Division of Sturt facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sturt Australian House of Representatives Division
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

The Division of Sturt is an Australian electoral division in South Australia. It was set up in 1949, and named for Captain Charles Sturt, an explorer and the first European to visit the Murray River.

It includes the Adelaide suburbs of 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.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Keith Wilson (1900–1987)	Liberal	1949 Australian federal election,0 December 1949 – 1954 Australian federal election, 29 May 1954	Previously a member of the Senate. Lost seat
		Norman Makin (1889–1982)	Labor	1954 Australian federal election, 29 May 1954 – 1955 Australian federal election, 10 December 1955	Previously held the Division of Hindmarsh. Moved to the Division of Bonython
		(Sir) Keith Wilson (1900–1987)	Liberal	1955 Australian federal election, 10 December 1955 – 1966 Australian federal election, 31 October 1966	Retired. Father of Ian Wilson
		Ian Wilson (1932–2013)	Liberal	1966 Australian federal election, 26 November 1966 – 1969 Australian federal election, 25 October 1969	Lost seat
		Norm Foster (1921–2006)	Labor	1969 Australian federal election, 25 October 1969 – 1972 Australian federal election, 2 December 1972	Lost seat. Later elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in 1975
		Ian Wilson (1932–2013)	Liberal	1972 Australian federal election, 2 December 1972]] – 1993 Australian federal election, 8 February 1993	Served as minister under Malcolm Fraser. Lost preselection and retired. Son of Sir Keith Wilson
		Christopher Pyne (1967–)	Liberal	1993 Australian federal election, 13 March 1993]] – 2019 Australian federal election, 11 April 2019	Served as minister under John Howard, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison. Retired
		James Stevens (1983–)	Liberal	2019 Australian federal election, 18 May 2019 – present	Incumbent

Election results

Images for kids

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  Charles Sturt, the division's namesake

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  Sturt in 1967