Electoral Districts Act 1872

The Electoral Districts Act 1872 (No 27 of 1872) was an act of the Government of South Australia. It increased the size of the House of Assembly to 46 members and defined the boundaries of the districts which elected them. It repealed sections 3 and 4 of the Electoral Act 1861. The Legislative Council continued to be elected by a single electoral district over the entire Province of South Australia. It was to take effect only from the next time the House of Assembly was dissolved or expired.

The Assembly members were to be elected from 22 electoral districts and the First Schedule to the Act specified how many members from each district, as well as defining the boundaries of each district. The Second Schedule specified the polling places to be used for each district, but the list could be changed later.

Electoral districts

Place spelling is displayed as it appeared in the schedule to the Act.

Number	Name	Number of members	Place of nomination and chief voting place	Other voting places	Notes
1	East Adelaide	2	Adelaide Town Hall
2	West Adelaide	2	Post Office Buildings, Adelaide
3	North Adelaide	1	North Adelaide
4	Wallaroo	3	Wallaroo	Kadina, Moonta, Edithburgh, Green's Plain, Kulpara
5	Port Adelaide	2	Town Hall, Port Adelaide	Woodville, Virginia, Grand Junction
6	West Torrens	2	Hindmarsh	Hilton, Islington, Gilles Plains, Dry Creek
7	Yatala	2	Salisbury	Virginia, Smithfield, Two Wells, near Wasley's, Mallala, Buchsfelde
8	Gumeracha	2	Gumeracha	Mount Pleasant, South Petherton, Springton, Maidstone, Teatree Gully, Mount Torrens, Blumberg, Palmer
9	East Torrens	2	Norwood Town Hall	Glynde, Walkerville, Glen Osmond, Magill
10	Sturt	2	Unley	Mitcham, South Road, Glenelg, Brighton
11	Noarlunga	2	Noarlunga	Clarendon, Coromandel Valley, Happy Valley, Morphett Vale, Meadows, Willunga, Aldinga, Ashbourne
12	Mount Barker	2	Strathalbyn	Echunga, Mount Barker, Macclesfield, Woodchester, Milang, Langhorne's Creek, Wellington West, Hahndorf
13	Onkaparinga	2	Woodside	Norton's Summit, Stirling East, Nairne, Callington, Harrowgate, Hahndorf, Lobethal, Kanmantoo, Mount Lofty
14	Encounter Bay	2	Port Elliot	Goolwa, Myponga, Yankalilla, Rapid Bay, Cape Jervis, Inman Valley, Hog Bay, Port Victor
15	Barossa	2	Tanunda	Gawler, Lyndoch Valley, Angaston, Truro, Williamstown, Blanchetown, Keyneton
16	Light	3	Kapunda	Greenock, Bagot Well, Marrabel, Hansborough, Linwood, Freeling, Ashwell, Sheaoak Log
17	Victoria	2	Gambierton	Port MacDonnell, Tarpeena, Millicent, Penola
18	Albert	2	Naracoorte	Robe, Kingston, Meningie, East Wellington, Border Town
19	Burra	2	Kooringa or Redruth	Saddleworth, Steelton, Hundred of Hallett, Gottlieb's Well, Jamestown
20	Stanley	2	Clare	Rochester, Redhill, George Town, Port Pirie, Lochiel, Mintaro
21	Wooroora	2	Riverton	Humphrey's Springs, Stockport, Port Wakefield, Balaklava, Auburn, Rhynie, Watervale, Tarlee, Hoyleton
22	Flinders	3	Port Augusta	Port Lincoln, Melrose, Streaky Bay, Blinman, Kanyaka, Prince Alfred Mine, Winninnie