Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide
Appearance
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Adelaide in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1903 until the present.
Members
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Kingston | Protectionist | 1903–1908 | |
Ernest Roberts | Labor | 1908–1913 | |
George Edwin Yates | 1914–1919 | ||
Reginald Blundell | Nationalist | 1919–1922 | |
George Edwin Yates | Labor | 1922–1931 | |
Fred Stacey | United Australia | 1931–1943 | |
Cyril Chambers | Labor | 1943–1957 | |
Independent | 1957–1958 | ||
Labor | 1958–1958 | ||
Joe Sexton | 1958–1966 | ||
Andrew Jones | Liberal | 1966–1969 | |
Chris Hurford | Labor | 1969–1988 | |
Mike Pratt | Liberal | 1988–1990 | |
Bob Catley | Labor | 1990–1993 | |
Trish Worth | Liberal | 1993–2004 | |
Kate Ellis | Labor | 2004–2019 | |
Steve Georganas | 2019–present |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Steve Georganas | 45,086 | 39.98 | −0.29 | |
Liberal | Amy Grantham | 36,080 | 32.00 | −4.16 | |
Greens | Rebecca Galdies | 22,666 | 20.10 | +4.38 | |
One Nation | Gayle Allwood | 3,376 | 2.99 | +2.99 | |
United Australia | Sean Allwood | 3,055 | 2.71 | −0.54 | |
Fusion | Matthew McMillan | 1,631 | 1.45 | +1.45 | |
Federation | Faith Gerhard | 870 | 0.77 | +0.77 | |
Total formal votes | 112,764 | 96.21 | −0.09 | ||
Informal votes | 4,438 | 3.79 | +0.09 | ||
Turnout | 117,202 | 90.18 | −1.34 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Steve Georganas | 69,816 | 61.91 | +3.73 | |
Liberal | Amy Grantham | 42,948 | 38.09 | −3.73 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.73 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Steve Georganas | 43,163 | 40.27 | +1.20 | |
Liberal | Shaun Osborn | 38,753 | 36.16 | +3.60 | |
Greens | Barbara Pocock | 16,853 | 15.72 | +5.75 | |
United Australia | Antonio Rea | 3,479 | 3.25 | +3.25 | |
Animal Justice | Deanna Kangas | 2,894 | 2.70 | +1.23 | |
Democrats | Chris James | 2,039 | 1.90 | +1.90 | |
Total formal votes | 107,181 | 96.30 | +0.18 | ||
Informal votes | 4,118 | 3.70 | −0.18 | ||
Turnout | 111,299 | 91.52 | +1.73 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Steve Georganas | 62,362 | 58.18 | −0.12 | |
Liberal | Shaun Osborn | 44,819 | 41.82 | +0.12 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.12 |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Colovic | 34,809 | 36.43 | −5.63 | |
Labor | Kate Ellis | 34,325 | 35.93 | −6.33 | |
Xenophon | Joe Hill | 12,283 | 12.86 | +12.86 | |
Greens | Sophie Guy | 9,973 | 10.44 | +0.32 | |
Family First | Adrian Rivish | 1,832 | 1.92 | −0.45 | |
Animal Justice | Matt Tidswell | 1,292 | 1.35 | +1.35 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tyrone Lock | 1,030 | 1.08 | +1.08 | |
Total formal votes | 95,544 | 96.84 | +0.80 | ||
Informal votes | 3,118 | 3.16 | −0.80 | ||
Turnout | 98,662 | 90.34 | −2.13 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kate Ellis | 52,219 | 54.65 | +0.70 | |
Liberal | David Colovic | 43,325 | 45.35 | −0.70 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.70 |
2013
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kate Ellis | 38,650 | 42.26 | −1.52 | |
Liberal | Carmen Garcia | 38,463 | 42.06 | +4.31 | |
Greens | Ruth Beach | 9,251 | 10.12 | −3.50 | |
Family First | Peter Lee | 2,169 | 2.37 | +0.18 | |
Palmer United | Vincent Scali | 1,943 | 2.12 | +2.12 | |
Socialist Alliance | Liah Lazarou | 980 | 1.07 | +0.18 | |
Total formal votes | 91,456 | 96.04 | +0.86 | ||
Informal votes | 3,770 | 3.96 | −0.86 | ||
Turnout | 95,226 | 92.47 | −0.61 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kate Ellis | 49,338 | 53.95 | −3.57 | |
Liberal | Carmen Garcia | 42,118 | 46.05 | +3.57 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −3.57 |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kate Ellis | 38,162 | 43.89 | -4.37 | |
Liberal | Luke Westley | 32,673 | 37.57 | -0.86 | |
Greens | Ruth Beach | 11,901 | 13.69 | +3.94 | |
Family First | Suzanne Neal | 1,900 | 2.18 | +0.15 | |
Democrats | Marie Nicholls | 819 | 0.94 | -0.59 | |
Socialist Alliance | Gemma Weedall | 786 | 0.90 | +0.90 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Steele | 716 | 0.82 | +0.82 | |
Total formal votes | 86,957 | 95.19 | −1.70 | ||
Informal votes | 4,394 | 4.81 | +1.70 | ||
Turnout | 91,351 | 92.72 | −1.87 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kate Ellis | 50,164 | 57.69 | -0.84 | |
Liberal | Luke Westley | 36,793 | 42.31 | +0.84 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.84 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kate Ellis | 42,774 | 48.26 | +6.34 | |
Liberal | Tracy Marsh | 34,056 | 38.43 | −6.86 | |
Greens | Peter Solly | 8,641 | 9.75 | +1.76 | |
Family First | Dennis Slape | 1,801 | 2.03 | −0.03 | |
Democrats | Sandy Biar | 1,353 | 1.53 | −0.06 | |
Total formal votes | 88,625 | 96.89 | +1.29 | ||
Informal votes | 2,840 | 3.11 | −1.29 | ||
