The Electoral district of Mawson is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the outer southern suburbs of Woodcroft, Hackham, Hackham West, Huntfield Heights and Noarlunga Downs, as well as the regional shopping centre at Noarlunga as well as the southern wine region around McLaren Vale and Willunga. The latest redistribution saw the electorate lose some of Onkaparinga Hills west of Kimbley Road to Reynell. The electorate was created in the 1969 redistribution. It is named after Sir Douglas Mawson, a geologist and explorer who made several expeditions to Antarctica. It was traditionally a bellwether seat, as it was won by the party that subsequently formed government at every election until 2002, when Robert Brokenshire held the seat for the Liberal Party amidst a Labor election victory. Although it was thought that Brokenshire had established a base in Mawson, it reverted to form at the 2006 election, with his defeat by Labor candidate and former journalist Leon Bignell.
| 2006 South Australian state election | ||||||
| Registered Voters | 22,578 | Marginal Labor | ||||
| Votes Cast | 21,076 | Turnout % | 93.3 | -1.3 | ||
| Informal Votes | 809 | Informal % | 3.8 | +0.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Primary Votes | Vote % | Swing % | ||
| Australian Democrats | Ibojka Baumann | 476 | 2.3 | -6.2 | ||
| SA Greens | Mika Kabacznik-Weller | 1,019 | 5.0 | +5.0 | ||
| Dignity for Disabled | Joanne Harvey | 469 | 2.3 | +2.3 | ||
| Family First Party | Roger Andrews | 1,330 | 6.6 | +0.0 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | Robert Brokenshire | 8,087 | 39.9 | -3.8 | ||
| Australian Labor Party | Leon Bignell | 8,886 | 43.8 | +7.0 | Elected | |
| One Nation | -2.8 | |||||
| Independent | -1.6 | |||||
| Two Candidate Preferred | ||||||
| Liberal Party of Australia | Robert Brokenshire | 9,695 | 47.8 | -5.7 | ||
| Australian Labor Party | Leon Bignell | 10,572 | 52.2 | +5.7 | Elected | |
| Total | 20,267 | |||||
Members for Mawson
| Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Hopgood | Australian Labor Party | 1970—1977 |
| Leslie Drury | Liberal Party of Australia | 1977—1979 |
| Ivar Schmidt | Australian Labor Party | 1979—1982 |
| Susan Lenehan | Australian Labor Party | 1982—1993 |
| Robert Brokenshire | Liberal Party of Australia | 1993—2006 |
| Leon Bignell | Australian Labor Party | 2006—present |
External links
- ABC profile for Mawson
- Poll Bludger profile for Mawson
- State Electoral Office map for Mawson
- State Electoral Office profile for Mawson
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