Division of Kingston
| Kingston Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of Kingston (green) in South Australia |
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| Created: | 1949 |
| MP: | Amanda Rishworth |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Charles Kingston |
| Area: | 377 km² (146 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the far-south metropolitan area of Adelaide. The division was first proclaimed in 1949.
The division is named after Charles Cameron Kingston, a Premier of South Australia (1893-1899), elected to the first House of Representatives in 1901 and the first Federal member of the Division of Adelaide in 1903. It has been a marginal seat for most of its history, with Labor and the Liberal Party of Australia alternating for long spells in the seat. Notably, every sitting member in the electorate's history has been defeated at the polls - none have retired or resigned.[1]
Kingston has been represented by Labor MP Amanda Rishworth since the 2007 election. Going into the 2010 election, it was the most marginal Labor seat in South Australia. However, Rishworth technically made it a safe Labor seat by winning 64 percent of the two-party vote.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Jim Handby | Liberal | 1949–1951 | |
| Patrick Galvin | Labor | 1951–1966 | |
| Kay Brownbill | Liberal | 1966–1969 | |
| Richard Gun | Labor | 1969–1975 | |
| Grant Chapman | Liberal | 1975–1983 | |
| Gordon Bilney | Labor | 1983–1996 | |
| Susan Jeanes | Liberal | 1996–1998 | |
| David Cox | Labor | 1998–2004 | |
| Kym Richardson | Liberal | 2004–2007 | |
| Amanda Rishworth | Labor | 2007–present | |
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2010: Kingston | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Amanda Rishworth | 46,882 | 51.05 | +4.40 | |
| Liberal | Chris Zanker | 26,652 | 29.02 | -10.72 | |
| Greens | Palitja Moore | 11,264 | 12.27 | +6.60 | |
| Family First | Geoff Doecke | 5,288 | 5.76 | +0.05 | |
| Democrats | Ron Baker | 1,748 | 1.90 | +0.95 | |
| Total formal votes | 91,834 | 94.91 | -1.36 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,925 | 5.09 | +1.36 | ||
| Turnout | 96,759 | 94.59 | -1.38 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Amanda Rishworth | 58,695 | 63.91 | +9.49 | |
| Liberal | Chris Zanker | 33,139 | 36.09 | -9.49 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +9.49 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ "Labor incumbent looks safe in see-saw seat". Sydney Morning Herald. 2010-07-26. http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/labor-incumbent-looks-safe-in-seesaw-seat-20100725-10qlg.html. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
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