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97: 283: 326: 409: 366: 88:, who was an Australian editor, newspaper proprietor, philanthropist, journalist and politician who served as a member of the inaugural federal Parliament. Bonython was abolished in 2004, after a redistribution triggered by a change in representation entitlement which saw South Australia's seats in the House of Representatives reduced to eleven. 243:
which was shifted to the Division of Port Adelaide, the majority of the abolished Bonython was shifted to Division of Wakefield in the 2003 redistribution, transforming Wakefield from a safe Liberal seat to a notionally marginal Labor seat as a result. Port Adelaide and Wakefield were both abolished
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From creation until the 1984 expansion of parliament, Bonython was Labor's second safest seat in South Australia, behind the neighbouring
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Bonython was abolished for the 2004 Election due to the number of Divisions in South Australia being reduced to 11 following the
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after a 2018 redistribution, on boundaries similar to those of Bonython at the time the latter was abolished.
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directly west of Bonython. From 1984 until 1998, Bonython was Labor's safest seat in South Australia. The
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In its final configuration at the 2001 Election, it was based on the outer northern suburbs of
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Bonython's first 14 years saw vast boundaries simultaneously cover as far north as
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when they managed to hold Labor to only 52 percent of the two-party vote.
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seat, carved mostly from the Labor-leaning portions of the neighbouring
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in Adelaide's outskirts. The northern boundary being
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Failed to win the Division of 407: 364: 324: 312:Previously held the Division of 281: 162:at the pre-1984 redistribution. 505:SA boundary map, 1984: Atlas SA 480: 469: 1: 462: 78:Australian Electoral Division 7: 10: 812: 510:SA boundary map, 2001: AEC 455: 251: 158:until the creation of the 91: 707: 657: 638: 609: 565: 396:. Resigned to become the 388:Served as minister under 296: 226:Division of Port Adelaide 167:Division of Port Adelaide 103:, the division's namesake 59: 51: 43: 26: 34:House of Representatives 422: 379: 339: 301: 228:the western boundary. 185: 104: 212:, and to the town of 183: 150:, and as far west as 99: 21:Australian electorate 433:Previously held the 127:, a minister in the 74:Division of Bonython 768: /  551:Electoral divisions 237:Port Wakefield Road 233:2003 redistribution 156:Grand Junction Road 772:34.720°S 138.673°E 345:30 September 1977 186: 142:, as far south as 105: 751: 750: 728:Western Australia 674:Angas (1949–1977) 669:Angas (1903–1934) 449: 448: 385:11 February 1994 160:Division of Makin 119:, to transfer in 113:Division of Sturt 70: 69: 803: 783: 782: 780: 779: 778: 777:-34.720; 138.673 773: 769: 766: 765: 764: 761: 544: 537: 530: 521: 520: 492: 491: 484: 478: 473: 452:Election results 420: 411: 381:10 December 1977 377: 368: 341:30 November 1963 337: 328: 303:10 December 1955 294: 285: 256: 255: 244:and replaced by 184:Bonython in 1967 65:Langdon Bonython 39: 24: 23: 811: 810: 806: 805: 804: 802: 801: 800: 786: 785: 776: 774: 770: 767: 762: 759: 757: 755: 754: 752: 747: 733:South Australia 713:New South Wales 703: 694:South Australia 653: 640:Centre Alliance 634: 605: 561: 559:South Australia 548: 501: 496: 495: 486: 485: 481: 474: 470: 465: 460: 454: 427: 418: 417: 384: 375: 374: 344: 335: 334: 332:Martin Nicholls 308:1 November 1963 306: 292: 291: 254: 241:Main North Road 94: 82:South Australia 29: 28: 22: 17: 12: 11: 5: 809: 799: 798: 749: 748: 746: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 711:Divisions in: 708: 705: 704: 702: 701: 696: 691: 686: 681: 676: 671: 665: 663: 655: 654: 652: 651: 645: 643: 636: 635: 633: 632: 627: 622: 616: 614: 607: 606: 604: 603: 598: 593: 588: 583: 578: 572: 570: 563: 562: 547: 546: 539: 532: 524: 518: 517: 512: 507: 500: 499:External links 497: 494: 493: 479: 467: 466: 464: 461: 456:Main article: 453: 450: 447: 446: 431: 429:9 October 2004 421: 412: 405: 401: 400: 386: 378: 369: 362: 358: 357: 346: 338: 329: 322: 318: 317: 310: 300: 295: 286: 279: 275: 274: 271: 268: 265: 262: 259: 253: 250: 93: 90: 68: 67: 61: 57: 56: 53: 49: 48: 45: 41: 40: 20: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 808: 797: 794: 793: 791: 784: 781: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 710: 709: 706: 700: 697: 695: 692: 690: 689:Port Adelaide 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 666: 664: 662: 661: 656: 650: 647: 646: 644: 641: 637: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 617: 615: 612: 608: 602: 599: 597: 594: 592: 589: 587: 584: 582: 579: 577: 574: 573: 571: 568: 564: 560: 556: 552: 545: 540: 538: 533: 531: 526: 525: 522: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 503: 502: 489: 483: 477: 472: 468: 459: 444: 440: 436: 432: 430: 425: 424:19 March 1994 416: 413: 410: 406: 403: 402: 399: 395: 391: 387: 382: 373: 370: 367: 363: 360: 359: 355: 351: 347: 342: 333: 330: 327: 323: 320: 319: 315: 311: 309: 304: 299: 290: 287: 284: 280: 277: 276: 272: 269: 266: 263: 260: 258: 257: 249: 247: 242: 238: 234: 229: 227: 223: 219: 215: 214:One Tree Hill 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 182: 178: 176: 172: 168: 163: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 136: 135:Governments. 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 102: 98: 89: 87: 83: 79: 75: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 35: 32: 25: 19: 753: 678: 659: 658: 482: 471: 415:Martyn Evans 372:Neal Blewett 289:Norman Makin 230: 218:Gawler River 187: 164: 137: 125:Neal Blewett 117:Norman Makin 106: 73: 71: 18: 775: / 763:138°40â€ē23â€ģE 336:(1917–1983) 293:(1889–1982) 144:Magill Road 760:34°43â€ē12â€ģS 723:Queensland 463:References 348:Served as 316:. 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Australian
House of Representatives
Division
Langdon Bonython
Australian Electoral Division
South Australia
Hon Sir John Langdon Bonython KCMG

Hon Sir John Langdon Bonython KCMG
Labor
Division of Sturt
Norman Makin
1955
Neal Blewett
Hawke
Keating
Gawler
Magill Road
Norwood
Ottoway
Grand Junction Road
Division of Makin
Division of Port Adelaide
Liberals
1966

Elizabeth
Munno Para
Parafield
Paralowie

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