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SA DIVISION - BOOTHBY

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Division Name BOOTHBY
State South Australia
Elected Member Southcott, A (LP) 1996-
Name Derivation Named after William Boothby 1829-1903, the South Australian Returning Officer for the first Federal Election in 1901.
First Proclaimed / Election 1903
Area 123 sq. kms
Demographic Outer Metropolitan
Pre-Election Seat Status Marginal
Seat Status Marginal
Enrolment 96,190
Turnout 95.68%
Informal 2.87%
Location Boothby covers an area of approximately 123 sq km from Clarence Gardens and Urrbrae in the north to Marino in the south. The main suburbs include Belair, Blackwood, Brighton, Daw Park, Eden Hills, Marion, Mitcham, Seacliff, St Marys and Panorama.
Products and Industry Car manufacturing, army camp and military barracks, several hospitals, a number of nursing homes, and various small industries.

Members
Southcott, A (LP) 1996-
Hall, R S (LP) 1981-1996
McLeay, J E (LP) 1966-1981
McLeay, J (LP/LCL/LP) 1949-1966
Sheehy, T N (ALP) 1943-1949
Price, A G (UAP) 1941-1943
Price, J L (ALP/UAP) 1928-1941
Duncan-Hughes, J (LIB/NAT) 1922-1928
Story, W H (NAT) 1917-1922
Dankel, G (ALP) 1913-1917
Gordon, D J (LIB) 1911-1913
Batchelor, E L (ALP) 1903-1911

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