Division of Spence

The Division of Spence is an electoral district for the Australian House of Representatives in the outer northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.

Spence Australian House of Representatives Division
Map Interactive map of boundaries
Created	2019
MP	Matt Burnell
Party	Labor
Namesake	Catherine Helen Spence
Electors	119,402 (2019)
Area	532 km2 (205.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan
Coordinates	34.7°S 138.7°E / -34.7; 138.7
Electorates around Spence: Grey Barker Spence Hindmarsh Makin Mayo

History

Catherine Helen Spence

It is named after Catherine Helen Spence, who worked to get women the right to vote. She was the first female political candidate in Australia.^[1]

It was set up in 2018 after a redistribution to reduce the number of seats in South Australia. It cover most of the former Division of Wakefield.^[2]

Spence covers the Adelaide Plains between the Little Para River in the south and the Gawler River on the north, and areas around Gawler and Salisbury. It includes the City of Playford and Town of Gawler, Concordia, Kalbeeba, Gawler Belt, Buchfelde, and parts of the City of Salisbury.^[3]

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Nick Champion (1972–)	Labor	2019 Australian federal election, 18 May 2019 – 22 February 2022	Previously held the Division of Wakefield. Resigned to move to state politics.
		Matt Burnell	Labor	2022 Australian federal election, 21 May 2022 – present	Incumbent

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Spence[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matt Burnell	46,596	43.86	−7.10
	Liberal	Shawn Lock	27,153	25.56	−0.27
	Greens	David Deex	12,052	11.35	+4.14
	One Nation	Linda Champion	11,532	10.86	+10.86
	United Australia	Alvin Warren	7,158	6.74	−0.30
	Australian Federation	Matilda Bawden	1,736	1.63	+1.63
Total formal votes			106,227	95.05	+1.03
Informal votes			5,534	4.95	−1.03
Turnout			111,761	86.57	−3.97
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Matt Burnell	66,818	62.90	−1.23
	Liberal	Shawn Lock	39,409	37.10	+1.23
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.23

Election results

• 2019 election results