The electorate of MITCHELL in the South Australian Parliament was named after Sir William Mitchell (1861-1962), a Chancellor of the University of Adelaide.
The electorate is located in the south-west of Adelaide, approximately 26.5 square kilometres, and runs from Marion to Reynella. It includes the O’Halloran Hill Recreation Park and the Westfield Marion Shopping Centre.
Since created in 1969, Mitchell has had four representatives:
| Surname |
First Name |
Party |
Period |
| PAYNE |
Ron |
ALP |
1970 - 1989 |
| HOLLOWAY |
Paul |
ALP |
1989 - 1993 |
| CAUDELL |
Colin |
LIB |
1993 - 1997 |
| HANNA |
Kris |
IND |
1997 - |
|
Outcome of the March 2006 State Election:
|
First Preference Votes
|
Candidate
|
Affiliation
|
Ballot Papers
|
%*
|
COLMER, Michele
|
Dignity for Disabled |
438
|
2.2
|
HANNA, Kris
|
Independent |
4872
|
24.6
|
RESCE, Meredith
|
Family First Party |
1062
|
5.4
|
CLANCY, Rosemary
|
ALP |
8106
|
41.0
|
WILLIAMS, Jeffrey
|
Greens |
665
|
3.4
|
GAFFEY, Jack
|
LIB |
4094
|
20.7
|
SCOTT, Jenny
|
DEM |
344
|
1.7
|
GILBERT, Travis
|
Independent |
185
|
0.9
|
Total Formal
|
- |
19766
|
95.4
|
Informal
|
- |
953
|
4.6
|
Total Ballot Papers
|
- |
20719
|
|
* Candidate Ballot Papers as a percentage of Total Formal
* Informal Ballot Papers as a percentage of Total Ballot Papers
|
|
|
Two Candidate Preferred
|
Candidate
|
Affiliation
|
Ballot Papers
|
Percentage
|
|
HANNA, Kris
|
IND
|
9997
|
50.6
|
|
CLANCY, Rosemary
|
ALP
|
9769
|
49.4
|
|
|
|
“Let me know if you have any queries about the electorate or how elections work!” Kris