Profile of the electoral division of Sturt (SA)

State/Territory:

South Australia

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

20 July 2018

First election this name was used at:

1949 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2019 federal election

Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of Sturt (2018) [PDF 1.87MB]
Map of the Division of Sturt (2018) [PDF 2.71MB]
Download GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named in honour of Captain Charles Sturt, 1795–1869. Sturt conducted several journeys of exploration into Australia's interior, served for a period as commandant of the garrison on Norfolk Island and served in the South Australian public service.

Area

97 sq km

Location description

The Division of Sturt consists of:

• Campbelltown City Council,
• City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters,
• part of Adelaide Hills Council,
• part of the City of Burnside,
• part of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield,
• part of the City of Tea Tree Gully, and
• part of the City of Unley

Demographic Rating:

Inner Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Previous members:

Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching ‘Electoral divisions’ or ‘Members of the House of Representatives since 1901’ in the historical information section of the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details

Further information:

For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.