Electoral district of Mitchell (South Australia)
Mitchell is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the state of South Australia. It was first created in 1969 and is named after philosopher Sir William Mitchell. Mitchell is located in inner-south eastern Adelaide, covering 26.6 km² and encompassing the suburbs of Sheidow Park, Trott Park, Old Reynella, Seaview Downs, Dover Gardens, Seacombe Heights, Seacombe Gardens and Sturt. It also includes parts of Darlington, Bedford Park, Clovelly Park, Mitchell Park, Marion, Oaklands Park and Warradale.
Mitchell has tended to be a marginal Labor-held seat. While Colin Caudell succeeded in winning the seat for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 1993 election, he was narrowly defeated by Kris Hanna at the 1997 election with the help of Australian Democrats preferences. Hanna markedly increased his majority at the 2002 election, but defected to the SA Greens in 2003. He subsequently left the Greens in February 2006, and won his seat at the 2006 election narrowly as an independent candidate. However, he lost at the 2010 election to Labor candidate Alan Sibbons.
[edit] Members for Mitchell
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Payne | Australian Labor Party | 1970–1989 | |
| Paul Holloway | Australian Labor Party | 1989–1993 | |
| Colin Caudell | Liberal Party of Australia | 1993–1997 | |
| Kris Hanna | Australian Labor Party | 1997–2003 | |
| SA Greens | 2003–2006 | ||
| Independent | 2006–2010 | ||
| Alan Sibbons | Australian Labor Party | 2010–present | |
[edit] Election results
| South Australian state election, 2010: Mitchell | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Alan Sibbons | 7,545 | 33.9 | -9.1 | |
| Liberal | Peta McCance | 6,386 | 28.7 | +6.4 | |
| Independent | Kris Hanna | 6,237 | 28.0 | +7.7 | |
| Greens | Jeremy Miller | 1,125 | 5.1 | +1.3 | |
| Family First | Colin Gibson | 950 | 4.3 | -1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,243 | 96.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 700 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 22,943 | 94.0 | |||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Alan Sibbons | 11,597 | 52.1 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal | Peta McCance | 10,646 | 47.9 | +47.9 | |
| Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +2.7 | |||
[edit] External links
- Poll Bludger profile for Mitchell: 2006
- Poll Bludger profile for Mitchell: 2010
- ABC profile for Mitchell
- State Electoral Office map for Mitchell
- State Electoral Office profile for Mitchell