Electoral district of Newcastle (South Australia)

This article is about the historical South Australian electorate. For the Australian federal electorate, see Division of Newcastle. For the New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of Newcastle.

Newcastle South Australia—House of Assembly
State	South Australia
Dates current	1884–1902, 1915–1956
Demographic	Rural

Newcastle was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1884 to 1902 and again from 1915 to 1956.^[1]

The Newcastle electorate was based in the southern Flinders Ranges. In 1938, the polling places were Beltana, Blinman, Copley, Lynhurst Siding, Parachilna, Wooltana, Belton, Carrieton, Eurelia, Johnburgh, Yanyarrie, Cradock, Hawker, Hookina, Mernmerna, Warcowie, Farina, Marree, Oodnadatta, Bangor, Booleroo Centre, Melrose, Murray Town, Terka, Willowie, Wilmington, Black Rock, Morchard, Orroroo, Pekina, Walloway, Yatina, Boolcunda East, Bruce, Gordon, Hammond, Moockra, Wilson, Wyacca.^[2]

Members

First incarnation (1884–1902)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Thomas Burgoyne		1884–1902		Patrick Coglin		1884–1887
					Thomas Playford		1887–1890
					Joseph Hancock		1890–1893
					Richard Foster		1893–1902

Second incarnation (1915–1938)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Andrew Kirkpatrick	Labor	1915–1918		Thomas Butterfield	Labor	1915–1917
					Edward Twopeny	Liberal Union	1917–1918
	William Harvey	Labor	1918–1931		Thomas Butterfield	Labor	1918–1931
		Parliamentary Labor	1931–1933			Parliamentary Labor	1931–1933
	James Beerworth	Labor	1933–1938		Lindsay Riches	Labor	1933–1938

Single-member (1938–1956)
Member		Party	Term
	George Jenkins	Liberal and Country	1938–1956

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Newcastle (South Australia)

References

1. "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
2. "ASSEMBLY POLLING PLACES". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. SA: National Library of Australia. 11 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

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