Knowledge

Electoral district of Finniss

Source 📝

44: 409:
in 1996, and was initially expected to retire, but remained in parliament as a senior member of consecutive Liberal ministries and shadow ministries, and served as deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2001 to 2005—the first six months of that tenure as Deputy Premier. Brown retired at the
437:. Indeed, SA-BEST's showing in Finniss was strong enough to make the seat marginal for the first time in its current configuration. However, Finniss remains a comfortably safe Liberal seat in a "traditional" two-party matchup with 551: 1300: 324: 344: 979: 336: 276: 1293: 1286: 524: 503: 482: 379: 141: 91: 972: 1325: 1665: 405:. Brown had little difficulty winning Finniss, and subsequently became Premier after the election. Brown was later toppled as Premier by Liberal rival 1620: 1550: 1445: 1044: 1640: 1600: 1525: 1370: 1000: 438: 1746: 1635: 1520: 1450: 1024: 965: 1535: 1460: 1320: 1725: 1645: 942: 544: 1425: 1079: 1751: 1685: 1660: 1565: 917: 1390: 1309: 988: 260: 86: 1720: 1650: 1560: 860: 632: 559: 529: 508: 487: 426: 411: 394: 1700: 1540: 1420: 1405: 1257: 1109: 54: 1530: 1495: 1410: 1139: 992: 386:. Dating to its time as part of Alexandra, the area now in Finniss has been held by Liberals or their predecessor, the 264: 34: 1610: 1575: 1505: 1415: 1385: 1069: 911: 320: 312: 1615: 1590: 1345: 1019: 402: 316: 1670: 1655: 1625: 1555: 1515: 1500: 1475: 1330: 1213: 1029: 716: 383: 280: 230: 957: 1710: 1690: 1680: 1455: 1400: 1375: 1262: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1188: 1154: 1104: 1009: 881: 837: 787: 674: 588: 364: 348: 340: 284: 1705: 1570: 1490: 1350: 1340: 1203: 1198: 1173: 1129: 1119: 1099: 1049: 1034: 419: 368: 304: 300: 296: 209: 194: 1715: 1630: 1605: 1545: 1510: 1480: 1470: 1465: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1365: 1360: 1355: 1267: 1208: 1178: 1144: 1124: 1114: 1094: 1074: 1059: 1054: 1014: 827: 809: 611: 390:, without interruption since 1941. For most of that time, it has been a comfortably safe LCL/Liberal seat. 356: 201: 189: 184: 134: 1695: 1595: 1585: 1580: 1395: 1380: 1335: 1252: 1233: 1193: 1168: 1163: 1134: 1089: 1064: 1039: 308: 1675: 1485: 387: 372: 360: 332: 328: 272: 1084: 695: 352: 947: 777: 288: 292: 275:. It covers a 1,004 km (388 sq mi) regional area which includes the localities of 1278: 1243: 653: 382:
since its creation at the 1991 electoral redistribution as a replacement for the equally safe
74: 8: 43: 498: 449: 415: 987: 952: 552:
Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Finniss
445: 59: 30: 1740: 761: 268: 156: 143: 101: 842: 792: 593: 519: 430: 401:, who had returned to parliament after a seven-year absence by winning the 79: 579: 477: 406: 398: 433:
retained the seat for the Liberals, despite a spirited challenge from
1308: 434: 108: 48:
Electoral district of Finniss (green) in South Australia
441:; Basham only suffered a small swing against Labor. 425:
Pengilly held the seat easily until retiring at the
1738: 173: 1310:Former electoral districts of South Australia 1294: 973: 545:Electoral results for the district of Finniss 393:It was contested for the first time at the 16:State electoral district of South Australia 1301: 1287: 980: 966: 418:, who held off a concerted attempt by the 378:Finniss has been a very safe seat for the 42: 414:, and was succeeded by Liberal candidate 918:Electoral Commission of South Australia 1747:Electoral districts of South Australia 1739: 953:Poll Bludger profile for Finniss: 2018 455: 444:Most of Finniss is located within the 1282: 961: 760: 566: 121:1,004 km (387.6 sq mi) 560:2022 South Australian state election 538: 13: 993:South Australian House of Assembly 265:South Australian House of Assembly 14: 1763: 1752:1993 establishments in Australia 550:This section is an excerpt from 403:1992 Alexandra state by-election 397:by newly elected Liberal leader 92:Liberal Party of Australia (SA) 943:ECSA