Hindmarsh (SA)

Named in honour of Sir John Hindmarsh KH RN, 1785–1860. Hindmarsh was the first Governor of the Colony of South Australia (1836–38).

Covers: The Division of Hindmarsh consists of: part of the City of Charles Sturt, part of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, and part of the City of West Torrens

Boundary as the ABS approximates it (ASGS 2025), © Commonwealth of Australia (ABS), CC BY 4.0. The AEC's own maps show the legal boundary.

Enrolled voters	131,379
Area	122 sq km
Demographic rating	Inner Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
Established	2 Oct 1903
Name first used	1903 federal election
Boundary gazetted	20 July 2018

Current member

Mark Butler Hindmarsh · ALP

2025 federal election: two-candidate preferred

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Swing
Mark Butler ✓	Australian Labor Party	74,623	66.35	+7.40
Chris Lehmann	Liberal	37,848	33.65	-7.40

2025 federal election: first preferences

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Swing
Mark Butler ✓	Australian Labor Party	54,145	48.14	+5.96
Chris Lehmann	Liberal	25,984	23.10	-9.59
Matthew Wright	The Greens	15,246	13.56	-0.31
Rocco Deangelis	Pauline Hanson's One Nation	5,594	4.97	+1.04
Andrew Townsend	Trumpet of Patriots	4,782	4.25	+3.66
Alex Tennikoff	Family First	2,646	2.35	+2.35
Jake Hall-Evans	Independent	1,786	1.59	+1.59
Matt Pastro	Animal Justice Party	1,565	1.39	-0.73
Adrien Aloe	FUSION \| Planet Rescue \| Whistleblower Protection \| Innovation	723	0.64	+0.64
Informal ballots		7,624	6.35	+0.64

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	Mark Butler	Australian Labor Party	66.35
2022 federal election	Mark Butler	Australian Labor Party	58.95
2019 federal election	Mark Butler	Australian Labor Party	56.54
2016 federal election	Steve Georganas	Australian Labor Party	50.58
2013 federal election	Matt Williams	Liberal	51.89
2010 federal election	Steve Georganas	Australian Labor Party	55.70
2007 federal election	Steve Georganas	Australian Labor Party	55.05
2004 federal election	Steve Georganas	Australian Labor Party	50.06

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.