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Kingston
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Kingston (green) in South AustraliaCreated: 1949 MP: Amanda Rishworth Party: Labor Namesake: Charles Kingston Area: 377 km² (146 sq mi) Demographic: Outer Metropolitan The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the far-south metropolitan area of Adelaide. The division was first proclaimed in 1949.
The division is named after Charles Cameron Kingston, a Premier of South Australia (1893-1899), elected to the first House of Representatives in 1901 and the first Federal member of the Division of Adelaide in 1903. Notably, every sitting member in the electorate's history has been defeated at the polls - none have retired or resigned.[1]
Kingston has been represented by Labor MP Amanda Rishworth since the 2007 election. At the 2010 election, Rishworth technically made it a safe Labor seat by winning 64 percent of the two-party vote.
Members
Member Party Term Jim Handby Liberal 1949–1951 Patrick Galvin Labor 1951–1966 Kay Brownbill Liberal 1966–1969 Richard Gun Labor 1969–1975 Grant Chapman Liberal 1975–1983 Gordon Bilney Labor 1983–1996 Susan Jeanes Liberal 1996–1998 David Cox Labor 1998–2004 Kym Richardson Liberal 2004–2007 Amanda Rishworth Labor 2007–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of KingstonAustralian federal election, 2010: Kingston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Amanda Rishworth 46,882 51.05 +4.40 Liberal Chris Zanker 26,652 29.02 -10.72 Greens Palitja Moore 11,264 12.27 +6.60 Family First Geoff Doecke 5,288 5.76 +0.05 Democrats Ron Baker 1,748 1.90 +0.95 Total formal votes 91,834 94.91 -1.36 Informal votes 4,925 5.09 +1.36 Turnout 96,759 94.59 -1.38 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Amanda Rishworth 58,695 63.91 +9.49 Liberal Chris Zanker 33,139 36.09 -9.49 Labor hold Swing +9.49 References
- ^ "Labor incumbent looks safe in see-saw seat". Sydney Morning Herald. 2010-07-26. http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/labor-incumbent-looks-safe-in-seesaw-seat-20100725-10qlg.html. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
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Abolished: Angas (1903-34) · Angas (1949-77) · Bonython · Hawker · South Australia
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