Career
He was re-elected at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 elections, and currently holds the seat with a margin of 12.9 points. McFetridge is currently the Shadow Minister for Communities & Social Inclusion, Disabilities, Emergency Services, Veterans" Affairs, and Aboriginal Affairs & Reconciliation. He has previously held the Shadow portfolios of Social Housing, Volunteers, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention, Youth, Transport & Infrastructure, Police, Correctional Services, Road Safety, Health, Industrial Relations, Science & Information Economy, Industry & Trade, Education & Children"s Services, the Arts, Tourism, Local Government, Recreation & Sport, Consumer Affairs, and Small Business.
He was also Deputy Opposition Whip in the House of Assembly from 2002 until 2004.
In his Maiden Speech in 2002, McFetridge expressed his support for the establishment of a nuclear waste repository in South Australia, rejecting the use of the word "dump". In July 2006, McFetridge traveled to France and England where he visited several nuclear industrial facilities, including nuclear power plants and spent fuel reprocessing facilities.
At the time, Areva was working with the Federal Government, investigating the feasibility of nuclear power in Australia. McFetridge worked as a high school teacher for four years, teaching woodwork and metalwork at Portuguese Augusta and Minlaton High Schools.
In 1979 McFetridge began studying veterinary science, graduating in 1982.
He then worked with racehorses, and later in horse and livestock transport. Duncan then ran a veterinary practice in the Chandlers Hill/Happy Valley area.
