Electoral district of Unley
| Unley Liberal Party of Australia (SA) | |||||||||||||||
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| Namesake | Unley, South Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 26,211 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°57′5″S 138°37′0″E / 34.95139°S 138.61667°E | ||||||||||||||
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| Electoral District map[1] | |||||||||||||||
Unley is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is the state's smallest electorate by area at just 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi). It is a suburban electorate in Adelaide's inner south, taking in the suburbs of Eastwood, Frewville, Fullarton, Glenside, Glenunga, Goodwood, Highgate, Hyde Park, Kings Park, Malvern, Myrtle Bank, Parkside, Unley, Unley Park and Wayville, as well as parts of Glen Osmond and Millswood.
Unley was created as a conservative seat. It was first contested at the
The electoral redistribution ahead of the
Brindal relinquished preselection of Unley prior to the 2006 election, contesting instead the electoral district of Adelaide held by the then Minister for Education, Jane Lomax-Smith. Despite a statewide Labor landslide, David Pisoni narrowly won with a 51 percent two-party vote despite a challenge from City of Unley mayor and Labor candidate Michael Keenan. It has since reverted to a fairly safe to safe Liberal seat.
Members for Unley
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
John McLeay
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Independent
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1938–1941 | |
| Colin Dunnage | Liberal and Country
|
1941–1962 | |
| Gil Langley | Labor
|
1962–1982 | |
| Kym Mayes | Labor
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1982–1993 | |
| Mark Brindal | Liberal
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1993–2006 | |
| David Pisoni | Liberal
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2006–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Pisoni | 12,019 | 49.2 | −2.7 | |
| Labor | Ryan Harrison | 7,825 | 32.1 | +8.8 | |
| Greens | Georgie Hart | 4,577 | 18.7 | +9.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,421 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 439 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 24,860 | 90.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | David Pisoni | 12,737 | 52.2 | −9.4 | |
| Labor | Ryan Harrison | 11,684 | 47.8 | +9.4 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −9.4 | |||
Notes
- ^ Electoral District of Unley (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Green, Antony. "Unley – SA election 2014". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.