Electoral district of Adelaide
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This article is about the South Australian state electorate. For the Australian federal electorate, see Division of Adelaide. For the historical South Australian state electorate, see Electoral district of City of Adelaide.
Adelaide is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. The 22.8 km² state seat of Adelaide currently consists of the Adelaide city centre including North Adelaide and suburbs to the inner north and inner north east: Collinswood, Fitzroy, Gilberton, Medindie, Medindie Gardens, Ovingham, Thorngate, Walkerville, most of Prospect, and part of Nailsworth. The federal division of Adelaide covers the state seat of Adelaide and additional suburbs in each direction.
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Adelaide South Australia—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | South Australia | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1902 | ||||||||||||||
MP | Lucy Hood | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 27,331 (2022) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 22.84 km2 (8.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°54′28″S 138°36′5″E | ||||||||||||||
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The electorate's name comes from the city which it encompasses, which is named after the British queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.