Electoral district of Gibson

Gibson
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
2018 boundaries shown in green in Adelaide area
StateSouth Australia
Created2018
MPSarah Andrews
PartyAustralian Labor Party
NamesakeGladys Ruth Gibson CBE (1901–1972)
Electors25,808 (2018)
Area15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates35°01′S 138°32′E / 35.01°S 138.53°E / -35.01; 138.53
Electorates around Gibson:
Gulf St Vincent Morphett Badcoe
Gulf St Vincent Gibson Elder
Gulf St Vincent Black Davenport
Footnotes
Electoral District map[1]

Gibson is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was created by the redistribution conducted in 2016, and was contested for the first time at the 2018 state election.[2]: pages 45–46  It replaced the former seat of Bright.

Gibson lies southwest of the Adelaide city centre and includes the suburbs of Brighton, Dover Gardens, Hove, Marion, North Brighton, Oaklands Park, Seacombe Gardens, South Brighton, Sturt, Warradale and the southern portion of Somerton Park.[3]

Since 2022 it has been represented by Sarah Andrews of the Labor Party.[4]

  1. ^ Electoral District of Gibson (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Final Redistribution Report". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ Gibson (Map). South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Gibson - SA Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.