Electoral district of Alexandra

Alexandra was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1902 to 1992, and was formed when the electoral districts of Encounter Bay, Mount Barker and Noarlunga were amalgamated.^[1] The district included the Fleurieu Peninsula, to the south of Adelaide.

Alexandra South Australia—House of Assembly
State	South Australia
Created	1902
Abolished	1993
Demographic	Rural

Alexandra was renamed Finniss at the 1993 state election.

Members for Alexandra

Four members (1902–1915)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Blacker		1902–1906		Alexander McDonald	National League	1902–1910		George Ritchie		1902–1904		Charles Tucker	National League	1902–1906
										Farmers and Producers	1904–1910
		Liberal and Democratic	1906–1910										Percy Heggaton		1906–1910
		Liberal Union	1910–1913			Liberal Union	1910–1915			Liberal Union	1910–1915			Liberal Union	1910–1915
	George Laffer	Liberal Union	1913–1915

Three members (1915–1938)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	George Laffer	Liberal Union	1915–1923		Archibald Peake	Liberal Union	1915–1920		George Ritchie	Liberal Union	1915–1922
					Herbert Hudd	Liberal Union	1920–1923
		Liberal Federation	1923–1932			Liberal Federation	1923–1932		Percy Heggaton	Liberal Federation	1923–1932
		Liberal and Country	1932–1933			Liberal and Country	1932–1938			Liberal and Country	1932–1938
	George Connor	Independent	1934–1941

Single member (1938–1993)
	George Connor	Independent	1938–1941
	Herbert Hudd	Liberal and Country	1941–1948
	David Brookman	Liberal and Country	1948–1973
	Ted Chapman	Liberal and Country	1973–1974
		Liberal	1974–1992
	Dean Brown	Liberal	1992–1993

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Alexandra

See also

• 1992 Alexandra state by-election

References

1. "Death of Sir George Ritchie". Southern Argus. Port Elliot, SA: National Library of Australia. 10 August 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

External links

• 1985 & 1989 election boundaries, page 18 & 19
• The 13 electorates from 1902 to 1915: The Adelaide Chronicle