Results of the 1968 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 2 March 1968[1]
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 609,627
Votes cast 575,949 Turnout 94.48% –0.11%
Informal votes 13,291 Informal 2.31% –0.50%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 292,445 51.98% –3.06% 19 - 2
  Liberal and Country 246,560 43.82% +7.89% 19 + 2
  Democratic Labor 9,223 1.64% –2.71% 0 ± 0
  Social Credit 4,792 0.85% –1.07% 0 ± 0
  National 2,251 0.40% –0.05% 0 ± 0
  Communist 1,606 0.29% –0.15% 0 ± 0
  Independent 5,781 1.03% –0.85% 1 ± 0
Total 562,658     39  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal and Country 46.80% +1.10%
  Labor 53.20% –1.10%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1968 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district[edit]

Adelaide[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Adelaide[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Lawn 8,315 61.3 -11.6
Liberal and Country Donald Maddocks 4,026 29.7 +29.7
Communist Elliott Johnston 1,226 9.0 +3.8
Total formal votes 13,567 96.4 +3.5
Informal votes 542 3.8 -3.5
Turnout 14,109 93.7 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sam Lawn 9,418 69.4 -10.1
Liberal and Country Donald Maddocks 4,149 30.6 +30.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Albert[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Nankivell 5,872 76.7 -23.3
Labor Graham Maguire 1,783 23.3 +23.3
Total formal votes 7,655 98.4
Informal votes 125 1.7
Turnout 7,780 95.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Alexandra[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brookman 6,349 48.7 -9.0
Labor Robert Harris 5,910 45.3 +3.0
Independent Betty Bishop 442 3.4 +3.4
National William Johns 350 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 13,051 98.1 0.0
Informal votes 255 1.9 0.0
Turnout 13,306 95.9 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country David Brookman 7,040 53.9 -3.8
Labor Robert Harris 6,011 46.1 +3.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing -3.8

Angas[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Angas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Berthold Teusner 4,351 68.0 -32.0
Labor Brian Chatterton 2,045 32.0 +32.0
Total formal votes 6,396 97.9
Informal votes 135 2.1
Turnout 6,531 96.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Barossa[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Barossa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Molly Byrne 8,792 52.5 +1.0
Liberal and Country Roger Goldsworthy 7,608 45.4 -0.8
Democratic Labor Bernard McRae 216 1.3 +0.4
Independent Luke Horan 138 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 16,754 98.1 -0.5
Informal votes 331 1.9 +0.5
Turnout 17,085 95.1 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Molly Byrne 8,893 53.1 +0.8
Liberal and Country Roger Goldsworthy 7,861 46.9 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Burnside[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Burnside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Joyce Steele 20,609 59.4 -0.2
Labor Joyce Henriott 14,059 40.6 +5.4
Total formal votes 34,668 97.2 -0.2
Informal votes 980 2.8 +0.2
Turnout 35,648 95.2 +1.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing -2.8

Burra[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 3,131 56.9 -5.4
Labor John Phelan 1,767 32.1 -5.6
Democratic Labor William Ahern 602 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 5,500 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 70 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 5,570 96.4 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 3,643 66.2 +3.9
Labor John Phelan 1,857 33.8 -3.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing +3.9

Chaffey[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Peter Arnold 3,392 47.4 +0.1
Labor Reg Curren 3,073 42.9 -5.7
National James Trevor 367 5.1 +5.1
Independent Allan Anderson 329 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 7,161 97.3 -0.1
Informal votes 197 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 7,358 93.4 -2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Peter Arnold 4,008 56.0 +6.7
Labor Reg Curren 3,153 44.0 -6.7
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing +6.7

Edwardstown[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Virgo 18,055 57.5 -2.9
Liberal and Country David Rogers 11,399 36.3 +4.0
Independent Helen Anderson 1,948 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 31,402 98.0 0.0
Informal votes 645 2.0 0.0
Turnout 32,047 93.9 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Virgo 18,347 58.4 -3.4
Liberal and Country David Rogers 13,055 41.6 +3.4
Labor hold Swing -3.4

