Division of Grey
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The Division of Grey is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia.
The division was created in 1903 and is named for Sir George Grey, who was Governor of South Australia 1841-45 (and later the Prime Minister of New Zealand).
The division covers the rural mid-north and north of South Australia, spanning 92% of the state (approx. 904,881 square kilometres[]). The borders of the electorate include the Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales borders with the state, in addition to much of the southern coastal border. The electorate spans to Marion Bay and Eudunda in the south. The main cities and large towns of the electorate include Ceduna, Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Port Augusta, Roxby Downs, Coober Pedy, Port Pirie, Kadina, Maitland, Orroroo, Peterborough, Burra and Eudunda.
Grey was held by the Australian Labor Party for much of its history, but the decline of the Labor vote in the mining and pastoral areas, due to the closure of many BHP mining operations has made it today a fairly safe seat for the Liberal Party.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term |
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| Hon Alexander Poynton | Free Trade, ALP, Nationalist | 1903-22 |
| Andrew Lacey | ALP | 1922-31 |
| Philip McBride | UAP | 1931-37 |
| Albert Badman | Country Party, UAP | 1937-43 |
| Edgar Russell | ALP | 1943-63 |
| Jack Mortimer | ALP | 1963-66 |
| Don Jessop | Liberal | 1966-69 |
| Laurie Wallis | ALP | 1969-83 |
| Lloyd O'Neil | ALP | 1983-93 |
| Barry Wakelin | Liberal | 1993- |
[edit] External links
| Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in South Australia | |
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Adelaide | Barker | Boothby | Grey | Hindmarsh | Kingston | Makin | Mayo | Port Adelaide | Sturt | Wakefield |
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