Division of Hindmarsh facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hindmarsh Australian House of Representatives Division
Hindmarsh (dark green) in the city of Adelaide (2019)
Created	1903
MP	Matt Williams
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Sir John Hindmarsh
Electors	122,645 (2019)
Area	78 km2 (30.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

Governor John Hindmarsh

The Division of Hindmarsh is an area in South Australia that elects one person to the Australian House of Representatives. This person is called a Member of Parliament (MP). The division covers the western suburbs of Adelaide. Some of the areas it includes are Adelaide Airport, Glenelg, Henley Beach, and West Lakes.

The Division of Hindmarsh was created in 1903. It is named after Sir John Hindmarsh, who was the first Governor of South Australia from 1836 to 1838.

Members of Parliament for Hindmarsh

The people listed below have been the Members of Parliament for the Division of Hindmarsh. They represent the people living in the area in the Australian Parliament.

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		James Hutchison	Labour	1903–1909	Was a minister. Died while in office.
		William Archibald	Labor	1910–1916	Was a minister.
			National Labor	1916–1917
			Nationalist	1917–1919
		Norman Makin	Labor	1919–1946	Was the Speaker of the House. Served as a minister.
		Albert Thompson	Labor	1946–1949	Later represented another division.
		Clyde Cameron	Labor	1949–1980	Served as a minister.
		John Scott	Labor	1980–1993
		Chris Gallus	Liberal	1993–2004
		Steve Georganas	Labor	2004–2013
		Matt Williams	Liberal	2013–2016
		Steve Georganas	Labor	2016–2019	Later represented another division.
		Mark Butler	Labor	2019–present	Currently the MP for Hindmarsh.

Images for kids

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  Sir John Hindmarsh, the division's namesake