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This page is about the federal electorate. For the South Australian state electorate, see Electoral district of Port Adelaide.

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 an Australian electoral division in the state of South Australia. It included the suburbs of Alberton, Beverley, Birkenhead, Cheltenham, Findon, Kilkenny, Largs Bay, Mansfield Park, North Haven, Ottoway, Parafield Gardens, Paralowie, Pennington, Port Adelaide, Queenstown, Rosewater, Salisbury Downs, Semaphore, Woodville, West Croydon, and part of Seaton. The seat also included Torrens Island and Garden Island.

It was set up in 1949, and was named after Port Adelaide, the working port of Adelaide.

The Division was abolished in 2019 when a redistribution cut South Australia's divisions from 11 to 10.

Members

Member	Party	Term	Notes
Albert Thompson	Labor	1949–1963	Previously held the Division of Hindmarsh. Retired
Fred Birrell	Labor	1963–1974	Retired
Mick Young	Labor	1974–1988	Served as minister under Bob Hawke. Resigned over alleged mishandling of campaign donations
Rod Sawford	Labor	1988–2007	Retired
Mark Butler	Labor	2007–2019	Served as minister under Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. Transferred to the Division of Hindmarsh after Port Adelaide was abolished in 2019

Election results

Images for kids

The region of Port Adelaide, the division's namesake

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