Division of Sturt
Current boundaries see Sturt covering an area of approximately 85 km² east of the city, from Oakden and Hope Valley in the north to Glen Osmond in the south, taking in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges.Suburbs include Athelstone, Burnside, Campbelltown, Dernancourt, Frewville, Gilles Plains, Glen Osmond, Glenside, Glynde, Hectorville, Highbury, Hillcrest, Holden Hill, Hope Valley, Kensington, Klemzig, Magill, Marden, Oakden, Paradise, Tranmere and parts of Payneham and Rostrevor.The Division of Sturt was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 election, when the number of electorates was increased to 10, as a fairly safe Labor seat with a notional 6.1 percent two-party margin.Makin opted to transfer to Bonython, and Keith Wilson retook Sturt in 1955 with a healthy 7.9 percent two-party swing, turning it into a safe Liberal seat in one stroke.Wright is an emergency physician at the Flinders Medical Centre who has also worked for humanitarian projects in the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and East Timor.[6][7] A ReachTEL opinion poll in Sturt of 762 voters conducted by robocall on 9 June during the 2016 election campaign found NXT and the Liberals neck-and-neck.
indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.
Electoral district of SturtAustralianHouse of RepresentativesDivisionJames StevensLiberalCharles SturtElectorsAustralian electoral divisionSouth AustraliaOakdenHope ValleyGlen OsmondMount Lofty RangesAthelstoneBurnsideCampbelltownDernancourtFrewvilleGilles PlainsGlensideGlyndeHectorvilleHighburyHillcrestHolden HillKensingtonKlemzigMagillMardenParadiseTranmerePaynehamRostrevor1949 electionSalisburyNorthfieldDivision of WakefieldDivision of BoothbyDivision of BonythonKeith WilsonNorman Makin1954 election1955 electionNorm Foster1969 election1972 electionLiberal MovementFraser1974 election1993 electionChristopher PyneAustralian Democrats1977 election1990 election2004 electionAustralian Electoral Commission2007 electionMia HandshinNo PokiesNick XenophonSenate2010 electionBoothby2013 electionCabinet of AustraliaNick Xenophon Team2016 federal electionCollins-class submarine replacement projectpsephologistAntony Greenemergency physicianFlinders Medical CentreSolomon IslandsPapua New GuineaEast Timorrobocall2016 electionAdelaideLiberal Party10 December 194929 May 195410 December 1955HindmarshBonythonSir Keith Wilson31 October 1966Ian Wilson26 November 196625 October 19692 December 1972South Australian Legislative Council8 February 199313 March 199311 April 2019HowardAbbottTurnbullMorrison18 May 2019Electoral results for the Division of Sturt2022 Australian federal electionGreensUnited AustraliaOne NationAnimal JusticeLiberal DemocratsDemocratic AllianceFederationProgressivesTurnoutTwo-party-preferredAlluvial diagram2022 federal election2016 Australian federal electionResults of the Australian federal election, 2016 (South Australia)Wayback MachineAustralian Broadcasting CorporationElectoral divisionsAustralian House of RepresentativesKingstonSpenceBarkerCentre AllianceAngas (1903–1934)Angas (1949–1977)