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{{Short description|State electoral district of South Australia}} |
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{{Infobox Australian Electorate |
{{Infobox Australian Electorate |
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| name = Finniss |
| name = Finniss |
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| state = sa |
| state = sa |
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| image = Electoral district of Finniss 2022.svg |
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| image_alt = Map of South Australia with electoral district of Finniss highlighted |
| image_alt = Map of South Australia with electoral district of Finniss highlighted |
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| caption = Electoral district of Finniss (green) in South Australia |
| caption = Electoral district of Finniss (green) in South Australia |
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| created = 1993 |
| created = 1993 |
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| mp = [[ |
| mp = [[David Basham]] |
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| mp-party = [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|Liberal Party of Australia (SA)]] |
| mp-party = [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|Liberal Party of Australia (SA)]] |
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| namesake = [[B.T. Finniss]] |
| namesake = [[B. T. Finniss]] |
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| electors = |
| electors = 23814 |
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| electors_year = |
| electors_year = 2018 |
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| area = |
| area = 1004 |
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| class = Rural |
| class = Rural |
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| coordinates = {{coord|35| |
| coordinates = {{coord|35|28|49|S|138|41|34|E|display=inline,title}} |
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| near-nw = [[Electoral district of Mawson|Mawson]] |
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| near-n = [[Electoral district of Heysen|Heysen]] |
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| near-ne = [[Electoral district of Hammond|Hammond]] |
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| near-e = [[Electoral district of Hammond|Hammond]] |
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| near-se = [[Electoral district of MacKillop|MacKillop]] |
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| near-s = ''<small>Southern Ocean</small>'' |
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| near-sw = ''<small>Southern Ocean</small>'' |
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| near-w = [[Electoral district of Mawson|Mawson]] |
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|footnotes=Electoral District map<ref>{{cite map |url=https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/publications/electoral-district-of-finniss-pdf/download |title=Electoral District of Finniss |publisher=[[Electoral Commission of South Australia]] |year=2018 |access-date=1 April 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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'''Finniss''' is |
'''Finniss''' is a single-member [[Electoral districts of South Australia|electoral district]] for the [[South Australian House of Assembly]]. It is named after [[B. T. Finniss]], the first [[Premier of South Australia]]. It covers a {{convert|1004|km²|abbr=on}} regional area which includes the localities of [[Back Valley, South Australia|Back Valley]], [[Currency Creek, South Australia|Currency Creek]], [[Encounter Bay, South Australia|Encounter Bay]], [[Finniss, South Australia|Finniss]], [[Goolwa, South Australia|Goolwa]], [[Goolwa Beach, South Australia|Goolwa Beach]], [[Goolwa North, South Australia|Goolwa North]], [[Goolwa South, South Australia|Goolwa South]], [[Hayborough, South Australia|Hayborough]], [[Hindmarsh Island, South Australia|Hindmarsh Island]], [[Hindmarsh Tiers, South Australia|Hindmarsh Tiers]], [[Hindmarsh Valley, South Australia|Hindmarsh Valley]], [[Lower Inman Valley, South Australia|Lower Inman Valley]], [[McCracken, South Australia|McCracken]], [[Middleton, South Australia|Middleton]], [[Mosquito Hill, South Australia|Mosquito Hill]], [[Mount Compass, South Australia|Mount Compass]], [[Mount Observation, South Australia|Mount Observation]], [[Mundoo Island, South Australia|Mundoo Island]], [[Nangkita, South Australia|Nangkita]], [[Port Elliot, South Australia|Port Elliot]], [[Tooperang, South Australia|Tooperang]], and [[Victor Harbor, South Australia|Victor Harbor]]; as well as parts of [[Inman Valley, South Australia|Inman Valley]] and [[Waitpinga, South Australia|Waitpinga]]. |
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Finniss has been a very safe seat for the [[Liberal Party of Australia]] since its creation at the 1991 electoral redistribution as a replacement for the equally safe [[Electoral district of Alexandra|Alexandra]]. Dating to its time as part of Alexandra, the |
Finniss has been a very safe seat for the [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|Liberal Party]] since its creation at the 1991 electoral redistribution as a replacement for the equally safe [[Electoral district of Alexandra|Alexandra]]. Dating to its time as part of Alexandra, the area now in Finniss has been held by Liberals or their predecessor, the [[Liberal and Country League]], without interruption since 1941. For most of that time, it has been a comfortably safe LCL/Liberal seat. |
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It was contested for the first time at the [[South Australian state election |
