Electoral results for the district of Heysen

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

Members for Heysen

First incarnation (1970–1977)
Member Party Term
  William McAnaney Liberal and Country 1970–1974
  Liberal 1974–1975
  David Wotton Liberal 1975–1977
Second incarnation (1985–present)
Member Party Term
  David Wotton Liberal 1985–2002
  Isobel Redmond Liberal 2002–2018
  Josh Teague Liberal 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) § Heysen.[edit]
2022 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josh Teague 10,336 43.3 +3.0
Labor Rowan Voogt 6,410 26.9 +8.0
Greens Lynton Vonow 4,937 20.7 +8.7
One Nation Alexander Allwood 1,159 4.9 +4.9
Family First Belinda Nikitins 1,008 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 23,850 98.0
Informal votes 494 2.0
Turnout 24,344 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Josh Teague 12,377 51.9 −5.7
Labor Rowan Voogt 11,473 48.1 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing −5.7

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Heysen[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josh Teague 9,227 40.7 −13.4
SA-Best John Illingworth 5,514 24.3 +24.3
Labor Tony Webb 4,123 18.2 −2.1
Greens Lynton Vonow 2,557 11.3 −8.3
Conservatives Lynette Stevenson 785 3.5 +3.0
Dignity Andrew Ey 467 2.1 −2.7
Total formal votes 22,673 96.7 −0.6
Informal votes 767 3.3 +0.6
Turnout 23,440 93.7 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Josh Teague 13,259 58.5 −3.8
Labor Tony Webb 9,414 41.5 +3.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Josh Teague 11,749 51.8 −10.4
SA-Best John Illingworth 10,924 48.2 +48.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A
2014 South Australian state election: Heysen[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Isobel Redmond 12,768 55.5 −2.4
Greens Lynton Vonow 4,527 19.7 +2.7
Labor Paul Yiallouros 4,527 19.7 −0.1
Dignity for Disability Amy Park 1,192 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 23,014 97.3 −0.1
Informal votes 630 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 23,644 93.1 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Isobel Redmond 14,619 63.5 −3.0
Labor Paul Yiallouros 8,395 36.5 +3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Isobel Redmond 14,040 61.0 −5.5
Greens Lynton Vonow 8,974 39.0 +39.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A
2010 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Isobel Redmond 12,519 58.0 +13.7
Labor Stephanie Gheller 4,278 19.8 −6.9
Greens Lynton Vonow 3,662 17.0 +0.3
Family First John Day 728 3.4 −3.1
Democrats Andrew Castrique 416 1.9 −3.1
Total formal votes 21,603 97.2
Informal votes 568 2.8
Turnout 22,171 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Isobel Redmond 14,368 66.5 +11.6
Labor Stephanie Gheller 7,235 33.5 −11.6
Liberal hold Swing +11.6

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Isobel Redmond 8,683 43.9 −2.1
Labor Andrew Christie 5,553 28.1 +9.8
Greens John Gitsham 3,508 17.7 +8.9
Democrats Rosemary Drabsch 1,044 5.3 −11.0
Family First Peter Robins 996 5.0 +1.5
Total formal votes 19,784 97.3 −0.1
Informal votes 539 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 20,323 92.8 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Isobel Redmond 10,491 53.0 −1.0
Labor Andrew Christie 9,293 47.0 +47.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A
2002 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Isobel Redmond 9,222 46.0 −3.8
Labor Jeremy Makin 3,662 18.3 −2.3
Democrats Ted Dexter 3,266 16.3 −12.6
Greens Dave Clark 1,760 8.8 +8.8
Independent John Norris 736 3.7 +3.7
Family First Sally McPherson 703 3.5 +3.5
SA First Steve Hall 375 1.9 +1.9
One Nation Lance Iles 276 1.4 +1.4
Independent Howie Coombe 53 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 20,053 97.4
Informal votes 536 2.6
Turnout 20,589 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Isobel Redmond 59.6 −2.5
Labor Jeremy Makin 40.4 +2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Isobel Redmond 10,825 54.0 +2.1
Democrats Ted Dexter 9,228 46.0 −2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Wotton 9,723 50.4 −15.3
Democrats Susan Scrymgour 5,643 29.2 +17.9
Labor Tom Kenyon 3,938 20.4 +4.9
Total formal votes 19,304 96.8 −1.3
Informal votes 632 3.2 +1.3
Turnout 19,936 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Wotton 11,997 62.1 −12.3
Labor Tom Kenyon 7,307 37.9 +12.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal David Wotton 10,051 52.1 −22.4
Democrats Susan Scrymgour 9,253 47.9 +47.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1993 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Wotton 12,753 65.6 +10.8
Labor David Cornish 3,003 15.5 −10.8
Democrats John Tons 2,199 11.3 −6.7
Greens Mnemosyne Giles 1,092 5.6 +5.6
Natural Law Pamela Chipperfield 384 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 19,431 98.2 −0.7
Informal votes 364 1.8 +0.7
Turnout 19,795 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Wotton 14,475 74.5 +10.5
Labor David Cornish 4,956 25.5 −10.5
Liberal hold Swing +10.5

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Wotton 11,162 57.0 +2.6
Labor Jillian Bromley 5,131 26.2 −11.3
Democrats Merilyn Pedrick 3,299 16.8 +10.5
Total formal votes 19,592 98.1 +0.7
Informal votes 369 1.9 −0.7
Turnout 19,961 94.3 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Wotton 12,749 65.1 +6.3
Labor Jillian Bromley 6,843 34.9 −6.3
Liberal hold Swing +6.3
1985 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Wotton 9,418 54.4 −2.6
Labor Elizabeth Harvey 6,497 37.5 +4.5
Democrats Merilyn Pedrick 1,095 6.3 −3.7
National Douglas Lindley 304 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 17,314 97.4
Informal votes 460 2.6
Turnout 17,774 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Wotton 10,175 58.8 −3.2
Labor Elizabeth Harvey 7,139 41.2 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing −3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1975 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Wotton 5,588 47.5 −25.5
Liberal Movement Terence McAnaney 3,124 26.6 +26.6
Labor Myles McCallum 2,690 22.9 −4.1
Australia Howard Houck 357 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 11,759 97.2 +3.7
Informal votes 333 2.8 −3.7
Turnout 12,092 93.5 −0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal David Wotton 7,626 64.8 −8.2
Liberal Movement Terence McAnaney 4,133 35.2 +35.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1973 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William McAnaney 7,327 73.0 +5.4
Labor Howard Houck 2,708 27.0 −5.4
Total formal votes 10,035 93.5 −4.2
Informal votes 694 6.5 +4.2
Turnout 10,729 94.3 −1.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.4
1970 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William McAnaney 6,589 67.6
Labor Charles Greeneklee 3,165 32.4
Total formal votes 9,754 97.7
Informal votes 226 2.3
Turnout 9,980 95.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

References

Notes
  1. ^ State Election Results - District Results for Heysen, ECSA.
  2. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Heysen, ECSA.
  3. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Heysen, ABC.
  4. ^ 2014 SA election pendulum: Antony Green ABC
Sources