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Australian Electoral Commission
South Australia
Named after Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796–1862), whose plan for systematic colonisation formed the basis of settlement in South Australia and Western Australia.
It covers an area of approximately 31 841 sq km from Stenhouse Bay on the Yorke Peninsula to Renmark in the east, near the New South Wales border.
The towns of Angaston, Balaklava, Barmera, Berri, Gawler, Gumeracha, Kadina, Kapunda, Loxton, Minlaton, Moonta, Morgan, Mount Pleasant, Nurioopta, Renmark, Tanunda, Waikerie, Wallaroo, and Yorketown are in this division.
Wakefield has many diversified rural industries. The most important are mixed cereals and sheep farming, viticulture in the Barossa Valley and Riverland, and irrigated orcharding in the Riverland.
1903
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AEC – Divisional Office Contact Numbers and Addresses.
Rural
| 3 October 1998 Election | 6 November 1999 Referendum | 10 November 2001 Election |
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Enrolment: 88 650 Informal Vote: 4.92% Turnout: 95.87% Seat Status: Safe Liberal Two Party Preferred:
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Enrolment: 85 232 Informal Vote:
Turnout:
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Enrolment: 86 378 Informal Vote: 5.48% Turnout: 96.3% Seat Status: Safe Liberal Two Party Preferred:
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The AEC acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters, culture and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.