Turnout | 91,465 | 94.56 | +0.94 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kate Ellis | 51,868 | 58.53 | +7.20 | |
Liberal | Tracy Marsh | 36,757 | 41.47 | −7.20 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +7.20 |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Trish Worth | 38,530 | 45.29 | +0.82 | |
Labor | Kate Ellis | 35,666 | 41.92 | +5.50 | |
Greens | Jake Bugden | 6,794 | 7.99 | +2.02 | |
Family First | Peter Robins | 1,753 | 2.06 | +2.06 | |
Democrats | Richard Pascoe | 1,355 | 1.59 | −9.30 | |
Independent | Amanda Barlow | 978 | 1.15 | +1.15 | |
Total formal votes | 85,076 | 95.60 | +0.66 | ||
Informal votes | 3,920 | 4.40 | −0.66 | ||
Turnout | 88,996 | 93.62 | −1.09 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kate Ellis | 43,671 | 51.33 | +1.95 | |
Liberal | Trish Worth | 41,405 | 48.67 | −1.95 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.95 |
2001
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Trish Worth | 34,258 | 44.20 | +0.80 | |
Labor | Tim Stanley | 28,732 | 37.07 | −0.08 | |
Democrats | Sue Mann | 8,255 | 10.65 | +0.93 | |
Greens | Lynne Osborn | 4,638 | 5.98 | +2.82 | |
One Nation | Lee Peacock | 1,630 | 2.10 | −3.34 | |
Total formal votes | 77,513 | 94.91 | −0.70 | ||
Informal votes | 4,156 | 5.09 | +0.70 | ||
Turnout | 81,669 | 94.81 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Trish Worth | 38,928 | 50.22 | −0.43 | |
Labor | Tim Stanley | 38,585 | 49.78 | +0.43 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.43 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Trish Worth | 32,173 | 43.41 | −4.48 | |
Labor | Karen Hannon | 27,756 | 37.45 | −0.29 | |
Democrats | Tyron Beard | 7,077 | 9.55 | +1.33 | |
One Nation | Suzanne Ramsey | 3,837 | 5.18 | +5.18 | |
Greens | Mark Moran | 2,518 | 3.40 | +0.64 | |
Independent | Rita Hunt | 462 | 0.62 | +0.62 | |
Natural Law | Vladimir Lorenzon | 287 | 0.39 | −0.05 | |
Total formal votes | 74,110 | 95.54 | +0.23 | ||
Informal votes | 3,458 | 4.46 | −0.23 | ||
Turnout | 77,568 | 94.41 | −0.13 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Trish Worth | 37,731 | 50.91 | −2.58 | |
Labor | Karen Hannon | 36,379 | 49.09 | +2.58 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.58 |
1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Trish Worth | 35,285 | 47.89 | +3.07 | |
Labor | Gail Gago | 27,802 | 37.74 | −3.38 | |
Democrats | Mark Andrews | 6,052 | 8.21 | −0.22 | |
Greens | Tim Graham | 2,028 | 2.75 | +2.75 | |
Independent | Dan Carey | 1,142 | 1.55 | +1.55 | |
Grey Power | Barbara Fraser | 542 | 0.74 | +0.74 | |
Natural Law | Peter Fenwick | 322 | 0.44 | −1.54 | |
Independent | Jane Manifold | 305 | 0.41 | +0.41 | |
Independent | David Bidstrup | 194 | 0.26 | −0.12 | |
Total formal votes | 73,672 | 95.31 | −0.55 | ||
Informal votes | 3,623 | 4.69 | +0.55 | ||
Turnout | 77,295 | 94.55 | +1.18 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Trish Worth | 39,182 | 53.50 | +2.18 | |
Labor | Gail Gago | 34,062 | 46.50 | −2.18 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.18 |
1993
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Trish Worth | 34,296 | 44.82 | +3.71 | |
Labor | Bob Catley | 31,459 | 41.11 | +1.70 | |
Democrats | Matthew Mitchell | 6,451 | 8.43 | −5.91 | |
Independent | Jack King | 1,624 | 2.12 | +2.12 | |
Natural Law | Peter Fenwick | 1,514 | 1.98 | +1.98 | |
Adam Hanieh | 558 | 0.73 | +0.73 | ||
Independent | Chris Matuhina | 318 | 0.42 | +0.42 | |
Independent | David Bidstrup | 295 | 0.39 | +0.39 | |
Total formal votes | 76,515 | 95.86 | −0.30 | ||
Informal votes | 3,304 | 4.14 | +0.30 | ||
Turnout | 79,819 | 93.37 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Trish Worth | 39,188 | 51.31 | +3.15 | |
Labor | Bob Catley | 37,181 | 48.69 | −3.15 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.15 |
1990
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob Catley | 27,422 | 40.5 | −8.4 | |
Liberal | Mike Pratt | 26,953 | 39.8 | +4.3 | |
Democrats | Peter Mann | 9,197 | 13.6 | +4.5 | |
Greens | Keith Oehme | 1,878 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Call to Australia | Cathryn Linedale | 1,123 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Jean Booth | 1,100 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 67,673 | 96.1 | |||
Informal votes | 2,771 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 70,444 | 95.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Catley | 36,267 | 53.7 | −2.8 | |
Liberal | Mike Pratt | 31,273 | 46.3 | +2.8 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | −2.8 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]1988
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mike Pratt | 26,777 | 44.4 | +8.9 | |
Labor | Don Farrell | 22,897 | 38.0 | -10.9 | |
Democrats | Ian McLeish | 7,097 | 11.8 | +2.7 | |
Independent | Bronwyn Mewett | 1,408 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
National | Bryan Stokes | 1,000 | 1.7 | -3.4 | |
