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GILES
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
| Lyn BREUER |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Rural and regional |
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| Location
| A remote country district which extends from the Iron Triangle city of Whyalla, on the Spencer Gulf, and west and northwest to the borders with WA and the NT. It includes pastoral leases, Aboriginal and Crown lands. |
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| Origin
| Named after William Giles (1835-1897), who led expeditions into Central Australia, discovering Lake Amadeus and Mount Olga, and into the Great Victoria Desert to Western Australia. He was the author of 'Australia Twice Traversed'. |
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| Products/Industries
| Agriculture, rural industries, ports, heavy industry including iron and steel. |
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| State
| SA |
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| Area
| 500,738 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 35,544 as at 2001 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 22,800 as at 18/3/06 |
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