Electoral results for the district of Stuart

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

Members for Stuart

Member Party Term
  Lindsay Riches Labor 1938–1970
  Gavin Keneally Labor 1970–1989
  Colleen Hutchison Labor 1989–1993
  Graham Gunn Liberal 1997–2010
  Dan van Holst Pellekaan Liberal 2010–2022
  Geoff Brock Independent 2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Stuart.[edit]
2022 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Geoff Brock 10,396 48.5 +13.8
Liberal Dan van Holst Pellekaan 6,079 28.3 −15.9
Labor Andrew Wright 3,124 14.6 −0.8
One Nation David Stone 1,192 5.5 +5.5
Greens Beth Leese 660 3.1 −1.0
Total formal votes 21,451 97.6
Informal votes 525 2.4
Turnout 21,976 87.0
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Andrew Wright 50.8 +14.7
Liberal Dan van Holst Pellekaan 49.2 −14.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Geoff Brock 14,403 67.1 +67.1
Liberal Dan van Holst Pellekaan 7,048 32.9 −28.7
Independent gain from Liberal  

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Stuart[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dan van Holst Pellekaan 14,157 69.7 +5.5
Labor Khatija Thomas 4,698 23.1 +0.0
Greens Brendan Fitzgerald 1,460 7.2 +2.4
Total formal votes 20,315 96.9 −0.6
Informal votes 646 3.1 +0.6
Turnout 20,961 89.5 −2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dan van Holst Pellekaan 14,847 73.1 +3.0
Labor Khatija Thomas 5,468 26.9 −3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0
2014 South Australian state election: Stuart[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dan van Holst Pellekaan 13,806 65.7 +13.3
Labor Josh Vines 5,051 24.0 −11.7
Family First Sylvia Holland 1,128 5.4 +0.8
Greens Brendan Fitzgerald 1,035 4.9 +0.0
Total formal votes 21,020 97.5 +0.4
Informal votes 550 2.5 −0.4
Turnout 21,570 91.4 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dan van Holst Pellekaan 14,812 70.5 +12.8
Labor Josh Vines 6,208 29.5 −12.8
Liberal hold Swing +12.8
2010 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dan van Holst Pellekaan 10,929 52.4 +6.7
Labor Sean Holden 7,455 35.8 −8.0
Greens Jane Alcorn 1,019 4.9 +1.3
Family First Sylvia Holland 951 4.6 +0.0
Independent Rob Williams 497 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 20,851 97.0
Informal votes 624 3.0
Turnout 21,475 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dan van Holst Pellekaan 12,015 57.6 +7.1
Labor Sean Holden 8,836 42.4 −7.1
Liberal hold Swing +7.1

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Gunn 9,441 45.7 −0.4
Labor Justin Jarvis 9,021 43.7 +3.4
Family First Greg Patrick 943 4.6 +4.6
Greens Jane Alcorn 737 3.6 +3.6
Democrats Bruce Lennon 353 1.7 −2.2
Independent Simon Cook 142 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 20,637 96.9 −0.8
Informal votes 669 3.1 +0.8
Turnout 21,306 91.9 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Gunn 10,435 50.6 −0.7
Labor Justin Jarvis 10,202 49.4 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing −0.7
2002 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Gunn 9,072 46.1 +1.2
Labor Justin Jarvis 7,945 40.3 +4.0
One Nation Sandra Wauchope 1,461 7.4 +7.4
Democrats Bruce Lennon 764 3.9 −8.4
Independent David Moore 452 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 19,694 97.7
Informal votes 469 2.3
Turnout 20,163 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Gunn 10,099 51.3 −1.4
Labor Justin Jarvis 9,595 48.7 +1.4
Liberal hold Swing −1.4

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Gunn 8,203 44.0 −4.6
Labor Ben Browne 7,039 37.8 +3.6
Democrats Nick Weetman 2,264 12.1 +7.9
Independent Vince Coulthard 1,135 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 18,641 96.9 −0.9
Informal votes 592 3.1 +0.9
Turnout 19,233 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Gunn 9,602 51.5 −7.5
Labor Ben Browne 9,039 48.5 +7.5
Liberal hold Swing −7.5