It was contested for the first time at the [[1993 South Australian state election|1993 election]] by newly elected Liberal leader [[Dean Brown]], who had returned to parliament after a seven-year absence by winning the [[1992 Alexandra state by-election]]. Brown had little difficulty winning Finniss, and subsequently became Premier after the election. Brown was later toppled as Premier by Liberal rival [[John Olsen]] in 1996, and was initially expected to retire, but remained in parliament as a senior member of consecutive Liberal ministries and shadow ministries, and served as deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2001 to 2005—the first six months of that tenure as Deputy Premier. Brown retired at the [[2006 South Australian state election|2006 election]], and was succeeded by Liberal candidate [[Michael Pengilly]], who held off a concerted attempt by the [[The Nationals South Australia|SA Nationals]] to take the seat. |
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Pengilly held the seat easily until retiring at the [[2018 South Australian state election|2018 election]]. [[David Basham]] retained the seat for the Liberals, despite a spirited challenge from [[SA-BEST]]. Indeed, SA-BEST's showing in Finniss was strong enough to make the seat marginal for the first time in its current configuration. However, Finniss remains a comfortably safe Liberal seat in a "traditional" two-party matchup with [[Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)|Labor]]; Basham only suffered a small swing against Labor. |
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==Members for Finniss== |
==Members for Finniss== |
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| [[Dean Brown]] |
| [[Dean Brown]] |
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| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|Liberal]] |
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| [[1993 South Australian state election|1993]]–2006 |
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| 1993–2006 |
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| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |
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| [[Michael Pengilly]] |
| [[Michael Pengilly]] |
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| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|Liberal]] |
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| [[2006 South Australian state election|2006]]–2018 |
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| 2006–present |
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| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |
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| [[David Basham]] |
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| [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|Liberal]] |
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| [[2018 South Australian state election|2018]]–present |
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{{main|Electoral results for the district of Finniss}} |
{{main|Electoral results for the district of Finniss}} |
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{{Excerpt|Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)|section=Finniss}} |
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{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[South Australian state election, 2014]]: Finniss<ref>[http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/elections/state-elections/past-state-election-results/7669?view=result 2014 State Election Results – Finniss], ECSA.</ref><ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/sa-election-2014/guide/finn/ 2014 State Election Results – Finniss], ABC.</ref> |
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{{Election box candidate AU party| |
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|candidate = [[Michael Pengilly]] |
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|party = Liberal |
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|votes = 11,674 |
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|percentage = 52.9 |
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|change = +1.4 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate AU party| |
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|candidate = Melanie Smart |
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|party = Labor |
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|votes = 5,166 |
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|percentage = 23.4 |
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|change = −6.8 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate AU party| |
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|candidate = Moira Jenkins |
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|party = Greens |
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|votes = 2,883 |
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|percentage = 13.1 |
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|change = +4.5 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate AU party| |
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|candidate = Bruce Hicks |
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|party = Family First |
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|votes = 2,361 |
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|percentage = 10.7 |
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|change = +2.1 |
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}} |
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{{Election box formal| |
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|votes = 22,084 |
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|percentage = 97.1 |
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|change = −0.6 |
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{{Election box informal| |
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|votes = 648 |
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|percentage = 2.9 |
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|change = +0.6 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 22,732 |
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|percentage = 92.6 |
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|change = −0.6 |
