Electoral results for the district of Playford

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

Members for Playford

Member Party Term
  Terry McRae Labor 1970–1989
  John Quirke Labor 1989–1997
  Jack Snelling Labor 1997–2018
  Michael Brown Labor 2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Playford.[edit]
2022 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Fulbrook 11,922 53.5 +3.1
Liberal Hemant Dave 5,511 24.7 +6.8
Greens David Wright 2,118 9.5 +4.6
Family First Rojan Jose 1,773 8.0 +8.0
Independent Shane Quinn 973 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 22,297 95.7
Informal votes 1,011 4.3
Turnout 23,308 87.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Fulbrook 14,777 66.3 −2.7
Liberal Hemant Dave 7,520 33.7 +2.7
Labor hold Swing −2.7

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Playford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Brown 10,551 47.2 −4.9
Liberal Hemant Dave 4,679 20.9 −10.4
SA-Best Helen Szuty 4,455 19.9 +19.9
Greens Brock Le Cerf 1,346 6.0 −1.1
Conservatives Shane Sheoran 1,325 5.9 −3.5
Total formal votes 22,356 95.0 −1.0
Informal votes 1,175 5.0 +1.0
Turnout 23,531 89.2 +2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Brown 14,827 66.3 +4.6
Liberal Hemant Dave 7,529 33.7 −4.6
Labor hold Swing +4.6
2014 South Australian state election: Playford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Snelling 11,352 52.5 −1.5
Liberal Michael Santagata 6,779 31.4 +2.4
Family First Greg Evitts 2,052 9.5 +2.9
Greens Danny Carroll 1,426 6.6 +1.2
Total formal votes 21,609 95.8 −0.0
Informal votes 942 4.2 +0.0
Turnout 22,551 91.7 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Snelling 13,533 62.6 −2.0
Liberal Michael Santagata 8,076 37.4 +2.0
Labor hold Swing −2.0
2010 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Snelling 11,292 54.5 −9.5
Liberal Kerry Faggotter 5,892 28.4 +9.3
Family First Steve Ambler 1,349 6.5 −1.7
Greens Dion Ashenden 1,116 5.4 +0.4
FREE Australia Frank Feldmann 647 3.1 +3.1
Democrats Andrew Woon 435 2.1 −1.6
Total formal votes 20,731 95.6
Informal votes 903 4.4
Turnout 21,634 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Snelling 13,734 66.2 −9.5
Liberal Kerry Faggotter 6,997 33.8 +9.5
Labor hold Swing −9.5

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Snelling 13,205 64.0 +12.3
Liberal Tom Javor 3,955 19.2 −9.8
Family First John Doening 1,686 8.2 +2.7
Greens Paul Sharpe 1,039 5.0 +5.0
Democrats Ben Howieson 759 3.7 −4.8
Total formal votes 20,644 95.8
Informal votes 858 4.2
Turnout 21,502 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Snelling 15,642 75.8 +12.7
Liberal Tom Javor 5,002 24.2 −12.7
Labor hold Swing +12.7
2002 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Snelling 10,464 51.7 +2.4
Liberal Tom Javor 5,859 28.9 +1.1
Democrats Andrew Sickerdick 1,714 8.5 −9.6
Family First Eileen Strikwerda 1,116 5.5 +5.5
One Nation Bert Joy 632 3.1 +3.1
SA First Jan Vrtielka 469 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 20,254 96.3
Informal votes 774 3.7
Turnout 21,028 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Snelling 12,778 63.1 −0.4
Liberal Tom Javor 7,476 36.9 +0.4
Labor hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Snelling 9,464 48.8 +5.6
Liberal Peter Panagaris 5,498 28.4 −13.6
Democrats Mal Cummings 3,545 18.3 +10.3
United Australia Bexley Carman 876 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 19,383 95.2 −1.3
Informal votes 975 4.8 +1.3
Turnout 20,358 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Snelling 12,200 62.9 +10.8
Liberal Peter Panagaris 7,183 37.1 −10.8
Labor hold Swing +10.8
1993 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Quirke 8,329 43.7 −8.6
Liberal Peter Panagaris 7,865 41.3 +9.0
Democrats Colin Maas 1,521 7.0 −7.1
Independent Lionel Owen 685 3.6 +3.6
Independent John Cotton 648 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 19,048 96.5 +0.3
Informal votes 683 3.5 −0.3
Turnout 19,731 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Quirke 10,036 52.7 −7.1
Liberal Peter Panagaris 9,012 47.3 +7.1
Labor hold Swing −7.1

