Electoral district of Gordon (South Australia)

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Gordon
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
State South Australia
Created1993
Abolished2002
DemographicRural

Gordon was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1993 to 2002. The district was based on and around the city of Mount Gambier.

First created for the 1993 state election, it was essentially a new name for the seat of Mount Gambier. At the 2002 state election, the name Gordon was dropped and the old name of Mount Gambier was restored.

Members for Gordon

MemberPartyTerm
  Harold Allison Liberal 1993–1997
  Rory McEwen Independent 1997–2002

Election results

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