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Electoral results for the district of Wright

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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Wright in South Australian state elections.

Members for Wright

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Member Party Term
  Scott Ashenden Liberal 1993–1997
  Jennifer Rankine Labor 1997–2018
  Blair Boyer Labor 2018–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022 South Australian state election: Wright
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Blair Boyer 12,231 52.0 +14.1
Liberal Graham Reynolds 7,550 32.1 +1.0
Greens Alexandra McGee 2,001 8.5 +2.7
Family First Kym Nancarrow 1,737 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 23,519 97.2
Informal votes 670 2.8
Turnout 24,189 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Blair Boyer 14,548 61.9 +8.8
Liberal Graham Reynolds 8,971 38.1 −8.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8

Elections in the 2010s

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2018 South Australian state election: Wright[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Blair Boyer 9,449 39.6 −5.1
Liberal Luigi Mesisca 7,407 31.0 −7.1
SA-Best Natasha Henningsen 4,437 18.6 +18.6
Greens Jennifer Harness 1,412 5.9 −1.2
Conservatives Eric Dennis 1,153 4.8 −3.6
Total formal votes 23,858 95.9 −0.3
Informal votes 1,024 4.1 +0.3
Turnout 24,882 92.2 +4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Blair Boyer 12,767 53.5 −0.8
Liberal Luigi Mesisca 11,091 46.5 +0.8
Labor hold Swing −0.8
2014 South Australian state election: Wright[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennifer Rankine 9,838 43.6 −4.6
Liberal Lyn Petrie 8,685 38.5 +1.2
Family First Mark Potter 1,904 8.4 +1.7
Greens Tom Lowe 1,441 6.4 +1.0
Independent Danyse Soester 696 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 22,564 96.3 −0.6
Informal votes 856 3.7 +0.6
Turnout 23,420 93.8 −0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennifer Rankine 11,965 53.0 −1.8
Liberal Lyn Petrie 10,599 47.0 +1.8
Labor hold Swing −1.8
2010 South Australian state election: Wright[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennifer Rankine 10,688 48.1 −9.4
Liberal Tina Celeste 8,309 37.4 +10.7
Family First Mark Potter 1,488 6.7 −0.6
Greens Arthur Seager 1,132 5.1 +1.2
Dignity for Disability Garry Connor 581 2.6 +0.2
Total formal votes 22,198 93.9
Informal votes 1,283 6.1
Turnout 23,481 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennifer Rankine 12,126 54.6 −10.7
Liberal Tina Celeste 10,072 45.4 +10.7
Labor hold Swing −10.7

Elections in the 2000s

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2006 South Australian state election: Wright
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennifer Rankine 12,080 57.6 +12.6
Liberal Stephen Ernst 5,605 26.7 −11.6
Family First Malcolm Reynolds 1,541 7.3 +0.1
Greens Holden Ward 817 3.9 +3.9
Dignity for Disabled Sarah Rischmueller 506 2.4 +2.4
Democrats Scott Jesser 428 2.0 −5.3
Total formal votes 20,977 96.1 −1.7
Informal votes 855 3.9 +1.7
Turnout 21,832 93.7 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennifer Rankine 13,694 65.3 +12.1
Liberal Stephen Ernst 7,283 34.7 −12.1
Labor hold Swing +12.1
2002 South Australian state election: Wright
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennifer Rankine 9,676 45.0 +1.9
Liberal Mark Osterstock 8,243 38.3 +2.4
Democrats Helen Munro 1,567 7.3 −6.7
Family First Lyn Griffin 1,541 7.2 +7.2
One Nation Rod Kowald 487 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 21,514 97.8
Informal votes 494 2.2
Turnout 22,008 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennifer Rankine 11,438 53.2 −1.2
Liberal Mark Osterstock 10,076 46.8 +1.2
Labor hold Swing −1.2

Elections in the 1990s

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1997 South Australian state election: Wright
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennifer Rankine 8,076 41.4 +1.0
Liberal Scott Ashenden 7,175 36.8 −11.9
Democrats Christine Posta 2,604 13.4 +5.3
Independent John Siemers 826 4.2 +4.2
Independent Gregg McDonald 524 2.7 +2.7
United Australia Olive Weston 299 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 19,504 95.4 −1.9
Informal votes 933 4.6 +1.9
Turnout 20,437 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennifer Rankine 10,354 53.1 +6.4
Liberal Scott Ashenden 9,150 46.9 −6.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.4
1993 South Australian state election: Wright
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Ashenden 10,510 49.8 +11.7
Labor Trish White 8,298 39.3 −9.6
Democrats Stephen Bartholomew 1,675 7.9 −2.0
Independent Ronald Fox 612 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 21,095 97.4 −0.3
Informal votes 556 2.6 +0.3
Turnout 21,651 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Scott Ashenden 11,401 54.0 +9.2
Labor Trish White 9,694 46.0 −9.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.2

References

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