Division of Boothby

The Division of Boothby is an Australian electoral division in South Australia. It was set up 1903 and is named for William Boothby (1829–1903), the Returning Officer for the first federal election in 1901.[1]

Boothby
Australian House of Representatives Division
Interactive map of boundaries
Created1903
MPLouise Miller-Frost
PartyLabor
NamesakeWilliam Boothby
Electors123,949 (2019)
Area130 km2 (50.2 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan

It covers the suburbs south of Adelaide, including Aberfoyle Park, Belair, Blackwood, Brighton, Daw Park, Eden Hills, Flagstaff Hill, Marion, Mitcham, Seacliff, St Marys and Panorama.

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  Lee Batchelor
(1865–1911)		 Labour 16 December 1903 –
8 October 1911		 Previously held the Division of South Australia. Served as minister under Watson and Fisher. Died in office
  David Gordon
(1865–1946)		 Commonwealth Liberal 11 November 1911 –
31 May 1913		 Lost seat. Later elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in 1913
  George Dankel
(1864–1926)		 Labor 31 May 1913 –
14 November 1916		 Previously held the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens. Retired
  National Labor 14 November 1916 –
17 February 1917
  Nationalist 17 February 1917 –
26 March 1917
  William Story
(1857–1924)		 Nationalist 5 May 1917 –
16 December 1922		 Previously a member of the Senate. Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Hughes. Lost seat
  Jack Duncan-Hughes
(1882–1962)		 Liberal Union 16 December 1922 –
1925		 Lost seat. Later elected to the Senate in 1931
  Nationalist 1925 –
17 November 1928
  John Price
(1882–1941)		 Labor 17 November 1928 –
March 1931		 Previously held the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Port Adelaide. Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Lyons. Died in office
  Independent March 1931 –
7 May 1931
  United Australia 7 May 1931 –
23 April 1941
  Grenfell Price
(1892–1977)		 United Australia 24 May 1941 –
21 August 1943		 Lost seat
  Thomas Sheehy
(1899–1984)		 Labor 21 August 1943 –
10 December 1949		 Did not contest in 1949. Failed to win the Division of Kingston
  (Sir) John McLeay Sr.
(1893–1982)		 Liberal 10 December 1949 –
31 October 1966		 Previously held the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Unley. Served as Speaker during the Menzies and Holt Governments. Retired. Son was John McLeay Jr.
  John McLeay Jr.
(1922–2000)		 Liberal 26 November 1966 –
22 January 1981		 Served as minister under Fraser. Resigned in order to retire from politics. Father was John McLeay Sr.
  Steele Hall
(1928–)		 Liberal 21 February 1981 –
29 January 1996		 Previously served as the Premier of South Australia from 1968 to 1970. Previously a member of the Senate. Retired
  Andrew Southcott
(1967–)		 Liberal 2 March 1996 –
9 May 2016		 Retired
  Nicolle Flint
(1978–)		 Liberal 2 July 2016 –
present		 Incumbent

David Gordon won the seat in a by-election in 1911 caused by the death of Lee Batchelor. Another by-election was held in 1941 after the death of John Price. Sir John McLeay was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1956-66. His son John, Jr., was a minister in the Fraser government. Steele Hall had been Premier of South Australia, when he won the seat in a by-election caused by McLeay accepting a diplomatic position overseas.

Election results
2022 Australian federal election: Boothby[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rachel Swift 43,196 37.99 −7.20
Labor Louise Miller-Frost 36,746 32.32 −2.31
Greens Jeremy Carter 17,285 15.20 +3.24
Independent Jo Dyer 7,441 6.54 +6.54
United Australia Graeme Clark 2,520 2.22 +0.33
One Nation Bob Couch 2,320 2.04 +2.04
Animal Justice Frankie Bray 1,358 1.19 −1.23
Liberal Democrats Aleksandra Nikolic 1,250 1.10 +1.10
Independent Paul Busuttil 1,048 0.92 +0.92
Australian Federation Peter Harris 543 0.48 +0.48
Total formal votes 113,707 95.56 +0.26
Informal votes 5,289 4.44 −0.26
Turnout 118,996 92.54 −1.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Louise Miller-Frost 60,579 53.28 +4.66
Liberal Rachel Swift 53,128 46.72 −4.66
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+4.66

Notes
  1. Profile of the Electoral Division of Boothby, 4 January 2011, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. Boothby, SA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

35.012°S 138.596°E / -35.012; 138.596

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