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Since 1970, the South Australian House of Assembly — the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia — has consisted of 47 single-member electoral districts consisting of approximately the same number of enrolled voters. The district boundaries are regulated by the State Electoral Office, according to the requirements of the South Australian Constitution and are subject to mandatory redistributions by the South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission in order to respond to changing demographics.
Ramsay is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It is named after Alexander Ramsay, who was general manager of the South Australian Housing Trust for 25 years. It is a 24.7 km² suburban electorate north of Adelaide—based on the angle between Main North Road and the Port Wakefield Road, Ramsay covers the outer northern Adelaide suburbs of Brahma Lodge, Burton, Direk, portion of Elizabeth South, Elizabeth Vale, portion of Paralowie, Salisbury, Salisbury South, Salisbury Plain and Salisbury North.
Salisbury is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the seat of the City of Salisbury, and in the South Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district of Ramsay and the Australian House of Representatives division of Spence. The suburb is a service area for the City of Salisbury district, with many parklands, shops, cafés and restaurants.
Yatala is a former electorate of the South Australian House of Assembly located within the cadastral Hundred of Yatala. It was one of the original Assembly districts in 1857, abolished in 1902.
Sturt was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It was named after the explorer Charles Sturt.
Albert Park was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 1993.
Ascot Park was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 1985. It was preceded by the seat of Edwardstown and replaced by the seat of Walsh.
Burnside was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1970. Before 1938 the Burnside area was represented by the three-seat multi-member electorate of Sturt. It was abolished in the 1970 parliamentary reforms, and was replaced with Bragg.
East Adelaide was an electoral district of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1851 to 1857 and an electoral district of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1862 to 1902.
East Torrens was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1857 to 1902 and again from 1915 to 1938.
Edwardstown was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1956 to 1970.
Gawler was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1970.
Goodwood was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1956.
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.
Hindmarsh was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1970. It was in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide.
Prospect was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1956.
Semaphore was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1993.
Tea Tree Gully was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 1977. The suburb of Tea Tree Gully has since been represented by the seat of Newland.
Todd was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1977 to 1993. The new seat of Torrens absorbed much of the abolished seat of Todd at the 1991 redistribution.
Walsh was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1985 to 1993. It succeeded the seat of Ascot Park. It was mainly succeeded by the seat of Elder.
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Electorate,Ramsay". PRIVATE MEDIA OPERATIONS PTY LTD. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- Former Members of the Parliament of South Australia Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine