Division Profile
| Division Name |
BARKER |
| State |
South Australia |
| Elected Member |
Secker, P (LP) 1998- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Captain Collet Barker 1784-1831, an explorer in South Australia and the Northern Territory. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1903 |
| Area |
64015 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Rural |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
| Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Enrolment |
102,624 |
| Turnout |
95.97% |
| Informal |
3.85% |
| Location |
Barker covers an area of approximately 64 015 sq km from Morgan in the north to Port MacDonnell in the south. The eastern boundary is the South Australian border. It includes the Upper and Lower South East, the Mallee, the Riverland, the Murrayland and most of the Barossa Valley. The towns of Barmera, Berri, Bordertown, Keith, Kingston SE, Loxton, Mannum, Millicent, Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, Naracoorte, Nuriootpa (part), Penola, Renmark, Tanunda (part), Tailem Bend, and Waikerie are in this division. |
| Products and Industry |
Beef and dairy cattle, sheep, fishing, cropping, forestry, timber, paper products, wine, fresh and dried fruit, vegetables, transport and tourism. |
Members
| Secker, P (LP) 1998- |
| McLachlan, I (LP) 1990-1998 |
| Porter, J R (LP) 1975-1990 |
| Forbes, A J (LP) 1956-1975 |
| Cameron, A G (CP/LP/LCL/LP) 1934-1956 |
| Cameron, M D (NAT/UAP/LP) 1922-1934 |
| Livingston, J (ANTI-SOC/LIB/NAT) 1906-1922 |
| Bonython, J L (PROT) 1903-1906 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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