State South Australia Abolished 1902 Demographic Metropolitan Date dissolved 1902 | Created 1862 Namesake East Adelaide Founded 1862 | |
East Adelaide was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1862 to 1902.
It was created when the Electoral district of City of Adelaide was abolished in 1862 and East Adelaide and Electoral district of West Adelaide created. The Electoral district of Adelaide was created from East Adelaide and West Adelaide in 1902.
East Adelaide was also the name of an electoral district of the unicameral South Australian Legislative Council from 1851 until its abolition in 1857, Francis Stacker Dutton being the elected member.
Successful 1891 Wallaroo by-election candidate Richard Hooper was the first Labor member of the House of Assembly, but was not a member of the newly formed United Labor Party (ULP), instead serving as an Independent Labor member. The 1892 East Adelaide by-election saw ULP candidate John McPherson win the seat. It was the first time the ULP had won a seat in the House of Assembly, with electoral success to be followed at the 1893 colonial election, winning 10 of 54 seats and the balance of power, allowing the ULP to support the liberal opposition led by Charles Kingston in defeating the conservative government led by John Downer.