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SA DIVISION - GREY

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Division Name GREY
State South Australia
Elected Member Ramsey, R (LP) 2007-
Name Derivation Named after Sir George Grey 1812-98, Governor of South Australia from 1841-45.
First Proclaimed / Election 1903
Area 904881 sq. kms
Demographic Rural
Pre-Election Seat Status Safe
Seat Status Marginal
Enrolment 98,058
Turnout 94.95%
Informal 4.25%
Location Grey covers an area of approximately 904 881 sq km from the Western Australian, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales borders to Marion Bay on the Yorke Peninsula and Eudunda in the south. The main towns include Ceduna, Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Port Augusta, Roxby Downs, Coober Pedy, Port Pirie, Kadina, Maitland, Orroroo, Peterborough, Burra and Eudunda.
Products and Industry Lead smelting, steel industry, tourism, fishing, oil, gas, opals, jade, iron ore, uranium, wheat, cattle, wool, forestry, salt and slate.

Members
Ramsey, R (LP) 2007-
Wakelin, B (LP) 1993-2007
O'Neil, L R T (ALP) 1983-1993
Wallis, L (ALP) 1969-1983
Jessop, D (LP) 1966-1969
Mortimor, J (ALP) 1963-1966
Russell, E H D (ALP) 1949-1963
Badman, A O (UAP/CP) 1937-1949
McBride, P A M (UAP) 1931-1937
Lacey, A W (ALP) 1922-1931
Poynton, A (FT/ALP/NAT) 1903-1922

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