The Division of Mayo is an Australian Electoral Division located in the hills, east of Adelaide, South Australia and currently includes the towns of Victor Harbor, Lobethal, Mount Barker, Strathalbyn and Woodside. New South Wales Victoria South Australia Queensland Western Australia Tasmania Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Lyons Australian Capital Territory Canberra Fraser Northern Territory Lingiari Solomon Abolished Divisions These Australian electoral divisions no longer exist Angas (South Australia) Australian Capital Territory (Australian Capital Territory) Bonython (South Australia) Bourke (Victoria) Burke (Victoria) Corinella... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Rosetta Head, colloquially known as The Bluff, is one of the popular tourist attractions in the town. ... Lobethal (34°54′S 138°52′E, postcode 5241) is a town in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia, about 30 kilometres east of Adelaide. ... Mount Barker is a town in the Mount Lofty Ranges, 40 kilometres from Adelaide, South Australia at 35°04′ S 138°51′ E. Mount Barker was founded in 1834. ... Strathalbyn (often abbreviated to Strath by locals) is a town in South Australia in the Alexandrina Council. ... Woodside is a small town between Balhannah and Lobethal. ...

First proclaimed in 1984, the division is named for Helen Mayo, a social activist and the first woman elected to an Australian University Council. It has been held by Alexander Downer, a senior member of the conservative Liberal Party, since its proclamation. Helen Mayo (1 October 1878 – 13 November 1967), Australian medical doctor, was a pioneer in womens and childrens health in Australia. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

At its creation in 1984, Mayo was a rural based electorate that stretched from the seaside town of Victor Harbor to the Adelaide Hills. Downer, the son and grandson of former federal politicians, easily won in 1984 and 1987 but faced his first real challenge in 1990 from the Australian Democrats, who traditionally polled better in the area covered by Mayo than anywhere else in Australia. The Democrat candidate polled 21.3% and while Downer retained Mayo on a two party preferred basis comfortably, a swing of 6% away from Downer towards the Democrat may well have seen Downer lose the seat. Interestingly, Democrats leader, Senator Janine Haines, chose to contest the neighbouring Division of Kingston at the 1990 election, losing to the sitting member. It was postulated at the time that if the high profile Haines had contested Mayo, she may have gathered the further 6% required to unseat Downer. Victor Harbor is a city on the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, Australia. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on December 1, 1984. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on July 11, 1987, between Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke, leader of the Australian Labor Party, Opposition Leader John Howard, leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and National Party of Australia leader Ian Sinclair. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on March 24, 1990. ... The Australian Democrats, who are often known simply as The Democrats in Australia, are a progressive social liberal party. ... Janine Haines AM (8 May 1945 – 20 November 2004), Australian politician, was the first woman to lead a political party in Australia. ... The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ...

A redistribution following the 1990 elections shifted Mayo to an exclusively Hills based seat and theoretically consilidated Downer's hold on the seat to the detriment of the Democrats. As a result, Downer was comfortably returned at the 1993 and 1996 federal elections. In 1998, however, Downer, facing six opposition candidates, including high profile Democrats candidate John Schumann, One Nation Party and an independent candidate advocating increased public nudity, was re-elected by a narrow margin. Schumann's 22.4% was the best result for a minor party candidate in Mayo and lost to Downer on a two party preferred basis by only 1.7%, transforming Mayo into one of the more marginal electorates in Australia. Federal elections were held in Australia on March 13, 1993. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 2 March 1996. ... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... John Schumann is an Australian music artist who is best known as the lead singer and songwriter for the folk group Redgum, which is most noted for their chart-topping hit I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green), a song exploring the medical side-effects of chemical... One Nation is a nationalist and protectionist political group in Australia. ...

Another redistribution following the 1998 election made Mayo a safer Liberal seat and Downer was again returned comfortably at the 2001 elections, helped partly by an Independent Democrat candidate splitting the Democrat vote. The 2004 election saw a record eight candidates contest Mayo but Downer was returned with a comfortable margin. Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ...

In 2007, the Australian Labor Party selected Mary Brewerton to challenge Alexander Downer.

Members

• Alexander Downer (LIB) 1984-

Alexander John Gosse Downer, MP (born 9 September 1951), Australian politician, became Foreign Minister of Australia in March 1996. ...

External links

• 2004 election results
• Map of division
• Old division boundaries