Electoral results for the district of Walsh

This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Walsh in South Australian elections.

Members for Walsh

Member Party Term
  John Trainer Labor 1985–1993

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Walsh[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Trainer 8,520 50.4 −6.3
Liberal Douglas Rowe 6,623 39.1 +4.8
Democrats Richard Bennett 1,776 10.5 +6.7
Total formal votes 16,919 96.9 +2.5
Informal votes 542 3.1 −2.5
Turnout 17,461 94.5 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Trainer 9,532 56.3 −4.4
Liberal Douglas Rowe 7,387 43.7 +4.4
Labor hold Swing −4.4
1985 South Australian state election: Walsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Trainer 9,422 56.7 +2.7
Liberal Lenore Triplow 5,709 34.3 −4.7
Independent Reece Jennings 868 5.2 +5.2
Democrats Helen Brasted 629 3.8 −3.2
Total formal votes 16,628 94.4
Informal votes 980 5.6
Turnout 17,608 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Trainer 10,091 60.7 +2.7
Liberal Lenore Triplow 6,537 39.3 −2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

References

  1. ^ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4