The Electoral district of Bragg is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. The electorate is largely urban encompasses a significant portion of the City of Burnside and stretches from the east parklands of Adelaide to the foothills of the Adelaide Hills. Bragg is the safest metropolitan Liberal Party (LP) district, and is mostly contained within the LP's safest metropolitan seat federally, the division of Sturt. In the 2002 State Election, the Liberals took around 60% of the vote with the Labor (ALP) gaining around 20%, with 10% for the Australian Democrats. Labor and the SA Greens vote has increased at the expense of the Democrats vote at the 2006 State Election.
The seat of Bragg is named after the eminent physicists Bragg – William Henry and his son, William Lawrence.
Members for Bragg
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Tonkin | Liberal Party of Australia | 1970–1983 | |
| Graham Ingerson | Liberal Party of Australia | 1983–2002 | |
| Vickie Chapman | Liberal Party of Australia | 2002–present | |
Election results
| South Australian state election, 2006: Bragg | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Vickie Chapman | 11,143 | 55.9 | -6.0 | |
| Labor | Andrew Plimer | 5,310 | 26.6 | +5.6 | |
| Greens | Ben Gray | 1,854 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
| Democrats | Janet Kelly | 864 | 4.3 | -6.3 | |
| Family First | Paul Hannan | 769 | 3.9 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,940 | 97.7 | -0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 473 | 2.3 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 20,413 | 91.7 | -1.3 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | Vickie Chapman | 12,525 | 62.8 | -6.8 | |
| Labor | Andrew Plimer | 7,415 | 37.2 | +6.8 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -6.8 | |||
External links
- ABC profile for Bragg
- Poll Bludger profile for Bragg
- State Electoral Office map for Bragg
- State Electoral Office profile for Bragg
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