Gibson – SA 2026

ALP 2.5%

Incumbent MP
Sarah Andrews, since 2022.

Geography
Southern Adelaide. Gibson covers the suburbs of Brighton, Hove, Warradale, Dover Gardens, Seacombe Gardens, Somerton Park and Sturt.

Redistribution
No change.

History
Gibson was created in 2018, primarily replacing the seat of Bright, but also taking in parts of Elder, Mitchell and Morphett.

The Liberal Party won both Bright and Mitchell off Labor in 2014. Corey Wingard won Mitchell, while David Spiers won Bright.

Wingard shifted to Gibson in 2018, while Spiers moved to Black, which took in southern parts of Bright and Mitchell.

Wingard lost in 2022 to Labor candidate Sarah Andrews.

Candidates

Assessment
Gibson is a very marginal Labor seat, but Labor would be tipped to retain the seat considering the state of South Australian polling.

2022 result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Corey Wingard Liberal 10,431 42.6 -5.4
Sarah Andrews Labor 9,701 39.6 +14.3
Diane Atkinson Greens 2,712 11.1 +5.5
Fiona Leslie Family First 913 3.7 +3.7
Jaison Midzi Independent 746 3.0 +3.0
Informal 607 2.4

2022 two-party-preferred result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Sarah Andrews Labor 12,867 52.5 +12.5
Corey Wingard Liberal 11,636 47.5 -12.5

Booth breakdown

Booths have been divided into three parts: east, north-west and south-west.

Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in two areas, with 54.6% in the south-west and 59.8% in the east. The Liberal Party polled 52.2% in the north-west.

The Greens came third, with a primary vote ranging from 10.4% in the north-west to 12.9% in the east.

Voter group GRN prim ALP 2PP Total votes % of votes
North-West 10.4 47.8 6,425 26.2
East 12.9 59.8 5,597 22.8
South-West 11.9 54.6 2,599 10.6
Other votes 10.3 50.9 9,882 40.3

Election results in Gibson at the 2022 South Australian state election
Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for the Liberal Party, Labor and the Greens.

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