2016 Federal Election

Updated: Fri, 05 Aug 2016 3:22:40 PM AEST

Divisional classifications

This table shows the enrolment, geographic classification and seat status for each electoral division.

Notes:

  1. Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
  2. Inner Metropolitan: situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
  3. Outer Metropolitan: situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.
  4. Provincial: outside capital cities, but with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
  5. Rural: outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
  6. These results are final.
Division classifications for South Australia
Division State Enrolment Demographic Previous party Previous seat status Successful party Seat status
Adelaide SA 109,217 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Barker SA 105,600 Rural Liberal Safe Liberal Marginal
Boothby SA 107,325 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Fairly Safe Liberal Marginal
Grey SA 102,059 Rural Liberal Safe Liberal Marginal
Hindmarsh SA 111,715 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Kingston SA 105,682 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Makin SA 107,086 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Mayo SA 103,981 Rural Liberal Safe Nick Xenophon Team Marginal
Port Adelaide SA 113,346 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Sturt SA 104,742 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Marginal
Wakefield SA 112,251 Rural Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Safe
Total Enrolment 1,183,004