State/Territory: South Australia

Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 20 July 2018

First Election This Name Was Used At: 2019 federal election

First Election This Boundary Was Used At: 2019 federal election

Name Derivation: Named in honour of Catherine Helen Spence, 1825–1910. Spence was an advocate for female suffrage and electoral reform and was the first female political candidate in Australia when she stood (unsuccessfully) for a seat at the Federal Convention elections of 1897.

Square Area: 532 Sq Km

Location Description: The Division of Spence consists of: City of Playford, Town of Gawler, part of the Barossa Council, part of the City of Salisbury, and part of the Light Regional Council.

Demographic Rating: Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.