Electoral district of Newland
Newland is an
electoral district of the
House of Assembly in the
Australian state of
South Australia. It is named after pioneer
Simpson Newland, a prominent figure in nineteenth-century South Australia. It is a 30.3km² suburban electorate in north-eastern
Adelaide, taking in the suburbs of
Banksia Park,
Highbury,
Redwood Park,
Ridgehaven,
St Agnes,
Tea Tree Gully and
Vista, as well as parts of
Hope Valley and
Houghton.
Newland was created at the
1976 redistribution and initially tended to lean towards Labor, being held by the party for nine of its first twelve years (excepting one term between
1979 and
1982. It was one of the marginal seats that changed hands at the
1989 election, where it was won by
Liberal candidate
Dorothy Kotz, who developed a strong personal following in Newland and had little difficulty being re-elected at successive elections until her retirement in
2006. Upon her retirement, however, her personal vote evaporated, and this, combined with a landslide Labor victory across the state, saw Labor candidate
Tom Kenyon take back the seat for Labor.
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ABC profile for Newland*
Poll Bludger profile for Newland*
State Electoral Office map for Newland*
State Electoral Office profile for Newland