Division of Spence
Australian federal electoral division
The Division of Spence is an electoral district for the Australian House of Representatives in the outer northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.
| Spence Australian House of Representatives Division | |||||||||||||||
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Map Interactive map of boundaries | |||||||||||||||
| Created | 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Matt Burnell | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Catherine Helen Spence | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 119,402 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 532 km2 (205.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°42′S 138°42′E / 34.7°S 138.7°E | ||||||||||||||
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History
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It is named after Catherine Helen Spence, who worked to get women the right to vote. She was the first female political candidate in Australia.[1]
It was set up in 2018 after a redistribution to reduce the number of seats in South Australia. It cover most of the former Division of Wakefield.[2]
Spence covers the Adelaide Plains between the Little Para River in the south and the Gawler River on the north, and areas around Gawler and Salisbury. It includes the City of Playford and Town of Gawler, Concordia, Kalbeeba, Gawler Belt, Buchfelde, and parts of the City of Salisbury.[3]
Members
change| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Nick Champion (1972–) |
Labor | 2019 Australian federal election, 18 May 2019 – present |
Previously held the Division of Wakefield. Incumbent |
Election results
change| 2022 Australian federal election: Spence[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Matt Burnell | 46,596 | 43.86 | −7.10 | |
| Liberal | Shawn Lock | 27,153 | 25.56 | −0.27 | |
| Greens | David Deex | 12,052 | 11.35 | +4.14 | |
| One Nation | Linda Champion | 11,532 | 10.86 | +10.86 | |
| United Australia | Alvin Warren | 7,158 | 6.74 | −0.30 | |
| Australian Federation | Matilda Bawden | 1,736 | 1.63 | +1.63 | |
| Total formal votes | 106,227 | 95.05 | +1.03 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,534 | 4.95 | −1.03 | ||
| Turnout | 111,761 | 86.57 | −3.97 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Matt Burnell | 66,818 | 62.90 | −1.23 | |
| Liberal | Shawn Lock | 39,409 | 37.10 | +1.23 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.23 | |||
Election results
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change- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Spence (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "Proposed redistribution of South Australia into electoral divisions" (PDF). Report of the Redistribution Committee for South Australia. Australian Electoral Commission. April 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ Map of the Federal Electoral Division of Spence (PDF) (Map). Australian Electoral Commission. July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ Spence, SA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.