Electoral district of Light

Light is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Colonel William Light who was the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. The electorate was created in 1857, abolished in 1902 and reinstated in 1936. It covers Gawler, part of the District Council of Kapunda and Light, and Adelaide's northern suburbs, covering total area of 607.0 km².

The 2006 election saw this seat fall to Labor for the first time in 62 years.

Members for Light since 1938

Member Party Term
  Richard Layton Butler Liberal and Country League 1938–1938
  Herbert Michael Liberal and Country League 1939–1941
  Sydney McHugh Australian Labor Party 1941–1944
  Herbert Michael Liberal and Country League 1944–1956
  George Hambour Liberal and Country League 1956–1960
  Leslie Nicholson Liberal and Country League 1960–1962
  John Freebairn Liberal and Country League 1962–1970
  Bruce Eastick Liberal and Country League 1970–1973
  Liberal Party of Australia 1973–1993
  Malcolm Buckby Liberal Party of Australia 1993–2006
  Tony Piccolo Australian Labor Party 2006–present
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Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Light
South Australian state election, 2010: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Piccolo 10,077 48.5 +3.8
Liberal Cosie Costa 7,899 38.0 -1.8
Greens Penny Johnston 1,088 5.2 +0.3
Family First Tony Bates 906 4.4 -2.4
Save the RAH Simon Stewart-Rattray 458 2.2 +2.2
Gamers 4 Croydon Matthew Allpress 216 1.0 +1.0
Fair Land Tax Lachlan Hetherington 150 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 20,794 95.8
Informal votes 758 4.2
Turnout 21,552 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Piccolo 11,499 55.3 +3.2
Liberal Cosie Costa 9,295 44.7 -3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2
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Last modified on 5 December 2011, at 05:18