SA state district
Flinders
In South Australia.
Sitting member
About Flinders
Flinders is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly, covering the Eyre Peninsula and the coast along the Nullarbor Plain around Port Lincoln. It is held by Sam Telfer of the Liberal Party. The seat has been held by a conservative party, the Liberals or their predecessors or the Nationals, since 1938 apart from the 1973 to 1993 period when the Nationals held it.
- Named after
- Matthew Flinders, explorer who charted most of the state's coastline
- Created
- 1857 as a single-member electorate; single-member since 1938
- Previous members
- Edward Craigie, Single Tax League, 1938 to 1941
- Previous members
- Peter Blacker, Nationals, 1973 to 1993
- Previous members
- Liz Penfold, Liberal, elected 1993
- Area
- Large coastal rural electorate
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026.
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