ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF PLAYFORD

'2006 State Election'
'First preference'
'Party'		'%'
	Australian Labor Party	64.0%
	Liberal Party of Australia	19.2%
	Family First Party	8.2%
	SA Greens	5.0%
	Australian Democrats	3.7%
'Two Party Preferred'
	Australian Labor Party	75.8%
	Liberal Party of Australia	24.2%
'Swing from 2002'
	Australian Labor Party	+12.7%

'Playford' is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the long serving South Australian premier Tom Playford, it is a 21.4 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's northern suburbs, taking in the suburb of Ingle Farm, Para Hills West, Walkley Heights, South Australia as well as parts of Gepps Cross, Gulfview Heights, Northfield, Para Hills, Para Vista, Pooraka and Valley View.
Playford was created in 1970 as a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. It was first contested at the 1970 state election, where it was won by Labor candidate Terence McRae. In 1989, McRae was replaced by John Quirke, who was replaced by Jack Snelling in 1997, the current sitting member. The seat has always been comfortably held by Labor.

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Members for Playford

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Members for Playford

'Member'	'Party'	'Term'
Terence McRae	Australian Labor Party	1970—1989
John Quirke	Australian Labor Party	1989—1997
Jack Snelling	Australian Labor Party	1997—present

External links

★ ABC profile for Playford

★ Poll Bludger profile for Playford

★ State Electoral Office map for Playford

★ State Electoral Office profile for Playford