Profile of the electoral division of Mayo (SA)

Updated: 17 August 2022
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 Mayo (2018) [PDF 1.87MB]
Map of the Division of Mayo (2018) [PDF 4.48MB]
Download GIS data
Name Derivation:
Named in honour of Dr Helen Mary Mayo OBE, 1878–1967. Mayo worked in the areas of maternal and child health and welfare in South Australia, was the first woman elected to an Australian University Council in 1914 and co-founded the Mothers' and Babies' Health Association in 1927.
Area
9,135 sq km
Location description

The Division of Mayo consists of:

  • Alexandrina Council,
  • City of Victor Harbor,
  • District Council of Yankalilla,
  • Kangaroo Island Council,
  • Mount Barker District Council,
  • part of the Adelaide Hills Council,
  • part of the City of Mitcham, and
  • part of the City of Onkaparinga
Demographic Rating:
Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
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 ‘Electoral divisions’ or ‘Members of the House of Representatives since 1901’ in the historical information section of the Parliamentary Handbook
AEC Divisional Office:
Divisional Office contact details
Further information:
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.