Electoral district of Heysen
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Heysen is an electoral district
of the House of Assembly
in the Australia
n state of South Australia
. It is named after Sir Hans Heysen
, a prominent South Australian landscape artist. It is a 616 km² electoral district stretching from residential suburbs in the east and southeast of Adelaide
through to farming areas some distance from the city. It includes the suburbs and towns of Aldgate
, Bridgewater
, Crafers
, Cherry Gardens
, Clarendon
, Echunga
, Kangarilla
, Macclesfield
and Stirling
.
As Heysen combines both wealthier suburbs in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills
and rural areas further east, it has been a Liberal stronghold ever since its creation in the electoral redistribution of 1969. It was abolished in 1977, forcing then-member David Wotton
to move to another seat for the next decade, but was re-established in 1985. He subsequently held the seat until his retirement in 2002, when he was replaced by Liberal Isobel Redmond
.
The 1997 state election saw the Democrats
receive 48.1 percent of the two-party preferred vote, the closest they had ever come to a seat any Australian lower house (apart from the South Australian seat of Mitcham
). The 2002 state election saw the Democrats receive 46 percent of the two-party preferred vote. The 2006 state election saw their vote collapse with Labor being brought back in to the two party preferred race. The SA Greens are now touted to potentially win this seat in the future. The following quote is from pollbludger.com:
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 Sir Hans Heysen
Hans Heysen
Sir Hans Heysen, OBE was a well-known German Australian artist. He was particularly recognized for his watercolours of the Australian bush. He won the Wynne Prize for landscape painting a record nine times.-Biography:...
, a prominent South Australian landscape artist. It is a 616 km² electoral district stretching from residential suburbs in the east and southeast of 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...
through to farming areas some distance from the city. It includes the suburbs and towns of Aldgate
Aldgate, South Australia
Aldgate is a South Australian town located 21 kilometres south-east of Adelaide, in the Adelaide Hills.The town of Aldgate was supposedly named in 1882 after the local hotel the Aldgate Pump, which was named by Richard D. Hawkins, who had additionally opened the nearby Crafers Inn...
, Bridgewater
Bridgewater, South Australia
Bridgewater is a town in the Adelaide Hills, southeast of Adelaide in South Australia.It is the former end of the Adelaide-Bridgewater railway line; this route was closed in 1987...
, Crafers
Crafers, South Australia
The town of Crafers is located in the Adelaide Hills to the southeast of Adelaide, South Australia. Although technically considered to be an outer suburb of Adelaide, with many residents commuting to the city to work, locals consider Crafers to be more a suburb of the nearby township of Stirling.-...
, Cherry Gardens
Cherry Gardens, South Australia
Cherry Gardens is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5157.-History:Cherry Gardens Post Office first opened on 10 July 1850 and finally closed in 1976.-References:...
, Clarendon
Clarendon, South Australia
Clarendon is a small town in the Adelaide Hills, about 30 km south of the Adelaide CBD.The Clarendon Weir is located in the town area on the Onkaparinga River....
, Echunga
Echunga, South Australia
Echunga is a small town in the Adelaide Hills located 34 km south-east of Adelaide in South Australia.The area was initially settled in 1839, with the town laid out in 1849. Gold was discovered in 1852 and Echunga became the first proclaimed goldfield in South Australia. This led to a gold rush,...
, Kangarilla
Kangarilla, South Australia
Kangarilla is a town near Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5157. At the 2006 census, Kangarilla had a population of 928.-History:...
, Macclesfield
Macclesfield, South Australia
Macclesfield is a small town on the upper reaches of the River Angas in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. At the 2006 census, Macclesfield had a population of 832....
and Stirling
Stirling, South Australia
Stirling is a town located in the Adelaide Hills. It is administered by the Adelaide Hills Council. Its population is about 2500, though the town has largely merged with neighbouring townships such as Crafers and Aldgate. The towns closely surrounding it are: Aldgate, Crafers, Bridgewater and...
.
As Heysen combines both wealthier suburbs in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills are part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is unofficially centred on the largest town in the area, Mount Barker, which has a population of around 29,000 and is also one of Australia's fastest growing towns.- History :The...
and rural areas further east, it has been a Liberal stronghold ever since its creation in the electoral redistribution of 1969. It was abolished in 1977, forcing then-member David Wotton
David Wotton
David Charles Wotton is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1975 and 2002, representing the electorates of Murray and Heysen....
to move to another seat for the next decade, but was re-established in 1985. He subsequently held the seat until his retirement in 2002, when he was replaced by Liberal Isobel Redmond
Isobel Redmond
Isobel Mary Redmond is the current parliamentary leader of the South Australian division of the Liberal Party of Australia and the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of South Australia since 2009. The Redmond Liberals won 18 of 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly at the 2010...
.
The 1997 state election saw the Democrats
Australian Democrats
The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader...
receive 48.1 percent of the two-party preferred vote, the closest they had ever come to a seat any Australian lower house (apart from the South Australian seat of Mitcham
Electoral district of Mitcham (South Australia)
Mitcham was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1993. The district was based in the south-eastern suburbs of Adelaide....
). The 2002 state election saw the Democrats receive 46 percent of the two-party preferred vote. The 2006 state election saw their vote collapse with Labor being brought back in to the two party preferred race. The SA Greens are now touted to potentially win this seat in the future. The following quote is from pollbludger.com:
A 6.9 per cent swing made a marginal seat out of a traditional Liberal stronghold, although that's unlikely to be permanent. The result definitively finished the Democrats as a threat here, their vote falling 11.0 per cent to 5.3 per cent – still their best result in the state. The beneficiaries were the Greens, whose increase from 8.7 per cent to 17.7 per cent was enough that they might almost dream of winning the seat themselves. Labor was up 9.8 per cent to 28.1 per cent, and if that doesn't stick it's quite plausible that the Greens could overtake them to score second place in a future election, and then threaten the Liberals with the aid of Labor's preferences.
Members for Heysen
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William McAnaney William McAnaney William McAnaney is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal and Country League/Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1963 and 1975, representing the electorates of Stirling between 1963-1970 and Heysen between 1970-1975.McAnaney also contested... |
Liberal and Country League Liberal and Country League The Liberal and Country League was a major political party in South Australia throughout its forty year existence. Thirty-four years were spent in government, in part due to the electoral malapportionment known as the Playmander, introduced after coming to power.Created on 9 June 1932 as the... |
1970–1975 | |
| David Wotton David Wotton David Charles Wotton is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1975 and 2002, representing the electorates of Murray and Heysen.... |
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... |
1975–1977 | |
| 1985–2002 | |||
| Isobel Redmond Isobel Redmond Isobel Mary Redmond is the current parliamentary leader of the South Australian division of the Liberal Party of Australia and the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of South Australia since 2009. The Redmond Liberals won 18 of 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly at the 2010... |
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–present | |
