Division of Barker
| Barker Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of boundaries since the 2019 federal election | |
| Created | 1903 |
| MP | Tony Pasin |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Collet Barker |
| Electors | 123,518 (2022) |
| Area | 63,886 km2 (24,666.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Barker is an Australian electoral division in the south-east of South Australia. The division was established on 2 October 1903, when South Australia's original single multi-member division was split into seven single-member divisions. It is named for Captain Collet Barker, a British military officer and early explorer, prior to the British Settlement of South Australia, of the southern Mount Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu Peninsula and the region at the mouth of the Murray River near the Coorong where he died in 1831 whilst on active duty after successfully solo swimming the channel of water and went compass in hand over a sandhill.