profile for Finniss: 2018 904: 1: 948:ABC profile for Finniss: 2018 936: 913:Electoral District of Finniss 7: 178:Electorates around Finniss: 10: 1768: 549: 542: 388:Liberal and Country League 273:Premier of South Australia 1316: 1242: 1153: 999: 888: 880: 826: 775: 747: 734: 578: 575: 572: 569: 462: 249: 244: 236: 176: 172: 133: 125: 117: 107: 97: 85: 73: 65: 53: 41: 26: 897: 828:Two-candidate-preferred 367:; as well as parts of 250:Electoral District map 157:35.48028°S 138.69278°E 21:Australian electorate 267:. It is named after 162:-35.48028; 138.69278 1686:Victoria and Albert 1661:The Burra and Clare 989:Electoral districts 778:two-party-preferred 735:Total formal votes 563: 456:Members for Finniss 259:is a single-member 153: /  1566:Northern Territory 558: 422:to take the seat. 325:Lower Inman Valley 261:electoral district 113:23,814 (2018) 1734: 1733: 1276: 1275: 893: 892: 536: 535: 345:Mount Observation 254: 253: 240: 239: 226: 219: 35:House of Assembly 1759: 1391:City of Adelaide 1303: 1296: 1289: 1280: 1279: 982: 975: 968: 959: 958: 930: 929: 927: 925: 908: 679:Carlos Quaremba 581: 564: 557: 539:Election results 499:Michael Pengilly 460: 459: 450:Division of Mayo 416:Michael Pengilly 321:Hindmarsh Valley 313:Hindmarsh Island 224: 217: 174: 168: 167: 165: 164: 163: 158: 154: 151: 150: 149: 146: 46: 37: 24: 23: 1767: 1766: 1762: 1761: 1760: 1758: 1757: 1756: 1737: 1736: 1735: 1730: 1721:Yorke Peninsula 1312: 1307: 1277: 1272: 1238: 1149: 995: 986: 939: 934: 933: 923: 921: 910: 909: 905: 900: 895: 894: 748:Informal votes 555: 547: 541: 458: 446:Centre Alliance 317:Hindmarsh Tiers 161: 159: 155: 152: 147: 144: 142: 140: 139: 60:South Australia 49: 31:South Australia 29: 28: 22: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1765: 1755: 1754: 1749: 1732: 1731: 1729: 1728: 1723: 1718: 1713: 1708: 1703: 1698: 1693: 1688: 1683: 1678: 1673: 1668: 1663: 1658: 1653: 1651:Tea Tree Gully 1648: 1643: 1638: 1633: 1628: 1623: 1618: 1613: 1608: 1603: 1598: 1593: 1588: 1583: 1578: 1573: 1568: 1563: 1561:North Adelaide 1558: 1553: 1548: 1543: 1538: 1533: 1528: 1523: 1518: 1513: 1508: 1503: 1498: 1493: 1488: 1483: 1478: 1473: 1468: 1463: 1458: 1453: 1448: 1443: 1438: 1433: 1428: 1423: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1317: 1314: 1313: 1306: 1305: 1298: 1291: 1283: 1274: 1273: 1271: 1270: 1265: 1260: 1255: 1249: 1247: 1240: 1239: 1237: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1160: 1158: 1151: 1150: 1148: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1052: 1047: 1042: 1037: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1006: 1004: 997: 996: 985: 984: 977: 970: 962: 956: 955: 950: 945: 938: 935: 932: 931: 902: 901: 899: 896: 891: 890: 887: 879: 876: 875: 872: 869: 866: 865:Lou Nicholson 863: 858: 855: 854: 851: 848: 845: 840: 835: 832: 831: 824: 823: 820: 817: 815: 814:Amy Hueppauff 812: 807: 804: 803: 800: 797: 795: 790: 785: 782: 781: 773: 772: 770: 767: 764: 758: 757: 755: 752: 749: 745: 744: 742: 739: 736: 732: 731: 728: 725: 722: 719: 714: 711: 710: 707: 704: 701: 700:Dominic Carli 698: 693: 690: 689: 686: 683: 680: 677: 672: 669: 668: 665: 662: 659: 656: 651: 648: 647: 644: 641: 638: 637:Lou Nicholson 635: 630: 627: 626: 623: 620: 617: 616:Amy Hueppauff 614: 609: 606: 605: 602: 599: 596: 591: 586: 583: 582: 577: 574: 571: 568: 556: 548: 543:Main article: 540: 537: 534: 533: 527: 522: 517: 513: 512: 506: 501: 496: 492: 491: 485: 480: 475: 471: 470: 467: 464: 457: 454: 448:-held federal 281:Currency Creek 252: 251: 247: 246: 242: 241: 238: 237: 234: 233: 228: 225:Southern Ocean 221: 218:Southern Ocean 213: 212: 207: 204: 198: 197: 192: 187: 181: 180: 170: 169: 137: 131: 130: 127: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 111: 105: 104: 99: 95: 94: 89: 83: 82: 77: 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 57: 51: 50: 47: 39: 38: 20: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1764: 1753: 1750: 1748: 1745: 1744: 1742: 1727: 