2026–2030 electoral district map
Electoral District of Stuart (PDF, 2.2MB)
Features of the district
Location
Stuart is a vast country district extending from the Spencer Gulf as far as the Northern Territory border in the north and the Queensland and New South Wales borders in the east. The district includes pastoral lease and unincorporated Crown Lands, Lake Eyre and part of the Simpson Desert in the far north. Its main population centre since the 2020 boundaries redistribution is the industrial town of Port Pirie.
Area
Approximately 323,130 km2
Localities
Stuart incorporates the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, Northern Areas Council, Pastoral Unincorporated Area (including Lake Eyre and part of the Simpson Desert), and part of the Regional Council of Goyder, Mount Remarkable District Council, Orroroo Carrieton District Council, and Port Pirie Regional Council, including the localities of Andamooka, Booleroo Centre, Bungama, Burra, Carrieton, Collinsfield, Coober Pedy, Coonamia, Crystal Brook, Farrell Flat, Georgetown, Germein Bay, Gladstone, Hallett, Huddleston, Jamestown, Koolinga, Leigh Creek, Lower Broughton, Marree, Merriton, Napperby, Narridy, Nelshaby, Nurom, Oodnadatta, Orroroo, Peterborough, Pirie East, Port Augusta (excluding Port Augusta West), Port Davis, Port Pirie, Port Pirie South, Port Pirie West, Redhill, Risdon Park, Risdon Park South, Roxby Downs, Solomontown, Spalding, Wandearah East, Wandearah West, Warnertown, and West Bundaleer.
History
First named as an electorate in 1936 and effective at the 1938 elections, Stuart ceased to exist in 1993. The name Stuart was revived at the 1994 redistribution of electoral boundaries, and has been contested and represented from 1997.
Origin of the name
The district is named after John McDouall Stuart (1815–1866), an explorer, who between 1860 and 1862 pioneered a route across Australia south to north. This paved the way ten years later for the construction of the overland telegraph line from Adelaide to Port Darwin.
Key boundary changes following the 2024 redistribution
Stuart gains the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, Andamooka, Burra, Collinsfield, Coober Pedy, Farrell Flat, Hallett, Jamestown, Koolinga, Oodnadatta, Redhill, Roxby Downs, Spalding, part of the Regional Council of Goyder, and the remainder of Northern Areas Council.
Stuart loses the remainder of Port Augusta City Council.
For full details see the 2024 Report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (PDF, 3.0MB)
Representation and results
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay G. Riches | ALP | 1938–1970 |
| Gavin F. Kenneally | ALP | 1938–1970 |
| Colleen F. Hutchison | ALP | 1989–1993 |
| Graham M. Gunn | LIB | 1997–2010 |
| Daniel C. van Holst Pellekaan | LIB | 2010–2022 |
| Geoffrey (Geoff) G. Brock | IND | 2022–present |