Electoral district of Salisbury (South Australia)

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Salisbury
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
State South Australia
Created1970
Abolished1985
Namesake Salisbury, South Australia
DemographicMetropolitan

Salisbury was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from May 1970 to December 1985. [1] [2]

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The suburb of Salisbury is currently located in the safe Labor seat of Ramsay.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Reg Groth Labor 1970–1979
  Lynn Arnold Labor 1979–1985

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 22 January 2014.
  2. "Electorate,Ramsay". PRIVATE MEDIA OPERATIONS PTY LTD. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

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