor majority over Liberal: 11.9%
Liberal two-party vote 1983-2019
Status: Fairly safe Labor
Best Labor booths, two-party vote: Christie Downs (76.0), Hackham (75.7), Morphett Vale South (73.1),
Hackham South (72.7), Noarlunga Downs (71.6)
Best Liberal booths, two-party vote: Flagstaff Hill East (50.9), Aberfoyle Park PPVC (50.5),
Flagstaff Hill (49.1), Aberfoyle Park North (48.4), Happy Valley (47.9)
2019 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Rob De Jonge
Independent |
2. Robert Godfrey-Brown
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
3. Russell Jackson
United Australia Party |
4. Hon Amanda Rishworth
Australian Labor Party |
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5. John Photakis
Australian Greens |
6. Sam Enright
Australian Federation Party |
7. Kathleen Bourne
Liberal Party |
Candidate websites:
Kathleen Bourne
Sam Enright
Russell Jackson
John Photakis
Hon Amanda Rishworth
Division of Kingston
Kingston was created in 1949 and has always been located in the southern beachside suburbs of Adelaide. Successive
redistributions have extended it further down the coast but have not changed its political character. It has a
quite low level of family income for a metropolitan seat, and one of the highest levels of people employed in
manufacturing. Although it does not have a very high level of families with dependent children, it does have a high
proportion of dwellings being purchased, marking it a mortgage belt seat. It has the lowest level of non English speaking
households of any urban seat in Australia. It has always been a marginal seat, usually held by the government of the day.
Kingston has changed hands regularly throughout its history: every member for the seat has eventually been defeated.
Members have included
Gordon Bilney, a minister in the Hawke-Keating Government.
David Cox regained Kingston for
Labor in 1998, but was defeated by
Kym Richardson in 2004. He in turn was defeated in 2007.
Amanda Rishworth, Labor MP for Kingston since 2007, is a clinical psychologist and was an occupational health and
safety trainer before her election. She suffered an adverse swing in 2013 but in 2016 she won a majority of 17.1%,
the largest majority ever attained in this seat. Rishworth was a parliamentary secretary
in the last year of the Rudd-Gillard Government and is now Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and for Youth. The
Greens candidate is John Photakis, whose occupation is not stated.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,168 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 16.6% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 72.3% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: German 5.1%
Non-English-speaking households: 9.3% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 14.5% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 43.4% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 12.0% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 23.7% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 29.9% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 43.1% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 25.5% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 30.3% (Australia 32.8%)
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