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{{Short description|Former state electoral district of South Australia}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian electorate
| name               = Bright
| state              = sa
| image              = Bright Electoral District SA 2014.png
| imagesize          = 
| image_alt          = Map of Adelaide, South Australia with the electoral district of Bright highlighted
| caption            = Electoral district of Bright (green) in the Greater Adelaide area
| created            = 1985
| abolished          = 2018
| mp                 = 
| mp-party           = 
| namesake           = [[Charles Bright (judge)|Charles Bright]]
| electors           = 24,381
| electors_year      = 2014
| electors_footnotes = 
| area               = 22.8
| class              = Metropolitan
| coordinates        = {{coord|35|2|30|S|138|30|35|E|display=inline,title}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Bright''' is a former electorate for the [[South Australian House of Assembly]]. It was named in honour of [[Charles Bright (judge)|Charles Bright]], at various times [[Supreme Court of South Australia|South Australian Supreme Court]] Judge, [[Flinders University]] Chancellor, Health Commission chairman, and Electoral Boundaries Commission chairman. Prior to its 2018 abolition, the seat covered southern coastal suburbs of Adelaide including [[Brighton, South Australia|Brighton]], [[North Brighton, South Australia|North Brighton]], [[South Brighton, South Australia|South Brighton]], [[Hallett Cove, South Australia|Hallett Cove]], [[Hove, South Australia|Hove]], [[Kingston Park, South Australia|Kingston Park]], [[Marino, South Australia|Marino]], [[Seacliff, South Australia|Seacliff]], [[Seacliff Park, South Australia|Seacliff Park]] and part of [[Somerton Park, South Australia|Somerton Park]].

The electorate was created at the 1983 redistribution, to replace the abolished seat of [[Electoral district of Brighton (South Australia)|Brighton]], as a marginal [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|Liberal]] seat with a notional one percent two-party margin. However, it was won by the [[Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)|Labor]]'s [[Derek Robertson (politician)|Derek Robertson]] at the [[1985 South Australian state election|1985 election]], before being won by Liberal [[Wayne Matthew]] at the [[1989 South Australian state election|1989 election]]. He held the seat until his retirement at the [[2006 South Australian state election|2006 election]]. Liberal shadow minister [[Angus Redford]] left the [[South Australian Legislative Council]] to contest the seat but was defeated by Labor's [[Chloë Fox]] from a 14.4 percent swing, the largest in the state, amidst a statewide landslide averaging a 7.7 percent swing.

After the enactment of the "fairness clause," Bright's boundaries were frequently altered by the [[Electoral Commission of South Australia]] in order to produce "fairer" electoral boundaries. A shift of a few kilometres along [[O'Halloran Hill]] significantly altered the seat's political landscape. Moving the seat to the south shifted the margin in favour of Labor, while moving it to the north benefited the Liberals. As evidence of this, the redistribution ahead of the [[2010 South Australian state election|2010 election]] pared Fox's margin from safe 9.2 percent–just on the edge of being safe–to 6.6 percent.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.abc.net.au/elections/sa/2010/guide/brig.htm| title = Bright - 2010 South Australian Election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)| website = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]| date = 2 August 2024}} </ref> At that election, the Liberals picked up a 6.2 percent swing, just short of picking up the seat, with Labor retaining the seat on a 0.4 percent margin, making Bright Labor's most marginal seat following the 2010 election. Liberal [[David Speirs]] won the seat from a 3.7 percent swing at the [[2014 South Australian state election|2014 election]].

Bright was abolished at the [[2018 South Australian state election|2018 state election]] following the [[2018 South Australian state election#Post-redistribution pendulum|2016 electoral redistribution]]. On paper, it was replaced by [[electoral district of Gibson|Gibson]].

Speirs decided to contest [[electoral district of Black|Black]], which had absorbed much of Bright's southern portion, at the 2018 state election.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/sa-election-2018/guide/blac/ |title=Electorate: Black |work=SA Election 2018 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=17 March 2018 |access-date=17 March 2018 }}</ref>

==Members for Bright==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"|Member
! Party
! Term
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; 
| [[Derek Robertson (politician)|Derek Robertson]] 
| [[Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)|Labor]] 
| 1985–1989
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; 
| [[Wayne Matthew]] 
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|Liberal]] 
| 1989–2006
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; 
| [[Chloë Fox]] 
| [[Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)|Labor]] 
| 2006–2014
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; 
| [[David Speirs]] 
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|Liberal]] 
| 2014–2018
|-
|}

==Election results==
{{main|Electoral results for the district of Bright}}

{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2014 South Australian state election]]: Bright<ref>[http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/elections/state-elections/past-state-election-results/7658?view=result 2014 State Election Results – Bright], ECSA.</ref><ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/sa-election-2014/guide/brig/ 2014 State Election Results – Bright], ABC.</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = [[David Speirs]]
|party = Liberal SA
|votes = 10,780
|percentage = 48.5
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = [[Chloë Fox]]
|party = Labor SA
|votes = 8,491
|percentage = 38.2
|change = −4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Jamie Ryan
|party = SA Greens
|votes = 2,081
|percentage = 9.4
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Steve Price
|party = Family First
|votes = 852
|percentage = 3.8
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 22,204
|percentage = 97.8
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 488
|percentage = 2.2
|change = −0.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 22,692
|percentage = 93.1
|change = −0.4
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = [[David Speirs]]
|party = Liberal SA
|votes = 11,829
|percentage = 53.3
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = [[Chloë Fox]]
|party = Labor SA
|votes = 10,375
|percentage = 46.7
|change = −3.7
}}
{{Election box gain AU party|
|winner = Liberal SA
|loser = Labor SA
|swing = +3.7
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.abc.net.au/news/sa-election-2014/guide/brig/ ABC profile for Bright: 2014]
* [http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/?view=document&id=539 ECSA profile for Bright: 2014]
* [http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/sa2014-bright Poll Bludger profile for Bright: 2014]

{{Former electoral districts of South Australia |state=collapsed}}

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