King

2026–2030 electoral district map

Electoral District of King (PDF - 1,704 KB)

Features of the district

Location

Located at the north-eastern limit of metropolitan Adelaide, the district of King is a mix of largely rural areas in its north-east and suburban residential areas in its south-west. The district also includes the Little Para Reservoir.

Area

Approximately 85.4 sqkm

Localities

King incorporates the suburbs of Craigmore, Golden Grove, Gould Creek, Greenwith, Hillbank, Little Para Reservoir, One Tree Hill, Salisbury Heights, and Salisbury Park. It also includes parts of the suburbs of Salisbury East and Surrey Downs.

History

The district of King was created at the 2016 boundary redistribution to replace the previous district of Napier. It was contested and represented for the first time in 2018.

Origin of the name

The district is named after the Honourable Leonard James King AC QC (1925–2011) who was a prominent South Australian lawyer, politician and judge. Mr King was admitted to practice in December 1950 and worked as a solicitor and barrister. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1967. In 1970, Mr King entered Parliament as the Member for Coles and served as Attorney-General in the Dunstan Government between 1970 and 1975. He was appointed a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1975 and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia between 1978 and 1995.

Key boundary changes following the 2024 redistribution

King gains the locality of Craigmore.
King loses part of the locality of Salisbury East.

For full details see the 2024 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 3.0MB)

Representation and results

Election results

• 2026 State Election results
• 2022 State Election results
• 2018 State Election result
• 2014 State Election results (former electoral district of Napier) 
• 2010 State Election results (former electoral district of Napier)