Electoral results for the district of Newland

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

Members for Newland

Member Party Term
  John Klunder Labor 1977–1979
  Brian Billard Liberal 1979–1982
  John Klunder Labor 1982–1985
  Di Gayler Labor 1985–1989
  Dorothy Kotz Liberal 1989–2006
  Tom Kenyon Labor 2006–2018
  Richard Harvey 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) § Newland.[edit]
2022 South Australian state election: Newland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Olivia Savvas 8,599 36.9 +3.7
Liberal Richard Harvey 8,076 34.6 +0.5
Independent Frances Bedford 2,861 12.3 +6.8
Greens Adla Mattiske 1,344 5.8 +0.2
One Nation Hayley Marley-Duncan 885 3.8 +3.8
Family First Brett Green 844 3.6 +3.6
Animal Justice David Sherlock 351 1.5 +1.0
Australian Family Dan Casey 225 1.0 +1.0
Real Change Kate Simpson 147 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 23,332 95.6
Informal votes 1,076 4.4
Turnout 24,408 90.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Olivia Savvas 12,916 55.4 +5.4
Liberal Richard Harvey 10,416 44.6 −5.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.4

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Newland[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Harvey 8,376 36.6 −6.6
Labor Tom Kenyon 7,770 34.0 −7.1
SA-Best Rajini Vasan 3,730 16.3 +16.3
Greens Stephanie Stewart 1,274 5.6 −2.0
Conservatives Martin Leedham 1,011 4.4 −3.8
Dignity Sandra Williams 366 1.6 +1.6
Independent Shane Bailey 354 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 22,881 95.6 −1.5
Informal votes 1,050 4.4 +1.5
Turnout 23,931 92.4 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Harvey 11,888 52.0 +1.8
Labor Tom Kenyon 10,993 48.0 −1.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.8
2014 South Australian state election: Newland[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Kenyon 9,473 42.8 −0.5
Liberal Glenn Docherty 9,269 41.8 +3.8
Family First Kate Horan 1,774 8.0 +1.1
Greens Mark Nolan 1,641 7.4 −0.6
Total formal votes 22,157 96.9 +0.4
Informal votes 700 3.1 −0.4
Turnout 22,857 93.4 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Kenyon 11,394 51.4 −1.2
Liberal Glenn Docherty 10,763 48.6 +1.2
Labor hold Swing −1.2
2010 South Australian state election: Newland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Kenyon 8,886 42.8 −3.4
Liberal Trish Draper 7,980 38.4 +4.3
Greens Holden Ward 1,585 7.6 +2.2
Family First Dale Clegg 1,308 6.3 −0.7
Save the RAH Suren Krishnan 463 2.2 +2.2
Independent Ryan Haby 377 1.8 +1.8
Fair Land Tax Jim Zavros 183 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 21,357 93.4 +1.6
Informal votes 575 2.8 −1.6
Turnout 21,932 95.9 +2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Kenyon 10,841 52.2 −4.6
Liberal Trish Draper 9,941 47.8 +4.6
Labor hold Swing −4.6

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Newland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Kenyon 9,465 46.2 +11.2
Liberal Mark Osterstock 6,995 34.1 −11.2
Family First Brenda Bates 1,438 7.0 +0.1
Greens Graham Smith 1,075 5.2 +5.2
Democrats Ruth Russell 646 3.2 −7.1
No Rodeo Troy Walker 316 1.5 +1.5
One Nation Stan Batten 306 1.5 −0.9
Dignity for Disabled Josephine Brooks 251 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 20,492 95.6 −2.0
Informal votes 947 4.4 +2.0
Turnout 21,439 93.8 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Kenyon 11,639 56.8 +12.5
Liberal Mark Osterstock 8,853 43.2 −12.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.5
2002 South Australian state election: Newland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dorothy Kotz 8,858 45.3 −1.3
Labor Bernie Keane 6,842 35.0 +3.7
Democrats Ruth Russell 2,020 10.3 −10.5
Family First Steven Bakker 1,348 6.9 +6.9
One Nation Hans Nas 474 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 19,542 97.6
Informal votes 473 2.4
Turnout 20,015 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Kotz 10,878 55.7 −1.3
Labor Bernie Keane 8,664 44.3 +1.3
Liberal hold Swing −1.3

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Newland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dorothy Kotz 9,268 47.5 −13.2
Labor Michael Regan 6,009 30.8 +4.9
Democrats Louise Armstrong-Quince 4,223 21.7 +11.6
Total formal votes 19,500 95.8 −1.7
Informal votes 852 4.2 +1.7
Turnout 20,352 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Kotz 11,305 58.0 −8.7
Labor Michael Regan 8,195 42.0 +8.7
Liberal hold Swing −8.7
1993 South Australian state election: Newland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dorothy Kotz 12,256 61.3 +18.6
Labor Lea Stevens 5,041 25.2 −19.6
Democrats Kim Pedler 2,030 10.2 +1.9
Independent Terence Boswell 658 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 19,985 97.4 −0.5
Informal votes 525 2.6 +0.5
Turnout 20,510 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Kotz 13,467 67.4 +17.8
Labor Lea Stevens 6,518 32.6 −17.8
Liberal hold Swing +17.8
  • Newland was a notionally Labor held seat at the redistribution.

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Newland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Di Gayler 9,282 44.6 −4.5
Liberal Dorothy Kotz 8,989 43.1 −3.3
Democrats Patrick Kavanagh 1,628 7.8 +3.3
Call to Australia Dennis Brown 930 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 20,829 97.8 +0.2
Informal votes 466 2.2 −0.2
Turnout 21,295 95.9 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Kotz 10,438 50.1 +1.6
Labor Di Gayler 10,391 49.9 −1.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.6
1985 South Australian state election: Newland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Di Gayler 9,213 49.1 +3.1
Liberal Scott Ashenden 8,708 46.4 −1.6
Democrats Mike Bolt 851 4.5 −0.5
Total formal votes 18,772 97.6
Informal votes 459 2.4
Turnout 19,231 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Di Gayler 9,665 51.5 +2.5
Liberal Scott Ashenden 9,107 48.5 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5
  • Newland became a notional Liberal held seat in the redistribution.
1982 South Australian state election: Newland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Klunder 11,120 50.2 +11.9
Liberal Brian Billard 9,555 43.1 −7.2
Democrats Robert Mason 1,121 5.0 −6.4
National Glen Stevens 372 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 22,168 95.6 0.0
Informal votes 1,011 4.4 0.0
Turnout 23,179 94.4 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Klunder 11,871 53.6 +9.8
Liberal Brian Billard 10,297 46.4 −9.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.8

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Newland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Billard 9,661 50.3 +17.4
Labor John Klunder 7,345 38.3 −15.4
Democrats Stephen Farrelly 2,192 11.4 −2.0
Total formal votes 19,198 95.6 −2.3
Informal votes 880 4.0 +2.3
Turnout 20,078 93.8 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Billard 10,765 55.9 +15.7
Labor John Klunder 8,433 43.8 −15.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +15.7
1977 South Australian state election: Newland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Klunder 9,437 53.7 +0.1
Liberal Emily Perry 5,774 32.9 +9.0
Democrats Donald Knott 2,345 13.4 +13.4
Total formal votes 17,556 97.9
Informal votes 380 2.1
Turnout 17,936 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Klunder 10,350 59.8 +2.3
Liberal Emily Perry 7,056 40.2 −2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

References

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