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Sturt
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of Sturt, 2019.
Created 1949
MP James Stevens
Party Liberal
Namesake Charles Sturt
Electors 123,833 (2019)
Area 85 km2 (32.8 sq mi)
Demographic Inner Metropolitan
Charles Sturt (1)
Captain Charles Sturt, a famous explorer.

The Division of Sturt is an area in South Australia that votes for a person to represent them in the Australian Parliament. It was created in 1949. The area is named after Captain Charles Sturt, who was a famous explorer. He was the first European to visit the Murray River.

This area includes many suburbs in Adelaide, such as Athelstone, Burnside, Campbelltown, Dernancourt, Frewville, Gilles Plains, Glynde, Glenside, Hectorville, Highbury, Hillcrest, Holden Hill, Kensington, Klemzig, Magill, Marden, Paradise, Tranmere, and parts of Payneham and Rostrevor.

Who Represents Sturt?

The person who represents the Division of Sturt in the Australian Parliament is called a Member of Parliament (MP). They speak for the people living in Sturt.

  • Current Member: Since 2019, the MP for Sturt has been James Stevens. He is a member of the Liberal Party.

Over the years, Sturt has mostly been represented by members from the Liberal Party. However, there have been times when members from the Labor Party have also represented the area.

  • First MP: The first MP for Sturt was Keith Wilson from the Liberal Party, starting in 1949.
  • Longest Serving MP: Ian Wilson, also from the Liberal Party, served for a long time from 1972 to 1993. He was the son of the first MP, Keith Wilson.
  • Recent History: Before James Stevens, Christopher Pyne from the Liberal Party was the MP for Sturt for many years, from 1993 to 2019. He also served as a minister in different governments.

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  • Charles Sturt by John Michael Crossland lowres color

    Charles Sturt, the division's namesake

  • Division of Sturt 2019

    The Division of Sturt in 2019.

  • Sturt1949

    Sturt's boundaries in 1951.

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    Sturt's boundaries in 1967.

  • Keith Wilson-1950-an23530385

    Keith Wilson, the first MP for Sturt.

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    Norman Makin, who represented Sturt from 1954-1955.

  • Christopher Pyne MP

    Christopher Pyne, who was the MP for Sturt from 1993-2019.

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