Electoral results for the district of Frome

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

Members for Frome

First incarnation (1884–1902, two members)
Member Party Term
  Ebenezer Ward none 1884–1890
  William Copley none 1884–1887
  Clement Giles none 1887–1890
  Laurence O'Loughlin Liberal 1890–1902
  Clement Giles Conservative 1890–late 1890s
  National Defence League Late 1890s–1902
Second incarnation (1938–1977)
Member Party Term
  Mick O'Halloran Labor Party 1938–1960
  Tom Casey Labor Party 1960–1970
  Ernest Allen Liberal Party 1970–1977
Third incarnation (1993–present)
Member Party Term
  Rob Kerin Liberal Party 1993–2008
  Geoff Brock Independent 2009–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Frome.[edit]
2022 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Penny Pratt 10,573 45.0 −10.1
Labor Ashton Charvetto 6,002 25.6 +5.5
Independent Cate Hunter 3,908 16.6 +16.6
One Nation Caterina Johnston 2,588 11.0 +11.0
National Loma Silsbury 410 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 23,481 96.3
Informal votes 900 3.7
Turnout 24,381 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Penny Pratt 13,645 58.1 −10.0
Labor Ashton Charvetto 9,836 41.9 +10.0
Liberal notional hold Swing −10.0

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Frome[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Geoff Brock 9,516 46.0 +2.1
Liberal Kendall Jackson 7,929 38.3 +3.0
Labor Annette Elliot 2,077 10.0 −2.4
Greens Paul Birkwood 622 3.0 +0.2
Dignity Cat Connor 556 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 20,700 96.7 −0.9
Informal votes 717 3.3 +0.9
Turnout 21,417 91.8 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kendall Jackson 12,648 61.1 +1.3
Labor Annette Elliot 8,052 38.9 −1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Geoff Brock 12,043 58.2 −1.2
Liberal Kendall Jackson 8,657 41.8 +1.2
Independent hold Swing −1.2
2014 South Australian state election: Frome[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Geoff Brock 10,342 45.2 +7.5
Liberal Kendall Jackson 8,217 35.9 −0.6
Labor Marcus Connelly 2,598 11.3 −7.2
Family First Wendy Joyce 1,156 5.1 +2.4
Greens Rob Scott 578 2.5 −0.6
Total formal votes 22,891 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 566 2.4 −0.4
Turnout 23,457 93.0 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kendall Jackson 60.8 +10.7
Labor Marcus Connelly 39.2 −10.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Geoff Brock 13,451 58.8 +0.6
Liberal Kendall Jackson 9,440 41.2 −0.6
Independent hold Swing +0.6
2010 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Geoff Brock 7,965 37.7 +14.1
Liberal Terry Boylan 7,713 36.5 −2.7
Labor John Rohde 3,900 18.5 −7.6
Greens Joy O'Brien 644 3.1 −0.7
Family First John McComb 561 2.7 +2.7
Save the RAH Max Van Dissel 328 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 21,111 97.2
Informal votes 587 2.8
Turnout 21,698 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Rohde 10,585 50.1 +1.8
Liberal Terry Boylan 10,526 49.9 −1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Geoff Brock 12,281 58.2 +6.5
Liberal Terry Boylan 8,830 41.8 −6.5
Independent hold Swing +6.5

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Frome state by-election[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Boylan 7,576 39.24 −8.86
Labor John Rohde 5,041 26.11 −14.93
Independent Geoff Brock 4,557 23.60 +23.60
National Neville Wilson 1,267 6.56 +6.56
Greens Joy O'Brien 734 3.80 +0.06
One Nation Peter Fitzpatrick 134 0.69 +0.69
Total formal votes 19,309 97.12 +0.21
Informal votes 573 2.88 −0.21
Turnout 19,882 89.79 −4.44
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Boylan 9,976 51.67 −1.74
Labor John Rohde 9,333 48.33 +1.74
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Geoff Brock 9,987 51.72 +51.72
Liberal Terry Boylan 9,322 48.28 −5.13
Independent gain from Liberal Swing N/A
2006 South Australian state election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Kerin 9,655 48.10 −9.48
Labor John Rohde 8,237 41.04 +5.88
Family First John McComb 1,038 5.17 +5.17
Greens Rosalie Garland 750 3.74 +3.74
Democrats Marcus Reseigh 393 1.96 −2.22
Total formal votes 20,073 96.91 −1.35
Informal votes 640 3.09 +1.35
Turnout 20,713 94.23 −1.08
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Kerin 10,721 53.41 −8.05
Labor John Rohde 9,352 46.59 +8.05
Liberal hold Swing −8.05
2002 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Kerin 11,892 57.6 +12.2
Labor John Rohde 7,261 35.2 −0.3
Democrats Marcus Reseigh 863 4.2 −6.6
One Nation Roger Hawkes 636 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 20,652 98.3
Informal votes 366 1.7
Turnout 21,018 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Kerin 12,692 61.5 +8.6
Labor John Rohde 7,960 38.5 −8.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.6