Independent | Michael Brander | 409 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Independent | John Litten | 367 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Unite Australia | Dorothy McGregor-Dey | 218 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Republican | Peter Consandine | 104 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 60,277 | 96.1 | |||
Informal votes | 2,432 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 62,709 | 88.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Mike Pratt | 31,195 | 51.9 | +8.4 | |
Labor | Don Farrell | 28,967 | 48.2 | -8.4 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +8.4 |
1987
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Chris Hurford | 31,572 | 48.9 | −6.4 | |
Liberal | Peter Panagaris | 22,943 | 35.5 | −0.3 | |
Democrats | Chris Wurm | 5,857 | 9.1 | +2.2 | |
National | Bryan Stokes | 3,287 | 5.1 | +4.4 | |
Communist | Graham Smith | 535 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Unite Australia | Charles Shahin | 368 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 64,562 | 92.4 | |||
Informal votes | 5,320 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 69,882 | 92.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Chris Hurford | 36,468 | 56.5 | −3.5 | |
Liberal | Peter Panagaris | 28,056 | 43.5 | +3.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −3.5 |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Chris Hurford | 34,960 | 55.3 | +1.8 | |
Liberal | Jenni London | 22,650 | 35.8 | −0.9 | |
Democrats | Andrew Sickerdick | 4,383 | 6.9 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Mark Thiel | 479 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
National | Bryan Stokes | 434 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Independent | John Buik | 284 | 0.5 | −2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 63,190 | 90.0 | |||
Informal votes | 7,031 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 70,221 | 94.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Chris Hurford | 37,894 | 60.0 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | Jenni London | 25,290 | 40.0 | +0.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.3 |
1983
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Chris Hurford | 39,134 | 55.8 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Barry James | 24,156 | 34.4 | −1.8 | |
Democrats | Eileen Farmer | 4,604 | 6.6 | −5.1 | |
Independent | John Buik | 1,894 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Socialist Workers | Paul Petit | 385 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 70,173 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 2,314 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 72,487 | 93.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Chris Hurford | 62.6 | +4.1 | ||
Liberal | Barry James | 37.4 | −4.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.1 |
1980
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Chris Hurford | 36,124 | 52.1 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | Peter Camm | 25,057 | 36.2 | −2.1 | |
Democrats | Peter Adamson | 8,109 | 11.7 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 69,290 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 2,008 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 71,298 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Chris Hurford | 58.5 | +2.2 | ||
Liberal | Peter Camm | 41.5 | −2.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]1977
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Chris Hurford | 35,786 | 50.9 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | George Basisovs | 26,974 | 38.3 | −4.2 | |
Democrats | Geoffrey Stewart | 7,610 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
Total formal votes | 70,370 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 2,728 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 73,098 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Chris Hurford | 56.3 | +3.0 | ||
Liberal | George Basisovs | 43.7 | −3.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.0 |
1975
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Chris Hurford | 28,621 | 49.5 | −6.3 | |
Liberal | Harold Steele | 24,825 | 43.0 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Movement | Robert Hercus | 3,817 | 6.6 | −2.3 | |
Australia | David Middleton | 525 | 0.9 | −1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 57,788 | 93.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,633 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 59,421 | 95.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Chris Hurford | 30,487 | 52.8 | −6.3 | |
Liberal | Harold Steele | 27,301 | 47.2 | +6.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −6.3 |
1974
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Chris Hurford | 31,572 | 55.8 | +0.0 | |
Liberal | Harold Steele | 18,911 | 33.4 | −5.8 | |
Liberal Movement | Ray Buttery | 5,005 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
