Napier is an electorate created in 1976 for the South Australian Legislative Assembly in the northern suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area of South Australia.
Napier is named after Sir Thomas John Mellis Napier (1882–1976) who was Chief Justice of South Australia for 25 years and a total of 43 years in the Supreme Court.
Napier's demographic comprises outer northern suburbs of Adelaide, including Elizabeth, Elizabeth Park, Elizabeth Downs, Elizabeth North, Elizabeth East, Blakeview, Craigmore, Smithfield, parts of Davoren Park as well as semi-rural One Tree Hill and Uleybury.
Members for Napier
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Hemmings | Australian Labor Party | 1977–1993 | |
| Annette Hurley | Australian Labor Party | 1993–2002 | |
| Michael O'Brien | Australian Labor Party | 2002–present | |
Election results
| South Australian state election, 2006: Napier | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Michael O'Brien | 12,066 | 61.1 | +9.2 | |
| Liberal | Joe Federico | 3,718 | 18.8 | -9.5 | |
| Family First | Peter Barnes | 2,122 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
| Greens | Terry Allen | 1,114 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
| Democrats | Scharyn Varley | 736 | 3.7 | -4.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,756 | 95.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 918 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 20,675 | 91.3 | |||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Michael O'Brien | 14,681 | 74.3 | +10.0 | |
| Liberal | Joe Federico | 5,075 | 25.7 | -10.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +10.0 | |||
External links
- ABC profile for Napier
- Poll Bludger profile for Napier
- State Electoral Office map for Napier
- State Electoral Office profile for Napier
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