The Division of Sturt is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country

First proclaimed for the 1949 election, Sturt was named for Captain Charles Sturt, nineteenth century explorer and the first European to discover the Murray River. Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate Captain Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869 was an English explorer of Australia, part of the European Exploration of Australia The Murray River, or River Murray and sometimes informally referred to as the "Mighty Murray" is Australia 's largest River. Stretching from Adelaide's mortgage belt suburbs in the centre-east to the wealthy south-eastern suburbs, Sturt has traditionally been a Liberal Party constituency and has been home to the Wilson political dynasty of father Keith and son Ian. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Ian Bonython Cameron Wilson (born 2 May 1932) Australian politician was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of Sir Keith

The 1954 election saw the Hon Norman Makin capture the marginal liberal seat, but before the 1955 election shifted to the new, safe seat of Bonython. History In 1949 Sir Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) and was led by Menzies for 16 years through Norman John Oswald Makin ( 31 March 1889 - 20 July 1982) Australian politician was a Cabinet minister, History In 1949 Sir Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) and was led by Menzies for 16 years through The Division of Bonython was an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The 1969 election saw a 16% swing against Ian Wilson temporarily unseating him, but he was returned at the 1972 election against the flow of Gough Whitlam's federal victory. Issues The 1969 election centred heavily on the two leaders John Gorton and Gough Whitlam Ian Bonython Cameron Wilson (born 2 May 1932) Australian politician was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of Sir Keith Issues The 1972 Election was largely focused on domestic policy issues and the role of the federal government in resolving these issues Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916 known as Gough Whitlam (ˈɡɒf goff is an Australian former politician and 21st Wilson was a key early member of the progressive Liberal Movement faction within the Liberal Party but refused to leave the Liberals when the Liberal Movement became a separate party. The Liberal Movement ( LM) was a minor South Australian political party in the 1970s To show there was no love lost, the Liberal Movement ran a candidate in Sturt in the 1974 election, polling a healthy 7. Federal elections were held in Australia on 18 May 1974. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate 2%, much of which derived from Wilson’s vote.

The Liberal Movement's successor party, the Australian Democrats, have traditionally polled well in Sturt, highlighted by 13. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 5% at their first showing in the 1977 election and 15% in the 1990 election, the best result by a minor party in Sturt. Background and Issues The election is remembered for the "fistful of dollars" advertisements run by the government offering tax cuts to voters The Democrats vote has dropped sharply in recent years, they gained only 2. 26% in the 2004 election. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Additionally, an independent Liberal contested Sturt at the 1993 election, polling a respectable 14. 6%.

At the 2007 federal election, sitting member Christopher Pyne suffered a two party preferred swing of 5. Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 Christopher Maurice Pyne MP (born 13 August, 1967) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian House The Mackerras Pendulum was devised by the Australian psephologist Malcolm Mackerras as a way of predicting the outcome of an election contested between 86 percent but retained the seat on 50. 94 percent, against Labor candidate Mia Handshin, making Sturt the most marginal seat in South Australia. Mia Handshin was the Australian Labor Party candidate for the 2007 federal election in the electorate of Sturt which had a margin of 6 Prior to the pre-selection of Handshin, No Pokies MP Nick Xenophon had been considering running in the seat as an independent, before deciding to run for the Senate instead. No Pokies is an independent South Australian Legislative Council ticket that contested the 1997, 2002, and 2006 statewide legislative council Nicholas (Nick Xenophon, originally Nicholas Xenophou, (born 29 January 1959 in Adelaide) is a South Australian barrister anti-gambling

Members

Election results

Historical Boundaries

Sturt in 1951

Sturt in 1967

External links

• 2004 election results
• Map of division
• Old division boundaries