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Federal division, inner-metropolitan

# Hindmarsh

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

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mark_Butler_at_the_2026_Australian_Labor_Party_National_Conference_(028A8940).jpg?width=96)**Mark Butler** Labor, Hindmarsh ](https://politics.computer/mp/mark-butler)

About

## About Hindmarsh

Hindmarsh is an inner-metropolitan federal electoral division in South Australia, covering north-western and western coastal suburbs of Adelaide. Its sitting member is Mark Butler of the Australian Labor Party. Mark Butler's ads focus on health.

Named after

Sir John Hindmarsh, Governor of South Australia 1836 to 1838

Created

2 October 1903, one of seven divisions established

Area

122 km2

Local government areas

City of Charles Sturt, City of Port Adelaide Enfield, City of West Torrens

Sitting member

Mark Butler, Australian Labor Party

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

## Who's advertising

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

1. [Mark Butler](https://politics.computer/mp/mark-butler) MP, Labor  
under $100 1 ad, 1 running

 At least  Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) 

## Other divisions in South Australia

- [Adelaide](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/adelaide)
- [Barker](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/barker)
- [Boothby](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/boothby)
- [Grey](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/grey)
- [Kingston](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/kingston)
- [Makin](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/makin)
- [Mayo](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/mayo)
- [Spence](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/spence)
- [Sturt](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/sturt)

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