Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Adelaide, South Australia
The Division of Adelaide was created in 1903. It is named for the City of Adelaide (after Queen Adelaide (1792-1849), the wife of King William IV.)
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1903: Adelaide, North Adelaide, Prospect, Walkerville
1922: East Adelaide, North Adelaide, Prospect, St Peters
1934: East Adelaide, Norwood, Prospect, St Peters
1949: East Adelaide, Nailsworth, North Adelaide, Prospect
1955: Adelaide, Brompton, North Adelaide, Prospect
1969: Klemzig, Northfield, Prospect, St Peters
1977: Gilles Plains, Northfield, Prospect, St Peters
1984: Gilles Plains, Northfield, Prospect, Walkerville
1993: Hindmarsh, Kilburn, Prospect, Walkerville
2001: Hindmarsh, Kilburn, Prospect, Walkerville
2004: Norwood, Prospect, Thebarton, Unley
2013: Adelaide, Norwood, Prospect, Unley
2019: Croydon, Prospect, Torrensville, Unley
ENROLMENTS
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1903: Protectionist unopposed
1906: Protectionist unopposed
1908b: Labor 01.2
1910: Labor 13.3
1913: Labor 18.4
1914b: Labor 34.4
1914: Labor 16.4
1917: Labor unopposed
1919: Nationalist 00.8
1922: Labor 03.6
1925: Labor 00.9
1928: Labor 05.9
1929: Labor 11.4
1931: United Australia 09.6
1934: United Australia 03.2
1937: United Australia 04.0
1940: United Australia 04.7
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1943: Labor 15.6
1946: Labor 13.9
1949: Labor 12.1
1951: Labor 11.6
1954: Labor 07.0
1955: Labor 05.3
1958: Labor 02.8
1961: Labor 07.5
1963: Labor 07.2
1966: Liberal 02.8
1969: Labor 11.6
1972: Labor 07.9
1974: Labor 09.1
1975: Labor 02.8
1977: Labor 06.3
1980: Labor 08.5
1983: Labor 12.6
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1984: Labor 10.0
1987: Labor 06.5
1988b: Liberal 02.8
1990: Labor 03.7
1993: Liberal 01.3
1996: Liberal 03.5
1998: Liberal 00.9
2001: Liberal 00.2
2004: Labor 01.3
2007: Labor 08.5
2010: Labor 07.7
2013: Labor 04.0
2016: Labor 04.7
2019: Labor 08.2
2022: Labor 11.9
2025: Labor 19.1
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ELECTION RESULTS 1903-2025
Click here to see full results for Adelaide at every election since 1903.
MEMBERS FOR ADELAIDE
Rt Hon Charles Kingston (Prot) 1903-08
Ernest Roberts (ALP) 1908b-13
Edwin Yates (ALP) 1913-19
Reginald Blundell (Nat) 1919-22
Edwin Yates (ALP) 1922-31
Fred Stacey (UAP) 1931-43
Hon Cyril Chambers (ALP) 1943-58
Joe Sexton (ALP) 1958-66
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Andrew Jones (Lib) 1966-69
Hon Chris Hurford (ALP) 1969-88
Michael Pratt (Lib) 1988b-90
Dr Bob Catley (ALP) 1990-93
Hon Trish Worth (Lib) 1993-2004
Hon Kate Ellis (ALP) 2004-2019
Steve Georganas (ALP) 2019-
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| Rt Hon Charles Kingston (Prot) 1903-08 |
Ernest Roberts (ALP) 1908-13 |
Edwin Yates (ALP) 1913-19 |
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| Reginald Blundell (Nat) 1919-22 |
Edwin Yates (ALP) 1922-31 |
Fred Stacey (UAP) 1931-43 |
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| Hon Cyril Chambers (ALP) 1943-58 |
Joe Sexton (ALP) 1958-66 |
Andrew Jones (Lib) 1966-69 |
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| Hon Chris Hurford (ALP) 1969-88 |
Michael Pratt (Lib) 1988-90 |
Dr Bob Catley (ALP) 1990-93 |
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| Hon Trish Worth (Lib) 1993-2004 |
Hon Kate Ellis (ALP) 2004-19 |
Steve Georganas (ALP) 2019- |
CURRENT BOUNDARIES
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EARLIER BOUNDARIES
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