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COLTON
SA House of Assembly
The information on this page was provided by the State Electoral Office - South Australia and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was correct at February 2002.
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| Current Member
| Paul CAICA |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Metropolitan |
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| Location
| Situated to the west of Adelaide, this electoral district includes the foreshore suburbs of Henley Beach and Henley Beach South, with the River Torrens Outlet forming part of its southern boundary. |
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| Origin
| Mary Colton (1822-1898) arrived in Adelaide in 1839 and worked for the welfare of women and children. She was associated with many organisations helping poor city mothers, orphaned and neglected children and the sight, speech and hearing impaired. A founder of the Adelaide Children's Hospital and President of the Women's Suffrage League - which campaigned for equal voting rights for women granted in 1894. |
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| State
| SA |
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| Area
| 14 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 28,633 as at 2001 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 22,486 as at 18/3/06 |
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