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Electoral Districts Act 1872

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The Electoral Districts Act 1872 (No 27 of 1872) was an act of the Government of South Australia. It increased the size of the House of Assembly to 46 members and defined the boundaries of the districts which elected them. It repealed sections 3 and 4 of the Electoral Act 1861. The Legislative Council continued to be elected by a single electoral district over the entire Province of South Australia. It was to take effect only from the next time the House of Assembly was dissolved or expired.[1]

The Assembly members were to be elected from 22 electoral districts and the First Schedule to the Act specified how many members from each district, as well as defining the boundaries of each district. The Second Schedule specified the polling places to be used for each district, but the list could be changed later.

Electoral districts

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Place spelling is displayed as it appeared in the schedule to the Act.

Number Name Number of members Place of nomination and chief voting place Other voting places Notes
1 East Adelaide 2 Adelaide Town Hall
2 West Adelaide 2 Post Office Buildings, Adelaide
3 North Adelaide 1 North Adelaide
4 Wallaroo 3 Wallaroo Kadina, Moonta, Edithburgh, Green's Plain, Kulpara
5 Port Adelaide 2 Town Hall, Port Adelaide Woodville, Virginia, Grand Junction
6 West Torrens 2 Hindmarsh Hilton, Islington, Gilles Plains, Dry Creek
7 Yatala 2 Salisbury Virginia, Smithfield, Two Wells, near Wasley's, Mallala, Buchsfelde
8 Gumeracha 2 Gumeracha Mount Pleasant, South Petherton, Springton, Maidstone, Teatree Gully, Mount Torrens, Blumberg, Palmer
9 East Torrens 2 Norwood Town Hall Glynde, Walkerville, Glen Osmond, Magill
10 Sturt 2 Unley Mitcham, South Road, Glenelg, Brighton
11 Noarlunga 2 Noarlunga Clarendon, Coromandel Valley, Happy Valley, Morphett Vale, Meadows, Willunga, Aldinga, Ashbourne
12 Mount Barker 2 Strathalbyn Echunga, Mount Barker, Macclesfield, Woodchester, Milang, Langhorne's Creek, Wellington West, Hahndorf
13 Onkaparinga 2 Woodside Norton's Summit, Stirling East, Nairne, Callington, Harrowgate, Hahndorf, Lobethal, Kanmantoo, Mount Lofty
14 Encounter Bay 2 Port Elliot Goolwa, Myponga, Yankalilla, Rapid Bay, Cape Jervis, Inman Valley, Hog Bay, Port Victor
15 Barossa 2 Tanunda Gawler, Lyndoch Valley, Angaston, Truro, Williamstown, Blanchetown, Keyneton
16 Light 3 Kapunda Greenock, Bagot Well, Marrabel, Hansborough, Linwood, Freeling, Ashwell, Sheaoak Log
17 Victoria 2 Gambierton Port MacDonnell, Tarpeena, Millicent, Penola
18 Albert 2 Naracoorte Robe, Kingston, Meningie, East Wellington, Border Town
19 Burra 2 Kooringa or Redruth Saddleworth, Steelton, Hundred of Hallett, Gottlieb's Well, Jamestown
20 Stanley 2 Clare Rochester, Redhill, George Town, Port Pirie, Lochiel, Mintaro
21 Wooroora 2 Riverton Humphrey's Springs, Stockport, Port Wakefield, Balaklava, Auburn, Rhynie, Watervale, Tarlee, Hoyleton
22 Flinders 3 Port Augusta Port Lincoln, Melrose, Streaky Bay, Blinman, Kanyaka, Prince Alfred Mine, Winninnie

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