Electoral district of Ashford
| Ashford South Australia—House of Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Electoral district of Ashford (green) in the Greater Adelaide area | |
| State | South Australia |
| Created | 2002 |
| MP | Steph Key |
| Party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
| Namesake | Ashford, South Australia |
| Electors | 24,207 (2014) |
| Area | 14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 34°57′32″S 138°33′33″E / 34.95889°S 138.55917°ECoordinates: 34°57′32″S 138°33′33″E / 34.95889°S 138.55917°E |
Ashford is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly which includes many of Adelaide's inner south western suburbs. The district forms part of three federal electorates: the Division of Hindmarsh, the Division of Boothby, and the Division of Adelaide. The electorate includes the suburbs of Ashford, Black Forest, Camden Park, Clarence Gardens, Clarence Park, Cumberland Park, Everard Park, Forestville, Glandore, Keswick, Kings Park, Novar Gardens and Plympton as well as parts of Edwardstown, Goodwood, Millswood, Plympton Park, South Plympton and Wayville. The electorate covers an area of approximately 14.6 km².
The electorate's name derives from the name given by early settler Charles George Everard to his property 'Ashford' in 1838 that was thought to have the best orchard in the colony. The name was also given to a suburb within the electorate. The district of Hanson was renamed to Ashford at the 2002 election. Hanson was re-drawn from a marginal Liberal to a marginal Labor electorate at the 1993 election. Often redistributed in all directions, particularly north and east, the only constant suburb in Ashford and Hanson has been the western half of Plympton. Incumbent Liberal MP Heini Becker moved to Peake, now West Torrens, however Ashford was still narrowly won by Liberal candidate Stewart Leggett. Currently the seat is held by Labor member Steph Key who defeated Leggett at the 1997 election. A redistribution prior to the 2014 election saw Labor's margin significantly reduced from 4.8 percent to 0.6 percent however Labor retained the seat with an increased margin of 1.9 percent.
Members for Ashford
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steph Key | Labor | 2002–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Terina Monteagle | 9,335 | 43.1 | +0.6 | |
| Labor | Steph Key | 8,597 | 39.7 | −0.3 | |
| Greens | Christiana Griffith | 2,654 | 12.2 | −0.4 | |
| Family First | Robyn Munro | 841 | 3.9 | −0.4 | |
| FREE Australia | Steve Sansom | 247 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,674 | 96.9 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 700 | 3.1 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 22,374 | 92.4 | +0.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steph Key | 11,247 | 51.9 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal | Terina Monteagle | 10,427 | 48.1 | −1.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||