Helen Mayo, 1914
The Division of Mayo is an Australian electoral division in the hills east of Adelaide, South Australia. It includes the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island, including the towns of Bridgewater, Crafers, Echunga, Gumeracha, Hahndorf, Langhorne Creek, Lobethal, Macclesfield, Mount Barker, Myponga, Oakbank, Stirling, Strathalbyn, Victor Harbor, Woodside, Yankalilla, and part of Birdwood.
It was set up in 1984 and is named after Helen Mayo, the first woman elected to an Australian University Council.
Members
Alexander Downer's father and grandfather were federal politicians. Downer was Leader of the Opposition, and became Foreign Minister in the Howard Government. His resignation from parliament caused a by-election for Mayo in 2008.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Mayo[1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
|
Centre Alliance
|
Rebekha Sharkie
|
36,500
|
31.41
|
−2.78
|
|
|
Liberal
|
Allison Bluck
|
31,411
|
27.03
|
−10.62
|
|
|
Labor
|
Marisa Bell
|
21,051
|
18.11
|
+4.45
|
|
|
Greens
|
Greg Elliott
|
13,705
|
11.79
|
+2.53
|
|
|
One Nation
|
Tonya Scott
|
4,775
|
4.11
|
+4.11
|
|
|
United Australia
|
Samantha McGrail
|
4,089
|
3.52
|
+0.33
|
|
|
Animal Justice
|
Padma Chaplin
|
1,929
|
1.66
|
−0.38
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Jacob van Raalte
|
1,424
|
1.23
|
+1.23
|
|
|
Australian Federation
|
Mark Neugebauer
|
1,330
|
1.14
|
+1.14
|
| Total formal votes
|
116,214
|
94.95
|
−2.00
|
| Informal votes
|
6,176
|
5.05
|
+2.00
|
| Turnout
|
122,390
|
93.68
|
−1.29
|
| Notional two-party-preferred count
|
|
|
Labor
|
Marisa Bell
|
59,955
|
51.59
|
+4.13
|
|
|
Liberal
|
Allison Bluck
|
56,259
|
48.41
|
−4.13
|
| Two-candidate-preferred result
|
|
|
Centre Alliance
|
Rebekha Sharkie
|
72,355
|
62.26
|
+7.12
|
|
|
Liberal
|
Allison Bluck
|
43,859
|
37.74
|
−7.12
|
|
|
Centre Alliance hold
|
Swing
|
+7.12
|
|
References
- ↑ Mayo, SA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
Other websites
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