The division was one of the seven established when the former Division of South Australia was split on 2 October 1903 and is named after Sir John Hindmarsh, who was Governor of South Australia 1836-38.
The division was one of the seven established when the former Division of South Australia was split on 2 October 1903, and was first contested at the 1903 election though on vastly different boundaries. The Division is named after Sir John Hindmarsh, who was Governor of South Australia 1836-38.