Enfield[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Enfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Jennings 28,246 67.2 +6.0
Liberal and Country Allan Stock 13,036 31.0 +5.6
Social Credit Edwin Meier 724 1.7 -6.5
Total formal votes 42,006 97.5 +1.0
Informal votes 1,090 2.5 -1.0
Turnout 43,096 94.7 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Jennings 28,608 68.1 +1.1
Liberal and Country Allan Stock 13,398 31.9 -1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Eyre[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ernie Edwards 3,292 45.4 -1.4
Independent William Wilkins 1,883 26.0 +26.0
Labor Jack Mortimer 1,306 18.0 -8.9
National Morley Rodda 775 10.7 -15.7
Total formal votes 7,256 98.8 +0.4
Informal votes 89 1.2 -0.4
Turnout 7,345 96.0 +0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ernie Edwards 3,987 54.9 -5.3
Independent William Wilkins 3,269 45.1 +45.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Flinders[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 4,285 59.1 +5.5
Labor Hugh Patterson 2,512 34.7 -4.3
Democratic Labor Douglas Barnes 451 6.2 -1.2
Total formal votes 7,248 98.1 -0.5
Informal votes 137 1.9 +0.5
Turnout 7,385 95.7 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 4,578 63.2 +3.3
Labor Hugh Patterson 2,670 36.8 -3.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing +3.3

Frome[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Casey 2,672 58.8 +0.9
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 1,874 41.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 4,546 98.1 -0.4
Informal votes 88 1.9 +0.4
Turnout 4,634 92.9 +0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Gawler[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Gawler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Clark 20,573 65.0 +0.2
Liberal and Country Stewart Gilchrist 9,720 30.7 +5.3
Social Credit Frank Lawrence 1,374 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 31,667 97.2 -0.3
Informal votes 901 2.8 +0.3
Turnout 32,568 92.7 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Clark 21,260 67.1 -2.6
Liberal and Country Stewart Gilchrist 10,407 32.9 +2.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6

Glenelg[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh Hudson 18,711 53.3 +1.8
Liberal and Country John McCoy 15,165 43.2 -1.4
Democratic Labor Mark Posa 1,203 3.4 -0.5
Total formal votes 35,079 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 536 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 35,615 95.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh Hudson 18,891 53.9 +1.8
Liberal and Country John McCoy 16,188 46.1 -1.8
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Gouger[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Gouger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Steele Hall 6,557 56.8 -6.7
Labor Edward Eaton 4,139 35.9 -0.6
Social Credit Albert Apponyi 579 5.0 +5.0
Democratic Labor Peter Meredith 261 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 11,536 97.4 0.0
Informal votes 305 2.6 0.0
Turnout 11,841 94.6 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Steele Hall 7,069 61.3 -2.2
Labor Edward Eaton 4,467 38.7 +2.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -2.2

Gumeracha[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bryant Giles 4,740 67.9 +3.1
Labor Cyril Swaine 2,245 32.1 +10.6
Total formal votes 6,985 98.4 +0.5
Informal votes 115 1.6 -0.5
Turnout 7,100 91.7 -4.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing -5.2

Hindmarsh[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cyril Hutchens 14,874 72.2 -7.9
Liberal and Country Richard Leeton 5,741 27.8 +27.8
Total formal votes 20,615 96.3 +1.6
Informal votes 796 3.7 -1.6
Turnout 21,411 95.1 +0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Light[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Freebairn 3,873 68.9 -31.1
Labor Ernest Fahey 1,749 31.1 +31.1
Total formal votes 5,622 98.2
Informal votes 99 1.8
Turnout 5,721 96.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Millicent[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Millicent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Des Corcoran 3,635 50.0 -11.8
Liberal and Country Martin Cameron 3,634 50.0 +11.8
Total formal votes 7,269 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 73 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 7,342 96.0 +1.0
Labor hold Swing -11.8
  • This result was declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was held, in which Labor retained the seat.

