Electoral district of Taylor

Taylor
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
Map of Adelaide, South Australia with electoral district of Taylor highlighted
Electoral district of Taylor (green) in the Greater Adelaide area
StateSouth Australia
Created1993
MPNick Champion
PartyAustralian Labor Party (SA)
NamesakeDoris Irene Taylor
Electors27,494 (2018)
Area318.71 km2 (123.1 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates34°41′4″S 138°33′16″E / 34.68444°S 138.55444°E / -34.68444; 138.55444
Electorates around Taylor:
Gulf St Vincent Frome Light
Gulf St Vincent Taylor Light Elizabeth
Gulf St Vincent Port Adelaide Playford Ramsay Elizabeth
Footnotes
Electoral District map[1]

Taylor is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. This district is named after Doris Irene Taylor MBE, a leading force in the founding of Meals on Wheels, and Labor activist. Taylor is a 246.2 km2 semi-urban electorate in Adelaide's outer northern suburbs and market gardens on the Adelaide Northern plains. A large portion of the district lives in the western half of the City of Playford and it is regarded as a safe Labor seat. It now includes the suburbs and townships of Andrews Farm, Angle Vale, Bolivar, Buckland Park, Davoren Park, Edinburgh, Edinburgh North, Elizabeth North, Eyre, Macdonald Park, Munno Para West, Penfield, Penfield Gardens, Riverlea Park, Smithfield, Smithfield Plains, St Kilda, Virginia, and Waterloo Corner.

  1. ^ Electoral District of Taylor (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.[permanent dead link]