Division Profile

Division Name

MAKIN

State

South Australia

Elected Member

Draper, T (LP) 1996-

Name Derivation

Named after Norman Makin 1889-1982, Member of the House of Representatives 1919-46, 1954-63 and Speaker of the House 1929-31.

First Proclaimed / Election

1984

Area

115 sq. kms

Demographic

Outer Metropolitan

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

93,908

Turnout

95.47%

Informal

5.41%

Location

Makin covers an area of approximately 115 sq km from the Little Para River and Gould Creek in the north to Grand Junction Road in the south. The suburbs of Banksia Park, Fairview Park, Gepps Cross, Golden Grove, Greenwith, Gulfview Heights, Hope Valley, Ingle Farm, Modbury, Para Hills, Para Vista, Pooraka, Redwood Park, Ridgehaven, Salisbury East, Salisbury Heights, St Agnes, Surrey Downs, Tea Tree Gully, Valley View, Vista, Walkley Heights, Wynn Vale and Yatala Vale are in this division.

Products and Industry

Light manufacturing, commercial and retail industry, wineries, horse studs, hobby farmers, poultry, brick making and tourism.

Members

DRAPER, T (LP) 1996-

DUNCAN, P (ALP) 1984-1996

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SA DIVISION - MAKIN

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