Gilles was an
electoral district of the
House of Assembly
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in the Australian state of
South Australia
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from 1970 to 1993.
In 1977, the polling places were:
Greenacres,
Hillcrest,
Klemzig,
Manningham,
Marden,
Paradise
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West,
Vale Park
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,
Windsor Gardens and Windsor Grove.
Gilles was the
Dunstan Labor
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government's most and only marginal seat following the
1973 election, and the Dunstan Labor government's most marginal seat following the
1975 election. Gilles was abolished in a boundary redistribution at the
1993 election. The re-created seat of
Torrens absorbed much of the seat, remaining a marginal Liberal seat.
Members
Election results
References
External links
1985 & 1989 election boundaries, page 18 & 19
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Former electoral districts of South Australia
1970 establishments in Australia
1993 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1970
Constituencies disestablished in 1993