▁the ▁current ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁Mitchell , ▁where ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁E lder ▁is . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁boundary ▁border ed ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁boundary ▁in ▁the ▁south - west ▁and ▁north - east ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Mitchell ▁t ended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁marg inal ▁Labor - h eld ▁seat . ▁While ▁Col in ▁Ca ud ell ▁succeeded ▁in ▁winning ▁the ▁seat ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁by ▁K ris ▁H anna ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁election . ▁H anna ▁marked ly ▁increased ▁his ▁majority ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁election , ▁but ▁defect ed ▁to ▁the ▁SA ▁Gre ens ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁left ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁won ▁his ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁election ▁narrow ly ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate ▁on ▁a ▁ 5 0 . 6 ▁two - c andid ate ▁vote , ▁though ▁Labor ▁got ▁a ▁ 6 5 . 2 ▁percent ▁two - party ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁Liber als . ▁H anna ▁failed ▁in ▁his ▁attempts ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election , ▁losing ▁to ▁Labor ▁candidate ▁Alan ▁Sib b ons . ▁H anna ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁election . ▁Liberal ▁Core y ▁Wing