Electoral district of Enfield

Enfield
South Australia—House of Assembly
Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2022 state election[a]
StateSouth Australia
Dates current1956–1970, 2002–present
MPLawrence Ben
PartyLabor
NamesakeEnfield, South Australia
Electors28,104 (2026)
Area19.1 km2 (7.4 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates34°51′58″S 138°36′27″E / 34.86611°S 138.60750°E / -34.86611; 138.60750
Electorates around Enfield:
Port Adelaide Florey Florey
Croydon Enfield Torrens
Adelaide Adelaide Torrens
Footnotes
  1. ↑ The electorate will have no change in boundaries at the 2026 state election.[1]

Enfield is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a 19.1 km2 (7.4 sq mi) suburban electorate in Adelaide's inner north, taking in the suburbs of Blair Athol, Broadview, Clearview, Enfield, Kilburn, Lightsview, Northgate, and Sefton Park; and parts of Nailsworth, Northfield and Prospect. The seat is currently held by Labor MP Lawrence Ben.

History

Enfield was first created to replace the abolished electoral district of Prospect for the 1956 election.[2] It was abolished for the 1970 election, substantially replaced by the new electorate of Ross Smith.

Enfield was recreated for the 2002 election as a safe Labor electorate, replacing the abolished electorate of Ross Smith, and was won by Labor candidate John Rau. Rau had defeated Ralph Clarke, the former member for Ross Smith, in a Labor preselection ballot. Clarke subsequently contested the election as an independent, but came third, falling 800 votes short of the Liberal candidate. At the 2006 election, Clarke decided to contest a South Australian Legislative Council seat, for which he had very little chance of success. Without competition from Clarke, Rau extended his margin, easily retaining the electorate for Labor. Andrea Michaels won the seat at the 2019 Enfield state by-election.[3] Prior to the 2026 South Australian state election, Micheals announced she would not seek reelection.[4]

In the 2016 redistribution by the electoral districts boundaries commission, the districts southern suburbs of Collinswood and Manningham were reassigned to the neighbouring districts of Adelaide and Torrens. The districts western suburbs of Regency Park, Ferryden Park, Angle Park and Mansfield Park were reassigned to the adjacent district of Croydon. The northeastern boundary was extended to include the suburbs of Northgate, Lightsview and part of Northfield within Enfield district, and the southwestern boundary was shifted south slightly to include part of Prospect.

In both of its incarnations, Enfield has been a comfortably-safe Labor seat. Counting its time as Prospect and Ross Smith, Labor has held it without interruption since 1953.

Members for Enfield

First incarnation 1956–1970
Member Party Term
  Jack Jennings Labor 1956–1970
Second incarnation 2002–
Member Party Term
  John Rau Labor 2002–2018
  Andrea Michaels Labor 2019–2026
  Lawrence Ben Labor 2026–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from 2026 South Australian House of Assembly election § Enfield.[edit]
2026 South Australian state election: Enfield[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lawrence Ben 10,792 45.9 −6.5
One Nation Paul Morrell 4,344 18.5 +14.0
Liberal Oscar Ong 3,503 14.9 −14.3
Greens Chris Siclari 2,727 11.6 +1.6
Independent Socialist Leila Clendon 1,172 5.0 +5.0
Family First Daniel Solomon 575 2.4 −1.6
United Voice Andrew Riglin 287 1.2 +1.2
Australian Family Ariah Merrett 137 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 23,537 95.5 −1.2
Informal votes 1,105 4.5 +1.2
Turnout 24,642 87.7 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lawrence Ben 16,184 68.8 +4.2
One Nation Paul Morrell 7,353 31.2 +31.2
Labor hold  

Notes

  1. ↑ "2024 EDBC Final Report Appendices". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 – 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Former SA deputy premier John Rau quits Parliament". ABC News. 10 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "SA Arts Minister Andrea Michaels to quit politics after state election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Enfield - SA Election 2026". ABC News.

References

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