Barker

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Barker is an Australian federal electoral division in South Australia, known for encompassing extensive rural and regional communities.

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Division of Barker 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal electoral division
abbreviation AEC NERFINISHED
border Southern Ocean NERFINISHED
Victoria NERFINISHED
classification rural
country Australia
created 1903
currentMPParty Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED
electoralRollMaintainedBy Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED
electoralSystem preferential voting
electorateType rural electorate
elects Member of Parliament
governingLaw Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 NERFINISHED
hasElectoralRedistributions periodic boundary changes
hasElectors federal voters
hasMainIndustries agriculture
fishing
forestry
viticulture
hasPollingPlaces throughout the division
hasPostalVoting yes
hasPrepollVoting yes
hasRepresentation one member in the House of Representatives
house Australian House of Representatives NERFINISHED
includesRegion Limestone Coast NERFINISHED
Murraylands NERFINISHED
Riverland NERFINISHED
includesTown Berri NERFINISHED
Mount Gambier NERFINISHED
Murray Bridge NERFINISHED
Naracoorte NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED
levelOfGovernment federal
locatedIn South Australia NERFINISHED
regional South Australia
rural South Australia
namedAfter Sir Henry Barker NERFINISHED
previouslyHeldBy Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED
Nationalist Party of Australia NERFINISHED
United Australia Party NERFINISHED
represents constituents in rural South Australia
safeSeatFor Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED
state South Australia NERFINISHED
stateElectoralCommission Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED
timezone Australian Central Standard Time NERFINISHED

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