Australia | John Davies | 1,061 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 56,549 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,866 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 58,415 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Chris Hurford | 59.1 | +1.2 | ||
Liberal | Harold Steele | 40.9 | −1.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +1.2 |
1972
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Chris Hurford | 28,816 | 55.8 | −2.5 | |
Liberal | Keith Ashdown | 20,272 | 39.2 | +4.3 | |
Democratic Labor | George Basisovs | 1,738 | 3.4 | −0.8 | |
Communist | Elliott Johnston | 848 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 51,674 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,553 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 53,227 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Chris Hurford | 57.9 | −3.4 | ||
Liberal | Keith Ashdown | 42.1 | +3.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −3.4 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]1969
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Chris Hurford | 29,641 | 58.3 | +12.1 | |
Liberal | Andrew Jones | 17,744 | 34.9 | −8.4 | |
Democratic Labor | George Basisovs | 2,131 | 4.2 | −0.7 | |
Australia | Anne McMenamin | 734 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Anatolij Onishko | 582 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 50,832 | 95.3 | |||
Informal votes | 2,507 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 53,339 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Chris Hurford | 61.3 | +14.3 | ||
Liberal | Andrew Jones | 38.7 | −14.3 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.3 |
1966
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Jones | 14,724 | 48.7 | +11.1 | |
Labor | Joe Sexton | 14,027 | 46.4 | −9.7 | |
Democratic Labor | George Basisovs | 1,466 | 4.9 | −1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 30,217 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 1,065 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 31,282 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Jones | 15,961 | 52.8 | +10.0 | |
Labor | Joe Sexton | 14,256 | 47.2 | −10.0 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +10.0 |
1963
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Joe Sexton | 18,194 | 56.1 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Karl-Juergen Liebetrau | 12,188 | 37.6 | +3.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Patrick Coffey | 2,036 | 6.3 | −3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 32,418 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 797 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 33,215 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Joe Sexton | 57.2 | −0.3 | ||
Liberal | Karl-Juergen Liebetrau | 42.8 | +0.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −0.3 |
1961
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Joe Sexton | 18,804 | 55.8 | +5.8 | |
Liberal | John Rundle | 11,648 | 34.5 | −5.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Ursula Cook | 3,276 | 9.7 | −0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 33,728 | 96.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,317 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 35,045 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Joe Sexton | 57.5 | +4.7 | ||
Liberal | John Rundle | 42.5 | −4.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.7 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]1958
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Joe Sexton | 17,869 | 50.0 | −0.6 | |
Liberal | Ian Wilson | 14,226 | 39.8 | +3.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Baylon Ryan | 3,642 | 10.2 | −1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 35,737 | 95.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,530 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 37,267 | 94.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Joe Sexton | 52.8 | −2.5 | ||
Liberal | Ian Wilson | 47.2 | +2.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −2.5 |
1955
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 18,801 | 50.6 | −11.4 | |
Liberal | James Maitland | 13,430 | 36.1 | −0.3 | |
Labor (A-C) | Olaf Alland | 4,395 | 11.8 | +11.8 | |
Communist | Jim Moss | 526 | 1.4 | −0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 37,152 | 94.2 | |||
Informal votes | 2,302 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 39,454 | 95.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 55.3 | −8.0 | ||
Liberal | James Maitland | 44.7 | +8.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −8.0 |
1954
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 18,446 | 55.3 | −6.5 | |
Liberal | Nancy Buttfield | 14,266 | 42.8 | +4.5 | |
Communist | Charles McCaffrey | 625 | 1.9 | +0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 33,337 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 655 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 33,992 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 57.0 | −4.6 | ||
