Electoral district of Wallaroo

Wallaroo South Australia—House of Assembly
State	South Australia
Created	1875
Abolished	1970
Namesake	Wallaroo, South Australia
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	33°55′S 137°37′E

Wallaroo is a defunct electoral district that elected members to the House of Assembly, the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It was established in 1875 and abolished in 1970.

Successful 1891 Wallaroo by-election candidate Richard Hooper was the first Labor member of the House of Assembly, but was not a member of the newly formed United Labor Party (ULP), instead serving as an Independent Labor member. The 1892 East Adelaide by-election saw ULP candidate John McPherson win the seat. It was the first time the ULP had won a seat in the House of Assembly, with electoral success to be followed at the 1893 colonial election, winning 10 of 54 seats and the balance of power, allowing the ULP to support the liberal opposition led by Charles Kingston in defeating the conservative government led by John Downer.

The town of Wallaroo is currently located in the safe Liberal seat of Goyder. The two current Wallaroo booths totaling 3,000 voters are both marginally Liberal.

Members

Three members (1875–1884)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	John Duncan		1875–1878		John Richards		1875–1878		M. H. Madge		1875–1875
									R. D. Ross		1875–1884
	C. S. Hare		1878–1881		Luke Furner		1878–1884
	W. H. Beaglehole		1881–1884

Two members (1884–1902)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	H. A. Grainger		1884–1885		Luke Furner		1884–1890
	David Bews		1885–1891
					H. A. Grainger		1890–1901
	Richard Hooper	Labor	1891–1902
					John Verran	Labor	1901–1902

Three members (1902–1915)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Peter Allen		1902–1912		John Verran	Labor	1902–1915		John Shannon		1902–1905
									A. E. Winter	Labor	1905–1912
	J. F. Herbert	Labor	1912–1915						J. A. Southwood	Labor	1912–1915

Two members (1915–1938)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	J. F. Herbert	Labor	1915–1917		John Verran	Labor	1915–1917
		National	1917–1918			National	1917–1918
	Robert Richards	Labor	1918–1931		John Pedler	Labor	1918–1931
		Parliamentary Labor	1931–1934			Parliamentary Labor	1931–1934
		Labor	1934–1938			Labor	1934–1938

Single-member (1938–1970)
Member		Party	Term
	Robert Richards	Labor	1938–1950
	Hughie McAlees	Labor	1950–1956
	Leslie Heath	Liberal and Country	1956–1957
	Lloyd Hughes	Labor	1957–1970

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Wallaroo

External links

• The 13 electorates from 1902 to 1915: The Adelaide Chronicle