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Quirke 9,244 51.6 −14.7
Liberal Peter Panagaris 5,859 32.7 +4.6
Democrats Andrew Sickerdick 2,823 15.7 +10.1
Total formal votes 17,926 96.3 +2.4
Informal votes 683 3.7 −2.4
Turnout 18,609 94.8 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Quirke 10,597 59.1 −10.3
Liberal Peter Panagaris 7,329 40.9 +10.3
Labor hold Swing −10.3
1985 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry McRae 11,289 66.3 +6.3
Liberal Dorothy Kotz 4,782 28.1 −2.9
Democrats Eileen Farmer 955 5.6 −3.4
Total formal votes 17,026 93.9
Informal votes 1,104 6.1
Turnout 18,130 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry McRae 11,810 69.4 +5.4
Liberal Dorothy Kotz 5,216 30.6 −5.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4
1982 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry McRae 10,391 59.5 +12.6
Liberal Bill Arnold 5,510 31.5 −4.8
Democrats Colin Nieass 1,568 9.0 −7.8
Total formal votes 17,469 92.3 −1.4
Informal votes 1,452 7.7 +1.4
Turnout 18,921 93.2 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry McRae 11,304 64.7 +9.6
Liberal Bill Arnold 6,165 35.3 −9.6
Labor hold Swing +9.6

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry McRae 7,524 46.9 −13.7
Liberal Neville Mitchell 5,835 36.3 +11.8
Democrats John Longhurst 2,691 16.8 +3.1
Total formal votes 16,050 93.7 −3.4
Informal votes 1,077 6.3 +3.4
Turnout 17,127 93.4 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry McRae 8,639 55.1 −10.0
Liberal Neville Mitchell 7,211 44.9 +10.0
Labor hold Swing −10.0
1977 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry McRae 10,011 60.6 +1.9
Liberal John McGowan 4,052 24.5 +8.5
Democrats John Longhurst 2,271 13.7 +13.7
Communist Donald Sutherland 195 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 16,529 97.1
Informal votes 492 2.9
Turnout 17,021 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry McRae 11,080 65.1 +1.8
Liberal John McGowan 5,449 34.9 −1.8
Labor hold Swing +1.8
1975 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry McRae 13,473 59.8 −5.0
Liberal Movement Dennis Paul 4,888 21.7 +21.7
Liberal Peter Shurven 3,434 15.3 −19.9
National Reginald Hewitt 722 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 22,517 94.8 +0.6
Informal votes 1,245 5.2 −0.6
Turnout 23,762 93.5 −0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Terry McRae 14,028 62.3 −2.5
Liberal Movement Dennis Paul 8,489 37.7 +37.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
1973 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry McRae 11,545 64.8 +7.7
Liberal and Country Lloyd Duffield 6,276 35.2 −0.4
Total formal votes 17,821 94.2 −3.9
Informal votes 1,104 5.8 +3.9
Turnout 18,925 93.6 −1.6
Labor hold Swing +4.0
1970 South Australian state election: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry McRae 8,358 57.1
Liberal and Country Lloyd Duffield 5,207 35.6
Social Credit Frank Lawrence 1,078 7.4
Total formal votes 14,643 98.1
Informal votes 282 1.9
Turnout 14,925 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry McRae 8,897 60.8
Liberal and Country Lloyd Duffield 5,746 39.2
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. ^ State Election Results - District Results for Playford, ECSA.
  2. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Playford, ECSA.