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.

This article is about the historical South Australian state electorate. For the Victorian state electorate, see Electoral district of Mitcham (Victoria).

Mitcham South Australia—House of Assembly
State	South Australia
Dates current	1938–1993
Namesake	Mitcham, South Australia
Demographic	Metropolitan
Coordinates	34°58′S 138°37′E

Mitcham was one of just three metropolitan seats (with Burnside and Torrens) won by the Liberal and Country League in 1965 and 1968.

Mitcham is the only single-member lower house seat in any Parliament in Australia to be won by the Australian Democrats.

Mitcham was superseded by Waite at the 1993 state election.

Location

At the 1938 election, the polling places for the district of Mitcham were: Belair, Blackwood, Colonel Light Gardens, Cottonville, Eden Hills, Hawthorn, the Home for Incurables at Fullarton, Mitcham, Rosefield, Unley Park, Upper Sturt, Westbourne Park and West Mitcham.[1]

Members for Mitcham

Member		Party	Term
	Henry Dunks	Liberal and Country	1938–1955
	Robin Millhouse	Liberal and Country	1955–1973
		Liberal Movement	1973–1976
		New LM	1976–1977
		Democrats	1977–1982
	Heather Southcott	Democrats	1982
	Stephen Baker	Liberal	1982–1993

See also

• 1982 Mitcham state by-election

References

1. "Metropolitan Polling Places". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 17 March 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 18 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• 1985 & 1989 election boundaries, page 18 & 19