Division of Bonython

The division was named for Hon Sir John Langdon Bonython KCMG, who was an Australian editor, newspaper proprietor, philanthropist, journalist and politician who served as a member of the inaugural federal Parliament.

Bonython was abolished in 2004, after a redistribution triggered by a change in representation entitlement which saw South Australia's seats in the House of Representatives reduced to eleven.

Bonython's first 14 years saw vast boundaries simultaneously cover as far north as Gawler, as far south as Magill Road at Norwood, and as far west as Ottoway.

The seat would continue to cross south of Grand Junction Road until the creation of the Division of Makin at the pre-1984 redistribution.

In its final configuration at the 2001 Election, it was based on the outer northern suburbs of Elizabeth, Munno Para, Parafield, Paralowie, Salisbury, Virginia, and to the town of One Tree Hill in Adelaide's outskirts.