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Politics

Since the mid-1990s, Adelaide has consistently favoured the centre-left Australian Labor Party (Labor) at both federal and state elections, although the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia (Liberal) have on occasion obtained a primary vote majority within the suburb's boundaries, and in the 1993 state election, an absolute majority. Under the preferential system in Australia, however, the 15% or more of the vote which typically goes to the Australian Democrats and the Greens consistently favours Labor.

At federal level, Adelaide is within the Division of Adelaide, a marginal seat which historically has alternated between the Liberal and Labor parties. It has been held since 2004 by Kate Ellis of the Labor party.

In the South Australian House of Assembly, Adelaide is within the Electoral district of Adelaide. The seat has mostly been held by Labor, but from 1989 until 2002 was held by Dr Michael Armitage for the Liberals. From 2002 to 2010, it was held by Labor's Jane Lomax-Smith. Since the March 2010 state election, it has been held by Rachel Sanderson for the Liberal party.

Polling place statistics are presented below combining the votes from the five Adelaide booths (Adelaide, Hospital, East, South and West):

2007 Federal Election
Source: AEC
Labor 46.5%
Liberal 34.7%
Greens 15.3%
Democrats 2.02%
Family First 1.47%
2004 Federal Election
Source: AEC
Labor 42.5%
Liberal 39.8%
Greens 13.0%
Democrats 2.24%
Independent 1.41%
2001 Federal Election
Source: AEC
Liberal 39.6%
Labor 34.7%
Democrats 14.9%
Greens 10.5%
One Nation 1.33%
1998 Federal Election
Source: AEC
Liberal 39.7%
Labor 38.8%
Democrats 11.0%
Greens 5.31%
One Nation 3.77%
2006 State Election
Source: SAEC
Labor 50.2%
Liberal 27.8%
Greens 12.9%
Democrats 3.41%
Family First 2.21%
2002 State Election
Source: SAEC
Labor 44.6%
Liberal 34.6%
Greens 8.04%
Democrats 6.30%
No Hoo-Haa 3.17%
1997 State Election
Source: SAEC
Labor 36.6%
Liberal 36.4%
Democrats 19.7%
Greens 7.2%
1993 State Election
Source: SAEC
Liberal 51.7%
Labor 30.9%
Democrats 10.1%
Dem. Soc. 3.57%
NLP 3.09%

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