Electoral district of Rocky River

Former electoral district in South Australia

Australian electorate

Rocky River
South Australia—House of Assembly

State| South Australia
Created| 1938
Abolished| 1985
Demographic| Rural

Rocky River was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from March 1938 to December 1985.[1]

The electorate was based in the Mid North region, around the towns of Crystal Brook, Gladstone and Port Germein. In 1938, the polling places were Beetaloo Valley, Crystal Brook, Napperby, Hundred of Pirie, Wandearah, Warnertown, Appila, Bundaleer Spring, Caltowie, Georgetown, Gladstone, Gulnare, Laura, Narridy, Stone Hut, Tarcowie, Wirrabara, Yandiah, Baroota, Port Germein, Telowie.[2]

John Olsen moved from the abolished Rocky River to Custance at the 1985 election.

## Members

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Member | Party | Term

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| John Lyons | Liberal and Country | 1938–1948
| James Heaslip | Liberal and Country | 1949–1968
| Howard Venning | Liberal and Country | 1968–1974
| Liberal | 1974–1979
| John Olsen | Liberal | 1979–1985

## Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the district of Rocky River

## References

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1. ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
2. ^ "ASSEMBLY POLLING PLACES". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. SA: National Library of Australia. 11 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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* Mawson

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