Electoral district of Sturt (South Australia)
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This article is about the historical South Australian state electorate. For the Australian federal electorate, see Division of Sturt.
Sturt (The Sturt until 1875) was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia.[1] It was named after the explorer Charles Sturt.
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Sturt South Australia—House of Assembly | |
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State | South Australia |
Dates current | 1857–1902, 1915–1938 |
Namesake | Charles Sturt |
Demographic | Metropolitan |
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Sturt was one of the initial districts in the first parliament.[1] It was initially centred on Unley, but later broadened to include all or part of Belair, Brighton, Glenelg, Goodwood, Hyde Park, Mitcham, Parkside and Sturt. When recreated in 1915, it also included Hawthorn and Wayville.[2]