Electoral district of Norwood

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2006 State Election

First preference
Party %
Australian Labor Party 42.4%
Liberal Party of Australia 40.5%
SA Greens 8.5%
Australian Democrats 2.8%
Family First Party 2.6%
Patrick Larkin 1.9%
Dignity for Disabled 1.4%
Two Party Preferred
Australian Labor Party 54.2%
Liberal Party of Australia 45.8%
Swing from 2002
Australian Labor Party +3.7%

Norwood is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after its surrounding geographical area, Norwood, South Australia. Norwood is a 14.2 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's inner eastern suburbs. It includes the suburbs of Beulah Park, College Park, Evandale, Firle, Hackney, Joslin, Kent Town, Marden, Maylands, Norwood, Payneham South, Royston Park, St Morris, St Peters, Stepney, Trinity Gardens, Vale Park as well as parts of Klemzig and Payneham.

Norwood has been an electoral district since 1938, usually as a marginal set which has changed hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party multiple times. It is synonymous with former Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan, who held the seat from 1953 until 1979. It was also held by prominent Labor minister and now Australian head to the International Baccalaureate Organization and University of Adelaide alumni organization Greg Crafter from 1980 until 1983. The Liberals reclaimed the seat at the 1993 state election in a landslide following the collapse of the State Bank, through John Cummins who was then defeated by Labor's Vini Ciccarello at the 1997 state election with a 1.5% At the 2002 state election, it was whittled down to 0.5% but was increased to 4.2% at the 2006 state election.

Members for Norwood

Member Party Term
Frank Nieass LAB 1938-1941
Albert Moir LCL 1941-1944
Frank Nieass LAB 1944-1947
Albert Moir LCL 1947-1953
Don Dunstan ALP 1953-1979
Greg Crafter ALP 1979
Frank Webster Liberal 1979-1980
Greg Crafter ALP 1980- 1993
John Cummins Liberal 1993-1997
Vini Ciccarello ALP 1997-

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