Electoral district of Black

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Black
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
Electoral district of Black 2022.svg
2022 boundaries shown in green in Adelaide region
State South Australia
Created2018
MP Alex Dighton
Party Labor
Namesake Dorrit Black
Electors 26,437 (2022)
Area26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates 35°03′S138°32′E / 35.05°S 138.53°E / -35.05; 138.53
Electorates around Black:
Gulf St Vincent Gibson Gibson
Gulf St VincentBlack Davenport
Gulf St Vincent Reynell Hurtle Vale
Footnotes
Electoral District map [1]

Black is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was created by the redistribution conducted in 2016, and was contested for the first time at the 2018 state election. [2] A by-election is scheduled to take place on 16 November 2024, after previous MP David Speirs resigned due to legal charges. [3]

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Black is named after Dorrit Black (Dorothea Foster Black, 1891–1951), a South Australian modern artist, best known for linocuts, oil and watercolour paintings. [2]

Black lies south-west of the Adelaide city centre and includes the suburbs of Darlington, Hallett Cove, Kingston Park, Marino, O'Halloran Hill, Seacliff, Seacliff Park, Seacombe Heights, Seaview Downs, Sheidow Park and Trott Park. [4]

At its creation, Black was projected to be notionally held by the Liberal Party with a swing of 2.6% required to lose it. [5] :Appendix 12 The 2018 creation of Black replaced the electorate of Mitchell that was disestablished at the 2018 state election. [2] Black does not extend as far north or south as Mitchell did, but extends west to the coast through part of what used to be Bright.

Members for Black

MemberPartyTerm
  David Speirs Liberal 2018– Oct 2024

Election results

2024 Black state by-election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alex Dighton 4,99846.5+8.4
Liberal Amanda Wilson3,46732.3−17.8
Greens Sarah Luscombe1,67515.6+3.8
Australian Family Jonathan Parkin6005.6+5.6
Total formal votes10,74096.5−0.8
Informal votes3883.5+0.8
Turnout 11,12841.9TBD
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Alex Dighton 6,47460.6+13.3
Liberal Amanda Wilson4,21639.4−13.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +13.3
Results are not final. Last updated on 16 November 2024 at 20:30 ACDT.

Notes

  1. Electoral District of Black (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 "Final Redistribution Report". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. "A by-election in Black is looming, but what impact will outgoing Liberal leader David Speirs have on the political race?". 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. Black (Map). South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. "Redistribution Report Appendices". 2016. p. Appendix 9. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. "Black By-Election 2024". ECSA. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

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