Electoral district of Gouger

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Gouger
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
State South Australia
Created1938
Abolished1977
DemographicRural

Gouger was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1977 and which was associated with the town of Balaklava. [1] [2]

Contents

Gouger was abolished in a boundary redistribution in 1977.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Albert Robinson Independent 1938–1943
  Horace Bowden Labor 1943–1944
  Rufus Goldney Liberal and Country 1944–1959
  Steele Hall Liberal and Country 1959–1973
  Keith Russack Liberal and Country 1973–1974
  Liberal 1974–1977

Russack went to represent the Electoral district of Goyder from September 1977.

Election results

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References

  1. "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "Advertising; Electoral District of Gouger". The Advertiser (Adelaide) . South Australia. 15 February 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2016 via National Library of Australia.

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