Electoral district of Schubert
Schubert is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly covering an area of 2,017.8 km2. It is named after Max Schubert, the winemaker of Penfolds Grange Hermitage. The Barossa Valley area was first represented by the seat of Barossa. The seat of Custance was abolished and recreated as Schubert in the 1994 redistribution and first contested at the 1997 election. Schubert incorporates all of the Barossa Council, and is made up of portions of the Adelaide Hills Council, City of Playford, City of Tea Tree Gully, Light Regional Council, and Mid Murray Council. Areas covered include Eden Valley, Kersbrook, Nuriootpa, Lyndoch, Springton, Tanunda, and Williamstown.
| Schubert South Australia—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Electoral district of Schubert (green) in South Australia | |||||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Ashton Hurn | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal Party of Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Max Schubert | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 25,411 (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,181.3 km2 (842.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′48″S 139°11′32″E | ||||||||||||||
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