Playford – SA 2018

ALP 11.5%

Incumbent MP
Jack Snelling, since 1997.

Geography
Northern Adelaide. Playford covers the suburbs of Ingle Farm, Para Hills West, Walkley Heights and parts of Gepps Cross, Gulfview Heights, Northfield, Para Hills, Para Vista, Pooraka and Valley View.

Redistribution
Playford shifted north, losing most of the seat’s former population to Florey. Playford retained Para Hills and Para Hills West, gained Parafield, Parafield Gardens, Greenfields and Mawson Lakes from Port Adelaide and Ramsay. The seat’s margin was cut from 12.6% to 11.5%.

History

The electorate of Playford has existed since 1970, and has always been held by the ALP.

Terence McRae won Playford in 1970. He served as Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1982 to 1986, and retired in 1989.

John Quirke, also of the ALP, won Playford in 1989. Quirke was re-elected in 1993, and retired at the 1997 election to take up a seat as a Senator. He served in the Senate until 2000.

Jack Snelling has held Playford since 1997. Snelling served as Speaker from 2006 to 2010. Snelling served as a minister from 2010 until 2017.

Candidates
Sitting Labor MP Jack Snelling is not running for re-election.

• Helen Szuty (SA Best)
• Shane Sheoran (Conservatives)
• Brock Le Cerf (Greens)
• Michael Brown (Labor)
• Hemant Dave (Liberal)

Assessment
Playford is a safe Labor seat.

2014 election result

2014 two-party-preferred result

Booth breakdown

Booths in Playford have been divided into two parts: north and south.

Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in both areas: 56% in the south and 68% in the north.

Two-party-preferred votes in Playford at the 2014 SA state election

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