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| Australian federal election, 2016
Division of Boothby, South Australia
South-eastern Adelaide: Belair, Brighton, Mitcham, Seacliff
Sitting member: Dr Andrew Southcott (Liberal), elected 1996. Retiring 2016
Enrolment at close of rolls: 107,323
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 7.1%
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Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Karen Hockley
Nick Xenophon Team |
2. Mark Ward
Australian Labor Party |
3. Jamie Armfield
Independent |
4. Gary Wheatcroft
Family First |
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5. Evelyn Carroll
Animal Justice Party |
6. Jane Bange
Australian Greens |
7. Nicolle Flint
Liberal Party |
8. Rob de Jonge
Independent |
2013 results
Statistics and history
Boothby has existed since South Australia was first divided into electorates in 1903. Until 1949 it covered most of Adelaide's southern and eastern suburbs and was politically marginal. It was last won by Labor in 1946. In 1949 it was made into a very safe Liberal seat, which it remained until the 1993 redistribution shifted it westwards to take in the politically marginal beachside suburbs. Since then it has remained marginal, though always retained by the Liberals. It is a fairly wealthy area - on its current boundaries no longer among the wealthiest seats, but still with a high level of people in professional occupations. It also one of the demographically oldest seats in Australia, with the 5th highest level of people over 65.
Dr Andrew Southcott, Liberal MP for Boothby since 1996, was a medical practitioner before entering politics. He was elected at 28 and seemed to have good prospects, but has spent most of his career on the backbench. He was in the opposition shadow ministry from 2007 to 2013, but was not included in the Abbott ministry. In 2015 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the position of Speaker. He is retiring at this election.
The new Liberal candidate is Nicolle Flint, a doctoral student and media commentator. The Labor candidate will be Mark Ward, a high school teacher and member of the Mitcham City Council. Labor ran determined campaigns in Boothby in 2007 and 2010, and came very close to winning in 2010, but in 2013 the Liberal margin blew out to 7.5%. This puts it at fairly low on the list of winnable seats at the 2016 election.
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Other seats of interest
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