Electoral district of Black

Black is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was created by the redistribution conducted in 2016, and was contested for the first time at the 2018 state election.^[2] Black is named after Dorrit Black (Dorothea Foster Black, 1891–1951), a South Australian modern artist, best known for linocuts, oil and watercolour paintings.^[2]

StateSouth Australia

Created2018

MPAlex Dighton

PartyLabor

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Black South Australia—House of Assembly
Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2022 state election[a]
State	South Australia
Created	2018
MP	Alex Dighton
Party	Labor
Namesake	Dorrit Black
Electors	26,437 (2022)
Area	26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan
Coordinates	35.05°S 138.53°E / -35.05; 138.53
Electorates around Black: Gulf St Vincent Gibson Gibson Gulf St Vincent Black Davenport Gulf St Vincent Reynell Hurtle Vale
Footnotes
[a] The electorate will have no change in boundaries at the 2026 state election.[1]

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Black lies south-west of the Adelaide city centre and includes the suburbs of Darlington, Hallett Cove, Kingston Park, Marino, O'Halloran Hill, Seacliff, Seacliff Park, Seacombe Heights, Seaview Downs, Sheidow Park and Trott Park.^[3]

At its creation in 2018, Black was projected to be notionally held by the Liberal Party with a swing of 2.6% required to lose it.^{[4]: Appendix 12} Black replaced the electorate of Mitchell that was abolished ahead of the 2018 state election.^[2] Black does not extend as far north or south as Mitchell did, but extends west to the coast through part of what used to be Bright.

A by-election was held on 16 November 2024, after the incumbent MP, David Speirs, resigned due to legal charges.^[5] The by-election was won by the Labor candidate, Alex Dighton, following an 12% swing to Labor.^[6]