State: South Australia

Name Derivation: Named after Captain Collet Barker 1784-1831, an explorer in South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Area and Location Description: Barker covers an area of approximately 64 015 sq km from Morgan in the north to Port MacDonnell in the south. The eastern boundary is the South Australian border. It includes the Upper and Lower South East, the Mallee, the Riverland, the Murrayland and most of the Barossa Valley. The towns of Barmera, Berri, Bordertown, Keith, Kingston SE, Loxton, Mannum, Millicent, Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, Naracoorte, Nuriootpa (part), Penola, Renmark, Tanunda (part), Tailem Bend, and Waikerie are in this division.

Map of Division: Barker [PDF 120KB]

Products/Industries of the Area: Beef and dairy cattle, sheep, fishing, cropping, forestry, timber, paper products, wine, fresh and dried fruit, vegetables, transport and tourism.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1903

Demographic Rating: Rural

Members:

• Secker, P (LP) 1998-
• McLachlan, I (LP) 1990-1998
• Porter, J R (LP) 1975-1990
• Forbes, A J (LP) 1956-1975
• Cameron, A G (CP/LP/LCL/LP) 1934-1956
• Cameron, M D (NAT/UAP/LP) 1922-1934
• Livingston, J (ANTI-SOC/LIB/NAT) 1906-1922
• Bonython, J L (PROT) 1903-1906

Current Member Details: Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

AEC Divisional Office Address: Divisional Office Contact Details

2007 Federal Election Results: House of Representatives results for Barker

Further information:

• 2004 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Barker
• 2004 Divisional Profile
• 2004 Map of Division

For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status .