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Norwood has been an electoral district since 1938, usually as a marginal seat which has changed hands between the [[Australian Labor Party]] and the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] multiple times. It is synonymous with former [[Premier of South Australia]] [[Don Dunstan]], who held the seat from 1953 until 1979. |
Norwood has been an electoral district since 1938, usually as a marginal seat which has changed hands between the [[Australian Labor Party]] and the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] multiple times. It is synonymous with former [[Premier of South Australia]] [[Don Dunstan]], who held the seat from 1953 until 1979. |
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Norwood notably went to the ballot box three times within 12 months, first at the [[Norwood state by-election, 1979|March 1979 by-election]], then the [[South Australian state election, 1979|September 1979 state election]], then at the [[Norwood state by-election, 1980|February 1980 by-election]] which resulted from a court decision invalidating the seat's state election result. |
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The seat was also held by prominent Labor minister and now Australian head to the [[International Baccalaureate Organization]] and [[University of Adelaide]] alumni organization [[Greg Crafter]] from 1980 until 1993. The Liberals reclaimed the seat at the [[South Australian state election, 1993|1993 state election]] in a landslide following the collapse of the [[State Bank of South Australia|State Bank]], through [[John Cummins (Australian politician)|John Cummins]] who was then defeated by Labor's [[Vini Ciccarello]] at the [[South Australian state election, 1997|1997 state election]] with a 1.5% margin. At the [[South Australian state election, 2002|2002 state election]], it was whittled down to 0.5% but was increased to 4.2% at the [[South Australian state election, 2006|2006 state election]]. Ciccarello was defeated in the [[South Australian state election, 2010|2010 state election]] by Liberal candidate [[Steven Marshall]] on a large swing, which marked the first time in the seat's history that Labor was in government without the seat of Norwood. |
The seat was also held by prominent Labor minister and now Australian head to the [[International Baccalaureate Organization]] and [[University of Adelaide]] alumni organization [[Greg Crafter]] from 1980 until 1993. The Liberals reclaimed the seat at the [[South Australian state election, 1993|1993 state election]] in a landslide following the collapse of the [[State Bank of South Australia|State Bank]], through [[John Cummins (Australian politician)|John Cummins]] who was then defeated by Labor's [[Vini Ciccarello]] at the [[South Australian state election, 1997|1997 state election]] with a 1.5% margin. At the [[South Australian state election, 2002|2002 state election]], it was whittled down to 0.5% but was increased to 4.2% at the [[South Australian state election, 2006|2006 state election]]. Ciccarello was defeated in the [[South Australian state election, 2010|2010 state election]] by Liberal candidate [[Steven Marshall]] on a large swing, which marked the first time in the seat's history that Labor was in government without the seat of Norwood. |
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Revision as of 23:35, 15 March 2012
Norwood is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after its surrounding geographical area, Norwood, South Australia. Norwood is a 14.2 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's inner eastern suburbs. Besides Norwood, it includes the suburbs of Beulah Park, College Park, Evandale, Firle, Hackney, Joslin, Kent Town, Marden, Maylands, Payneham South, Royston Park, St Morris, St Peters, Stepney, Trinity Gardens, Vale Park as well as parts of Kensington, Klemzig and Payneham.
Norwood has been an electoral district since 1938, usually as a marginal seat which has changed hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party multiple times. It is synonymous with former Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan, who held the seat from 1953 until 1979.
Norwood notably went to the ballot box three times within 12 months, first at the March 1979 by-election, then the September 1979 state election, then at the February 1980 by-election which resulted from a court decision invalidating the seat's state election result.
The seat was also held by prominent Labor minister and now Australian head to the International Baccalaureate Organization and University of Adelaide alumni organization Greg Crafter from 1980 until 1993. The Liberals reclaimed the seat at the 1993 state election in a landslide following the collapse of the State Bank, through John Cummins who was then defeated by Labor's Vini Ciccarello at the 1997 state election with a 1.5% margin. At the 2002 state election, it was whittled down to 0.5% but was increased to 4.2% at the 2006 state election. Ciccarello was defeated in the 2010 state election by Liberal candidate Steven Marshall on a large swing, which marked the first time in the seat's history that Labor was in government without the seat of Norwood.
Members for Norwood
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Steven Marshall | 9,844 | 46.3 | +5.7 | |
| Labor | Vini Ciccarello | 7,184 | 33.8 | -8.1 | |
| Greens | Katie McCusker | 2,498 | 11.8 | +3.0 | |
| Save the RAH | Philip Harding | 489 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Family First | Paul Theofanous | 413 | 1.9 | -0.7 | |
| Dignity for Disability | Rick Neagle | 392 | 1.8 | +0.5 | |
| Gamers 4 Croydon | David Egge | 258 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Fair Land Tax | Pamela Anders | 177 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,255 | 96.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 746 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 22,001 | 91.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Steven Marshall | 11,667 | 54.9 | +8.8 | |
| Labor | Vini Ciccarello | 9,588 | 45.1 | -8.8 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +8.8 | |||
