Division of Wakefield

The Division of Wakefield was an Australian electoral division in the state of South Australia. It covered an area from the northern suburbs of Adelaide to the Clare Valley, 135 km north of Adelaide. It includes the suburbs of Elizabeth, Craigmore, Munno Para, Virginia, and part of Salisbury, and the towns of Gawler, Balaklava, Clare, Kapunda, Riverton, Mallala, Freeling, Tarlee, Williamstown, and parts of Port Wakefield.

The Division was named after Edward Gibbon Wakefield, who planned settlements in South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It was set up in 1903. It was abolished in 2019 when a redistribution cut the number of divisions in South Australia to ten.

Members
ImageMemberPartyTermNotes  100px  Sir Frederick Holder Independent 1903–1909 Previously held the Division of South Australia. Served as Speaker during the Barton, Deakin, Watson, Reid and Fisher Governments. Died in office 100pxRichard Foster Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917 Previously held the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Flinders. Served as minister under Hughes. Lost seat  Nationalist 1917–1922  Liberal Union 1922–1925  Nationalist 1925–1928  100px  Maurice Collins Country 1928–1929 Lost seat 100pxCharles Hawker Nationalist 1929–1931 Served as minister under Lyons. Died in office  United Australia 1931–1938   100px Sydney McHugh Labor 1938–1940 Previously held the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Burra Burra. Lost seat. Later elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Light in 1941.  100px  Jack Duncan-Hughes United Australia 1940–1943 Previously a member of the Senate. Lost seat  100px Albert Smith Labor 1943–1946 Previously a member of the Senate. Lost seat  100px  (Sir) Philip McBride Liberal 1946–1958 Previously a member of the Senate. Served as minister under Robert Menzies. Retired  100px  Bert Kelly Liberal 1958–1977 Previously a member of the Senate. Served as minister under Harold Holt, John McEwen and John Gorton. Lost preselection and retired  100px  Geoffrey Giles Liberal 1977–1983 Previously held the Division of Angas. Retired  100px  Neil Andrew Liberal 1983–2004 Served as Chief Government Whip under John Howard. Served as Speaker during the Howard Government. Retired   David Fawcett Liberal 2004–2007 Lost seat. Later elected to the Senate in 2010.  100px  Nick Champion Labor 2007–2019 Seat abolished. Transferred to Division of Spence
Sir Frederick Holder and Neil Andrew (1998–2004) were Speaker of the House. Holder was also Premier of South Australia on two occasions. Holder's death in 1909 caused a by-election. In 1938 the death of Charles Hawker also caused another by-election.

Election results
 2004 election results
 2007 election results
 2010 election results
 2013 election results
 2016 election results

References

 ABC profile for Wakefield: 2013
 AEC profile for Wakefield: 2013
 Poll Bludger profile for Wakefield: 2013

Other websites
 Wakefield boundary map, 2001: AEC
 SA boundary map, 2001: AEC

Category:Former electoral divisions of Australia
Category:Electoral divisions of South Australia
Category:1903 establishments in Australia