Division Profile

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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SA DIVISION - WAKEFIELD

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