Boothby
Federal electorate · South Australia
Named in honour of William Robinson Boothby CMG, 1829–1903. Boothby introduced many electoral innovations in South Australia and from 1856 to 1903 superintended every State parliamentary election and drafted every Electoral Act in South Austalia. Boothby was State Returning Officer for the first House of Representatives election in South Australia in 1901 and, prior to his death, completed the 1903 redistribution of federal electoral divisions in South Australia.
Covers: The Division of Boothby consists of: City of Holdfast Bay, part of the City of Marion, part of the City of Mitcham, and part of the City of Unley
| Enrolled voters | 129,524 |
|---|---|
| Area | 115 sq km |
| Demographic rating | Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion |
| Established | 2 Oct 1903 |
| Name first used | 1903 federal election |
| Boundary gazetted | 20 July 2018 |
Current member
2025 federal election: two-candidate preferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Miller-Frost ✓ | Australian Labor Party | 71,698 | 61.10 | +7.82 |
| Nicolle Flint | Liberal | 45,641 | 38.90 | -7.82 |
2025 federal election: first preferences
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Miller-Frost ✓ | Australian Labor Party | 50,015 | 42.62 | +10.30 |
| Nicolle Flint | Liberal | 38,117 | 32.48 | -5.51 |
| Joanna Wells | The Greens | 20,046 | 17.08 | +1.88 |
| Tonya Scott | Pauline Hanson's One Nation | 3,560 | 3.03 | +0.99 |
| Nicole Hussey | Trumpet of Patriots | 3,250 | 2.77 | +2.29 |
| Samuel Prior | Family First | 2,351 | 2.00 | +2.00 |
| Informal ballots | 3,113 | 2.58 | -1.86 | |
Candidate percentages are of formal votes; the informal share is of all ballots cast.
Results at each election
| Election | Elected | Party | Two-candidate % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 federal election | Louise Miller-Frost | Australian Labor Party | 61.10 |
| 2022 federal election | Louise Miller-Frost | Australian Labor Party | 53.28 |
| 2019 federal election | Nicolle Flint | Liberal | 51.38 |
| 2016 federal election | Nicolle Flint | Liberal | 53.50 |
| 2013 federal election | Andrew Southcott | Liberal | 57.12 |
| 2010 federal election | Andrew Southcott | Liberal | 50.75 |
| 2007 federal election | Andrew Southcott | Liberal | 52.93 |
| 2004 federal election | Andrew Southcott | Liberal | 55.37 |
Every contest for a division of this name since 2004, each on the boundaries in force at the time. The two-candidate figure is the winner's share of the final count.
Election figures and profile © Commonwealth of Australia (AEC), CC BY 4.0. Date established from the Parliamentary Handbook. ✓ marks the elected candidate.