Electoral district of Florey

Florey is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. The South Australian House of Assembly is made up of 47 single-member electoral districts consisting of approximately the same number of enrolled voters The House of Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country It is named after scientist Howard Florey, who was responsible for the development of penicillin. Howard Walter Florey Baron Florey, OM, FRS, ( September 24, 1898 &ndash February 21, 1968) was an Australian Penicillin (sometimes abbreviated PCN or pen) is a group of Beta-lactam antibiotics used in the treatment of Bacterial Infections It is a 15km² urban electorate in Adelaide's north-east, taking in the suburbs of Modbury and Modbury Heights, as well as parts of Gilles Plains, Hope Valley, Modbury North, Para Hills, Para Vista, Valley View and Wynn Vale. 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 Modbury is a suburb of Adelaide South Australia in the City of Tea Tree Gully. Modbury Heights (post code 5092 ( is a medium-sized suburb in the City of Tea Tree Gully, Adelaide, with a census area population of 5601 people Gilles Plains (, postcode 5086 altitude 79 m (300 ft is a suburb of the greater Adelaide South Australia area located approximately 15km north of the Adelaide Hope Valley (Australian Postcode 5090 is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Tea Tree Gully. Modbury North is a suburb 14 km North East of Adelaide, capital city of South Australia. Para Hills ( is a residential suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, accessible from Adelaide by bus (partly using Adelaide's O-Bahn Busway) Valley View ( postcode 5093 is a suburb of the greater Adelaide South Australia metropolitan area Wynn Vale is an outer north-eastern Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area

Florey was created at the electoral redistribution of 1969 as a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, and was first contested at the 1970 state election. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Legislative Council Results No upper house vote took place at this election It was held comfortably by the party for more than twenty years before its shock fall to the Liberal Party of Australia at the 1993 election, amidst a landslide result caused by the fallout from the collapse of the State Bank of South Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Post-election pendulum A By-election in 1994 saw Torrens fall to Labor The State Bank of South Australia was a Bank owned by the Government of South Australia. The effect was short-lived, however, and Florey was subsequently regained by Labor at the 1997 election with a sizable swing, and more so at the 2006 election. Post-election Pendulum Legislative Council Results Legacy The 1997 result put Labor within striking distance of winning government at Party backgrounds Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is Australia's oldest political party founded in 1891

2006 South Australian state election
Registered Voters		21,126		Safe Labor
Votes Cast		21,241		Turnout %	93. Party backgrounds Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is Australia's oldest political party founded in 1891 3	-0. 8
Informal Votes		734		Informal %	3. 7	+0. 9
Party		Candidate	Primary Votes	Vote %	Swing %
	Australian Democrats	Catherine Opitz	636	3. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 4	-3. 5
	Australian Labor Party	Frances Bedford	10,042	52. Frances Bedford, Australian Politician, is a member of the South Australian House of Assembly. 9	+9. 7	Elected
	Family First Party	Richard Bunting	1,410	7. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 4	+0. 7
	SA Greens	Craig McKay	1,083	5. Greens South Australia is a Green Party located in South Australia, a member of the federation of the Australian Greens party 7	+2. 1
	Liberal Party of Australia	Pat Trainor	5,811	30. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 6	-6. 0
	One Nation Party				-3. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 1
Two Candidate Preferred
	Australian Labor Party	Frances Bedford	11,787	62. Frances Bedford, Australian Politician, is a member of the South Australian House of Assembly. 1	+8. 5	Elected
	Liberal Party of Australia	Pat Trainor	7,195	37. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 9	-8. 5
Total			18,982

Members for Florey

Member	Party	Term
Charles Wells	Australian Labor Party	1970—1979
Harold O'Neill	Australian Labor Party	1979—1982
Bob Gregory	Australian Labor Party	1982—1993
Sam Bass	Liberal Party of Australia	1993—1997
Frances Bedford	Australian Labor Party	1997—present

External links

Electoral districts of South Australia

Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Frances Bedford, Australian Politician, is a member of the South Australian House of Assembly. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The South Australian House of Assembly is made up of 47 single-member electoral districts consisting of approximately the same number of enrolled voters South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Adelaide is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly which includes Adelaide 's Central business district and suburbs in the inner north Ashford is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly which includes many of Adelaide's inner south western suburbs The Electoral district of Bragg is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Bright is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. Chaffey, created in 1936 is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. Cheltenham is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Colton is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Members for Croydon Davenport is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Elder is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Members for Enfield Members for Alexandra and Finniss Fisher is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Flinders is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Frome is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Giles is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Members for Goyder Hammond is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Hartley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Heysen is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Members for Kaurna Members for Kavel Members for Lee Light is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Members for Elizabeth and Little Para Members for Victoria and MacKillop The Electoral district of Mawson is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. Mitchell is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the state of South Australia. Morialta is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Morphett is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the state of South Australia. Mount Gambier is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. Members for Napier Newland is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Norwood is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Members for Playford Port Adelaide is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Ramsay is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Members for Reynell Members for Schubert Stuart is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. Members for Taylor Members for Torrens Unley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Waite is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Members for West Torrens Wright is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia.

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