Division of Port Adelaide facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Port Adelaide Australian House of Representatives Division
Port Adelaide (dark green) in the city of Adelaide
Created	1949
Abolished	2019
Namesake	Port Adelaide
Electors	105,204 (2013)
Area	181 km2 (69.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

Port Adelaide

The Division of Port Adelaide was a special area in South Australia where people voted for a person to represent them in the Australian House of Representatives. Think of it like a school zone, but for voting!

This area included many suburbs like Alberton, Beverley, Birkenhead, and Port Adelaide. It also covered Torrens Island and Garden Island.

The Division of Port Adelaide was created in 1949. It was named after Port Adelaide, which is a very important working port in Adelaide. This voting area was closed down in 2019. This happened because South Australia had fewer voting areas, going from 11 down to 10.

Who Represented Port Adelaide?

The people who represented the Division of Port Adelaide in the Australian Parliament were called Members. All the Members for Port Adelaide were from the Labor Party.

Image		Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Albert Thompson	Labor	1949–1963	He was the first Member for Port Adelaide.
		Fred Birrell	Labor	1963–1974	He represented the area for 11 years.
		Mick Young	Labor	1974–1988	He also served as a minister in the government.
		Rod Sawford	Labor	1988–2007	He was a Member for almost 20 years.
		Mark Butler	Labor	2007–2019	He was the last Member for Port Adelaide. He also served as a minister. When the division closed, he moved to represent another area called Hindmarsh.

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  The region of Port Adelaide, which gave the division its name.