The Division of Wakefield is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. It is located north of Adelaide, incorporating the outer northern suburbs of Salisbury and Elizabeth, and extending north as far as Clare. It covers the east coast of the Gulf Saint Vincent north of Adelaide, all the way to Port Wakefield. It also includes the towns of Balaklava, Tarlee, Kapunda and Gawler. Maps of electoral Divisions The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member constituencies called Divisions. ... Australia, having a federal system of government, is divided into states and territories. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Gulf St. ... Statue of Map Kernow The historic Kapunda copper mine Kapunda is a town in South Australia, established when copper was found and began to be mined. ... Gawler is a town in the state of South Australia. ...

Before the redistribution for the 2004 election, Wakefield was predominantly rural, including the Barossa Valley area, but not the Salisbury, Elizabeth and Smithfield areas. The northern suburbs were added to Wakefield when the Division of Bonython was abolished by the redistribution. As a rural electorate it was much more safely Liberal-held than it is now. Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... Tanunda is surrounded by vineyards showing Autumn colour. ...

The Division was named after Edward Gibbon Wakefield, who promoted colonisation as a tool for social engineering, plans which formed the basis for settlements in South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It was proclaimed at the redistribution of October 2, 1903, when South Australia was first broken up into Divisions. It was first contested at the 1903 Federal election. The seat is currently a marginal Liberal seat. It has previously been held by Neil Andrew, a former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives. It was first held by Hon Sir Frederick Holder, who was twice the Premier of South Australia. Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796 - May 16, 1862) was the driving force behind much of the early colonization of New Zealand. ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... October 2nd is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... Hon Neil Andrew John Neil Andrew (born 7 June 1944), Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1983 to October 2004, representing the Division of Wakefield, South Australia. ... The Speakers chair in the House of Representatives The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Australia. ... Hon. ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ...

Members

• Hon Sir Frederick Holder (Protectionist/Anti-Socialist) 1903-1909
• Richard Foster (Anti-Socialist/Commonwealth Liberal/Nationalist/Commonwealth Liberal/Nationalist) 1909-1928
• Maurice Collins (Country) 1928-1929
• Charles Hawker (Nationalist/United Australia) 1929-1938
• Sydney McHugh (Labor) 1938-1940
• John Duncan-Hughes (United Australia) 1940-1943
• Albert Smith (Labor) 1943-1946
• Philip McBride (Liberal) 1946-1958
• Charles Kelly (Liberal) 1958-1977
• Geoffrey Giles (Liberal) 1977-1983
• Neil Andrew (Liberal) 1983-2004
• David Fawcett (Liberal) 2004-

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External links

• "Division of Wakefield." Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Accessed on July 5, 2005. (PDF, 178 kB)