Electoral district of Fisher
Fisher South Australia—House of Assembly | |
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State | South Australia |
Created | 1970 |
Abolished | 2018 |
Namesake | James Hurtle Fisher |
Electors | 25,829 (2014) |
Area | 94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Metropolitan |
Coordinates | 35°5′31″S 138°36′57″E / 35.09194°S 138.61583°E |
Fisher was an
Before the 1983 electoral redistribution, Fisher took in the
Changes in demographics during the 1990s made Fisher a marginal to fairly safe Liberal seat, but the Liberals lost control of the seat when Such resigned from the party to sit as an
Such was diagnosed with a brain tumour a week after the 2014 election and died on 11 October.[9] A 2014 Fisher by-election occurred on 6 December. Labor's Nat Cook won the by-election by nine votes[4][11] from a 7.3 percent two-party swing, giving Labor a majority by one seat.[12] On a margin of 0.02% margin, Fisher became the most marginal seat in parliament.[11][12][13] Fisher was abolished as an electoral district as part of the mandatory redistribution following the 2014 state election. The South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission has designated the new seat of Hurtle Vale as its successor, with the new boundaries coming into effect from the 2018 state election. The name was chosen to retain the connection with Sir James Fisher as Hurtle was his middle name.[4] Only the areas bounded by Reynella East, Woodcroft, and Happy Valley, however, were moved into the new seat, which actually takes in much more of the old district of Reynell.[3][4] Suburbs including Cherry Gardens, Chandlers Hill, Aberfoyle Park, and parts of Happy Valley were moved into the re-drawn Davenport. The majority of Davenport electors from the 2014 boundaries were moved into Waite, which also gained the parts of Fisher east of Coromandel Valley.[4][7][14] The southern parts of Fisher centred around Clarendon were moved to into Heysen.[4][15] The sitting member chose to contest the 2018 election as a candidate in Hurtle Vale.[3]
Members for Fisher
Member | Party | Term | |
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Stan Evans | Liberal and Country
|
1970–1974 | |
Liberal
|
1974–1985 | ||
Philip Tyler | Labor
|
1985–1989 | |
Bob Such | Liberal
|
1989–2000 | |
Independent Liberal | 2000–2014 | ||
Nat Cook | Labor
|
2014–2018 |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Heidi Harris | 7,413 | 36.1 | +1.0 | |
Labor | Nat Cook | 5,495 | 26.7 | +9.0 | |
Independent Continue Such's Legacy
|
Dan Woodyatt | 4,789 | 23.3 | +23.3 | |
Independent Honest True Local
|
Dan Golding | 880 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Independent Leading the Community
|
Rob de Jonge | 809 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Greens | Malwina Wyra | 708 | 3.4 | −1.3 | |
Stop Population Growth Now | Bob Couch | 270 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Independent Democrat
|
Jeanie Walker | 195 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 20,559 | 96.1 | −1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 841 | 3.9 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 21,400 | 82.9 | −10.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Nat Cook | 10,284 | 50.02 | +7.27 | |
Liberal | Heidi Harris | 10,275 | 49.98 | −7.27 | |
Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +7.27 |
References
- ^ a b "Fisher". Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ a b "District of Fisher Background Profile". Electoral Commission of South Australia. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Green, Antony (2018). "SA Election 2018 – Electorate: Hurtle Vale". ABC News. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "2016 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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- ^ "Old irritations play out in vote for Evans". The Adelaide Review. 2004. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ a b Green, Antony (2018). "SA Election 2018 – Electorate: Davenport". ABC News. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Former Member of Parliament Details – Mr Phil Tyler". Parliament of South Australia. 1990. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Former Member of Parliament Details – Hon Bob Such". Parliament of South Australia. 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
Member for Fisher from 25 November 1989 to 11 October 2014 (his death)
- ^ Green, Antony (23 March 2014). "South Australian Election 2014 – Fisher Results". ABC News. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "2014 Fisher by-election – Final Distribution of Preferences". Electoral Commission of South Australia. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Fisher by-election win for Labor gives Weatherill Government majority in SA". ABC News. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Green, Antony (October 2014). "2014 Fisher By-election". ABC News. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Green, Antony (2018). "SA Election 2018 – Electorate: Waite". ABC News. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Green, Antony (2018). "SA Election 2018 – Electorate: Heysen". ABC News. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "2014 By-election results Fisher". Electoral Commission of South Australia. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2018.