Electoral results for the district of Custance

This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Custance in South Australian elections.

Members for Custance

Member Party Term
  John Olsen Liberal 1985–1990
  Ivan Venning Liberal 1990–1997

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1993 South Australian state election: Custance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ivan Venning 13,550 69.8 +9.5
Labor Ben Browne 3,716 19.1 −5.8
Democrats Harm Folkers 1,517 7.8 +0.6
Grey Power Eugene Rooney 643 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 19,426 97.4 −0.2
Informal votes 509 2.6 +0.2
Turnout 19,935 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ivan Venning 14,477 74.5 +4.7
Labor Ben Browne 4,949 25.5 −4.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.7
Custance state by-election, 23 June 1990[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ivan Venning 7,595 46.8 −14.8
Labor Charles Greeneklee 3,801 23.4 −2.0
National Grantley Siviour 2,964 18.3 +14.6
Democrats David Clarke 1,174 7.2 +1.4
Call to Australia Bruce Slee 698 4.3 +0.8
Total formal votes 16,232 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 400 2.4 −0.2
Turnout 16,632 88.1 −6.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ivan Venning 11,064 68.2 −2.0
Labor Charles Greeneklee 5,168 31.8 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing −2.0

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Custance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Olsen 10,525 61.6 −1.4
Labor Charles Greeneklee 4,337 25.4 −5.6
Democrats Harm Folkers 998 5.8 −0.2
National Grantley Siviour 637 3.7 +3.7
Call to Australia Bruce Slee 594 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 17,091 97.4 −0.2
Informal votes 454 2.6 +0.2
Turnout 17,545 95.0 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Olsen 11,983 70.1 +3.8
Labor Charles Greeneklee 5,108 29.9 −3.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.8
1985 South Australian state election: Custance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Olsen 10,611 63.0 −1.0
Labor Arthur Rich 5,236 31.0 +3.0
Democrats John Smyth 1,010 6.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 16,857 97.6
Informal votes 412 2.4
Turnout 17,269 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Olsen 11,184 66.3 −3.7
Labor Arthur Rich 5,673 33.7 +3.7
Liberal hold Swing −3.7

References

  1. ^ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
  2. ^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  3. ^ Antony Green. "SA elections archive". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.