| Black | |
| State: | sa |
| Created: | 2018 |
| Mp: | Alex Dighton |
| Mp-Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Dorrit Black |
| Electors: | 26437 |
| Electors Year: | 2022 |
| Area: | 26.6 |
| Class: | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates: | -35.05°N 138.53°W |
| Near-Nw: | Gulf St Vincent |
| Near-N: | Gibson |
| Near-Ne: | Gibson |
| Near-E: | Davenport |
| Near-Se: | Hurtle Vale |
| Near-S: | Reynell |
| Near-Sw: | Gulf St Vincent |
| Near-W: | Gulf St Vincent |
| Footnotes: | Electoral District map[1] |
Black is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was created by the redistribution conducted in 2016, and was contested for the first time at the 2018 state election.[2] Black is named after Dorrit Black (Dorothea Foster Black, 1891–1951), a South Australian modern artist, best known for linocuts, oil and watercolour paintings.[2]
Black lies south-west of the Adelaide city centre and includes the suburbs of Darlington, Hallett Cove, Kingston Park, Marino, O'Halloran Hill, Seacliff, Seacliff Park, Seacombe Heights, Seaview Downs, Sheidow Park and Trott Park.[3]
At its creation in 2018, Black was projected to be notionally held by the Liberal Party with a swing of 2.6% required to lose it.[4] Black replaced the electorate of Mitchell that was abolished ahead of the 2018 state election.[2] Black does not extend as far north or south as Mitchell did, but extends west to the coast through part of what used to be Bright.
A by-election was held on 16 November 2024, after the incumbent MP, David Speirs, resigned due to legal charges.[5] The by-election was won by the Labor candidate, Alex Dighton, following an 9% swing to Labor.[6]
| Member | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–Oct 2024 | ||||
| Alex Dighton | Nov 2024– | |||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Black.