Electoral District Of Chaffey
Chaffey, created in 1936, is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the Riverland region of South Australia and is named after brothers George and William Chaffey who established the irrigation area along the Murray River from 1886. It is currently held by Tim Whetstone for the Liberal Party.
At the 2006 election, SA Nationals MP Karlene Maywald retained her seat with a large majority. She received a primary vote of 53.2 percent and a two-candidate vote of 67.2 percent. Maywald was first elected at the 1997 election. She was defeated at the 2010 election.
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