Today’s Liberal leader Tony Abbott was a key Minister in the former Liberal Government that introduced WorkChoices. Now, he wants to bring it back. He just won’t call it WorkChoices.
We need to go forward on workers' rights, not backwards to the Liberals' new version of WorkChoices.
At this election, the "Your Rights at Work" team will be targeting the federal electorate of Kingston. On this page you'll find:
- A summary for the federal electorate of Kingston
- Contact details for your campaign coordinator
- Materials to download and
- A sign up form to help out with local campaign activities
The information below has been sourced from the
Australian Electoral Commission.
State: South Australia
Name Derivation: Named after Charles Kingston 1850-1908, Premier of South Australia 1893-99.
Area and Location Description: Kingston covers an area of approximately 377 sq km from Hallett Cove and O'Halloran Hill in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. The main suburbs include Aldinga Beach, Christie Downs, Christies Beach, Hackham, Hallett Cove, Happy Valley (part), Huntfield Heights, Lonsdale, McLaren Flat (part), McLaren Vale, Maslin Beach, Moana, Morphett Vale, Old Noarlunga, Onkaparinga Hills, Port Noarlunga, Reynella, Seaford, Sellicks Beach, Sheidow Park, Port Willunga, Trott Park, Willunga and Woodcroft.
Products/Industries of the Area: Wineries, motor vehicle production, major retailing and various small industries including brickworks, optical lenses, clothing and engineering occupy the northern part of the division.
First Proclaimed/Election: 1949
Demographic Rating: Outer Metropolitan
Members:
- Rishworth, A (ALP) 2007-
- Richardson, K (LP) 2004-2007
- Cox, D (ALP) 1998-2004
- Jeanes, S (LP) 1996-1998
- Bilney, G N (ALP) 1983-1996
- Chapman, H G P (LP) 1975-1983
- Gun, R (ALP) 1969-1975
- Brownbill, K C M (LP) 1966-1969
- Galvin, P (ALP) 1951-1966
- Handby, H H (LP) 1949-1951
Charles Wright needs your help to tell even more Australians about the Liberals' plans to bring back WorkChoices. You can help by signing up to:
- letterbox your local neighbourhood;
- hand out leaflets at your train station;
- help with information stalls; and
- a range of other things.