Electoral district of Mount Gambier
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| 2006 State Election | ||
| First preference | ||
| Party | % | |
| Rory McEwen | 35.6% | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 33.9% | |
| Australian Labor Party | 22.2% | |
| Family First Party | 4.1% | |
| SA Greens | 1.8% | |
| Australian Democrats | 1.7% | |
| Laura Cunningham | 0.8% | |
| Two Party Preferred | ||
| Rory McEwen | 56.2% | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 43.8% | |
| Swing from 2002 | ||
| Rory McEwen | -20.4% | |
The Electoral district of Mount Gambier is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the southeast part of the state centred on the city and extinct volcano of Mount Gambier.
The electorate was created in the 1936 redistribution, but the name was not used between the 1991 and 1998 redistributions (the area was covered by Gordon during that time).
It is currently held by Rory McEwen, a former Liberal party member who missed out on preselection, so stood as an independent in 1997. He was elected and has remained independent. He is Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for State/Local Government Relations, and Minister for Forests in the Mike Rann Labor minority government.
| Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| John Fletcher | Independent | 1938-1958 |
| Ronald Ralston | Labor | 1958-1962 |
| Allan Burdon | Labor | 1962-1975 |
| Harold Allison | Liberal | 1975-1993 |
| Rory McEwen | Independent | 2002-present |
External links
- [ABC profile for Mount Gambier]
- [State Electoral Office map for Mount Gambier]
- [State Electoral Office profile for Mount Gambier]
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