THE ELECTORATE

The electorate of Black covers the southern suburbs of Hallett Cove, Sheidow Park, Trott Park, Marino, Seacliff Park, Seaview Downs, Kingston Park, Seacliff and South Brighton.

The electorate name commemorates Dorothea Foster (Dorrit) Black (1891-1951), regarded as one of Australia's most important modern artists. Born in Adelaide, after training in Sydney and living in Europe, in 1935 she returned to Adelaide to live and work as a professional artist. As a teacher she influenced some of South Australia's most important artists including Jeffrey Smart.

Black was first contested at the 2018 election. It was fashioned from the southern ends of the former seats of Bright and Mitchell. Both had been marginal seats for two decades and both had been won by the Liberal Party in 2014.

Most recently, David Speirs was re-elected as the Member for Black at the 2022 State Election by a margin of 2.7%.