Profile of the electoral division of Wakefield (SA)

State/Territory:

South Australia

Status:

Current (Please note: South Australia is curently under redistribution)

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details

Map of Division:

Wakefield [PDF 91KB]

Name Derivation:

Named after Edward Gibbon Wakefield 1796-1862, whose theories of colonisation had a great impact on the formation of settlements in Western Australia and South Australia.

Area and Location Description:

Wakefield covers an area of approximately 6 155 sq km from Salisbury in the northern suburbs of Adelaide to Clare in the Clare Valley, 135 km north of Adelaide. The main suburbs include Elizabeth, Salisbury (part), Craigmore and Munno Para. The towns of Virginia, Gawler, Port Wakefield (part), Balaklava, Clare, Kapunda, Riverton, Mallala, Freeling and Tarlee are also included in this division.

Products/Industries of the Area:

The main industries hosted by the northern suburbs of Adelaide include clothing, defence, the Edinburgh RAAF Base, automotive and automotive component manufacturing. General Motors Holden are the major employer of the area and produce Holden cars for Australia and many overseas markets. The rural and agricultural industries include cereal crops, sheep, cattle, market gardens and viticulture (including the renowned Clare Valley wine region). McLeod's Daughters is filmed in and around the towns of Gawler and Freeling.

First Proclaimed/Election:

1903

Demographic Rating:

Rural

Members:

Champion, N (ALP) 2007-
Fawcett, D (LP) 2004-2007
Andrew, N (LP) 1983-2004
Giles, G (LP) 1977-1983
Kelly, C R (LP) 1958-1977
McBride, P A M (LP) 1946-1958
Smith, A E (ALP) 1943-1946
Duncan-Hughes, J G (UAP) 1940-1943
McHugh, S (ALP) 1938-1940
Hawker, C A S (NAT/UAP) 1929-1938
Collins, M (CP) 1928-1929
Foster, R W (ANTI-SOC/LIB/NAT) 1909-1928
Holder, F W (PROT/ANTI-SOC) 1903-1909

Current Member Details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

2010 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Wakefield
2007 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Wakefield
2004 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Wakefield
2010 Divisional Profile
For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status.