Electoral district of Morialta
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Morialta is an electoral district
of the House of Assembly
in the Australia
n state of South Australia
. Morialta is derived from a Kaurna Aboriginal word "mariyatala", with "mari" meaning east and "yertala" meaning water. The land used by the Morialta Conservation Park
was traditionally occupied by the Kaurna people.
It is a 82.6 km2 electorate in Adelaide
's eastern hills and nearby metropolitan suburbs, taking in the suburbs of Athelstone
, Castambul
, Cherryville
, Montacute
, Newton
, Paradise
, Rostrevor
, Teringie
, Woodforde
, as well as parts of Basket Range
, Magill
, Marble Hill
, Norton Summit
, Rosslyn Park
, Skye
and Teringie
.
Morialta was the new name adopted in 2002 for the old electorate of Coles
, which was first created in 1970 and represented over the years by several distinguished MPs, including former Dunstan Attorney General Len King
and former Premier Des Corcoran
. Morialta was contested at the 2002 state election
, where it was won by Liberal minister Joan Hall
on a margin of 4.1 percent, suffering a 2.4 percent swing. The boundary redistribution prior to the 2006 state election
saw the Liberal margin decline by approximately 0.7 percent. Hall was thought likely to again hold the seat with a reduced margin, but was defeated by Labor candidate Lindsay Simmons
amidst a statewide landslide, receiving an 11.2 percent post-redistribution two-party preferred swing to finish with a 7.9 percent margin. However, the 2010 state election saw the seat swing 11.1 percent back to the Liberals, with candidate John Gardner
defeating Simmons on a margin again of 4.1 percent.
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...
. Morialta is derived from a Kaurna Aboriginal word "mariyatala", with "mari" meaning east and "yertala" meaning water. The land used by the Morialta Conservation Park
Morialta Conservation Park
Morialta Conservation Park is a public reserve 10 km north-east of Adelaide, in the state of South Australia, Australia. The park is in a rugged bush environment, with a narrow gorge set with three waterfalls, bounded by steep ridges and cliffs...
was traditionally occupied by the Kaurna people.
It is a 82.6 km2 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 eastern hills and nearby metropolitan suburbs, taking in the suburbs of Athelstone
Athelstone, South Australia
Athelstone is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Campbelltown. It was established in the 19th century but has only became part of suburban Adelaide in the second half of the 20th century....
, Castambul
Castambul, South Australia
Castambul is a small locality near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area.-History:Castambul was originally named Sixth Creek, but was renamed Castambul by Price Maurice after the Kastamonu region in the Black Sea area of Turkey.In the 1850s,...
, Cherryville
Cherryville, South Australia
Cherryville is a small town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It was named in around 1840 after the native cherry trees that grew in the area, although some historians claim that it was not named until 1892, when horticultural cherry plantings became widespread in the area...
, Montacute
Montacute, South Australia
Montacute is a small town and suburb in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. The town is located on Fifth Creek, and the mostly-rural suburb extends from Rostrevor in the west to Lenswood in the east, bounded on the north by Castambul and on the south by Norton Summit and Cherryville...
, Newton
Newton, South Australia
Newton is a small middle class suburb of Adelaide, South Australia situated in the Adelaide foothills northeast of the city centre. The area features a significant population of people of Italian origin...
, Paradise
Paradise, South Australia
Paradise is a northeastern suburb of Adelaide in South Australia. It is bounded on the north side by the River Torrens. Amongst its neighboring suburbs are Highbury, Dernancourt, Athelstone, Newton and Campbelltown....
, Rostrevor
Rostrevor, South Australia
Rostrevor is a suburb of Adelaide within the City of Campbelltown and the Adelaide Hills Council. It is located about 10 kilometres east-north-east of the Adelaide city centre....
, Teringie
Teringie, South Australia
Teringie is a suburb of Adelaide in South Australia. It occupies a commanding position in the Adelaide Hills and overlooks the plains on which most of the city is built. Teringie's small number of houses are mostly large, bush-covered blocks...
