Editing Whyalla (section)

==Politics==

===State and federal===
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! colspan="3" | 2006 State Election<ref>[http://www.seo.sa.gov.au/election2006/pdf/Results_and_Outcomes_Booklet3.pdf SA 2006 election results and outcomes] (PDF), {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821041516/http://www.seo.sa.gov.au/election2006/pdf/Results_and_Outcomes_Booklet3.pdf |date=21 August 2006 }} (a) P.14 (d) P.13, State Electoral Office, South Australia, 2006.  Retrieved on 25 June 2008.</ref>
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| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;        || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]         || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right|66.3%}}
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| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;      || [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]   || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right|21.8%}}
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| {{Australian party style|Family First}}|&nbsp; || [[Family First Party|Family First]]      || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right| 6.5%}}
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| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;       || [[Australian Greens|Greens]]             || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right| 4.0%}}
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| style="background:#d8d8d8;"|&nbsp;                      || [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right| 1.4%}}
|}
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! colspan = 3 | 2007 Federal Election<ref>[http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/website/HousePollingPlaceFirstPrefs-13745-6983.htm Whyalla Norrie Polling Booth], Division of Grey, House of Representatives Division First Preferences, 2007 Federal Election.  Retrieved on 25 June 2008.</ref>
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| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;        || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]         || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right|57.07%}}
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| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;      || [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]   || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right|29.50%}}
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| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;       || [[Australian Greens|Greens]]             || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right| 5.19%}}
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| {{Australian party style|Family First}}|&nbsp; || [[Family First Party|Family First]]      || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right| 4.59%}}
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| {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|&nbsp;    || [[Australian National Party|National]]   || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right| 1.60%}}
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| {{Australian party style|Democrats}}|&nbsp;    || [[Australian Democrats|Democrats]]       || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right| 1.16%}}
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| style="background:#d8d8d8;"|&nbsp;                      || [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] || style="background:#ff9;"| {{right| 0.88%}}
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Whyalla is part of the state [[electoral district of Giles]], which is presently held by [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] MP [[Eddie Hughes (Australian politician)|Eddie Hughes]]. Giles was previously held by Labor MP [[Lyn Breuer]] from 1997 until her retirement in 2014. In federal politics, the city is part of the [[division of Grey]], and has been represented by [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] MP [[Rowan Ramsey]] since 2007. Grey is held with a margin of 8.86% and is considered safe-liberal. The results shown are from the largest polling station in Whyalla Norrie – which is located at Nicolson Avenue Primary School.

===Local===
Whyalla is in the [[City of Whyalla]] [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] along with Point lowly and some sparsely inhabited areas around it.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.whyalla.com/ | title=Whyalla South Australia for extraordinary Natural Wonders | website=www.whyalla.com}}</ref>