Electoral district of Brighton (South Australia)

This article is about the historical South Australian state electorate. For the Victorian state electorate, see Electoral district of Brighton. For the historical Tasmanian state electorate, see Electoral district of Brighton (Tasmania).

Brighton
South Australia—House of Assembly
StateSouth Australia
Created1970
Abolished1985
NamesakeBrighton, South Australia
DemographicMetropolitan

Brighton was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 1985. Brighton was replaced by the seat of Bright at the 1985 election.[1]

Members

Member Party Term
  Hugh Hudson Labor 1970–1979
  Dick Glazbrook Liberal 1979–1982
  June Appleby Labor 1982–1985

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1982 South Australian state election: Brighton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor June Appleby 8,486 47.3 +6.3
Liberal Dick Glazbrook 8,192 45.6 −3.1
Democrats Bob Ralph 1,272 7.1 −3.2
Total formal votes 17,950 95.8 −0.8
Informal votes 792 4.2 +0.8
Turnout 18,742 94.3 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor June Appleby 9,123 50.8 +5.5
Liberal Dick Glazbrook 8,827 49.2 −5.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dick Glazbrook 8,195 48.7 +14.4
Labor Hugh Hudson 6,908 41.0 −11.6
Democrats Ronald Moulds 1,731 10.3 −2.8
Total formal votes 16,834 96.6 −1.9
Informal votes 600 3.4 +1.9
Turnout 17,434 93.5 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dick Glazbrook 9,209 54.7 +12.5
Labor Hugh Hudson 7,625 45.3 −12.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +12.5
1977 South Australian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh Hudson 8,911 52.6 −0.6
Liberal Natalie Richardson 5,822 34.3 +13.1
Democrats Ronald Moulds 2,224 13.1 +13.1
Total formal votes 16,957 98.5
Informal votes 256 1.5
Turnout 17,213 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh Hudson 9,848 58.1 +1.3
Liberal Natalie Richardson 7,109 41.9 −1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3
1975 South Australian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh Hudson 9,394 51.3 −8.8
Liberal Ursula Pridham 4,394 24.0 −12.0
Liberal Movement Ronald Moulds 4,169 22.8 +22.8
Independent Sydney Monks 342 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 18,299 97.3 −0.8
Informal votes 333 1.9 +0.8
Turnout 18,814 94.1 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh Hudson 9,845 53.8 −8.2
Liberal Ursula Pridham 8,454 46.2 +8.2
Labor hold Swing −8.2
1973 South Australian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh Hudson 10,099 60.1 +6.2
Liberal and Country Ronald Moulds 6,045 36.0 −6.5
Independent Betty Preston 656 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 16,800 98.1 −0.7
Informal votes 333 1.9 +0.7
Turnout 17,133 94.9 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh Hudson 10,416 62.0 +7.5
Liberal and Country Ronald Moulds 6,384 38.0 −7.5
Labor hold Swing +7.5
1970 South Australian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh Hudson 8,471 53.9
Liberal and Country Kenneth Griffin 6,679 42.5
Democratic Labor Ted Farrell 557 3.6
Total formal votes 15,707 98.8
Informal votes 186 1.2
Turnout 15,893 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh Hudson 8,555 54.5
Liberal and Country Kenneth Griffin 7,152 45.5
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4

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