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SA DIVISION - MAKIN

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Division Name MAKIN
State South Australia
Elected Member Zappia, A (ALP) 2007-
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
Pre-Election Seat Status Marginal
Seat Status Fairly Safe
Enrolment 95,078
Turnout 95.67%
Informal 4.07%
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 (part), Golden Grove, Greenwith, Gulfview Heights, Hope Valley (part), 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
Zappia, A (ALP) 2007-
Draper, T (LP) 1996-2007
Duncan, P (ALP) 1984-1996

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