Electoral district of Unley
- Electoral district of Unley
Unley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a 12.2km² urban electorate in Adelaide's inner southern suburbs, taking in the suburbs of Eastwood, Frewville, Fullarton,Glenunga, Highgate, Hyde Park, Kings Park, Malvern, Myrtle Bank, Parkside, Unley, Unley Park as well as parts of Glen Osmond, Goodwood, Millswood and Wayville.
Unley was created in 1938 as a conservative seat. It was first contested at the 1938 state election, where it was held by conservatives until 1962, when Gil Langley captured the seat for the Australian Labor Party. He was replaced by Kym Mayes in 1982, a state government minister, until the 1993 election where he was swept away in a Liberal landslide by Liberal member Mark Brindal. Brindal lost preselection for the 2006 election to David Pisoni due to various controversies surrounding him. Despite a Labor landslide, Pisoni narrowly won despite a challenge from Labor's Michael Keenan, Unley's mayor, which could be due to the recent redistribution which saw the electorate take in more of the east in Bragg and less of the west in Ashford. [http://www.seo.sa.gov.au/district_maps/1997_adelaide.gif] [http://www.seo.sa.gov.au/district_maps/2002_adelaide.gif]
Members for Unley
External links
* [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/sa/2006/guide/unle.htm ABC profile for Unley]
* [http://www.pollbludger.com/sa2006/unley.htm Poll Bludger profile for Unley]
* [http://www.seo.sa.gov.au/election2006//maps/images/544.gifState Electoral Office map for Unley]
* [http://www.seo.sa.gov.au/apps/news/?year=2006&districtSearch=3235 State Electoral Office profile for Unley]
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