Division of Angas (1903–1934)

Angas Australian House of Representatives Division
Created	1903
Abolished	1934
Namesake	George Fife Angas

The Division of Angas was an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1903 and abolished in 1934. It was named for George Fife Angas, a South Australian pioneer politician, banker and pastoralist who played a significant part in the formation and establishment of the Province of South Australia.

History

George Fife Angas, the division's namesake

The Division was one of the seven established when the former multi member Division of South Australia was split into single member electorates on 2 October 1903. It was a generally marginal seat which was won at various times by the Australian Labor Party and the Nationalist Party (and their predecessors).

Based on various rural areas adjacent to Adelaide to the north, north-east, east and south-east of Adelaide at different times including Angaston, Cadell, Eudunda, Gawler, Kapunda, Nuriootpa, Mallala, Murray Bridge, Tanunda and Walker Flat.

From 1922 the Division stretched further north eastward as far as the riverland South Australian border. The subdivsions being - Subdivisions of Angaston, Gawler, Gumeracha, Loxton, Magill, Mannum, Mitcham, Mount Pleasant, Murray Bridge, Norton's' Summit, Salisbury, Two Wells, Waikerie and Woodside.[1]

Angas was abolished in May 1934 as a result of redistribution which reduced the number of representatives from South Australia to six. The district was divided between Adelaide, Boothby, Barker, and Wakefield. [2][3] As a result each of the remaining six electorates had been increased in elector size. [4]

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Paddy Glynn (1855–1931)	Free Trade	16 December 1903 – 1906	Previously held the Division of South Australia. Served as minister under Deakin, Cook and Hughes. Lost seat
			Anti-Socialist	1906 – 26 May 1909
			Liberal	26 May 1909 – 17 February 1917
			Nationalist	17 February 1917 – 13 December 1919
		Moses Gabb (1882–1951)	Labor	13 December 1919 – 14 November 1925	Lost seat
		Walter Parsons (1881–1955)	Nationalist	14 November 1925 – 12 October 1929	Lost seat
		Moses Gabb (1872–1934)	Labor	12 October 1929 – March 1931	Retired after Angas was abolished in 1934
			Independent[5]	March 1931 – 7 August 1934

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Angas (1903–34)

See also

• Division of Angas (1949–77)

Notes

1. "Where to Vote". Register. 14 December 1922.
2. "Federal Electoral Plan for S.a." News. 14 March 1934.
3. "S.a. Loses Seat". Chronicle. 22 March 1934.
4. "South Australia Loses a Seal in die House of Representatives". Narracoorte Herald. 27 March 1934.
5. Labor-turned-independent MP Moses Gabb was endorsed in the Division of Angas by the Emergency Committee of South Australia (formed by the state UAP for this election) who did not run their own candidate in Angas. Though Gabb is counted as an Emergency Committee MP, he remained an independent and did not help form or sit with the government and as such has been removed from government tallies.

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