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Bonython
Australian House of Representatives DivisionCreated: 1955 Abolished: 2004 Namesake: Sir Langdon Bonython The Division of Bonython was an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1955 and abolished in 2004. It was named for Sir Langdon Bonython, philanthropist, publisher, and federal MP. Bonython was based in the northern working-class suburbs of Adelaide and was a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. At the time of its abolition it included the suburbs of Elizabeth and Salisbury. For a time it also included Gawler, and stretched as far south as Norwood.
The northern suburbs were added to Wakefield which became marginal from the 2004 redistribution as a result.
Members
Member Party Term Norman Makin Labor 1955–1963 Martin Nicholls Labor 1963–1977 Neal Blewett Labor 1977–1994 Martyn Evans Labor 1994–2004 Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of BonythonElectoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in South Australia Adelaide · Barker · Boothby · Grey · Hindmarsh · Kingston · Makin · Mayo · Port Adelaide · Sturt · Wakefield
Abolished: Angas (1903-34) · Angas (1949-77) · Bonython · Hawker · South Australia
Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern Territories Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
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