1724: 1722: 1719: 1717: 1714: 1712: 1709: 1707: 1704: 1702: 1701:West Adelaide 1699: 1697: 1694: 1692: 1689: 1687: 1684: 1682: 1679: 1677: 1674: 1672: 1669: 1667: 1664: 1662: 1659: 1657: 1654: 1652: 1649: 1647: 1644: 1642: 1639: 1637: 1634: 1632: 1629: 1627: 1624: 1622: 1619: 1617: 1614: 1612: 1609: 1607: 1604: 1602: 1599: 1597: 1594: 1592: 1589: 1587: 1584: 1582: 1579: 1577: 1574: 1572: 1569: 1567: 1564: 1562: 1559: 1557: 1554: 1552: 1549: 1547: 1544: 1542: 1541:Murray-Mallee 1539: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1529: 1527: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1517: 1514: 1512: 1509: 1507: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1479: 1477: 1474: 1472: 1469: 1467: 1464: 1462: 1459: 1457: 1454: 1452: 1449: 1447: 1444: 1442: 1439: 1437: 1434: 1432: 1429: 1427: 1424: 1422: 1421:Encounter Bay 1419: 1417: 1414: 1412: 1409: 1407: 1406:East Adelaide 1404: 1402: 1399: 1397: 1394: 1392: 1389: 1387: 1384: 1382: 1379: 1377: 1374: 1372: 1369: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1357: 1354: 1352: 1349: 1347: 1344: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1318: 1315: 1311: 1304: 1299: 1297: 1292: 1290: 1285: 1284: 1281: 1269: 1266: 1264: 1261: 1259: 1258:Mount Gambier 1256: 1254: 1251: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1241: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1222: 1220: 1217: 1215: 1212: 1210: 1207: 1205: 1202: 1200: 1197: 1195: 1192: 1190: 1187: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1170: 1167: 1165: 1162: 1161: 1159: 1156: 1152: 1146: 1143: 1141: 1138: 1136: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1113: 1111: 1110:Port Adelaide 1108: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1066: 1063: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1048: 1046: 1043: 1041: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1016: 1013: 1011: 1008: 1007: 1005: 1002: 998: 994: 990: 983: 978: 976: 971: 969: 964: 963: 960: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 941: 940: 919: 915: 914: 907: 903: 886: 883: 878: 877: 873: 870: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 856: 852: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 833: 829: 825: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 805: 801: 798: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 783: 779: 774: 771: 768: 765: 763: 759: 756: 753: 750: 746: 743: 740: 737: 733: 729: 726: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 712: 708: 705: 702: 699: 697: 694: 692: 691: 687: 684: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 670: 666: 663: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 649: 645: 642: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 628: 624: 621: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 607: 603: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 584: 565: 561: 553: 546: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 515: 514: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 494: 493: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 473: 472: 468: 465: 461: 453: 451: 447: 442: 440: 436: 432: 428: 427:2018 election 423: 421: 417: 413: 412:2006 election 408: 404: 400: 396: 395:1993 election 391: 389: 385: 381: 380:Liberal Party 376: 374: 370: 366: 365:Victor Harbor 362: 358: 354: 350: 349:Mundoo Island 346: 342: 341:Mount Compass 338: 337:Mosquito Hill 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 285:Encounter Bay 282: 278: 274: 270: 269:B. T. Finniss 266: 262: 258: 248: 243: 235: 232: 229: 227: 222: 220: 215: 214: 211: 208: 205: 203: 200: 199: 196: 193: 191: 188: 186: 183: 182: 179: 175: 171: 166: 138: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 110: 106: 103: 102:B. T. Finniss 100: 96: 93: 90: 88: 84: 81: 78: 76: 72: 68: 64: 61: 58: 56: 52: 45: 40: 36: 32: 25: 19: 1531:Mount Barker 1496:Henley Beach 1411:East Torrens 1183: 1140:West Torrens 922:. Retrieved 912: 906: 884: 843:David Basham 