Liberal | Nancy Buttfield | 43.0 | +4.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −4.6 |
1951
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 22,938 | 59.8 | +0.0 | |
Liberal | Thomas Phillips | 14,670 | 38.3 | +1.1 | |
Communist | Edward Robertson | 732 | 1.9 | +0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 38,340 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,076 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 39,416 | 97.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 61.6 | −0.4 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Phillips | 38.4 | +0.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]1949
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 23,823 | 59.8 | −2.1 | |
Liberal | Basil Harford | 14,820 | 37.2 | +3.8 | |
Communist | Elsie Watt | 683 | 1.7 | −3.0 | |
Independent | Christopher Doherty | 504 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 39,830 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,260 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 41,090 | 96.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 62.1 | −4.0 | ||
Liberal | Basil Harford | 37.9 | +4.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −4.0 |
1946
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 40,638 | 59.9 | −0.1 | |
Liberal | Ian Hayward | 24,238 | 35.7 | +1.9 | |
Communist | Alf Watt | 2,986 | 4.4 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 67,862 | 96.0 | |||
Informal votes | 2,805 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 70,667 | 93.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 63.9 | −1.7 | ||
Liberal | Ian Hayward | 36.1 | +1.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −1.7 |
1943
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 40,110 | 60.0 | +26.1 | |
United Australia | Fred Stacey | 22,636 | 33.8 | −16.2 | |
Communist | Alf Watt | 2,854 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Independent Labor | George Edwin Yates | 1,291 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 66,891 | 96.1 | |||
Informal votes | 2,714 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 69,605 | 95.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Cyril Chambers | 65.6 | +20.3 | ||
United Australia | Fred Stacey | 34.4 | −20.3 | ||
Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | +20.3 |
1940
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Fred Stacey | 29,393 | 50.0 | +4.7 | |
Labor | Edgar Dawes | 19,950 | 33.9 | −20.8 | |
Aust. dlp | Raymond Davis | 4,906 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Independent Labor | Bert Edwards | 4,587 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Total formal votes | 58,836 | 95.0 | |||
Informal votes | 3,090 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 61,926 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Fred Stacey | 54.7 | +0.7 | ||
Labor | Edgar Dawes | 45.3 | −0.7 | ||
United Australia hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]1937
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Fred Stacey | 26,575 | 45.3 | +8.5 | |
Labor | Ken Bardolph | 16,989 | 28.9 | +17.8 | |
Labor | George Edwin Yates | 9,683 | 16.5 | +16.5 | |
Labor | Herbert George | 5,451 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
Total formal votes | 58,698 | 93.3 | |||
Informal votes | 4,196 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 62,894 | 96.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Fred Stacey | 31,721 | 54.0 | +0.8 | |
Labor | Ken Bardolph | 26,977 | 46.0 | −0.8 | |
United Australia hold | Swing | +0.8 |
1934
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ken Bardolph | 19,985 | 36.9 | +6.9 | |
United Australia | Fred Stacey | 19,941 | 36.8 | −10.4 | |
Independent | Alec Bagot | 9,055 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
Social Credit | Ernest Hergstrom | 2,403 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Independent Labor | Arthur McArthur | 1,711 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Independent Labor | Frank Blake | 1,089 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 54,184 | 91.2 | |||
Informal votes | 5,212 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 59,396 | 94.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Fred Stacey | 28,848 | 53.2 | −8.1 | |
Labor | Ken Bardolph | 25,336 | 46.8 | +8.1 | |
United Australia hold | Swing | −8.1 |
1931
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emergency Committee | Fred Stacey | 15,907 | 42.1 | +3.5 | |
Labor | George Edwin Yates | 11,193 | 29.6 | −31.8 | |
Lyons Latham | Crawford Vaughan | 4,500 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
Lang Labor | Tom Howard | 3,058 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Independent | Agnes Goode | 2,449 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Communist | John Zwolsman | 655 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 37,762 | 90.7 | |||
