Albert was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in South Australia, spanning its time as both a colony and a state. It was created in 1875, taking much territory from adjacent Victoria, merged with Victoria in 1902 as Victoria and Albert, separated again in 1915, and abolished in 1970.
In 1875, Albert had booths at Bordertown, Kingston, Meningie, Naracoorte, Robe and Wellington East. It added booths at Lucindale (1878), Mannum East (1884), Wolseley (1885) and Mundulla (1887). It lost the Mannum East booth in 1890, but added further booths at Frances, Glenroy and Keith in 1893, at which time the Naracoorte booth was also renamed Kincraig. In 1896, Albert also added booths at Conmurra, Holder, Kingston on Murray, Lyrup, Murtho, Point McLeay, Pyap and Waikerie, but lost Glenroy. It regained a Glenroy booth and added Cookes Plains in 1899. It was then merged with Victoria as Victoria and Albert from the 1902 state election.
The recreated Albert seat in 1915 had booths at Alawoona, Berri, Bogg Flat, Borrika, Chapman Bore, Cookes Plains, Coomandook, Clarfield, Coonalpyn, East Wellington, Geranium, Glenope, Hooper, Karoonda, Lameroo, Loxton, Lyrup, Marmon Jabuk, Meningie, Moorlands, Netherton, Notts Well, Paisley, Pangira, Parilla, Parrakie, Paruna, Peake, Point McLeay, Poyntz Bore, Pinnaroo, Pyap West, Sandalwood, Sherlock, Swan Reach, Tailem Bend, Taplan, Tintinara, Waikerie, Wanbi, West Wellington and Wilkawatt.
In 1938, the House of Assembly changed from multi-member to single-member districts, and Albert was redistributed as a smaller district along significantly district boundaries, losing territory along the Murray River to the new seats of Chaffey and Ridley and the redistributed Murray. The new Albert had booths at Ashville, Bordertown, Buccleuch, Cannawigara, Clanfield, Cookes Plains, Coomandook, Coonalpyn, Cotton, Custon, Geranium, Gurrai, Jabuk, Karte, Ki Ki, Kulkami, Keith, Kongal, Lameroo, Meningie, Moorlands, Mulpata North, Mundalla, Narrung, Netherton, Padthaway, Parilla, Parrakie, Peake, Peebinga, Pinnaroo, Point McLeay, Sherlock, Tintinara, Wilkawatt, Wirrega and Wolseley.
Members First incarnation (1875–1902)MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm Arthur Hardy1875–1887 Mountifort Conner 1875–1875 William Wigley 1875–1878 Rudolph Henning 1878–1885 Andrew Handyside1885–1891 Beaumont Moulden 1887–1890 George Ash 1890–1891 Defence League 1891–1896 Defence League 1891–1896 Archibald Peake 1897–1902 1897–1902 Second incarnation (1915–1938)MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm William Angus Liberal Union 1915–1921 Richard O'Connor Liberal Union 1915–1921 Malcolm McIntosh Country 1921–1928 Frederick McMillan Country 1921–1928 Liberal Federation 1928–1932 Liberal Federation 1928–1932 Liberal and Country1932–1938 Liberal and Country 1932–1933 Tom Stott Independent 1933–1938
Single-member (1938–1970)MemberPartyTerm Malcolm McIntosh Liberal and Country 1938–1959 Bill Nankivell Liberal and Country 1959–1970
Election results
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