793:David Basham 696:Family First 658:Anne Bourne 594:David Basham 520:David Basham 443: 431:David Basham 424: 420:SA Nationals 392: 377: 369:Inman Valley 305:Goolwa South 301:Goolwa North 297:Goolwa Beach 271:, the first 256: 255: 223: 216: 177: 80:David Basham 18: 1611:Rocky River 1576:Onkaparinga 1506:Little Para 1416:Edwardstown 1386:Burra Burra 1326:Albert Park 1244:Independent 1070:Hurtle Vale 861:Independent 633:Independent 357:Port Elliot 277:Back Valley 160: / 148:138°41′34″E 135:Coordinates 126:Demographic 1741:Categories 1666:The Murray 1616:Ross Smith 1591:Port Pirie 1346:Ascot Park 1020:Cheltenham 937:References 721:Joe Ienco 675:One Nation 570:Candidate 562:: Finniss 478:Dean Brown 407:John Olsen 399:Dean Brown 309:Hayborough 145:35°28′49″S 1671:Thebarton 1656:The Burra 1626:Semaphore 1621:Salisbury 1556:Noarlunga 1551:Newcastle 1516:Millicent 1501:Hindmarsh 1476:Gumeracha 1446:Gladstone 1331:Alexandra 1214:MacKillop 1045:Elizabeth 1030:Davenport 776:Notional 532:–present 384:Alexandra 373:Waitpinga 361:Tooperang 333:Middleton 329:McCracken 245:Footnotes 231:MacKillop 1711:Wooroora 1691:Wallaroo 1681:Victoria 1641:Stirling 1601:Prospect 1526:Mitchell 1456:Goodwood 1401:Custance 1376:Burnside 1371:Brighton 1263:Narungga 1229:Schubert 1224:Morphett 1219:Morialta 1189:Flinders 1105:Playford 1010:Adelaide 717:National 353:Nangkita 263:for the 109:Electors 98:Namesake 1706:Whyalla 1636:Stanley 1571:Norwood 1521:Mitcham 1491:Hayward 1451:Glenelg 1351:Barossa 1341:Ashford 1204:Hartley 1199:Hammond 1184:Finniss 1174:Chaffey 1155:Liberal 1130:Torrens 1120:Reynell 1100:Newland 1050:Enfield 1035:Dunstan 1025:Croydon 991:of the 924:1 April 916:(Map). 889:  882:Liberal 868:11,915 847:12,258 838:Liberal 830:result 788:Liberal 766:24,951 762:Turnout 738:24,173 598:10,424 589:Liberal 525:Liberal 516:  504:Liberal 495:  483:Liberal 474:  463:Member 435:SA-BEST 289:Finniss 257:Finniss 210:Hammond 206:Finniss 195:Hammond 66:Created 27:Finniss 1716:Yatala 1631:Spence 1606:Ridley 1546:Napier 1536:Murray 1511:Mallee 1481:Hanson 1471:Goyder 1466:Gouger 1461:Gordon 1441:Gilles 1436:Gawler 1431:Fisher 1366:Bright 1361:Briggs 1356:Baudin 1321:Albert 1268:Stuart 1209:Heysen 1179:Colton 1145:Wright 1125:Taylor 1115:Ramsay 1095:Mawson 1075:Kaurna 1060:Gibson 1055:Florey 1015:Badcoe 920:. 2018 874:+49.3 853:−13.7 822:+12.1 802:−12.1 780:count 682:1,146 661:1,647 654:Greens 646:+19.6 640:4,728 619:5,532 573:Votes 567:Party 511:–2018 490:–2006 466:Party 363:, and 293:Goolwa 202:Mawson 190:Heysen 185:Mawson 1726:Young 1696:Walsh 1646:Sturt 1596:Price 1586:Pirie 1581:Peake 1396:Coles 1381:Burra 1336:Angas 1253:Kavel 1234:Unley 1194:Frome 1169:Bragg 1164:Black 1135:Waite 1090:Light 1065:Giles 1040:Elder 1001:Labor 898:Notes 871:49.3 850:50.7 819:43.4 810:Labor 799:56.6 769:92.1 741:96.9 730:+0.3 709:+2.5 688:+4.7 667:−0.9 643:19.6 625:+6.1 622:22.9 612:Labor 604:−0.4 601:43.1 469:Term 439:Labor 129:Rural 87:Party 55:State 1676:Todd 1486:Hart 1426:Eyre 1157:(15) 1080:King 1003:(28) 926:2018 885:hold 754:3.1 751:778 727:0.3 706:2.5 703:614 685:4.7 664:6.8 530:2018 509:2006 488:1993 371:and 118:Area 69:1993 1246:(4) 1085:Lee 724:82 1743:: 580:±% 576:% 452:. 429:. 375:. 359:, 355:, 351:, 347:, 343:, 339:, 335:, 331:, 327:, 323:, 319:, 315:, 311:, 307:, 303:, 299:, 295:, 291:, 287:, 283:, 279:, 75:MP 1302:e 1295:t 1288:v 981:e 974:t 967:v 928:. 554:. 33:—

Index

South Australia
House of Assembly
Map of South Australia with electoral district of Finniss highlighted
State
South Australia
MP
David Basham
Party
Liberal Party of Australia (SA)
B. T. Finniss
Electors
Coordinates
35°28′49″S 138°41′34″E / 35.48028°S 138.69278°E / -35.48028; 138.69278
Mawson
Heysen
Hammond
Mawson
Hammond
MacKillop
electoral district
South Australian House of Assembly
B. T. Finniss
Premier of South Australia
Back Valley
Currency Creek
Encounter Bay
Finniss
Goolwa
Goolwa Beach
Goolwa North

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.