Electoral district of Noarlunga

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Noarlunga
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
State South Australia
Created1857
Abolished1902
Namesake Noarlunga, South Australia
DemographicRural

Noarlunga was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1857 to 1902. [1] [2]

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Noarlunga was also the name of an electoral district of the unicameral South Australian Legislative Council from 1851 until its abolition in 1857, William Peacock being the elected member.

The Noarlunga area is currently represented between the seats of Mawson and Kaurna.

Rural at the time, Noarlunga would now be considered metropolitan.

Members

MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Thomas Young 1857–1860  Henry Mildred 1857–1860
  David Sutherland 1860–1862  Alexander Anderson 1860–1862
  Charles Thomas Hewett 1862–1865  John Colton 1862–1870
  John Carr 1865–1879 
  James Stewart 1870–1871
  Charles Myles 1871–1875
  John Colton 1875–1878
   Thomas Atkinson 1878–1887
  John Colton 1880–1887
  Charles Dashwood 1887–1892  Alexander McDonald 1887–1891
  Defence League 1891–1896
  William Blacker 1892–1902
  National League 1896–1902

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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. "The new counties, hundreds and district atlas of South Australia and Northern Territory 1876" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 1876. p. 29. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

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