Division of Sturt
| Sturt Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | James Stevens |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Charles Sturt |
| Electors | 123,833 (2019) |
| Area | 85 km2 (32.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
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The Division of Sturt is an Australian electoral division in South Australia. It was set up in 1949, and named for Captain Charles Sturt, an explorer and the first European to visit the Murray River.[1]
It includes the Adelaide suburbs of Athelstone, Burnside, Campbelltown, Dernancourt, Frewville, Gilles Plains, Glynde, Glenside, Hectorville, Highbury, Hillcrest, Holden Hill, Kensington, Klemzig, Magill, Marden, Paradise, Tranmere and parts of Payneham and Rostrevor.[1]
Members[change | change source]
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Keith Wilson (1900–1987) |
Liberal | 1949 Australian federal election,0 December 1949 – 1954 Australian federal election, 29 May 1954 |
Previously a member of the Senate. Lost seat | |
|
Norman Makin (1889–1982) |
Labor | 1954 Australian federal election, 29 May 1954 – 1955 Australian federal election, 10 December 1955 |
Previously held the Division of Hindmarsh. Moved to the Division of Bonython | |
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|
(Sir) Keith Wilson (1900–1987) |
Liberal | 1955 Australian federal election, 10 December 1955 – 1966 Australian federal election, 31 October 1966 |
Retired. Father of Ian Wilson | |
|
Ian Wilson (1932–2013) |
Liberal | 1966 Australian federal election, 26 November 1966 – 1969 Australian federal election, 25 October 1969 |
Lost seat | |
|
|
Norm Foster (1921–2006) |
Labor | 1969 Australian federal election, 25 October 1969 – 1972 Australian federal election, 2 December 1972 |
Lost seat. Later elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in 1975 | |
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|
Ian Wilson (1932–2013) |
Liberal | 1972 Australian federal election, 2 December 1972 – 1993 Australian federal election, 8 February 1993 |
Served as minister under Malcolm Fraser. Lost preselection and retired. Son of Sir Keith Wilson | |
|
Christopher Pyne (1967–) |
Liberal | 1993 Australian federal election, 13 March 1993 – 2019 Australian federal election, 11 April 2019 |
Served as minister under John Howard, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison. Retired | |
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|
James Stevens (1983–) |
Liberal | 2019 Australian federal election, 18 May 2019 – present |
Incumbent |
Election results[change | change source]
| 2022 Australian federal election: Sturt[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | James Stevens | 48,579 | 43.14 | −7.43 | |
| Labor | Sonja Baram | 34,528 | 30.66 | +0.80 | |
| Greens | Katie McCusker | 18,454 | 16.39 | +5.21 | |
| United Australia | Stephen Grant | 3,008 | 2.67 | +0.25 | |
| One Nation | Alexander Allwood | 2,893 | 2.57 | +2.57 | |
| Animal Justice | David Sherlock | 1,531 | 1.36 | −0.34 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas McMahon | 1,147 | 1.02 | +1.02 | |
| Democratic Alliance | Inty Elham | 1,007 | 0.89 | +0.89 | |
| Australian Federation | Kathy Scarborough | 755 | 0.67 | +0.67 | |
| Progressives | Angela Fulco | 457 | 0.41 | −0.10 | |
| TNL | Chris Schmidt | 251 | 0.22 | +0.22 | |
| Total formal votes | 112,610 | 94.51 | −0.12 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,541 | 5.49 | +0.12 | ||
| Turnout | 119,151 | 92.38 | −1.27 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | James Stevens | 56,813 | 50.45 | −6.42 | |
| Labor | Sonja Baram | 55,797 | 49.55 | +6.42 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −6.42 | |||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Sturt (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Sturt, SA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.