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Mawson is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It covers the outer southern suburbs of Woodcroft, Hackham, Hackham West, Huntfield Heights and Noarlunga Downs, as well as the regional shopping centre at Noarlunga as well as the southern wine region around McLaren Vale and Willunga. The latest redistribution saw the electorate lose some of Onkaparinga Hills west of Kimbley Road to Reynell.
The electorate was created in the 1969 redistribution. It is named after Sir Douglas Mawson, a geologist and explorer who made several expeditions to Antarctica. It was traditionally a bellwether seat, as it was won by the party that subsequently formed government at every election until 2002, when Robert Brokenshire held the seat for the Liberal Party amidst a Labor election victory. Although it was thought that Brokenshire had established a base in Mawson, it reverted to form at the 2006 election, with his defeat by Labor candidate and former journalist Leon Bignell.
[edit] Members for Mawson
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Hopgood | Australian Labor Party | 1970–1977 | |
| Leslie Drury | Australian Labor Party | 1977–1979 | |
| Ivar Schmidt | Liberal Party of Australia | 1979–1982 | |
| Susan Lenehan | Australian Labor Party | 1982–1993 | |
| Robert Brokenshire | Liberal Party of Australia | 1993–2006 | |
| Leon Bignell | Australian Labor Party | 2006–present | |
[edit] Election results
| South Australian state election, 2010: Mawson | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Leon Bignell | 9,849 | 45.9 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal | Matt Donovan | 7,642 | 35.6 | -4.3 | |
| Family First | Andrew Tainsh | 1,570 | 7.3 | +0.8 | |
| Greens | Palitja Moore | 1,387 | 6.5 | +1.4 | |
| Gamers 4 Croydon | Ben Ernst | 413 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Save the RAH | David Senior | 259 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Independent | Michael Lee | 168 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Fair Land Tax | Harry Tsekouras | 155 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,443 | 95.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 941 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 22,384 | 93.5 | |||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Leon Bignell | 11,659 | 54.4 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | Matt Donovan | 9,784 | 45.6 | -2.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
[edit] External links
- Poll Bludger profile for Mawson: 2006
- Poll Bludger profile for Mawson: 2010
- ABC profile for Mawson
- State Electoral Office map for Mawson
- State Electoral Office profile for Mawson
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