Electoral district of Burnside

Burnside
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
State South Australia
Created 1938
Abolished 1970
Namesake Burnside, South Australia
Demographic Metropolitan

Burnside was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1970. Before 1938 the Burnside area was represented by the three-seat multi-member electorate of Sturt. After 1970 the Burnside area was represented by the electorate of Bragg.[1]

Burnside was one of just three metropolitan seats (with Mitcham and Torrens) won by the Liberal and Country League in 1965 and 1968.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Charles Abbott Liberal and Country 1938–1946
  Geoffrey Clarke Liberal and Country 1946–1959
  Joyce Steele Liberal and Country 1959–1970

References

  1. "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

Coordinates: 34°56′20″S 138°39′58″E / 34.939°S 138.666°E / -34.939; 138.666

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