Electoral district of Torrens
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| 2006 State Election | ||
| First preference | ||
| Party | % | |
| Australian Labor Party | 58.8% | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 24.0% | |
| Family First Party | 7.3% | |
| SA Greens | 6.5% | |
| Australian Democrats | 3.4% | |
| Two Party Preferred | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 69.1% | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 30.9% | |
| Swing from 2002 | ||
| Australian Labor Party | +11.9% | |
Torrens is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Located along the River Torrens, and named after Robert Richard Torrens, a 19th century Premier of South Australia, and also the founder of the "Torrens title" land registration system. Torrens is a 19.8 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's north-eastern suburbs. It includes the suburbs of Dernancourt, Greenacres, Hampstead Gardens, Hillcrest, Holden Hill, Manningham, Northgate, Oakden, Windsor Gardens as well as parts of Gilles Plains, Hope Valley, Klemzig and Northfield.
Torrens has had three incarnations as a South Australian electoral district. It was first created in 1902 and abolished in 1915, reinstated in 1938 until 1985 primarily as Liberal Party seat. It was recreated in its current state for the 1993 State election, as a nominally marginal Australian Labor Party seat, but was won for the Liberal Party by Patrick Tiernan, following the collapse of the State Bank. Tiernan died while in office in 1994, and Robyn Geraghty reclaimed the seat for Labor in a by-election with a 16% swing as budget cuts by Dean Brown proved unpopular. Geraghty has held the seat since, increasing her margin to an extremely large 19.1% at the 2006 state election.
Members for Torrens
| Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Shirley Jeffries | LCL | 1938-1944 |
| Herbert Baldock | ALP | 1944-1947 |
| Shirley Jeffries | LCL | 1947-1953 |
| John Travers | LCL | 1953-1956 |
| John Coumbe | LCL | 1956-1977 |
| Michael Wilson | Liberal | 1977-1985 |
| Patrick Tiernan | Liberal | 1993-1994 |
| Robyn Geraghty | ALP | 1994- |
External links
- [ABC profile for Torrens]
- [State Electoral Office map for Torrens]
- [State Electoral Office profile for Torrens]
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