Electoral district of Light
Light is an electoral district of South Australia. It was created in 1857, abolished in 1902 and recreated in 1938.
| Light South Australia—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral district of Light (green) in Greater Adelaide | |||||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1857–1902, 1938–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Tony Piccolo | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Colonel William Light | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 25,990 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 62.36 km2 (24.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Metropolitan and rural | ||||||||||||||
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| Electoral District map[1] | |||||||||||||||
Light is in Adelaide.
Election results
| 2022 South Australian state election: Light | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Tony Piccolo | 13,144 | 57.5 | +6.4 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Williamson | 5,468 | 23.9 | −10.5 | |
| One Nation | David Duncan | 1,542 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Greens | Brett Ferris | 1,506 | 6.6 | −0.3 | |
| Family First | Benjamin Hackett | 1,184 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,844 | 97.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 704 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 23,548 | 88.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Tony Piccolo | 15,873 | 69.5 | +11.1 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Williamson | 6,971 | 30.5 | −11.1 | |
| style=background-color: Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor SA | | Template:Australian politics/name/Labor SA hold | Swing | +11.1 | ||
References
- ↑ Electoral Commission of South Australia. Electoral District of Light [map]. (2018)