Division of Mayo

Australian federal electoral division

The Division of Mayo is an Australian electoral division in the hills east of Adelaide, South Australia. It includes the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island, including the towns of Bridgewater, Crafers, Echunga, Gumeracha, Hahndorf, Langhorne Creek, Lobethal, Macclesfield, Mount Barker, Myponga, Oakbank, Stirling, Strathalbyn, Victor Harbor, Woodside, Yankalilla, and part of Birdwood.

Mayo
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Created1984
MPRebekha Sharkie
PartyCentre Alliance
NamesakeHelen Mayo
Electors122,291 (2019)
Area9,315 km2 (3,596.5 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Helen Mayo, 1914

It was set up in 1984 and is named after Helen Mayo, the first woman elected to an Australian University Council.

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  Alexander Downer
(1951–)
Liberal1984 Australian federal election, 1 December 1984 –
14 July 2008
Served as Opposition Leader from 1994 to 1995. Served as minister under John Howard. Resigned in order to retire from politics
  Jamie Briggs
(1977–)
Liberal2008 Mayo by-election, 6 September 2008 –
2016 Australian federal election, 2 July 2016
Served as minister under Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull. Lost seat
  Rebekha Sharkie
(1972–)
Nick Xenophon Team2016 Australian federal election, 2 July 2016 –
8 June 2018
Incumbent
 Centre Alliance8 June 2018 –
present

Alexander Downer's father and grandfather were federal politicians. Downer was Leader of the Opposition, and became Foreign Minister in the Howard Government. His resignation from parliament caused a by-election for Mayo in 2008.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Mayo[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Centre AllianceRebekha Sharkie36,50031.41−2.78
LiberalAllison Bluck31,41127.03−10.62
LaborMarisa Bell21,05118.11+4.45
GreensGreg Elliott13,70511.79+2.53
One NationTonya Scott4,7754.11+4.11
United AustraliaSamantha McGrail4,0893.52+0.33
Animal JusticePadma Chaplin1,9291.66−0.38
Liberal DemocratsJacob van Raalte1,4241.23+1.23
Australian FederationMark Neugebauer1,3301.14+1.14
Total formal votes116,21494.95−2.00
Informal votes6,1765.05+2.00
Turnout122,39093.68−1.29
Notional two-party-preferred count
LaborMarisa Bell59,95551.59+4.13
LiberalAllison Bluck56,25948.41−4.13
Two-candidate-preferred result
Centre AllianceRebekha Sharkie72,35562.26+7.12
LiberalAllison Bluck43,85937.74−7.12
Centre Alliance holdSwing+7.12

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