State South Australia Demographic Rural | Dates current 1857–1902, 1938–1970 Namesake Gumeracha | |
Gumeracha was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1857 to 1902 and again from 1938 to 1970.
Gumeracha's most historic MPs were Thomas Playford II and Thomas Playford IV. IV served continuously as Premier of South Australia from 5 November 1938 to 10 March 1965, the longest term of any elected government leader in the history of Australia, albeit with the assistance of the Playmander.
The town of Gumeracha is currently represented by the safe Liberal seat of Kavel.
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Electoral district of Gumeracha Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA