Electoral district of Hartley
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Hartley is an electoral district
of the House of Assembly
in the Australia
n state of South Australia
. It is named after John Hartley, a public servant responsible for creating much of South Australia's public education system. It is a 14.7 km² urban electorate in Adelaide
's east, taking in the suburbs of Campbelltown
, Felixstow
, Glynde
, Hectorville
, Kensington Gardens
, Kensington Park
and Tranmere
, as well as parts of Magill
, Payneham
and Rosslyn Park
.
Hartley was created at the electoral redistribution of 1976 as a relatively safe Labor seat, and was first contested at the 1977 state election
by then Deputy Premier Des Corcoran
, who had moved from the more marginal seat of Millicent. He was succeeded by Terry Groom, who later resigned and became an independent after being denied preselection for a safer seat after the 1991 redistribution rendered Hartley unwinnable for Labor. The seat subsequently fell to Liberal
Joe Scalzi
at the 1993 election and was twice re-elected by tiny margins. Scalzi was swept away amidst the landslide Labor victory at the 2006 election, conceding defeat to Labor's Grace Portolesi
, and failed to regain the seat at the 2010 election.
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...
. It is named after John Hartley, a public servant responsible for creating much of South Australia's public education system. It is a 14.7 km² urban 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 east, taking in the suburbs of Campbelltown
Campbelltown, South Australia
Campbelltown is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Campbelltown.Campbelltown Post Office opened on 1 January 1855.-References:...
, Felixstow
Felixstow, South Australia
-References:...
, Glynde
Glynde, South Australia
-References:...
, Hectorville
Hectorville, South Australia
Hectorville is a small lower middle class suburb of Adelaide in the City of Campbelltown. It is one of eight suburbs within the City of Campbelltown.The first house in Hectorville was built by Price Maurice in 1849 next to Fourth Creek...
, Kensington Gardens
Kensington Gardens, South Australia
Kensington Gardens is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside.Formerly known as 'Pile's Paddock', after James Pile who was born in Yorkshire in 1800 and arrived in South Australia in 1849....
, Kensington Park
Kensington Park, South Australia
Kensington Park is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside in South Australia....
and Tranmere
Tranmere, South Australia
Tranmere is an eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Campbelltown.-History:The name Tranmere was adopted in 1838 by David Wylie, who owned this portion of land...
, as well as parts of Magill
Magill, South Australia
Magill is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside and the City of Campbelltown.-History:Magill is a suburb located approximately 7 km from the Adelaide CBD in the eastern suburbs. Magill was first established as the Makgill Estate, owned by two Scots, Robert Cock and William Ferguson,...
, Payneham
Payneham, South Australia
Payneham is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters. It is part of a string of suburbs in Adelaide's north-east with a high proportion of Adelaide's Italian-Australian and French-Australian residents, many of whom can be traced back to the large-scale migration following the...
and Rosslyn Park
Rosslyn Park, South Australia
-Dr Penfold:Most of Rosslyn Park started life as paddocks belonging to Dr Christopher Rawson Penfold, of Penfolds Wine. Dr Penfold was an English emigrant who purchased of land in the area in 1844. Here he planted vines and established Penfolds as one of the leading winemakers in Australia...
.
Hartley was created at the electoral redistribution of 1976 as a relatively safe Labor seat, and was first contested at the 1977 state election
South Australian state election, 1977
State elections were held in South Australia on 17 September 1977. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election...
by then Deputy Premier Des Corcoran
Des Corcoran
James Desmond "Des" Corcoran AO was an Australian politician. He was the 37th Premier of South Australia, serving between 15 February 1979 and 18 September 1979....
, who had moved from the more marginal seat of Millicent. He was succeeded by Terry Groom, who later resigned and became an independent after being denied preselection for a safer seat after the 1991 redistribution rendered Hartley unwinnable for Labor. The seat subsequently fell to Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
Joe Scalzi
Joe Scalzi
Giuseppe "Joe" Scalzi is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1993 and 2006, representing the electorate of Hartley....
at the 1993 election and was twice re-elected by tiny margins. Scalzi was swept away amidst the landslide Labor victory at the 2006 election, conceding defeat to Labor's Grace Portolesi
Grace Portolesi
Grace Portolesi is a South Australian politician and Labor member for the electoral district of Hartley, having won the seat at the 2006 state election...
, and failed to regain the seat at the 2010 election.
Members for Hartley
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Corcoran Des Corcoran James Desmond "Des" Corcoran AO was an Australian politician. He was the 37th Premier of South Australia, serving between 15 February 1979 and 18 September 1979.... |
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... |
1977–1982 | |
| Terry Groom | 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... |
1982–1991 | |
| Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
1991–1993 | ||
| Joe Scalzi Joe Scalzi Giuseppe "Joe" Scalzi is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1993 and 2006, representing the electorate of Hartley.... |
Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1993–2006 | |
| Grace Portolesi Grace Portolesi Grace Portolesi is a South Australian politician and Labor member for the electoral district of Hartley, having won the seat at the 2006 state election... |
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... |
2006–present | |