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Kerin 8,884 45.4 −6.4
Labor Colin McGavisk 6,945 35.5 −4.7
Democrats Marcus Reseigh 2,111 10.8 +5.4
United Australia Ian Gray 1,648 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 19,588 96.8 −1.1
Informal votes 647 3.2 +1.1
Turnout 20,235 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Kerin 10,368 52.9 −2.8
Labor Colin McGavisk 9,220 47.1 +2.8
Liberal hold Swing −2.8
1993 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Kerin 10,615 51.8 +10.2
Labor Allan Aughey 8,239 40.2 +3.3
Democrats David Clarke 1,112 5.4 −0.5
Natural Law Vicki Reimer 519 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 20,485 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 437 2.1 −0.3
Turnout 20,922 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Kerin 11,420 55.7 +1.3
Labor Allan Aughey 9,065 44.3 −1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1970s

1975 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ernest Allen 4,242 55.3 −5.6
Labor James Reese 2,638 34.4 −4.7
Liberal Movement David Sara 785 10.2 +10.2
Total formal votes 7,665 97.2 +0.1
Informal votes 224 2.8 −0.1
Turnout 7,889 91.6 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ernest Allen 4,952 64.6 +3.7
Labor James Reese 2,713 35.4 −3.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.7
1973 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 4,584 60.9 +10.1
Labor Gerard Casanova 2,939 39.1 −6.1
Total formal votes 7,523 97.1 −1.1
Informal votes 224 2.9 +1.1
Turnout 7,747 93.5 −0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +6.7
1970 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 3,881 50.8
Labor Gerard Casanova 3,451 45.2
Democratic Labor John McMahon 302 4.0
Total formal votes 7,634 98.2
Informal votes 136 1.8
Turnout 7,770 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 4,138 54.2
Labor Gerard Casanova 3,496 45.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Casey 2,672 58.8 +0.9
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 1,874 41.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 4,546 98.1 −0.4
Informal votes 88 1.9 +0.4
Turnout 4,634 92.9 +0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5
1965 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Casey 2,666 57.9 +2.3
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 1,799 39.0 −1.3
Democratic Labor John McMahon 142 3.1 −1.0
Total formal votes 4,607 98.5 +0.5
Informal votes 68 1.5 −0.5
Turnout 4,675 92.4 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Casey 2,687 58.3 +2.1
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 1,920 41.7 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1
1962 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Casey 2,932 55.6 +4.0
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 2,124 40.3 −1.9
Democratic Labor John McMahon 217 4.1 −2.1
Total formal votes 5,273 99.0 +0.4
Informal votes 53 1.0 −0.4
Turnout 5,326 91.5 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Casey 2,965 56.2 +3.7
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 2,308 43.8 −3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran 2,711 51.6 −1.0
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 2,219 42.2 +6.0
Democratic Labor Michael Hoare 326 6.2 −5.0
Total formal votes 5,256 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 76 1.4 0.0
Turnout 5,332 90.9 +1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick O'Halloran 52.5 −1.8
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 47.5 +1.8
Labor hold Swing −1.8
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1956 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran 2,844 52.6
Liberal and Country Raymond McAuley 1,954 36.2
Labor (A-C) Michael Hoare 606 11.2
Total formal votes 5,404 98.6
Informal votes 76 1.4
Turnout 5,480 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick O'Halloran 54.3
Liberal and Country Raymond McAuley 45.7
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1953 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran unopposed
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. ^ State Election Results - District Results for Frome, ECSA.
  2. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Frome, ECSA.
  3. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Frome, ABC.
  4. ^ 2014 SA election pendulum: Antony Green ABC
  5. ^ 2009 Frome by-election results: ABC Elections
  6. ^ 2009 Frome by-election: ECSA