Light is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Colonel William Light who was the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. The electorate was created in 1857, abolished in 1902 and reinstated in 1936. It covers Gawler, part of the District Council of Kapunda and Light, and Adelaide's northern suburbs, covering total area of 607.0 km².
The 2006 election saw this seat fall to Labor for the first time in 62 years.
Members for Light since 1938
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Layton Butler | Liberal and Country League | 1938–1938 | |
| Herbert Michael | Liberal and Country League | 1939–1941 | |
| Sydney McHugh | Australian Labor Party | 1941–1944 | |
| Herbert Michael | Liberal and Country League | 1944–1956 | |
| George Hambour | Liberal and Country League | 1956–1960 | |
| Leslie Nicholson | Liberal and Country League | 1960–1962 | |
| John Freebairn | Liberal and Country League | 1962–1970 | |
| Bruce Eastick | Liberal and Country League | 1970–1973 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 1973–1993 | ||
| Malcolm Buckby | Liberal Party of Australia | 1993–2006 | |
| Tony Piccolo | Australian Labor Party | 2006–present | |
Election results
| South Australian state election, 2006: Light | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Tony Piccolo | 9,217 | 44.6 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal | Malcolm Buckby | 8,217 | 39.7 | -3.9 | |
| Family First | Olga Vidoni | 1,403 | 6.8 | +2.3 | |
| Greens | Jenni Douglas | 1,027 | 5.0 | +2.1 | |
| No Rodeo | Craig Allan | 445 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Democrats | Alan Collinson | 370 | 1.8 | -3.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,679 | 96.1 | -0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 835 | 3.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 21,514 | 92.5 | -2.0 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Tony Piccolo | 10,768 | 52.1 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal | Malcolm Buckby | 9,911 | 47.9 | -4.9 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.9 | |||
External links
- ABC profile for Light
- Poll Bludger profile for Light
- State Electoral Office map for Light
- State Electoral Office profile for Light
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