Electoral results for the district of Elizabeth (South Australia)

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

Members for Elizabeth
First incarnation (1970–2006)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Clark Labor 1970–1973
  Peter Duncan Labor 1973–1984
  Martyn Evans Independent 1984–1993
  Labor 1993–1994
  Lea Stevens Labor 1994–2006
Second incarnation (2018–present)
  Lee Odenwalder Labor 2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
2018 South Australian state election: Elizabeth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lee Odenwalder 11,828 51.0 +1.1
SA-Best Phil Gallasch 4,351 18.8 +18.8
Liberal Sharka Byrne 4,083 17.6 −11.3
Greens Wendy Morgan 1,570 6.8 −0.7
Conservatives John Mathiesen 1,353 5.8 −5.2
Total formal votes 23,185 94.3 −1.5
Informal votes 1,401 5.7 +1.5
Turnout 24,586 86.6 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lee Odenwalder 15,686 67.7 +6.6
Liberal Sharka Byrne 7,499 32.3 −6.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Lee Odenwalder 14,808 63.9 +2.9
SA-Best Phil Gallasch 8,377 36.1 +36.1
Labor hold SwingN/A

Elections in the 2000s
2002 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lea Stevens 9,107 44.7 -1.4
Liberal Ron Watts 7,111 34.9 +1.8
Family First Peter Barnes 1,523 7.5 +7.5
Democrats Anna Lukasiewicz 1,430 7.0 -12.2
SA First Duncan MacMillan 624 3.1 +3.1
One Nation Robert Fechner 580 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 20,375 96.7
Informal votes 706 3.3
Turnout 21,081 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lea Stevens 11,649 57.2 -1.6
Liberal Ron Watts 8,726 42.8 +1.6
Labor hold Swing-1.6

Elections in the 1990s
1997 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lea Stevens 10,282 51.8 +10.9
Liberal Angus Bristow 5,703 28.7 -8.9
Democrats Michael Pilling 3,857 19.4 +11.3
Total formal votes 19,842 95.8 -0.9
Informal votes 878 4.2 +0.9
Turnout 20,720 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lea Stevens 12,764 64.3 +11.5
Liberal Angus Bristow 7,078 35.7 -11.5
Labor hold Swing+11.5
Elizabeth state by-election, 9 April 1994[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lea Stevens 7,091 42.80 -4.21
Liberal Stephen Nicholson 4,856 29.31 -0.89
Grey Power Mary Bell 1,427 8.61 +8.61
Independent Alfred Charles 993 5.99 -8.13
HEMP Dave Sag 889 5.37 +5.37
Democrats Roy Milne 731 4.41 -4.25
Independent Labor Tony Eversham 502 3.03 +3.03
Independent[1] Bernhard Cotton 77 0.46 +0.46
Total formal votes 16,566 95.52 -0.91
Informal votes 777 4.48 +0.91
Turnout 17,343 88.11 -5.41
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lea Stevens 9,318 56.25 -1.34
Liberal Stephen Nicholson 7,248 43.75 +1.34
Labor hold Swing-1.34

1 Cotton ran under the banner "Independent - Parent Democracy in State Schools".

1993 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martyn Evans 8,392 47.0 +6.2
Liberal Stephen Nicholson 5,392 30.2 +8.0
Independent Alfred Charles 2,521 14.1 +14.1
Democrats Mark Basham 1,546 8.7 -0.9
Total formal votes 17,851 96.4 +0.3
Informal votes 661 3.6 -0.3
Turnout 18,512 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martyn Evans 10,280 57.6 -8.2
Liberal Stephen Nicholson 7,571 42.4 +8.2
Labor gain from Independent SwingN/A

