Division of Bonython
| Bonython Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
| Created | 1955 |
| Abolished | 2004 |
| Namesake | Sir Langdon Bonython |
The Division of Bonython was an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1955 and abolished in 2004. It was named for Sir Langdon Bonython, philanthropist, publisher, and one of the original federal MPs from South Australia.
It was created as a comfortably safe Labor seat in Adelaide's northern suburbs. Much of its territory came from neighboring Sturt, and it was thus a natural choice for Sturt's Labor incumbent, Norman Makin, to transfer in 1955. For most of its existence, it was Labor's second safest seat in South Australia, behind Port Adelaide. The Liberals only came close to winning it once, in 1966 when they managed to hold Labor to only 52 percent of the two-party vote.
Besides Makin, its most notable member was Neal Blewett, a minister in the Hawke Government.
At the time of its abolition it consisted of the suburbs of Elizabeth and Salisbury. For a time it also included Gawler, and stretched as far south as Norwood.
Most of the northern portion of Bonython was shifted to Wakefield in the 2004 redistribution, making it marginal as a result. The southern portion went to Port Adelaide.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Makin | Labor | 1955–1963 | |
| Martin Nicholls | Labor | 1963–1977 | |
| Neal Blewett | Labor | 1977–1994 | |
| Martyn Evans | Labor | 1994–2004 | |
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Coordinates: 34°43′12″S 138°40′23″E / 34.720°S 138.673°E