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Colton was created in the 1991 electoral distribution as a nominal seat for the Australian Labor Party , replacing the abolished Henley . It was first contested at the 1993 State Election , where it was won in a large swing to the Liberal Party by former Adelaide City Council Lord Mayor Steve Condous , recording 57.7% of the two-party preferred vote. This was reduced in 1997 to 51%, and upon Condou's retirement, it was captured by Paul Caica for the ALP with a 5.6% swing. The electoral district is named after Mary Colton , who arrived in Adelaide in 1839 and worked for the welfare of women and children. She was the President of the Women's Suffrage League , and lived to see the introduction of equal voting rights for women in 1894 . MEMBERS FOR COLTON EXTERNAL LINKS
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