Cheltenham is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly.

In August 2001 the 17-year Price incumbent Murray De Laine was defeated in a factional preselection in favour of future premier Jay Weatherill.

[2] De Laine subsequently contested the 2002 election as an independent with 9.7% of the primary vote.

The current member is Joe Szakacs of the Labor Party.

Szakacs was elected in the 2019 Cheltenham state by-election on 9 February, replacing former premier Jay Weatherill.