Electoral district of Gumeracha

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Gumeracha
South Australia—House of Assembly
State South Australia
Dates current1857–1902, 1938–1970
Namesake Gumeracha, South Australia
DemographicRural
Coordinates 34°50′S138°53′E / 34.833°S 138.883°E / -34.833; 138.883

Gumeracha (spelt as Gumeracka from 1857 until 1960) was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1857 to 1902 and again from 1938 to 1970. [1]

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Gumeracha's representative from from March 1938 [2] to March 1968, [1] Thomas Playford IV, served continuously as Premier of South Australia from November 1938 to March 1965, the longest term of any elected government leader in the history of Australia. His record is controversial due to the Playmander helping his electoral successes. [3]

Members

First incarnation (1857–1902)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Arthur Blyth 1857–1868  Alexander Hay 1857–1861
  Alexander Murray 1862–1867
  Alexander Hay 1867–1870
  William Sandover 1868–1870 
  Arthur Blyth 1870–1875  Ebenezer Ward 1870–1880
  Frederick Hannaford 1875–1878
  William Haines 1878–1884 
  John Rounsevell 1880–1881
  Samuel Tomkinson 1881–1884
  Robert Homburg 1884–1891  Robert Ross 1884–1887
  Lancelot Stirling 1888–1890
  Theodore Hack 1890–1893
  Defence League 1891–1896  William Randell Defence League 1893–1896
  Charles Willcox Defence League 1896–1896
 1896–1902  William Randell 1896–1899
  Thomas Playford II 1899–1901
  William Jamieson National League 1901–1902
Second incarnation (1938–1970)
MemberPartyTerm
  Thomas Playford IV Liberal and Country 1938–1968
  Bryant Giles Liberal and Country 1968–1970

Election results

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Howell, P. A. (1996). "Playford, Politics, and Parliament". In O'Neil, Bernard; Raftery, Judith; Round, Kerrie (eds.). Playford's South Australia: Essays on the History of South Australia, 1933–1968. Association of Professional Historians. p. 60. ISBN   0-646-29092-4.
  3. ↑ Cockburn, Stewart (1991). Playford: Benevolent Despot. Axiom Publishing. p. 79-80. ISBN   0-9594164-4-7.
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