Division of Kingston
| Kingston Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Amanda Rishworth |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Charles Kingston |
| Electors | 118,732 (2019) |
| Area | 171 km2 (66.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. It covers south part of the Adelaide metropolitan area. It includes the suburbs of Aldinga Beach, Christie Downs, Christies Beach, Hackham, Hallett Cove, Huntfield Heights, Lonsdale, Maslin Beach, Moana, Morphett Vale, Old Noarlunga, Onkaparinga Hills, Port Noarlunga, Reynella, Seaford, Sellicks Beach, Sheidow Park, Port Willunga, Trott Park, Woodcroft, and parts of Happy Valley and McLaren Flat.
It was set up in 1949 and is named after Charles Kingston, Premier of South Australia (1893–1899). He was elected to the first House of Representatives in 1901 and the first Federal member of the Division of Adelaide in 1903.
Members[change | change source]
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jim Handby (1903–1991) |
Liberal | 10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951 |
Lost seat | |
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Pat Galvin (1911–1980) |
Labor | 28 April 1951 – 26 November 1966 |
Lost seat | |
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|
Kay Brownbill (1914–2002) |
Liberal | 26 November 1966 – 25 October 1969 |
Lost seat | |
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|
Dr Richard Gun (1936–) |
Labor | 25 October 1969 – 13 December 1975 |
Lost seat | |
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|
Grant Chapman (1949–) |
Liberal | 13 December 1975 – 5 March 1983 |
Lost seat. Later elected to the Senate in 1987 | |
|
Gordon Bilney (1939–2012) |
Labor | 5 March 1983 – 2 March 1996 |
Served as minister under Bob Hawke and Paul Keating. Lost seat | |
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|
Susan Jeanes (1958–) |
Liberal | 2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 |
Lost seat | |
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|
David Cox (1954–) |
Labor | 3 October 1998 – 9 October 2004 |
Lost seat | |
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|
Kym Richardson (1958–) |
Liberal | 9 October 2004 – 24 November 2007 |
Lost seat | |
|
Amanda Rishworth (1978–) |
Labor | 24 November 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
Notably, every sitting member in the electorate's history has been defeated at an election—none have retired or resigned.[1]
Election results[change | change source]
| 2022 Australian federal election: Kingston[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Amanda Rishworth | 53,810 | 49.20 | −1.38 | |
| Liberal | Kathleen Bourne | 28,273 | 25.85 | −5.87 | |
| Greens | John Photakis | 13,603 | 12.44 | +3.24 | |
| One Nation | Robert Godfrey-Brown | 5,313 | 4.86 | +4.86 | |
| United Australia | Russell Jackson | 4,321 | 3.95 | −1.02 | |
| Independent | Rob De Jonge | 2,963 | 2.71 | +2.71 | |
| Australian Federation | Sam Enright | 1,079 | 0.99 | +0.99 | |
| Total formal votes | 109,362 | 96.19 | +0.30 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,336 | 3.81 | −0.30 | ||
| Turnout | 113,698 | 91.37 | −1.80 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Amanda Rishworth | 72,564 | 66.35 | +4.41 | |
| Liberal | Kathleen Bourne | 36,798 | 33.65 | −4.41 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.41 | |||
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ Munro, Ian (26 July 2010). "Labor incumbent looks safe in see-saw seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ Kingston, SA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.