2001 Profile of the division of Boothby

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State:

South Australia

Name Derivation:

Named after William Robinson Boothby (1829–1903), the Returning Officer for the first election of Members of the House of Representatives in 1901.

Area and Location Description:

It covers an area of approximately 109 sq km from Clarence Gardens and Urrbrae in the north to Marino in the south.

The main suburbs include Belair, Blackwood, Brighton, Daw Park, Eden Hills, Marion, Mitcham, Seacliff, St Marys and Panorama.

Products/Industries of the area:

Car manufacturing, army camp and military barracks, several hospitals, a number of nursing homes, various small industries.

First Proclaimed

1903

Members

Andrew Southcott (LP) 1996–

R S Hall (LP) 1981–96

J E McLeay (LP) 1966–81

(Sir) J McLeay (LP/LCL/LP) 1949–66

T N Sheehy (ALP) 1943–49

A G Price (UAP) 1941–43

J L Price (ALP/UAP) 1928–41

J Duncan-Hughes (LIB/NAT) 1922–28

W H Story (NAT) 1917–22

G Dankel (ALP) 1913–17

D J Gordon (LIB) 1911–13

E L Batchelor (ALP) 1903–11

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AEC – Divisional Office Contact Numbers and Addresses

Demographic Rating

Outer Metropolitan

3 October 1998 Election	6 November 1999 Referendum	10 November 2001 Election
Enrolment: 81 353 Informal Vote: 3.05% Turnout: 95.80% Seat Status: Fairly Safe Liberal Two Party Preferred: ALP: 42.55% LP: 57.45%	Enrolment: 89 260 Informal Vote: Republic Question 0.77% Preamble Question 0.85% Turnout: Republic Question 96.54% Preamble Question 96.54%	Enrolment: 89 617 Informal Vote: 4.52% Turnout: 95.74% Seat Status: Fairly Safe Liberal Two Party Preferred: ALP: 42.65% LP: 57.35%