Division of Kingston

The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. It covers south part of the Adelaide metropolitan area. It includes the suburbs of Aldinga Beach, Christie Downs, Christies Beach, Hackham, Hallett Cove, Huntfield Heights, Lonsdale, Maslin Beach, Moana, Morphett Vale, Old Noarlunga, Onkaparinga Hills, Port Noarlunga, Reynella, Seaford, Sellicks Beach, Sheidow Park, Port Willunga, Trott Park, Woodcroft, and parts of Happy Valley and McLaren Flat.

Kingston Australian House of Representatives Division
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Created	1949
MP	Amanda Rishworth
Party	Labor
Namesake	Charles Kingston
Electors	118,732 (2019)
Area	171 km2 (66.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

Charles Kingston

It was set up in 1949 and is named after Charles Kingston, Premier of South Australia (1893–1899). He was elected to the first House of Representatives in 1901 and the first Federal member of the Division of Adelaide in 1903.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Jim Handby (1903–1991)	Liberal	10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951	Lost seat
		Pat Galvin (1911–1980)	Labor	28 April 1951 – 26 November 1966	Lost seat
		Kay Brownbill (1914–2002)	Liberal	26 November 1966 – 25 October 1969	Lost seat
		Dr Richard Gun (1936–)	Labor	25 October 1969 – 13 December 1975	Lost seat
		Grant Chapman (1949–)	Liberal	13 December 1975 – 5 March 1983	Lost seat. Later elected to the Senate in 1987
		Gordon Bilney (1939–2012)	Labor	5 March 1983 – 2 March 1996	Served as minister under Bob Hawke and Paul Keating. Lost seat
		Susan Jeanes (1958–)	Liberal	2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998	Lost seat
		David Cox (1954–)	Labor	3 October 1998 – 9 October 2004	Lost seat
		Kym Richardson (1958–)	Liberal	9 October 2004 – 24 November 2007	Lost seat
		Amanda Rishworth (1978–)	Labor	24 November 2007 – present	Incumbent

Notably, every sitting member in the electorate's history has been defeated at an election—none have retired or resigned.^[1]

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Kingston[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Amanda Rishworth	53,810	49.20	−1.38
	Liberal	Kathleen Bourne	28,273	25.85	−5.87
	Greens	John Photakis	13,603	12.44	+3.24
	One Nation	Robert Godfrey-Brown	5,313	4.86	+4.86
	United Australia	Russell Jackson	4,321	3.95	−1.02
	Independent	Rob De Jonge	2,963	2.71	+2.71
	Australian Federation	Sam Enright	1,079	0.99	+0.99
Total formal votes			109,362	96.19	+0.30
Informal votes			4,336	3.81	−0.30
Turnout			113,698	91.37	−1.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Amanda Rishworth	72,564	66.35	+4.41
	Liberal	Kathleen Bourne	36,798	33.65	−4.41
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.41

Notes

1. Munro, Ian (26 July 2010). "Labor incumbent looks safe in see-saw seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
2. Kingston, SA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

References

• ABC profile for Kingston: 2013
• AEC profile for Kingston: 2013
• Poll Bludger profile for Kingston: 2013

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