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# Colton

In South Australia.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aria_Bolkus_at_Women_in_Politics_event_(028A9577).jpg?width=96)**Aria Bolkus** Labor, Colton ](https://politics.computer/mp/aria-bolkus)

About

## About Colton

Colton is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly, covering suburbs on Adelaide's western beaches. It is currently held by Aria Bolkus of the Labor Party.

Created

1991 redistribution, replacing the abolished seat of Henley Beach

Area

26.2 square kilometres

Named after

Mary Colton, who worked for the welfare of women and children

First contested

1993 election, won by Steve Condous (Liberal)

Previous member

Paul Caica (Labor), elected 2002, retired at 2018 election

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FColton), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

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

We don't follow any candidate's page for Colton yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Colton are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

## Other districts in South Australia

- [Adelaide](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/adelaide)
- [Badcoe](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/badcoe)
- [Black](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/black)
- [Bragg](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/bragg)
- [Chaffey](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/chaffey)
- [Cheltenham](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/cheltenham)
- [Croydon](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/croydon)
- [Davenport](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/davenport)
- [Dunstan](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/dunstan)
- [Elder](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/elder)
- [Elizabeth](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/elizabeth)
- [Enfield](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/enfield)
- [Finniss](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/finniss)
- [Flinders](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/flinders)
- [Florey](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/florey)
- [Gibson](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/gibson)
- [Giles](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/giles)
- [Hammond](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/hammond)
- [Hartley](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/hartley)
- [Heysen](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/heysen)
- [Hurtle Vale](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/hurtle-vale)
- [Kaurna](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/kaurna)
- [Kavel](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/kavel)
- [King](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/king)

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