Profile of the electoral division of Makin (SA)

Updated: 19 November 2019
This page represents the electorates that were in place for the 2025 federal election. The website will be updated to reflect the recently determined redistribution in South Australia prior to the next federal election. More information on these new boundaries are available on the redistribution website.
State/Territory:
South Australia
Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
20 July 2018
First election this name was used at:
1984 federal election
First election this boundary was used at:
2019 federal election
Maps and data
A4 map of the electoral division of Makin (2018) [PDF 971KB]
Map of the Division of Makin (2018) [PDF 2.27MB]
Download GIS data
Name Derivation:
Named in honour of the Hon. Norman John Oswald Makin AO, 1889–1982. Makin was a Member of the House of Representatives (1919–46 and 1954–63) and Speaker of the House of Representatives (1929–31).
Area
162 sq km
Location description

The Division of Makin consists of:

  • part of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield,
  • part of the City of Salisbury, and
  • part of the City of Tea Tree Gully
Demographic Rating:
Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.
Current member details:
Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
Previous members:

Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC Divisional Office:
Divisional Office contact details
Further information:
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.