Tom Kenyon (ALP) since the 2006 election.
In the outer north-east suburbs of Adelaide, Newland includes the suburbs of Tea Tree Gully, Banksia Park, Vista, Highbury, St Agnes and parts of Redwood Park, Ridgehaven and parts of Hope Valley. The electorate also extends into the hills to include Cudlee Creek, Paracombe, Chain of Ponds, Millbrook, Inglewood, Houghton, Lower Hermitage and parts of Upper Hermitage.
Loses parts of Redwood Park and Ridgehaven in the west to Florey, while the new boundaries extend Newland east beyond Range Road to include Cudlee Creek, Paracombe, Chain of Ponds, Millbrook, Inglewood, Houghton, Lower Hermitage and parts of Upper Hermitage. This new areas are Liberal voting territory, resulting in Labor's margin in Newland declining from 6.8% to 5.2%.
The electorate is named after Simpson Newland (1835-1925), who belonged to a pioneer family and wrote the well-known book 'Paving the Way'. Newland is an electorate that has been held by both sides of politics since its creation in 1977 and was one of the marginal seats gained by the Liberal Party in 1989 when the Bannon government came close to defeat. After her narrow victory, new Liberal MP Dorothy Kotz attracted a 17.8% swing in 1993, the second largest in the state, before being comfortably returned in both 1997 and 2002. Kotz retired at the 2006 election when Newland was gained by Labor's Tom Kenyon after a 12.3% swing.
Issues and Polls
The Advertiser published a poll of 524 voters on 5 March which showed Labor set to hold Newland, ahead 53% to 47% after preferences. This would be a swing of a little over 2% since the 2006 election. The primary votes in the poll were Labor 40%, Liberal 38%, Greens 4%, Family First 5%, sundry others 5% and 7% undecided.
A key tussle that statewide and local polls suggest Labor should be able to retain.
The preferences of the Green candidate and Independent Ryan Haby have been directed to Labor. Family First and Save RAH have directed preferences to the Liberal Party.