LIB 9.4%
Incumbent MP
David Speirs, since 2018. Previously member for Bright, 2014-2018.
Geography
Southern Adelaide. The seat covers Hallett Cove, Sheidow Park, Trott Park, Seaview Downs, Seacliff and South Brighton.
Redistribution
Black lost its eastern fringe, including Darlington and O’Halloran Hill, to Davenport, and gained South Brighton from Gibson. These changes increased the Liberal margin from 8.7% to 9.4%.
History
Black was created as a new seat in 2018, primarily replacing Mitchell while taking in southern parts of Bright.
Mitchell had alternated between Labor and Liberal, most recently won by Liberal MP Corey Wingard in 2014.
Bright was Labor-held from 2006 until 2014, when Liberal candidate David Spiers won.
Spiers moved to Black in 2018.
- Alex Dighton (Labor)
- Liz Tidemann (Greens)
- David Speirs (Liberal)
Assessment
Black is a reasonably safe Liberal seat.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| David Speirs | Liberal | 12,538 | 50.6 | +8.2 | 51.2 |
| Randall Wilson | Labor | 7,870 | 31.7 | -3.7 | 31.0 |
| Dami Barnes | Greens | 1,702 | 6.9 | -0.8 | 6.6 |
| Rob De Jonge | Independent | 1,422 | 5.7 | +5.7 | 5.2 |
| Lionel Zschech | Australian Christians | 698 | 2.8 | -1.6 | 2.6 |
| Anastasia Svetlichny | Dignity | 561 | 2.3 | +2.3 | 2.2 |
| Others | 1.3 | ||||
| Informal | 1,001 | 3.9 |
2018 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| David Speirs | Liberal | 14,546 | 58.7 | +6.4 | 59.4 |
| Randall Wilson | Labor | 10,245 | 41.3 | -6.4 | 40.6 |
Booths in Black have been divided into three areas: north, south-east and south-west.
The Liberal Party won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, ranging from 56.4% in the south-east to 60.1% in the south-west.
| Voter group | GRN prim % | LIB 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| South-West | 5.3 | 60.1 | 6,164 | 26.9 |
| North | 8.6 | 59.3 | 5,971 | 26.0 |
| South-East | 5.3 | 56.4 | 4,922 | 21.5 |
| Other votes | 6.8 | 61.2 | 5,884 | 25.6 |
Election results in Black at the 2018 South Australian state election
Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for the Liberal Party and Labor.