Electoral district of Onkaparinga

Onkaparinga
South Australia—House of Assembly
StateSouth Australia
Dates current1857–1938, 1956–1970
NamesakeOnkaparinga River
DemographicRural
Coordinates35°10′S 138°30′E / 35.167°S 138.500°E / -35.167; 138.500

Onkaparinga is a defunct electoral district that elected members to the House of Assembly, the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It was established in 1857, abolished in 1902; re-established in 1938 and abolished again in 1970.[1] It was named after the Onkaparinga River.

Members

First incarnation (1857–1902)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  William Milne 1857–1868   William Dawes 1857–1857
  William Townsend 1857–1870
  Thomas Playford II 1868–1871
  Friedrich Krichauff 1870–1882
  William Bundey 1871–1875
  William Dunn 1875–1878
  William Bundey 1878–1881
  John Carr 1881–1884
  Rowland Rees 1882–1890
  Joseph Johnson 1884–1896
  Robert Caldwell Defence League 1890–1896
  Walter Duncan National League 1896–1902   National League 1896–1902
Second incarnation (1938–1970)
Member Party Term
  Howard Shannon Liberal and Country 1938–1968
  Stan Evans Liberal and Country 1968–1970

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Onkaparinga

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 to 2009" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2013.