Electoral district of Yorke Peninsula

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Yorke Peninsula
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
State South Australia
Dates current1844–1902, 1915–1970
Namesake Yorke Peninsula
DemographicRural
Coordinates 34°21′S137°37′E / 34.350°S 137.617°E / -34.350; 137.617 Coordinates: 34°21′S137°37′E / 34.350°S 137.617°E / -34.350; 137.617

Yorke Peninsula was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state (colony until 1901) of South Australia from 1884 to 1902 and from 1915 to 1970. [1]

The Yorke Peninsula area formed the newly created seat of Goyder at the 1970 election.

Members

Two members (1884–1902)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  William Beaglehole 1884–1887  Robert Caldwell 1884–1890
  Harry Bartlett 1887–1896 
  Henry Lamshed 1890–1893
  Arthur Short 1893–1896
  John Shannon 1896–1902  William Copley National League 1896–1902
Two members (1915–1938)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Peter Allen Liberal Union 1915–1923  Henry Tossell Liberal Union 1915–1923
  Liberal Federation 1923–1925  Liberal Federation 1923–1930
  Edward Giles Liberal Federation 1926–1932
  Baden Pattinson Liberal Federation 1930–1932
  Liberal and Country 1932–1933  Liberal and Country 1932–1938
  Daniel Davies Independent 1933–1938
Single member (1938–1970)
MemberPartyTerm
  Daniel Davies Independent 1938–1941
  Cecil Hincks Liberal and Country 1941–1963
  James Ferguson Liberal and Country 1963–1970

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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.