Electoral district of Eyre (South Australia)
| Eyre South Australia—House of Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | South Australia |
| Created | 1938 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Namesake | Edward John Eyre |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 29°S 137°E / 29°S 137°ECoordinates: 29°S 137°E / 29°S 137°E |
| Footnotes | |
Eyre was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1997.[1]
The seat was located in the vast outback of northern South Australia. It was held by the Liberal Party of Australia and its predecessor, the Liberal and Country League, for its entire existence, and was usually a safely conservative seat. For the last 27 years of its existence, it was held by Graham Gunn, who was originally elected in 1970 as a member of the LCL and served as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly in the Dean Brown government.
Eyre was pushed to the south ahead of the 1993 election, taking in much of the abolished seat of Stuart. Eyre was abolished in a boundary redistribution prior to the 1997 election, dividing the northern South Australian outback into two seats. The eastern half was transferred to the recreated seat of Stuart, while the western half became part of the massively expanded seat of Giles. Gunn successfully transferred to Stuart.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Christian | Liberal and Country | 1938–1956 | |
| George Bockelberg | Liberal and Country | 1956–1968 | |
| Ernie Edwards | Liberal and Country | 1968–1970 | |
| Graham Gunn | Liberal and Country | 1970–1974 | |
| Liberal | 1974–1997 | ||
References
- ↑ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2014.