Electoral district of Albert (South Australia)

Albert South Australia—House of Assembly
State	South Australia
Dates current	1875–1902, 1915–1970
Namesake	Albert, Prince Consort
Demographic	Rural

Albert was a electoral district of the House of Assembly in South Australia, spanning its time as both a colony and a state. It was created in 1875, taking much territory from adjacent Victoria, merged with Victoria in 1902 as Victoria and Albert, separated again in 1915, and abolished in 1970.^[1]

In 1875, Albert had booths at Bordertown, Kingston, Meningie, Naracoorte, Robe and Wellington East. It added booths at Lucindale (1878), Mannum East (1884), Wolseley (1885) and Mundulla (1887). It lost the Mannum East booth in 1890, but added further booths at Frances, Glenroy and Keith in 1893, at which time the Naracoorte booth was also renamed Kincraig. In 1896, Albert also added booths at Conmurra, Holder, Kingston On Murray, Lyrup, Murtho, Point McLeay, Pyap and Waikerie, but lost Glenroy. It regained a Glenroy booth and added Cookes Plains in 1899. It was then merged with Victoria as Victoria and Albert from the 1902 state election.^[2]

The recreated Albert seat in 1915 had booths at Alawoona, Berri, Bogg Flat, Borrika, Chapman Bore, Cookes Plains, Coomandook, Clarfield, Coonalpyn, East Wellington, Geranium, Glenope, Hooper, Karoonda, Lameroo, Loxton, Lyrup, Marmon Jabuk, Meningie, Moorlands, Netherton, Notts Well, Paisley, Pangira, Parilla, Parrakie, Paruna, Peake, Point McLeay, Poyntz Bore, Pinnaroo, Pyap West, Sandalwood, Sherlock, Swan Reach, Tailem Bend, Taplan, Tintinara, Waikerie, Wanbi, West Wellington and Wilkawatt.^[2]

In 1938, the House of Assembly changed from multi-member to single-member districts, and Albert was redistributed as a smaller district along significantly district boundaries, losing territory along the Murray River to the new seats of Chaffey and Ridley and the redistributed Murray. The new Albert had booths at Ashville, Bordertown, Buccleuch, Cannawigara, Clanfield, Cookes Plains, Coomandook, Coonalpyn, Cotton, Custon, Geranium, Gurrai, Jabuk, Karte, Ki Ki, Kulkami, Keith, Kongal, Lameroo, Meningie, Moorlands, Mulpata North, Mundalla, Narrung, Netherton, Padthaway, Parilla, Parrakie, Peake, Peebinga, Pinnaroo, Point McLeay, Sherlock, Tintinara, Wilkawatt, Wirrega and Wolseley.^[3]

Members

First incarnation (1875–1902)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Arthur Hardy		1875–1887		Mountifort Conner		1875–1875
				William Wigley		1875–1878
				Rudolph Henning		1878–1885
					Andrew Handyside		1885–1902
	Beaumont Moulden		1887–1890
	George Ash		1890–1897
		Defence League	1891–1896			Defence League	1891–1896
	Archibald Peake		1897–1902				1897–1902
Second incarnation (1915–1938)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Angus	Liberal Union	1915–1921		Richard O'Connor	Liberal Union	1915–1921
	Malcolm McIntosh	Country	1921–1928		Frederick McMillan	Country	1921–1928
		Liberal Federation	1928–1932			Liberal Federation	1928–1932
		Liberal and Country	1932–1938			Liberal and Country	1932–1933
				Tom Stott	Independent	1933–1938

Single-member (1938–1970)
Member		Party	Term
	Malcolm McIntosh	Liberal and Country	1938–1959
	Bill Nankivell	Liberal and Country	1959–1970

References

1. "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
2. Jaensch, Dean. "History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1". Electoral Commission of South Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
3. "Where to Vote Next Saturday.". The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 12 March 1938. p. 10. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

Coordinates: 35°S 140°E / 35°S 140°E