Electoral district of Black

Black
South Australia—House of Assembly
2022 boundaries shown in green in Adelaide region
StateSouth Australia
Created2018
MPAlex Dighton
PartyLabor
NamesakeDorrit Black
Electors26,437 (2022)
Area26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates35°03′S 138°32′E / 35.05°S 138.53°E / -35.05; 138.53
Electorates around Black:
Gulf St Vincent Gibson Gibson
Gulf St Vincent Black Davenport
Gulf St Vincent Reynell Hurtle Vale
Footnotes
Electoral District map[1]

Black is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was created by the redistribution conducted in 2016, and was contested for the first time at the 2018 state election.[2] Black is named after Dorrit Black (Dorothea Foster Black, 1891–1951), a South Australian modern artist, best known for linocuts, oil and watercolour paintings.[2]

Black lies south-west of the Adelaide city centre and includes the suburbs of Darlington, Hallett Cove, Kingston Park, Marino, O'Halloran Hill, Seacliff, Seacliff Park, Seacombe Heights, Seaview Downs, Sheidow Park and Trott Park.[3]

At its creation in 2018, Black was projected to be notionally held by the Liberal Party with a swing of 2.6% required to lose it.[4]: Appendix 12  Black replaced the electorate of Mitchell that was abolished ahead of the 2018 state election.[2] Black does not extend as far north or south as Mitchell did, but extends west to the coast through part of what used to be Bright.

A by-election was held on 16 November 2024, after the incumbent MP, David Speirs, resigned due to legal charges.[5] The by-election was won by the Labor candidate, Alex Dighton, following an 9% swing to Labor.[6]

Members for Black

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Member Party Term
  David Speirs Liberal 2018–Oct 2024
  Alex Dighton Labor Nov 2024–

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the district of Black
This section is an excerpt from 2024 Black state by-election § Results.[edit]
2024 Black state by-election[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alex Dighton 10,248 47.9 +9.7
Liberal Amanda Wilson 7,300 34.1 −16.0
Greens Sarah Luscombe 2,799 13.1 +1.3
Australian Family Jonathan Parkin 1,069 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 21,416 97.7 +0.4
Informal votes 497 2.3 −0.4
Turnout 21,913 82.6 −9.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Alex Dighton 12,820 59.9 +12.6
Liberal Amanda Wilson 8,596 40.1 −12.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.6
Result is final.[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Electoral District of Black (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c "Final Redistribution Report". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ Black (Map). South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Redistribution Report Appendices". 2016. p. Appendix 9. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ^ "A by-election in Black is looming, but what impact will outgoing Liberal leader David Speirs have on the political race?". 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Black by-election 2024 Results". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Black by-election 2024 Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Black By-Election 2024". ECSA. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  9. ^ Full distribution of preferences for the 2024 Black by-election: ECSA

References

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