Black is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was created by the redistribution conducted in 2016, and was contested for the first time at the 2018 state election.[2] Black is named after Dorrit Black (Dorothea Foster Black, 1891–1951), a South Australian modern artist, best known for linocuts, oil and watercolour paintings.[2]
| Black South Australia—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 2022 boundaries shown in green in Adelaide region | |||||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Alex Dighton | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Dorrit Black | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 26,437 (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°03′S 138°32′E / 35.05°S 138.53°E | ||||||||||||||
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| Electoral District map[1] | |||||||||||||||
Black lies south-west of the Adelaide city centre and includes the suburbs of Darlington, Hallett Cove, Kingston Park, Marino, O'Halloran Hill, Seacliff, Seacliff Park, Seacombe Heights, Seaview Downs, Sheidow Park and Trott Park.[3]
At its creation in 2018, Black was projected to be notionally held by the Liberal Party with a swing of 2.6% required to lose it.[4]: Appendix 12 Black replaced the electorate of Mitchell that was abolished ahead of the 2018 state election.[2] Black does not extend as far north or south as Mitchell did, but extends west to the coast through part of what used to be Bright.
A by-election was held on 16 November 2024, after the incumbent MP, David Speirs, resigned due to legal charges.[5] The by-election was won by the Labor candidate, Alex Dighton, following an 9% swing to Labor.[6]
Members for Black
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Speirs | Liberal | 2018–Oct 2024 | |
| Alex Dighton | Labor | Nov 2024– | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Alex Dighton | 10,248 | 47.9 | 9.7 | |
| Liberal | Amanda Wilson | 7,300 | 34.1 | −16.0 | |
| Greens | Sarah Luscombe | 2,799 | 13.1 | 1.3 | |
| Australian Family | Jonathan Parkin | 1,069 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,416 | 97.7 | 0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 497 | 2.3 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 21,913 | 82.6 | −9.5 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Alex Dighton | 12,820 | 59.9 | 12.6 | |
| Liberal | Amanda Wilson | 8,596 | 40.1 | −12.6 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | 12.6 | |||
Notes
edit- ^ Electoral District of Black (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Final Redistribution Report". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Black (Map). South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Redistribution Report Appendices". 2016. p. Appendix 9. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "A by-election in Black is looming, but what impact will outgoing Liberal leader David Speirs have on the political race?". 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Black by-election 2024 Results". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Black by-election 2024 Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Black By-Election 2024". ECSA. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ Full distribution of preferences for the 2024 Black by-election: ECSA
