Division of Sturt
The Division of Sturt is an Australian electoral division in South Australia. It was set up in 1949, and named for Captain Charles Sturt, an explorer and the first European to visit the Murray River.[1]
| Sturt Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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 Division of Sturt, 2019. | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | James Stevens |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Charles Sturt |
| Electors | 123,833 (2019) |
| Area | 85 km2 (32.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
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It includes the Adelaide suburbs of Athelstone, Burnside, Campbelltown, Dernancourt, Frewville, Gilles Plains, Glynde, Glenside, Hectorville, Highbury, Hillcrest, Holden Hill, Kensington, Klemzig, Magill, Marden, Paradise, Tranmere and parts of Payneham and Rostrevor.[1]
Members
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Keith Wilson (1900–1987) |
Liberal | 1949 Australian federal election,0 December 1949 – 1954 Australian federal election, 29 May 1954 |
Previously a member of the Senate. Lost seat | |
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Norman Makin (1889–1982) |
Labor | 1954 Australian federal election, 29 May 1954 – 1955 Australian federal election, 10 December 1955 |
Previously held the Division of Hindmarsh. Moved to the Division of Bonython | |
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(Sir) Keith Wilson (1900–1987) |
Liberal | 1955 Australian federal election, 10 December 1955 – 1966 Australian federal election, 31 October 1966 |
Retired. Father of Ian Wilson | |
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Ian Wilson (1932–2013) |
Liberal | 1966 Australian federal election, 26 November 1966 – 1969 Australian federal election, 25 October 1969 |
Lost seat | |
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Norm Foster (1921–2006) |
Labor | 1969 Australian federal election, 25 October 1969 – 1972 Australian federal election, 2 December 1972 |
Lost seat. Later elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in 1975 | |
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Ian Wilson (1932–2013) |
Liberal | 1972 Australian federal election, 2 December 1972 – 1993 Australian federal election, 8 February 1993 |
Served as minister under Malcolm Fraser. Lost preselection and retired. Son of Sir Keith Wilson | |
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Christopher Pyne (1967–) |
Liberal | 1993 Australian federal election, 13 March 1993 – 2019 Australian federal election, 11 April 2019 |
Served as minister under John Howard, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison. Retired | |
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James Stevens (1983–) |
Liberal | 2019 Australian federal election, 18 May 2019 – present |
Incumbent |
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Sturt[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | James Stevens | 48,579 | 43.14 | −7.43 | |
| Labor | Sonja Baram | 34,528 | 30.66 | +0.80 | |
| Greens | Katie McCusker | 18,454 | 16.39 | +5.21 | |
| United Australia | Stephen Grant | 3,008 | 2.67 | +0.25 | |
| One Nation | Alexander Allwood | 2,893 | 2.57 | +2.57 | |
| Animal Justice | David Sherlock | 1,531 | 1.36 | −0.34 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas McMahon | 1,147 | 1.02 | +1.02 | |
| Democratic Alliance | Inty Elham | 1,007 | 0.89 | +0.89 | |
| Australian Federation | Kathy Scarborough | 755 | 0.67 | +0.67 | |
| Progressives | Angela Fulco | 457 | 0.41 | −0.10 | |
| TNL | Chris Schmidt | 251 | 0.22 | +0.22 | |
| Total formal votes | 112,610 | 94.51 | −0.12 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,541 | 5.49 | +0.12 | ||
| Turnout | 119,151 | 92.38 | −1.27 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | James Stevens | 56,813 | 50.45 | −6.42 | |
| Labor | Sonja Baram | 55,797 | 49.55 | +6.42 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal hold | Swing | −6.42 | |||
Division Of Sturt Media
Charles Sturt, the division's namesake
Australian politician Norman Makin, Labor MHR for Sturt.
Australian politician Keith Wilson, Liberal MHR for Sturt.
Australian politician Ian Wilson, Liberal MHR for Sturt.
A 1970 portrait of Norm Foster, MHR for Sturt
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Australian politician Ian Wilson, Liberal MHR for Sturt.
James Stevens MP
Division of Sturt
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Sturt (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Sturt, SA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.