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Australian federal election, 2025
Division of Barker, South Australia
Named for: Captain Collet Barker (1784-1831), explorer of the mouth
of the Murray
South-eastern SA: Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, Renmark, Tanunda, Waikerie
Enrolment at 2019 election: 118,371
Enrolment at 2022 election: 123,518 (+04.4)
1999 republic referendum: No 67.6
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 52.3
2023 Voice referendum: No 78.1
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Sitting member: Tony Pasin (Liberal): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022
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2007 Liberal majority over Labor: 9.5%
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 12.9%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 16.6%
2016 Liberal majority over NXT: 4.7%
2019 Liberal majority over Labor: 18.9%
2022 Liberal majority over Labor: 16.6%
Status: Very safe Liberal
Liberal two-party vote 1983-2022
2022 results
Statistics and history
Announced candidates:
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Tony Pasin
Liberal Party |
Jonathan Pietzsch
The Nationals |
James Rothe
Aust Labor Party |
Moogy Sumner
Aust Greens |
Cody Scholes (independent)
Division of Barker
Barker has existed since South Australia was first divided into electorates in 1903. It has always been a rural
seat occupying the south-eastern corner of South Australia, and is still one of the most heavily agricultural seats
in Australia. Recent redistributions have expanded it northwards to take in the Riverland area, without changing its
highly conservative political character. It has the usual rural combination of a relatively low weekly family
income level and a low levels of people born in non English speaking countries and people in professional
occupations. (Ten percent claim German ancestry, but they are descendants of 19th century immigrants.)
Barker has one of the lowest levels of university graduates in the country.
In 120 years Barker has never elected a Labor member, coming close only in 1943, and no member for Barker has ever
been defeated.
Archie Cameron was Country Party Leader in 1939-40 and later Speaker.
Recent members have included Liberal
ministers Dr
Jim Forbes and
Ian McLachlan, Defence Minister
in the first Howard Government.
Patrick Secker won the seat after McLachlan's retirement in 1998. He was a very
inconspicuous backbencher, and was dumped in 2013.
Tony Pasin, Liberal MP for Barker since 2013, was a Mt Gambier barrister and member of the Mt Gambier City Council
before his election. In 2016 the Xenophon Team candidate came second, sharply cutting Pasin's majority, but with
Nick Xenophon's departure from politics the seat returned to its traditional
Liberal loyalty in 2019. Unless he is dropped by his own party, Pasin will hold this seat as long as he likes. He is currently
Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. The Labor candidate is James Rothe, whose occupation is not stated. The Nationals candidate is Jonathan Pietzsch, a farmer.
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