Electoral district of Cheltenham
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Cheltenham is an electoral district
of the House of Assembly
in the Australia
n state of South Australia
. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a 17.3km² urban rectangular-shaped electorate in Adelaide
's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Alberton
, Albert Park
, Athol Park
, Cheltenham
, Hendon
, Pennington
, Queenstown
, Royal Park
, Woodville
, Woodville North
, Woodville South
, Woodville West
as well as parts of Findon
, Port Adelaide
, Rosewater
and Seaton
. The Cheltenham electorate lies inside the federal-level electorate of Port Adelaide
.
Cheltenham was created in the 1998 electoral distribution as a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party
, replacing the abolished seat of Price
. 17-year Price incumbent Murray De-Laine
was defeated in a factional preselection in favour of Jay Weatherill
. De-Laine subsequently contested the 2002 election as an independent with 9.7% of the primary vote.
South Australian House of Assembly electoral districts
Since 1970, the South Australian House of Assembly has consisted of 47 single-member electoral districts consisting of approximately the same number of enrolled voters...
of the House of Assembly
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a 17.3km² urban rectangular-shaped electorate in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Alberton
Alberton, South Australia
Alberton is a metropolitan suburb in Adelaide, South Australia, about 20 minutes drive from the city. Part of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, it is bordered by the suburbs of Rosewater, Queenstown, Cheltenham and Port Adelaide.- History :...
, Albert Park
Albert Park, South Australia
Albert Park is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-History:Named for Prince Albert, Albert Park was laid out in 1877 by a W.R. Cave. The suburb was advertised as:...
, Athol Park
Athol Park, South Australia
Athol Park is a north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-Geography:The suburb lies at the western end of Grand Junction Road, which also forms its northern boundary...
, Cheltenham
Cheltenham, South Australia
Cheltenham is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-Geography:The suburb lies between Port Road and Cheltenham Parade, which form its southwest and eastern boundaries respectively...
, Hendon
Hendon, South Australia
Hendon is an industrial suburb of Adelaide, located in the City of Charles Sturt local government area. It is around 11 km northwest of the city centre, and was the location of a sewage works and a Philips PCB factory. The Philips PCB factory is now home to Hendon Semiconductors....
, Pennington
Pennington, South Australia
Pennington is an outer urban suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.The suburb is residential, apart from a light industrial pocket to the south.-History:...
, Queenstown
Queenstown, South Australia
Queenstown is a north-western suburb of Adelaide about 10.5 km from the CBD, in the state of South Australia, Australia and the city council area of Port Adelaide Enfield.-History:...
, Royal Park
Royal Park, South Australia
Royal Park is located in the western suburbs of Adelaide. It is home to a large Polish community, as evidenced by the establishment of St Stanislaus of Cracow Catholic Church. Other ethnic groups represented include Italian, Croatian, Bosnian, Irish, Macedonian and Greek residents...
, Woodville
Woodville, South Australia
Woodville is a suburb of Adelaide, situated about 8 kilometres northwest of the Central Business District of Adelaide. It lies within the City of Charles Sturt. The postcode of Woodville is 5011...
, Woodville North
Woodville North, South Australia
Woodville North is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 10km from the Adelaide city centre, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Charles Sturt. The post code for Woodville North is 5012. It is adjacent to Pennington, Athol Park, Woodville Gardens, Mansfield Park,...
, Woodville South
Woodville South, South Australia
Woodville South is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Charles Sturt.Woodville South is the location of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, one of Adelaide's main hospitals, as well as Woodville Oval, the home of South Australian National Football League team, the...
, Woodville West
Woodville West, South Australia
Woodville West is a suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt.Woodville West Post Office opened on 3 February 1947 and closed in 1986....
as well as parts of Findon
Findon, South Australia
Findon is a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-History:In 1839, George Cortis was granted the land now constituting Findon, which he subdivided in 1848...
, Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. It lies within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and is the main port for the city of Adelaide...
, Rosewater
Rosewater, South Australia
Rosewater is one of the western suburbs of Adelaide and is located 10 km north-west of Adelaide's central business district . Although mainly residential, there are many shops along Grand Junction Road and the retired "Rosewater Loop" railway line runs through the suburb...
and Seaton
Seaton, South Australia
Seaton is a suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It is located as one of western suburbs near West Lakes and Royal Park.-History:The first Seaton Post Office opened on 1 September 1965, renamed from Seaton Park; in 1991 it closed and was replaced by the second office renamed from Seaton...
. The Cheltenham electorate lies inside the federal-level electorate of Port Adelaide
Division of Port Adelaide
The Division of Port Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. It is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, covering the area around the Barker Inlet, part of the Gulf St Vincent. It stretches from St Kilda in the north down to Grange Road, and is roughly...
.
Cheltenham was created in the 1998 electoral distribution as a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, replacing the abolished seat of Price
Electoral district of Price
Price was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1985 to 2002. Based in the north-west of Adelaide, it was a safe seat for the Labor Party.The district was renamed Cheltenham at the 2002 state election...
. 17-year Price incumbent Murray De-Laine
Murray De-Laine
Murray Royce De Laine is a former Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1985 and 2002, representing the electorate of Price....
was defeated in a factional preselection in favour of Jay Weatherill
Jay Weatherill
Jay Wilson Weatherill is an Australian politician and current Premier of South Australia. He has represented the electoral district of Cheltenham in the South Australian House of Assembly as a member of the Australian Labor Party since the 2002 election.-Early life:Born in the western suburbs of...
. De-Laine subsequently contested the 2002 election as an independent with 9.7% of the primary vote.
Members for Cheltenham
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Weatherill Jay Weatherill Jay Wilson Weatherill is an Australian politician and current Premier of South Australia. He has represented the electoral district of Cheltenham in the South Australian House of Assembly as a member of the Australian Labor Party since the 2002 election.-Early life:Born in the western suburbs of... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
2002–present | |
