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Federal division, rural

# Grey

In South Australia. The advertiser we follow here has spent $100–$499 on Facebook and Instagram ads.

## Sitting member

- [ **Tom Venning** Liberal, Grey ](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-venning)

About

## About Grey

Grey is a rural federal electoral division in South Australia, covering the vast northern outback and extending south to Marion Bay and Eudunda. It is held in the House of Representatives by Tom Venning of the Liberal Party of Australia. The division is set to be renamed O'Donoghue, with the change taking full effect at the next federal election held by 2028\. Ads run by Tom Venning focus on health.

Created

Established in 1903 redistribution of South Australia

Named after

Sir George Grey, Governor of South Australia 1841 to 1845

Area

908,595 square kilometres

Renaming enacted

8 October 2026, to O'Donoghue, no boundary change

Won by Liberals

1993, by Barry Wakelin

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%5Fof%5FGrey), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Grey whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

1. [Tom Venning](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-venning) MP, Liberal  
$100 –$499 4 ads, 4 running

 At least  Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) 

## Their biggest ads

- [![Locally 1 in 10 people live with diabetes, many undiagnosed. Grey has the highest rate of diabetes of any federal electorate in Australia. ](https://politics.computer/media/c50ae65b3ca963f6dda7f0f7d6c023eb7eb6f716368bb6033dbae74c036b6619?w=480) Tom Venning$100–$199 spent Running since 8 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/c50ae65b3ca963f6dda7f0f7d6c023eb7eb6f716368bb6033dbae74c036b6619)
- [![Locally 1 in 10 people live with diabetes, many undiagnosed. Grey has the highest rate of diabetes of any federal electorate in Australia. ](https://politics.computer/media/288f7d7bc0f80e0928efacde2d083045fed0efe2b0bb870e43321a9e64daaf85?w=480) Tom VenningUnder $100 spent Running since 8 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/288f7d7bc0f80e0928efacde2d083045fed0efe2b0bb870e43321a9e64daaf85)
- [![Locally 1 in 10 people live with diabetes, many undiagnosed. Grey has the highest rate of diabetes of any federal electorate in Australia. ](https://politics.computer/media/bd329f96f93fe44ea47dd14ab87202fe8e6c366b7979e30df1105278e9e7d610?w=480) Tom VenningUnder $100 spent Running since 8 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/bd329f96f93fe44ea47dd14ab87202fe8e6c366b7979e30df1105278e9e7d610)
- [![Locally 1 in 10 people live with diabetes, many undiagnosed. Grey has the highest rate of diabetes of any federal electorate in Australia. ](https://politics.computer/media/c4d8d3644c43ed08630e54730acd2cb4d8be07260ce4b6d501a504ce7855857d?w=480) Tom VenningUnder $100 spent Running since 8 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/c4d8d3644c43ed08630e54730acd2cb4d8be07260ce4b6d501a504ce7855857d)

## Other divisions in South Australia

- [Adelaide](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/adelaide)
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- [Sturt](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/sturt)

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