Division of Mayo

Coordinates: 35°31′16″S 138°01′44″E / 35.521°S 138.029°E / -35.521; 138.029
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Mayo
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Created1984
MPRebekha Sharkie
PartyCentre Alliance
NamesakeHelen Mayo
Electors122,291 (2019)
Area9,315 km2 (3,596.5 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Helen Mayo, 1914

The Division of Mayo is an Australian electoral division in the hills east of Adelaide, South Australia. It includes the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island, including the towns of Bridgewater, Crafers, Echunga, Gumeracha, Hahndorf, Langhorne Creek, Lobethal, Macclesfield, Mount Barker, Myponga, Oakbank, Stirling, Strathalbyn, Victor Harbor, Woodside, Yankalilla, and part of Birdwood.

It was set up in 1984 and is named after Helen Mayo, the first woman elected to an Australian University Council.

Members[change | change source]

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Alexander Downer
(1951–)
Liberal 1984 Australian federal election, 1 December 1984 –
14 July 2008
Served as Opposition Leader from 1994 to 1995. Served as minister under John Howard. Resigned in order to retire from politics
  Jamie Briggs
(1977–)
Liberal 2008 Mayo by-election, 6 September 2008 –
2016 Australian federal election, 2 July 2016
Served as minister under Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull. Lost seat
  Rebekha Sharkie
(1972–)
Nick Xenophon Team 2016 Australian federal election, 2 July 2016 –
8 June 2018
Incumbent
  Centre Alliance 8 June 2018 –
present

Alexander Downer's father and grandfather were federal politicians. Downer was Leader of the Opposition, and became Foreign Minister in the Howard Government. His resignation from parliament caused a by-election for Mayo in 2008.

Election results[change | change source]

2022 Australian federal election: Mayo[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Centre Alliance Rebekha Sharkie 36,500 31.41 −2.78
Liberal Allison Bluck 31,411 27.03 −10.62
Labor Marisa Bell 21,051 18.11 +4.45
Greens Greg Elliott 13,705 11.79 +2.53
One Nation Tonya Scott 4,775 4.11 +4.11
United Australia Samantha McGrail 4,089 3.52 +0.33
Animal Justice Padma Chaplin 1,929 1.66 −0.38
Liberal Democrats Jacob van Raalte 1,424 1.23 +1.23
Australian Federation Mark Neugebauer 1,330 1.14 +1.14
Total formal votes 116,214 94.95 −2.00
Informal votes 6,176 5.05 +2.00
Turnout 122,390 93.68 −1.29
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Marisa Bell 59,955 51.59 +4.13
Liberal Allison Bluck 56,259 48.41 −4.13
Two-candidate-preferred result
Centre Alliance Rebekha Sharkie 72,355 62.26 +7.12
Liberal Allison Bluck 43,859 37.74 −7.12
Centre Alliance hold Swing +7.12

References[change | change source]

  1. Mayo, SA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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