Electoral district of Schubert

Schubert; South Australia—House of Assembly
	Electoral district of Schubert (green) in South Australia
State	South Australia
Created	1997
MP	Stephan Knoll
Party	Liberal Party of Australia (SA)
Namesake	Max Schubert
Electors	25,727 (2018)
Area	2,017.8 km2 (779.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	34°40′48″S 139°11′32″E
	Electorates around Schubert:
Footnotes
	Electoral District map[3]

Schubert is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly covering an area of 2,017.8 km². It is named after Max Schubert, the winemaker of Penfolds Grange Hermitage. The Barossa Valley area was first represented by the seat of Barossa. The seat of Custance was abolished and recreated as Schubert in the 1994 redistribution and first contested at the 1997 election. Schubert currently covers the Barossa Valley area, the northern parts of the Adelaide Hills and much of the inner north and northwest plains bordering Adelaide. Areas covered include Eden Valley, Kangaroo Flat, Nuriootpa, Lyndoch, Springton, Tanunda, Wasleys and Williamstown.

Members for Schubert

Member		Party	Term
	Ivan Venning	Liberal	1997–2014
	Stephan Knoll	Liberal	2014–present

2018 South Australian state election: Schubert[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stephan Knoll	11,203	47.9	−4.4
	Labor	David Haebich	5,199	22.2	−4.4
	SA-Best	Paul Brown	4,577	19.6	+19.6
	Greens	Dave Irving	1,222	5.2	−4.2
	Conservatives	Rikki Lambert	1,183	5.1	−6.5
Total formal votes			23,384	96.4	−0.7
Informal votes			879	3.6	+0.7
Turnout			24,263	94.3	+3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stephan Knoll	15,042	64.3	+2.0
	Labor	David Haebich	8,342	35.7	−2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.0

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