Electoral district of Mitcham (South Australia)

Mitcham was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1993. The district was based in the south-eastern suburbs of Adelaide.

This article is about the historical South Australian state electorate. For the Victorian state electorate, see Electoral district of Mitcham (Victoria).

Mitcham
South Australia—House of Assembly
StateSouth Australia
Dates current1938–1993
NamesakeMitcham, South Australia
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates34°58′S 138°37′E

Mitcham was one of just three metropolitan seats (with Burnside and Torrens) won by the Liberal and Country League in 1965 and 1968.

Mitcham is the only single-member lower house seat in any Parliament in Australia to be won by the Australian Democrats.

Mitcham was superseded by Waite at the 1993 state election.

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