Duncan McFetridge MP

State Member for Morphett

4 Byron Street
Glenelg SA 5045

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Duncan McFetridge was born in England and came to South Australia with his family as a child. Duncan grew up and went to school in Elizabeth and Salisbury.

Duncan has been married to Johanna for over thirty-three years and they have two adult children.

After teaching high school for a few years, Duncan studied veterinary science at Murdoch University in Perth. Duncan returned to South Australia and built up a veterinary practice in the south of Adelaide which he sold before entering Parliament as the Member for Morphett in 2002.

With the busy Jetty Road in the electorate, Duncan has been heavily involved in getting the CCTV cameras for Moseley Square and is now fighting to extend this to the rest of the problem area.

Duncan has been fighting for a health system that places the emphasis on patient care and treatment.  He opposes Mike Rann’s plans to bulldoze the Royal Adelaide Hospital and start from scratch at the old railyard site at a cost of $1,700 million.  Instead, Duncan and the Liberals have committed to rebuilding parts of the RAH on its present site, at a saving of $1,000 million.  Duncan is determined that savings from the Liberal plan be used for hospital and health services across South Australia.

Duncan has also been fighting to have the State Government deal with problems on our local roads, particularly solutions to deal with traffic congestion.

Duncan has held numerous shadow portfolios and is currently Shadow Minister for Health, Mental Health and Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation. He has also been a member of the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee since 2003.

Duncan is a former CFS captain and a member of many clubs including Rotary. His other interests include sailing, surfing and personal fitness. Duncan McFetridge takes a close interest in what happens in the Glenelg area so that he can take up important issues in the House of Assembly.

Electorate Profile

Sir John Morphett (1809-1892) lived in the Morphettville area and was Speaker of the enlarged Legislative Council in 1851 and President of the elected Legislative Council 1865-1873.

Area: approx. 12.9 km²

Location: An older-established seat 10 km from the CBD bounded by the coast in the west and includes the Morphettville race course to the east. Some boundary changes at the 2007 redistribution.

History: Created at the 1976 redistribution.