Wright is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Named after the esteemed 19th century South Australian architect Edmund Wright, it is a suburban electorate in Adelaide's outer north-east, taking in the suburbs of Gulfview Heights, Modbury Heights, Redwood Park and Wynn Vale, as well as parts of Modbury North, Salisbury East and Surrey Downs.
History When created, Wright was a marginal Labor seat at the 1991 electoral distribution, taking in much of the abolished seat of Briggs. Wright was first contested at the 1993 election, where it was won by Liberal candidate Scott Ashenden as part of a large swing throughout the state. He was defeated at the 1997 election by Labor candidate Jennifer Rankine.
Rankine announced in February 2017 that she would be retiring from parliament as of the 2018 election.State Labor MPs Michael Atkinson, Jennifer Rankine and Steph Key quitting politics at next election: The Advertiser 3 February 2017
Members for Wright Member Party Term Scott Ashenden Liberal 1993–1997 Jennifer Rankine Labor 1997–2018 Blair Boyer Labor 2018–present
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References ECSA profile for Wright: 2018 ABC profile for Wright: 2018 Poll Bludger profile for Wright: 2018