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Makin

Makin is a federal electorate in South Australia, held by Tony Zappia of the Australian Labor Party since the 2025 election, by a margin of 14.66 points — a safe seat.

Member for Makin

Tony Zappia

Australian Labor Party

Their voting record and expenses →

The 2025 result

Final two candidates after preferences were distributed, from the election held 3 May 2025.

  • Tony ZAPPIAAustralian Labor Party64.66%68,633 votes
  • Irena ZAGLADOVLiberal35.34%37,515 votes
Margin
14.66%
Safe
Two-party-preferred swing
+3.86%
to Australian Labor Party
Turnout
91.50%
123,639 enrolled

First preferences in 2025

How the seat voted before preferences were distributed. The Coalition is counted as one figure across its four registrations, and the Greens across both of theirs — in Victoria they contest as GVIC and elsewhere as GRN, which read as two separate minor parties if left unmerged.

  • Labor47.8%
  • Coalition22.5%
  • Greens12.4%
  • Minor parties10.6%
  • One Nation6.7%

Suburbs in Makin

39 suburbs and localities have residents in this electorate. 6of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.

  • Parafield Gardens
  • Mawson Lakes
  • Golden Grove
  • Greenwith
  • Ingle Farm
  • Salisbury East
  • Wynn Vale
  • Pooraka
  • Modbury Heights
  • Para Hills
  • Valley View
  • Modbury North
  • Modbury
  • Redwood Park
  • Hope Valley (SA) 56%
  • Salisbury Heights
  • Ridgehaven
  • St Agnes (SA)
  • Fairview Park
  • Gulfview Heights
  • Walkley Heights
  • Tea Tree Gully
  • Banksia Park
  • Surrey Downs
  • Para Hills West
  • Para Vista
  • Northfield 35%
  • Vista
  • Gepps Cross
  • Globe Derby Park
  • Yatala Vale
  • Dry Creek (SA)
  • Green Fields
  • Upper Hermitage 58%
  • Gould Creek 50%
  • Houghton 18%
  • Cavan (SA)
  • Parafield
  • Wingfield 1%

Postcodes in Makin

20 postcodes have residents in this electorate. 8of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.

  • 5095
  • 5125
  • 5107
  • 5092
  • 5097
  • 5096
  • 5109 66%
  • 5098
  • 5093
  • 5091
  • 5127
  • 5126
  • 5090 56%
  • 5085 7%
  • 5094
  • 5110 4%
  • 5131 25%
  • 5114 0%
  • 5106 21%
  • 5013 0%

Where this comes from

  • Results, margins and turnout are the AEC’s published 2025figures. The margin is derived — the winner’s two-candidate-preferred share minus 50 — and the seat status is the AEC’s own classification.
  • Suburbs and postcodes come from 2021 Census mesh blocks matched to CED_2025 boundaries, weighted by resident population rather than by area — otherwise a large, largely uninhabited postcode is assigned to whichever division holds the most empty land.
  • These are an approximation of the AEC’s legal boundaries, so close to a boundary they can differ. To confirm where you are enrolled, check the AEC.

Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 allocation files and 2021 Census Mesh Block Counts, © Australian Bureau of Statistics.