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Electoral district of Lee

 
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Lee is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the women's suffrage campaigner Mary Lee, it is a 17.6 km² urban electorate on Adelaide's north-western beaches, taking in the suburbs of Birkenhead, Ethelton, Exeter, Glanville, Sempahore, Sempahore Park, Semaphore South, Tennyson, West Lakes, West Lakes Shore, as well as parts of Largs Bay, Peterhead and Seaton.

Lee was created in the 1991 electoral distribution as a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, replacing the abolished Albert Park. It was first contested at the 1993 state election, where it was won by Liberal candidate Joe Rossi as part of a large swing throughout the state. However, as most marginal seat, he was swept away in 1997, with Michael Wright reclaiming the seat for Labor. Wright retained the seat in 2002, and was promoted to a ministerial position.

Members for Lee

Member Party Term
  Joe Rossi Liberal Party of Australia 1993–1997
  Michael Wright Australian Labor Party 1997–present

Election results

South Australian state election, 2006: Lee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Wright 11,785 58.6 +10.8
Liberal Peter Rea 5,269 26.2 -8.3
Greens Meryl McDougall 1,537 7.6 +2.2
Family First Denis Power 920 4.6 +4.4
Democrats Trevor Tucker 603 3.0 -2.5
Total formal votes 20,114 96.6
Informal votes 708 3.4
Turnout 20,822 93.0
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Michael Wright 13,938 69.3 +9.8
Liberal Peter Rea 6,176 30.7 -9.8
Labor hold Swing +9.8

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