Hartley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after John Hartley, a public servant responsible for creating much of South Australia's public education system. It is a 14.7km² urban electorate in Adelaide's east, taking in the suburbs of Campbelltown, Felixstow, Glynde, Hectorville, Kensington Gardens, Kensington Park and Tranmere, as well as parts of Magill, Payneham and Rosslyn Park. Hartley was created at the electoral redistribution of 1976 as a relatively safe Labor seat, and was first contested at the 1977 state election by then Deputy Premier Des Corcoran, who had moved from the more marginal seat of Millicent. He was succeeded by Terry Groom, who later resigned and became an independent after being denied preselection for a safer seat after the 1991 redistribution rendered Hartley unwinnable for Labor. The seat subsequently fell to Liberal Joe Scalzi at the 1993 election and was twice re-elected by tiny margins. Despite Hartley having gained 1370 voters in Liberal-voting Magill and losing 2000 voters in Labor-voting Paradise at the last redistribution, Scalzi was swept away amidst the landslide Labor victory at the 2006 election, conceding defeat to opponent Grace Portolesi on election night. The ALP now hold a two-party preferred margin of 4.6% in this electorate.
| 2006 South Australian state election | ||||||
| Registered Voters | 21,747 | Marginal Labor | ||||
| Votes Cast | 20,107 | Turnout % | 92.5 | -0.4 | ||
| Informal Votes | 752 | Informal % | 3.7 | +0.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Primary Votes | Vote % | Swing % | ||
| Australian Democrats | Josh Reynolds | 562 | 2.9 | -3.7 | ||
| Dignity for Disabled | Tim Cousins | 323 | 1.7 | +1.7 | ||
| Australian Labor Party | Grace Portolesi | 8,716 | 45.0 | +6.0 | Elected | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | Joe Scalzi | 7,651 | 39.5 | -4.1 | ||
| SA Greens | Michelle Wauchope | 1,289 | 6.7 | +2.5 | ||
| Family First Party | Lisa Hood | 814 | 4.2 | -0.4 | ||
| One Nation Party | -1.1 | |||||
| Two Candidate Preferred | ||||||
| Liberal Party of Australia | Joe Scalzi | 8,791 | 45.4 | -5.9 | ||
| Australian Labor Party | Grace Portolesi | 10,564 | 54.6 | +5.9 | Elected | |
| Total | 19,355 | |||||
Members for Hartley
| Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Des Corcoran | Australian Labor Party | 1977—1982 |
| Terry Groom | Australian Labor Party | 1982—1991 |
| Terry Groom | Independent | 1991—1993 |
| Joe Scalzi | Liberal Party of Australia | 1993—2006 |
| Grace Portolesi | Australian Labor Party | 2006—present |
External links
- ABC profile for Hartley
- Poll Bludger profile for Hartley
- State Electoral Office map for Hartley
- State Electoral Office profile for Hartley
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