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title: "Light: members and political ads | Politics Computer"
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# Light

In South Australia.

## Sitting member

- [ **James Agness** Labor, Light ](https://politics.computer/mp/james-agness)

About

## About Light

Light is a single-member South Australian House of Assembly electorate based on the township of Gawler and extending south into outer northern Adelaide suburbs. It is currently held by James Agness of the Labor Party. The electorate was created in 1857 and recreated in 1938.

Named after

Colonel William Light, first Surveyor-General of South Australia

Created

1857; abolished 1902; recreated 1938

Based on

Township of Gawler

Sitting member

James Agness (Labor)

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

## Who's advertising

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

We don't follow any candidate's page for Light yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Light 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)
- [Colton](https://politics.computer/seats/sa/colton)
- [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)

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