Electoral district of Gibson

Gibson
South Australia—House of Assembly
Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2022 state election[a]
StateSouth Australia
Created2018
MPSarah Andrews
PartyLabor
NamesakeGladys Ruth Gibson CBE (1901–1972)
Electors25,808 (2018)
Area15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates35°01′S 138°32′E / 35.01°S 138.53°E / -35.01; 138.53
Electorates around Gibson:
Gulf St Vincent Morphett Badcoe
Gulf St Vincent Gibson Elder
Gulf St Vincent Black Davenport
Footnotes
  1. ↑ The electorate will have no change in boundaries at the 2026 state election.[1]

Gibson is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was created by the redistribution conducted in 2016, and was contested for the first time at the 2018 state election.[2]: 45–46  It replaced the former seat of Bright.

Gibson lies southwest of the Adelaide city centre and includes the suburbs of Brighton, Dover Gardens, Hove, Marion, North Brighton, Oaklands Park, Seacombe Gardens, South Brighton, Sturt, Warradale and the southern portion of Somerton Park.[3]

Since 2022, Gibson has been represented by Sarah Andrews of the Labor Party.[4][5]

Members for Gibson

Member Party Term
  Corey Wingard Liberal 2018–2022
  Sarah Andrews Labor 2022–present

Election results

2026 South Australian state election: Gibson[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sarah Andrews 11,329 46.0 +6.4
Liberal Jane Fleming 5,757 23.4 −19.2
One Nation Zoran Ananijev 3,625 14.7 +14.7
Greens Mike Trewartha 3,092 12.5 +1.4
Animal Justice Bin Liu 353 1.4 +1.4
Family First Darryl Easther 305 1.2 −2.5
Australian Family Glenn O'Rourke 116 0.5 +0.5
Fair Go John Lutman 75 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 24,652 96.9 −0.7
Informal votes 783 3.1 +0.7
Turnout 25,435 88.8 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sarah Andrews 15,706 63.7 +11.2
Liberal Jane Fleming 8,953 36.3 −11.2
Labor hold Swing+11.2

Notes

  1. ↑ "2024 EDBC Final Report Appendices". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Final Redistribution Report". South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Gibson (Map). South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gibson - SA Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  5. ↑ "Gibson - SA Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  6. ↑ "Gibson - SA Election 2026". ABC News.

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