Playford – SA 2026

ALP 16.3%

Incumbent MP
John Fulbrook, since 2022.

Geography
Northern Adelaide. Playford covers the suburbs of Greenfields, Parafield Gardens, Paralowie and Salisbury Gardens.

Redistribution
No change.

History
The electorate of Playford has existed since 1970, and has always been held by the ALP.

Terence McRae won Playford in 1970. He served as Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1982 to 1986, and retired in 1989.

John Quirke, also of the ALP, won Playford in 1989. Quirke was re-elected in 1993, and retired at the 1997 election to take up a seat as a Senator. He served in the Senate until 2000.

Jack Snelling won Playford in 1997. Snelling served as Speaker from 2006 to 2010, and then served as a minister from 2010 until 2017.

Snelling retired in 2018, and was succeeded by Labor candidate Michael Brown. A redistribution prior to the 2022 election significantly changed Playford, and Michael Brown switched successfully to the neighbouring seat of Florey. Labor candidate John Fulbrook won Playford.

Candidates

  • Hemant Dave (Liberal)
  • John Fulbrook (Labor)
  • Nickolas Tsentidis (One Nation)

    • Assessment
    Playford is a safe Labor seat.

    2022 result

    Candidate Party Votes % Swing
    John Fulbrook Labor 11,922 53.5 +3.1
    Hemant Dave Liberal 5,511 24.7 +6.8
    David Wright Greens 2,118 9.5 +4.6
    Rojan Jose Family First 1,773 8.0 +8.0
    Shane Quinn Independent 973 4.4 +4.4
    Informal 1,011 4.3

    2022 two-party-preferred result

    Candidate Party Votes % Swing
    John Fulbrook Labor 14,777 66.3 -2.7
    Hemant Dave Liberal 7,520 33.7 +2.7

    Booth breakdown

    Booths have been divided into three parts: central, north and south.

    Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, ranging from 66.5% in the south to 68.4% in the north.

    The Greens came third, with a primary vote ranging from 9.3% in the centre to 10.6% in the south.

    Voter group GRN prim ALP 2PP Total votes % of votes
    South 10.6 66.5 5,954 26.7
    Central 9.3 67.4 4,051 18.2
    North 10.2 68.4 3,631 16.3
    Other votes 8.6 64.7 8,661 38.8

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

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