Electoral district of Playford
| Playford South Australia—House of Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Electoral district of Playford (green) in the Greater Adelaide area | |
| State | South Australia |
| Created | 1970 |
| MP | Jack Snelling |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Namesake | Thomas Playford IV |
| Electors | 24,586 (2014) |
| Area | 22.7 km2 (8.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
Playford is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the long serving South Australian premier Tom Playford, it is a 22.7 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's north, taking in the suburbs of Ingle Farm, Para Hills West and Walkley Heights as well as parts of Gepps Cross, Gulfview Heights, Northfield, Para Hills, Para Vista, Pooraka and Valley View.
Playford was created as a safe Labor seat and was first contested at the 1970 state election, where it was won by Labor candidate Terry McRae. In 1989, McRae was replaced by John Quirke, who was replaced by Jack Snelling in 1997, the current sitting member.
Members for Playford
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Terry McRae | Australian Labor Party | 1970–1989 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | John Quirke | Australian Labor Party | 1989–1997 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Jack Snelling | Australian Labor Party | 1997–present |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jack Snelling | 11,352 | 52.5 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal | Michael Santagata | 6,779 | 31.4 | +2.4 | |
| Family First | Greg Evitts | 2,052 | 9.5 | +2.9 | |
| Greens | Danny Carroll | 1,426 | 6.6 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,609 | 95.8 | −0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 942 | 4.2 | +0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 22,551 | 91.7 | −1.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Jack Snelling | 13,533 | 62.6 | −2.0 | |
| Liberal | Michael Santagata | 8,076 | 37.4 | +2.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||