Electoral district of Ross Smith
| Ross Smith South Australia—House of Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | South Australia |
| Created | 1970 |
| Abolished | 2002 |
| Namesake | Ross Macpherson Smith |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The electoral district of Ross Smith was an electorate for the
1919 England to Australia air race (taking almost a month) and established an aerodrome at Northfield
.
The naming of the seat was unique amongst electoral districts in South Australia, and indeed anywhere within Australia, in that it incorporated the first name of the individual it was named after. Most likely the case for this was to distinguish between Ross Macpherson Smith and Keith Macpherson Smith, who were brothers.
Though typically a safe
Labor seat, it returned a marginal result at the 1993 election
landslide, with Labor reduced to a 2.1 percent two-party margin. It returned to being a safe Labor seat at the following election.
It is best known as the seat of former Premier John Bannon.
Members for Ross Smith
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Jennings | Labor
|
1970–1977 | |
| John Bannon | Labor
|
1977–1993 | |
| Ralph Clarke | Labor
|
1993–2002 | |