Elections in the 1980s
1989 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Martyn Evans 5,884 40.2 +4.0
Labor Catherine Watkins 3,972 27.1 -15.9
Liberal Peter Bates 3,106 21.2 +3.4
Democrats Stephen Perkins 864 5.9 +2.9
Call to Australia David Griffiths 430 2.9 +2.9
Independent Arnold Ollivier 393 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 14,649 95.5 -0.6
Informal votes 688 4.5 +0.6
Turnout 15,337 94.1 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Catherine Watkins 10,109 69.0 -4.0
Liberal Peter Bates 4,540 31.0 +4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Martyn Evans 9,823 67.1 +13.1
Labor Catherine Watkins 4,826 32.9 -13.1
Independent hold Swing+13.1
1985 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sonia Argirov 6,508 43.0 -26.0
Independent Labor Martyn Evans 5,500 36.2 +36.2
Liberal Josephine Gapper 2,692 17.8 -2.2
Democrats Carolyn Tan 452 3.0 -8.0
Total formal votes 15,152 96.1
Informal votes 610 3.9
Turnout 15,762 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Argirov 11,061 73.0 -1.0
Liberal Josephine Gapper 4,091 27.0 +1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor Martyn Evans 8,179 54.0 +54.0
Labor Sonia Argirov 6,973 46.0 -28.0
Independent Labor gain from Labor Swing+54.0
Elizabeth state by-election, 1 December 1984[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M Evans 7,376 43.9 +43.9
Labor R R Roe 5,766 34.3 -30.0
Liberal J Gapper 2,601 15.5 -8.9
Democrats B Barlow 1,066 6.3 -5.1
Total formal votes 16,809 93.5 +1.9
Informal votes 1,158 6.5 -1.9
Turnout 17,967 86.1 -5.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent M Evans 10,743 63.9 N/A
Labor R R Roe 6,066 36.1 N/A
Independent gain from Labor SwingN/A
1982 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Duncan 8,809 64.3 +9.6
Liberal Esmond McKeown 4,129 24.4 -8.4
Democrats Barbara Barlow 1,927 11.4 -1.1
Total formal votes 16,952 91.6 -2.5
Informal votes 1,558 8.4 +2.5
Turnout 18,510 91.9 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Duncan 11,860 70.0 +9.1
Liberal Esmond McKeown 5,092 30.0 -9.1
Labor hold Swing+9.1

Elections in the 1970s
1979 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Duncan 8,809 54.7 -17.7
Liberal Dick Pratt 5,284 32.8 +5.2
Democrats Colin Nieass 2,021 12.5 +12.5
Total formal votes 16,114 94.1 -0.6
Informal votes 1,012 5.9 +0.6
Turnout 17,126 92.2 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Duncan 9,820 60.9 -11.5
Liberal Dick Pratt 6,294 39.1 +11.5
Labor hold Swing-11.5
1977 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Duncan 11,082 72.4 +8.4
Liberal Anthony Hutton 4,235 27.6 +11.8
Total formal votes 15,317 94.7
Informal votes 862 5.3
Turnout 16,179 92.4
Labor hold Swing+4.3
1975 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Duncan 11,619 68.2 +3.2
Liberal Geoffrey Crome 3,022 17.7 -3.6
Liberal Movement Shirley Liddiard 2,399 14.1 +14.1
Total formal votes 17,040 94.4 -1.7
Informal votes 1,013 5.6 +1.7
Turnout 18,053 92.1 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Duncan 11,860 69.6 0.0
Liberal Geoffrey Crome 5,180 30.4 0.0
Labor hold Swing0.0
1973 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Duncan 9,904 65.0 +1.3
Liberal and Country Brian Marsden 3,247 21.3 -9.6
Independent Fred Smith 1,617 10.6 +10.6
Independent Nick Bolkus 476 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 15,244 96.1 -1.7
Informal votes 622 3.9 +1.7
Turnout 15,866 91.5 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Duncan 10,610 69.6 +3.2
Liberal and Country Brian Marsden 4,634 30.4 -3.2
Labor hold Swing+3.2
1970 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Clark 8,584 63.7
Liberal and Country Brian Marsden 4,160 30.9
Social Credit Thomas Keyes 736 5.5
Total formal votes 13,480 97.8
Informal votes 300 2.2
Turnout 13,780 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Clark 8,952 66.4
Liberal and Country Brian Marsden 4,528 33.6
Labor hold Swing

References
  1. State Election Results - District Results for Elizabeth, ECSA.
  2. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
  3. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
  4. History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA
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