Electoral district of Black

Black
South Australia—House of Assembly
Map
Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2022 state election[a]
StateSouth Australia
Created2018
MPAlex Dighton
PartyLabor
NamesakeDorrit Black
Electors26,437 (2022)
Area26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates35°03′S 138°32′E / 35.05°S 138.53°E / -35.05; 138.53
Electorates around Black:
Gulf St Vincent Gibson Gibson
Gulf St Vincent Black Davenport
Gulf St Vincent Reynell Hurtle Vale
Footnotes
  1. ^ The electorate will have no change in boundaries at the 2026 state election.[1]

Black is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was created by the redistribution conducted in 2016, and was contested for the first time at the 2018 state election.[2] Black is named after Dorrit Black (Dorothea Foster Black, 1891–1951), a South Australian modern artist, best known for linocuts, oil and watercolour paintings.[2]

Black lies south-west of the Adelaide city centre and includes the suburbs of Darlington, Hallett Cove, Kingston Park, Marino, O'Halloran Hill, Seacliff, Seacliff Park, Seacombe Heights, Seaview Downs, Sheidow Park and Trott Park.[3]

At its creation in 2018, Black was projected to be notionally held by the Liberal Party with a swing of 2.6% required to lose it.[4]: Appendix 12  Black replaced the electorate of Mitchell that was abolished ahead of the 2018 state election.[2] Black does not extend as far north or south as Mitchell did, but extends west to the coast through part of what used to be Bright.

A by-election was held on 16 November 2024, after the incumbent MP, David Speirs, resigned due to legal charges.[5] The by-election was won by the Labor candidate, Alex Dighton, following an 12% swing to Labor.[6]

Members for Black

Image Member Party Term Notes
  David Speirs
(1984–) 		Liberal 17 March 2018 –
15 October 2024 		Transferred from electoral district of Bright. Leader of the Opposition from 2022 until 2024. Resigned
  Alex Dighton
(1981–) 		Labor 16 November 2024 –
present 		Won by-election. Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Black
This section is an excerpt from 2024 Black state by-election § Results.[]
2024 Black state by-election[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alex Dighton 10,248 47.9 +9.7
Liberal Amanda Wilson 7,300 34.1 −16.0
Greens Sarah Luscombe 2,799 13.1 +1.3
Australian Family Jonathan Parkin 1,069 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 21,416 97.7 +0.4
Informal votes 497 2.3 −0.4
Turnout 21,913 82.6 −9.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Alex Dighton 12,820 59.9 +12.6
Liberal Amanda Wilson 8,596 40.1 −12.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.6

Notes

  1. ^ "2024 EDBC Final Report Appendices". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Final Redistribution Report". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ Black (Map). South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Redistribution Report Appendices". 2016. p. Appendix 9. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ^ "A by-election in Black is looming, but what impact will outgoing Liberal leader David Speirs have on the political race?". 10 November 2024. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Black by-election 2024 Results". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 November 2024. Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Black by-election 2024 Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Black By-Election 2024". ECSA. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

References

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Black