Playford is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Named after the long serving South Australian premier Tom Playford, it is a suburban electorate in Adelaide's north, taking in the suburbs of Green Fields, Parafield Gardens, Salisbury Downs and parts of Mawson Lakes and Paralowie.
History Playford was created at the 1970 election, when Tom Playford was still alive, where it was won by Labor candidate Terry McRae. At the 1989 election, McRae resigned from politics, with the seat won by Labor candidate John Quirke. Though typically a safe Labor seat, the seat technically became marginal, reduced to just a 2.7 percent two-party margin at the 1993 election landslide. At the 1997 election, Quirke resigned to enter the Australian Senate, with the seat won by Labor candidate Jack Snelling who remained as the member for 21 years until his retirement in 2018.
Members for Playford Member Party Term Terry McRae Labor 1970–1989 John Quirke Labor 1989–1997 Jack Snelling Labor 1997–2018 Michael Brown Labor 2018–2022 John Fulbrook Labor 2022–present
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References ECSA profile for Playford: 2018 ABC profile for Playford: 2018 Poll Bludger profile for Playford: 2018