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{{Election box 2pp}} |
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{{Election box candidate AU party| |
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|candidate = [[Michael Pengilly]] |
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|party = Liberal |
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|votes = 14,086 |
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|percentage = 63.8 |
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|change = +2.6 |
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{{Election box candidate AU party| |
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|candidate = Melanie Smart |
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|party = Labor |
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|votes = 7,998 |
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|percentage = 36.2 |
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|change = −2.6 |
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{{Election box hold AU party| |
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|winner = Liberal |
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|swing = +2.6 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/electoral-districts/electoral-district-profiles?view=article&id=826:finniss ECSA profile for Finniss: 2018] |
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* [http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/sa-election-2018/guide/finn/ ABC profile for Finniss: 2018] |
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* [https://www.pollbludger.net/sa2018/Finniss.htm Poll Bludger profile for Finniss: 2018] |
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Latest revision as of 14:39, 1 March 2024
Finniss South Australia—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | South Australia | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
MP | David Basham | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal Party of Australia (SA) | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | B. T. Finniss | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 23,814 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,004 km2 (387.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°28′49″S 138°41′34″E / 35.48028°S 138.69278°E | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | |||||||||||||||
Electoral District map[1] |
Finniss is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It is named after B. T. Finniss, the first Premier of South Australia. It covers a 1,004 km2 (388 sq mi) regional area which includes the localities of Back Valley, Currency Creek, Encounter Bay, Finniss, Goolwa, Goolwa Beach, Goolwa North, Goolwa South, Hayborough, Hindmarsh Island, Hindmarsh Tiers, Hindmarsh Valley, Lower Inman Valley, McCracken, Middleton, Mosquito Hill, Mount Compass, Mount Observation, Mundoo Island, Nangkita, Port Elliot, Tooperang, and Victor Harbor; as well as parts of Inman Valley and Waitpinga.
Finniss has been a very safe seat for the Liberal Party since its creation at the 1991 electoral redistribution as a replacement for the equally safe Alexandra. Dating to its time as part of Alexandra, the area now in Finniss has been held by Liberals or their predecessor, the Liberal and Country League, without interruption since 1941. For most of that time, it has been a comfortably safe LCL/Liberal seat.
It was contested for the first time at the 1993 election by newly elected Liberal leader Dean Brown, who had returned to parliament after a seven-year absence by winning the 1992 Alexandra state by-election. Brown had little difficulty winning Finniss, and subsequently became Premier after the election. Brown was later toppled as Premier by Liberal rival John Olsen in 1996, and was initially expected to retire, but remained in parliament as a senior member of consecutive Liberal ministries and shadow ministries, and served as deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2001 to 2005—the first six months of that tenure as Deputy Premier. Brown retired at the 2006 election, and was succeeded by Liberal candidate Michael Pengilly, who held off a concerted attempt by the SA Nationals to take the seat.
Pengilly held the seat easily until retiring at the 2018 election. David Basham retained the seat for the Liberals, despite a spirited challenge from SA-BEST. Indeed, SA-BEST's showing in Finniss was strong enough to make the seat marginal for the first time in its current configuration. However, Finniss remains a comfortably safe Liberal seat in a "traditional" two-party matchup with Labor; Basham only suffered a small swing against Labor.
Most of Finniss is located within the Centre Alliance-held federal Division of Mayo.
Members for Finniss
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
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Dean Brown | Liberal | 1993–2006 | |
Michael Pengilly | Liberal | 2006–2018 | |
David Basham | Liberal | 2018–present |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Basham | 10,424 | 43.1 | −0.4 | |
Labor | Amy Hueppauff | 5,532 | 22.9 | +6.1 | |
Independent | Lou Nicholson | 4,728 | 19.6 | +19.6 | |
Greens | Anne Bourne | 1,647 | 6.8 | −0.9 | |
One Nation | Carlos Quaremba | 1,146 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Family First | Dominic Carli | 614 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
National | Joe Ienco | 82 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 24,173 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 778 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 24,951 | 92.1 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | David Basham | 56.6 | −12.1 | ||
Labor | Amy Hueppauff | 43.4 | +12.1 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | David Basham | 12,258 | 50.7 | −13.7 | |
Independent | Lou Nicholson | 11,915 | 49.3 | +49.3 | |
Liberal hold |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Electoral District of Finniss (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.[permanent dead link]