Electoral district of West Torrens

West Torrens
South AustraliaHouse of Assembly
Map of Adelaide, South Australia with electoral district of West Torrens highlighted
Electoral district of West Torrens (green) in the Greater Adelaide area
StateSouth Australia
Dates current1857–1902, 1915–1938,
1956–1970, 2002–present
MPTom Koutsantonis
PartyAustralian Labor Party (SA)
NamesakeCity of West Torrens
Electors25,777 (2018)
Area18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates34°56′9″S 138°32′55″E / 34.93583°S 138.54861°E / -34.93583; 138.54861
Electorates around West Torrens:
Cheltenham Croydon Adelaide
Colton West Torrens Adelaide
Morphett Badcoe Unley
Footnotes
Electoral District map[1]

West Torrens is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Named after the City of West Torrens (which is so-named because of its location on the River Torrens), it is a 25.1 km² suburban electorate in Adelaide's west. It includes the suburbs and areas of Brooklyn Park, Cowandilla, Flinders Park, Hilton, Hindmarsh, Keswick Terminal, Marleston, Mile End, Mile End South, Netley, Richmond, Thebarton, Torrensville, Underdale and West Richmond, as well as parts of Allenby Gardens, Lockleys, Welland and West Hindmarsh.

West Torrens has had several incarnations, first as a Legislative Council district, then four times as a South Australian House of Assembly electoral district.

  1. ^ Electoral District of West Torrens (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 – 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2014.