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SA DIVISION - WAKEFIELD

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Division Name WAKEFIELD
State South Australia
Elected Member Champion, N (ALP) 2007-
Name Derivation Named after Edward Gibbon Wakefield 1796-1862, whose theories of colonisation had a great impact on the formation of settlements in Western Australia and South Australia.
First Proclaimed / Election 1903
Area 6155 sq. kms
Demographic Rural
Pre-Election Seat Status Marginal
Seat Status Fairly Safe
Enrolment 95,756
Turnout 95.13%
Informal 4.66%
Location Wakefield covers an area of approximately 6 155 sq km from Salisbury in the northern suburbs of Adelaide to Clare in the Clare Valley, 135 km north of Adelaide. The main suburbs include Elizabeth, Salisbury (part), Craigmore and Munno Para. The towns of Virginia, Gawler, Port Wakefield (part), Balaklava, Clare, Kapunda, Riverton, Mallala, Freeling and Tarlee are also included in this division.
Products and Industry The main industries hosted by the northern suburbs of Adelaide include clothing, defence, the Edinburgh RAAF Base, automotive and automotive component manufacturing. General Motors Holden are the major employer of the area and produce Holden cars for Australia and many overseas markets. The rural and agricultural industries include cereal crops, sheep, cattle, market gardens and viticulture (including the renowned Clare Valley wine region). McLeod's Daughters is filmed in and around the towns of Gawler and Freeling.

Members
Champion, N (ALP) 2007-
Fawcett, D (LP) 2004-2007
Andrew, N (LP) 1983-2004
Giles, G (LP) 1977-1983
Kelly, C R (LP) 1958-1977
McBride, P A M (LP) 1946-1958
Smith, A E (ALP) 1943-1946
Duncan-Hughes, J G (UAP) 1940-1943
McHugh, S (ALP) 1938-1940
Hawker, C A S (NAT/UAP) 1929-1938
Collins, M (CP) 1928-1929
Foster, R W (ANTI-SOC/LIB/NAT) 1909-1928
Holder, F W (PROT/ANTI-SOC) 1903-1909

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