, Woodforde
Woodforde, South Australia
Woodforde is a suburb of Adelaide within the Adelaide Hills Council. It is located about 10 km east of the Adelaide city centre.Woodforde is in the State House of Assembly Electoral district of Morialta and is in the Federal Division of Mayo....
, as well as parts of Basket Range
Basket Range, South Australia
Basket Range is a small town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is located on an approximately north-south ridge that runs from Deep Creek in the north to Greenhill Road in the south...
, 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,...
, Marble Hill
Marble Hill, South Australia
Marble Hill was the Vice-Regal summer residence for the Governor of South Australia from 1880 to 1955. It is also the name of a district of the Adelaide Hills Council, named after the residence and in which the residence is located...
, Norton Summit
Norton Summit, South Australia
Norton Summit is a town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, located approximately 12km east of the city of Adelaide...
, 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...
, Skye
Skye, South Australia
Skye is an eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Burnside.-Geography:The suburb is located in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills. It is the easternmost suburb in the Burnside concil area.-Demographics:...
and Teringie
Teringie, South Australia
Teringie is a suburb of Adelaide in South Australia. It occupies a commanding position in the Adelaide Hills and overlooks the plains on which most of the city is built. Teringie's small number of houses are mostly large, bush-covered blocks...
.
Morialta was the new name adopted in 2002 for the old electorate of Coles
Electoral district of Coles
Coles was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 2002. The district was based in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide....
, which was first created in 1970 and represented over the years by several distinguished MPs, including former Dunstan Attorney General Len King
Len King
Leonard John King, , was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Victoria.He umpired 6 Test matches between 1989 and 1993...
and former 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....
. Morialta was contested at the 2002 state election
South Australian legislative election, 2002
State elections were held in South Australia on 9 February 2002. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of South Australia Rob Kerin was defeated by the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the...
, where it was won by Liberal minister Joan Hall
Joan Hall
Joan Lynette Hall is a former member of the South Australian House of Assembly, serving in the electoral district of Coles from 1993 to 2002 and the renamed electoral district of Morialta from 2002 to 2006....
on a margin of 4.1 percent, suffering a 2.4 percent swing. The boundary redistribution prior to the 2006 state election
South Australian legislative election, 2006
The state election for the 51st Parliament of South Australia was held in the Australian state of South Australia on 18 March 2006, and was conducted by the independent State Electoral Office.-House of Assembly:...
saw the Liberal margin decline by approximately 0.7 percent. Hall was thought likely to again hold the seat with a reduced margin, but was defeated by Labor candidate Lindsay Simmons
Lindsay Simmons
Lindsay Anne Simmons is a former Australian politician, representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Morialta for the Australian Labor Party from her election in 2006 until the 2010 election.-Early life:...
amidst a statewide landslide, receiving an 11.2 percent post-redistribution two-party preferred swing to finish with a 7.9 percent margin. However, the 2010 state election saw the seat swing 11.1 percent back to the Liberals, with candidate John Gardner
John Gardner (Australian politician)
John Anthony William Gardner is an Australian politician representing the seat of Morialta in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Liberal Party since the 2010 election....
defeating Simmons on a margin again of 4.1 percent.
Members for Morialta
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Hall Joan Hall Joan Lynette Hall is a former member of the South Australian House of Assembly, serving in the electoral district of Coles from 1993 to 2002 and the renamed electoral district of Morialta from 2002 to 2006.... |
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... |
2002–2006 | |
| Lindsay Simmons Lindsay Simmons Lindsay Anne Simmons is a former Australian politician, representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Morialta for the Australian Labor Party from her election in 2006 until the 2010 election.-Early life:... |
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... |
2006–2010 | |
| John Gardner John Gardner (Australian politician) John Anthony William Gardner is an Australian politician representing the seat of Morialta in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Liberal Party since the 2010 election.... |
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... |
2010–present | |