Informal votes | 3,872 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 41,634 | 94.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Emergency Committee | Fred Stacey | 22,523 | 59.6 | +21.0 | |
Labor | George Edwin Yates | 15,239 | 40.4 | −21.0 | |
Emergency Committee gain from Labor | Swing | +21.0 |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]1929
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Edwin Yates | 24,174 | 61.4 | +5.5 | |
Nationalist | Arthur Wreford | 15,171 | 38.6 | −5.5 | |
Total formal votes | 39,345 | 95.6 | |||
Informal votes | 1,791 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 41,136 | 94.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +5.5 |
1928
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Edwin Yates | 20,410 | 55.9 | +5.0 | |
Nationalist | George McLeay | 16,114 | 44.1 | −5.0 | |
Total formal votes | 36,524 | 89.9 | |||
Informal votes | 4,099 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 40,623 | 92.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +5.0 |
1925
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Edwin Yates | 19,693 | 50.9 | −0.8 | |
Nationalist | George McLeay | 19,018 | 49.1 | +29.2 | |
Total formal votes | 38,711 | 95.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,953 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 40,664 | 88.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | −2.7 |
1922
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Edwin Yates | 10,714 | 51.7 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | George McLeay | 5,872 | 28.4 | +28.4 | |
Nationalist | Reginald Blundell | 4,123 | 19.9 | −33.8 | |
Total formal votes | 20,709 | 92.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,629 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 22,338 | 63.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | George Edwin Yates | 53.6 | +8.0 | ||
Liberal | George McLeay | 46.4 | +46.4 | ||
Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +8.0 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]1919
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Reginald Blundell | 10,523 | 50.8 | +50.8 | |
Labor | George Edwin Yates | 10,184 | 49.2 | −50.8 | |
Total formal votes | 20,707 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 785 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 21,492 | 62.3 | |||
Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +50.8 |
1917
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Edwin Yates | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
1914
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Edwin Yates | 16,762 | 66.4 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Walter Hamilton | 8,461 | 33.5 | +4.1 | |
Total formal votes | 25,223 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 612 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 25,835 | 73.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | −2.0 |
1914
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Edwin Yates | 10,418 | 84.33 | +18.18 | |
Single Tax League | Edward Craigie | 1,936 | 15.67 | +11.21 | |
Total formal votes | 12,354 | 99.26 | +5.57 | ||
Informal votes | 92 | 0.74 | −5.57 | ||
Registered electors | 33,662 | ||||
Turnout | 12,446 | 36.97 | −38.96 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +18.18 |
1913
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ernest Roberts | 15,985 | 66.1 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | James Craig | 7,104 | 29.4 | −7.3 | |
Independent | Edward Craigie | 1,077 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 24,166 | 93.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,626 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 25,792 | 75.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +5.1 |
1910
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Roberts | 9,443 | 63.3 | +63.3 | |
Liberal | Alexander McLachlan | 5,466 | 36.7 | −63.3 | |
Total formal votes | 14,909 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 457 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 15,366 | 53.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +63.3 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]1908
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Roberts | 5,121 | 51.17 | +51.17 | |
Ind. Anti-Socialist | Alexander McLachlan | 4,887 | 48.83 | +48.83 | |
Total formal votes | 10,008 | 99.40 | N/A | ||
Informal votes | 60 | 0.60 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 29,874 | ||||
Turnout | 10,068 | 33.70 | N/A | ||
Labour gain from Protectionist |
1906
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Charles Kingston | unopposed | |||
Protectionist hold | Swing |
1903
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Charles Kingston | unopposed | |||
Protectionist win | (new seat) |
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