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colleen Hutchison 8,573 48.9 −18.6
Independent Joy Baluch 3,857 22.0 +22.0
Liberal Simon Dawson 2,517 14.4 −10.5
Call to Australia David Squirrell 1,691 9.6 +9.6
Democrats Kaye Matthews 887 5.1 +1.9
Total formal votes 17,525 97.3 +4.3
Informal votes 482 2.7 −4.3
Turnout 18,007 94.0 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Colleen Hutchison 11,917 68.0 −4.0
Liberal Simon Dawson 5,608 32.0 +4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Colleen Hutchison 9,853 56.2 −15.8
Independent Joy Baluch 7,672 43.8 +43.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1985 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gavin Keneally 11,164 67.5 −2.5
Liberal Bob Smith 4,130 24.9 +3.0
Independent Peter Clark 728 4.4 +4.4
Democrats Harm Folkers 526 3.2 −4.8
Total formal votes 16,548 93.0
Informal votes 1,237 7.0
Turnout 17,785 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gavin Keneally 11,920 72.0 −2.0
Liberal Bob Smith 4,628 28.0 +2.0
Labor hold Swing −2.0
1982 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gavin Keneally 10,403 66.6 −0.4
Liberal Sydney Cheesman 3,865 24.7 −8.3
Democrats David Chapman 1,364 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 15,632 92.8 −2.5
Informal votes 1,212 7.2 +2.5
Turnout 16,844 93.9 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gavin Keneally 10,942 70.0 +3.1
Liberal Sydney Cheesman 4,690 30.0 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gavin Keneally 10,236 67.0 −6.9
Liberal Sydney Cheeseman 5,054 33.0 +6.9
Total formal votes 15,290 95.3 −1.3
Informal votes 760 4.7 +1.3
Turnout 16,050 94.2 +0.2
Labor hold Swing −6.9
1977 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gavin Keneally 11,295 73.9 +27.0
Liberal Colin Struck 3,985 26.1 +14.3
Total formal votes 15,280 96.6
Informal votes 530 3.4
Turnout 15,810 94.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
1975 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gavin Keneally 8,847 69.0 −12.2
Liberal Brian Kinnear 2,781 21.7 +21.7
Liberal Movement Brenda Groves 1,202 9.3 +9.3
Total formal votes 12,830 94.2 +1.3
Informal votes 794 5.8 −1.3
Turnout 13,624 92.7 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gavin Keneally 8,968 69.9 −11.3
Liberal Brian Kinnear 3,862 30.1 +30.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1973 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gavin Keneally 8,702 81.2 +5.2
Independent George Rogers 2,012 18.8 +18.8
Total formal votes 10,714 92.9 −4.2
Informal votes 822 7.1 +4.2
Turnout 11,536 90.4 −2.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
1970 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gavin Keneally 7,080 76.0
Liberal and Country Richard Mould 2,238 24.0
Total formal votes 9,318 97.1
Informal votes 279 2.9
Turnout 9,597 92.7
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Riches 6,002 73.9 −13.8
Liberal and Country Robert Semmens 2,124 26.1 +26.1
Total formal votes 8,126 98.0 +2.3
Informal votes 169 2.0 −2.3
Turnout 8,295 93.8 +0.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
1965 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Riches 6,618 87.7 −0.3
Independent William Young 926 12.3 +12.3
Total formal votes 7,544 95.7 −0.7
Informal votes 336 4.3 +0.7
Turnout 7,880 93.1 −0.2
Labor hold Swing −0.3
1962 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Riches 6,496 88.0 −0.4
Independent James Yates 889 12.0 +0.4
Total formal votes 7,385 96.4 +0.3
Informal votes 272 3.6 −0.3
Turnout 7,657 93.3 −0.1
Labor hold Swing −0.4

References

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