Electoral district of Todd

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Todd
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
State South Australia
Created1977
Abolished1993
Namesake Charles Todd
DemographicMetropolitan

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. [1]

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Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Molly Byrne Labor 1977–1979
  Scott Ashenden Liberal 1979–1985
  John Klunder Labor 1985–1993

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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 23 January 2014.

Coordinates: 34°51′50″S138°39′35″E / 34.86389°S 138.65972°E / -34.86389; 138.65972