Electoral district of West Torrens
West Torrens is an electoral district of South Australia. It was created in 1857, abolished in 1902, recreated in 1915, reabolished in 1938, recreated again in 1956, reabolished again in 1970 and recreated for a fourth time in 2002.
| West Torrens South Australia—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral district of West Torrens (green) in the Greater Adelaide area | |||||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1857–1902, 1915–1938, 1956–1970, 2002–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Tom Koutsantonis | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | City of West Torrens | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 25,777 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°56′9″S 138°32′55″E / 34.93583°S 138.54861°ECoordinates: 34°56′9″S 138°32′55″E / 34.93583°S 138.54861°E | ||||||||||||||
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West Torrens is in Adelaide.
Election results
| 2022 South Australian state election: West Torrens | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Tom Koutsantonis | 12,496 | 54.9 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal | Helika Cruz | 6,353 | 27.9 | −2.4 | |
| Greens | Peta-Anne Louth | 3,919 | 17.2 | +5.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,768 | 97.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 708 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 23,476 | 89.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Tom Koutsantonis | 15,654 | 68.8 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal | Helika Cruz | 7,114 | 31.2 | −4.5 | |
| style=background-color: Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor SA | | Template:Australian politics/name/Labor SA hold | Swing | +4.5 | ||