Electoral results for the district of Mitchell (South Australia)

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

Members for Mitchell

Member Party Term
  Ron Payne Labor Party 1970–1989
  Paul Holloway Labor Party 1989–1993
  Colin Caudell Liberal Party 1993–1997
  Kris Hanna Labor Party 1997–2003
  SA Greens 2003–2006
  Independent 2006–2010
  Alan Sibbons Labor Party 2010–2014
  Corey Wingard Liberal Party 2014–2018

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2014 South Australian state election: Mitchell[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Corey Wingard 7,995 36.6 +8.1
Labor Alan Sibbons 7,309 33.5 −0.7
Independent Kris Hanna 4,006 18.4 −9.4
Greens Simon Roberts-Thomson 1,473 6.8 +1.6
Family First Barbara Bishop 1,034 4.7 +0.4
Total formal votes 21,817 96.8 −0.1
Informal votes 711 3.2 +0.1
Turnout 22,528 93.1 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Corey Wingard 11,161 51.2 +3.6
Labor Alan Sibbons 10,656 48.8 −3.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.6
2010 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Sibbons 7,545 33.9 −9.1
Liberal Peta McCance 6,386 28.7 +6.4
Independent Kris Hanna 6,237 28.0 +7.7
Greens Jeremy Miller 1,125 5.1 +1.3
Family First Colin Gibson 950 4.3 −1.7
Total formal votes 22,243 96.6
Informal votes 700 3.4
Turnout 22,943 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Sibbons 11,597 52.1 +2.7
Liberal Peta McCance 10,646 47.9 +47.9
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rosemary Clancy 8,106 41.0 −2.1
Independent Kris Hanna 4,872 24.6 +24.6
Liberal Jack Gaffey 4,094 20.7 −17.4
Family First Meredith Resce 1,062 5.4 +0.7
Greens Jeffrey Williams 665 3.4 +3.4
Dignity for Disabled Michele Colmer 438 2.2 +2.2
Democrats Jenny Scott 344 1.7 −6.4
Independent Travis Gilbert 185 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 19,766 95.4 −1.2
Informal votes 953 4.6 +1.2
Turnout 20,719 93.2 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rosemary Clancy 12,885 65.2 +10.5
Liberal Jack Gaffey 6,881 34.8 −10.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Kris Hanna 9,997 50.6 +50.6
Labor Rosemary Clancy 9,769 49.4 −5.3
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A
2002 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kris Hanna 8,502 43.1 +5.4
Liberal Hugh Martin 7,520 38.1 −2.1
Democrats Bridgid Medder 1,595 8.1 −8.9
Family First Wayne Bishop 922 4.7 +4.7
Independent Deb Guildner 691 3.5 +3.5
One Nation Daniel Piechnick 393 2.0 +2.0
Independent Josephine Dowsett 122 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 19,745 96.6
Informal votes 692 3.4
Turnout 20,437 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kris Hanna 10,794 54.7 +4.1
Liberal Hugh Martin 8,951 45.3 −4.1
Labor hold Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Colin Caudell 7,673 40.2 −11.7
Labor Kris Hanna 7,411 38.8 +6.3
Democrats Lawrence Wapnah 3,074 16.1 +6.8
Independent Daniel Elsley 936 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 19,094 96.4 −0.1
Informal votes 703 3.6 +0.1
Turnout 19,797 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kris Hanna 9,710 50.9 +10.3
Liberal Colin Caudell 9,384 49.1 −10.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +10.3
1993 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Colin Caudell 9,905 51.8 +12.4
Labor Paul Acfield 6,207 32.4 −14.5
Democrats Elizabeth Williams 1,793 9.4 −1.3
Grey Power John Darbishire 599 3.1 +3.1
Independent Vanessa Sutch 337 1.8 +1.8
Natural Law Andrew Scott 296 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 19,137 96.5 −0.5
Informal votes 691 3.5 +0.5
Turnout 19,828 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Colin Caudell 11,365 59.4 +13.0
Labor Paul Acfield 7,772 40.6 −13.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +13.0

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Holloway 8,187 47.9 −12.9
Liberal Darryl Parslow 6,695 39.2 +4.8
Democrats Sue Ann Carver 2,196 12.9 +8.1
Total formal votes 17,078 97.2 +0.8
Informal votes 492 2.8 −0.8
Turnout 17,570 94.6 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Holloway 9,279 54.3 −9.2
Liberal Darryl Parslow 7,799 45.7 +9.2
Labor hold Swing −9.2
1985 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Payne 10,408 60.8 +3.8
Liberal Mark Hanckel 5,876 34.4 −2.6
Democrats Peter Mann 821 4.8 −1.2
Total formal votes 17,105 96.4
Informal votes 636 3.6
Turnout 17,741 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Payne 10,864 63.5 +3.5
Liberal Mark Hanckel 6,241 36.5 −3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5
1982 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Payne 8,971 57.6 +7.8
Liberal David Phelps 5,574 35.8 −3.2
Democrats Kevin Whitby 1,026 6.6 −4.6
Total formal votes 15,571 94.7 −1.5
Informal votes 877 5.3 +1.5
Turnout 16,448 92.9 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Payne 9,448 60.7 +6.4
Liberal David Phelps 6,123 39.3 −6.4
Labor hold Swing +6.4

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Payne 7,624 49.8 −6.3
Liberal Thomas Wallace 5,975 39.0 +7.4
Democrats Kevin Whitby 1,721 11.2 +1.4
Total formal votes 15,320 96.2 −1.6
Informal votes 610 3.8 +1.6
Turnout 15,930 93.3 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Payne 8,321 54.3 −7.1
Liberal Thomas Wallace 6,999 45.7 +7.1
Labor hold Swing −7.1
1977 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Payne 8,952 56.1 +1.9
Liberal June Schaeffer 5,046 31.6 +7.6
Democrats Kevin Whitby 1,566 9.8 +9.8
Independent Peter Amor 250 1.6 +1.6
Workers John Pocius 137 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 15,951 97.8
Informal votes 351 2.2
Turnout 16,302 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Payne 9,794 61.4 +1.6
Liberal June Schaeffer 6,157 38.6 −1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6
1975 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Payne 8,765 54.2 −6.8
Liberal Robert Alcock 3,883 24.9 −14.1
Liberal Movement Peter Amor 3,537 21.9 +21.9
Total formal votes 16,185 95.8 −1.0
Informal votes 701 4.2 +1.0
Turnout 16,886 94.4 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Payne 9,112 56.3 −4.7
Liberal Robert Alcock 7,013 43.7 +4.7
Labor hold Swing −4.7
1973 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Payne 9,472 61.0 +1.7
Liberal and Country Peter Daniels 6,059 39.0 −1.7
Total formal votes 15,531 96.8 −1.5
Informal votes 508 3.2 +1.5
Turnout 16,039 94.5 −1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.7
1970 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Payne 8,785 59.3
Liberal and Country Stephen Baker 6,020 40.7
Total formal votes 14,805 98.3
Informal votes 251 1.7
Turnout 15,056 95.5
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Mitchell, ECSA.
  2. ^ SA elections: Antony Green ABC