Mitcham[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 16,056 64.8 -0.8
Labor Peter Gilchrist 8,727 35.2 +2.8
Total formal votes 24,783 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 381 1.5 -1.5
Turnout 25,164 93.0 -0.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.8

Mount Gambier[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Burdon 5,567 58.6 -2.0
Liberal and Country Archibald Scott 3,926 41.4 +2.0
Total formal votes 9,493 98.0 -0.2
Informal votes 198 2.0 +0.2
Turnout 9,691 95.6 +1.1
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Murray[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gabe Bywaters 4,051 49.0 -18.1
Liberal and Country Ivon Wardle 4,044 48.9 +16.0
Democratic Labor Terence Critchley 178 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 8,273 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 142 1.7 -0.2
Turnout 8,415 96.4 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ivon Wardle 4,157 50.2 +17.3
Labor Gabe Bywaters 4,116 49.8 -17.3
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing +17.3

Norwood[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Dunstan 9,981 56.4 -1.2
Liberal and Country David Tonkin 7,417 41.9 -0.5
Democratic Labor Kevin McRae 303 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 17,701 97.9 +1.2
Informal votes 388 2.1 -1.2
Turnout 18,089 93.9 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Dunstan 10,026 56.6 -1.0
Liberal and Country David Tonkin 7,675 43.4 +1.0
Labor hold Swing -1.0

Onkaparinga[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Stan Evans 4,228 57.6 +0.5
Labor David Rhodes 2,356 32.1 -6.7
National Robert Harper 759 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 7,343 98.1 -0.1
Informal votes 145 1.9 +0.1
Turnout 7,488 95.3 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Stan Evans 4,911 66.9 +7.8
Labor David Rhodes 2,432 33.1 -7.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +7.8

Port Adelaide[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Ryan 15,460 68.4 -8.4
Liberal and Country Graeme Sargent 4,811 23.6 +23.6
Social Credit Denis McEvoy 1,246 6.1 +6.1
Communist Peter Symon 380 1.9 -2.6
Total formal votes 20,348 96.5 +2.2
Informal votes 740 3.5 -2.2
Turnout 21,088 93.5 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 14,876 73.1 -0.9
Liberal and Country Graeme Sargent 5,472 26.9 +0.9
Labor hold Swing -0.9

Port Pirie[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dave McKee 4,301 69.1 -20.3
Liberal and Country Graham Hancock 1,378 22.1 +22.1
Independent Wesley Thomas 547 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 6,226 97.8 +1.0
Informal votes 141 2.2 -1.0
Turnout 6,367 95.5 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dave McKee 4,574 73.5 -0.5
Liberal and Country Graham Hancock 1,652 26.5 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -0.5

Ridley[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Ridley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Stott 2,824 40.3 -26.6
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Blight 2,624 37.4 +37.4
Labor Francis Bulbeck 1,568 22.3 -10.8
Total formal votes 7,016 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 99 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 7,115 96.6 -1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tom Stott 3,901 55.6 -11.3
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Blight 3,115 44.4 +44.4
Independent hold Swing N/A

Rocky River[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Howard Venning 3,671 70.1 +3.5
Labor Jim Dunford 1,565 29.9 -3.5
Total formal votes 5,236 97.9 -0.4
Informal votes 110 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 5,346 96.4 -0.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing +3.5

Semaphore[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Hurst 15,613 69.6 -8.5
Liberal and Country Reginald Appelkamp 6,076 27.1 +27.1
Social Credit Edward Wright 731 3.3 -5.4
Total formal votes 22,520 97.0 +2.1
Informal votes 692 3.0 -2.1
Turnout 23,112 95.1 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Hurst 15,978 71.3 -0.7
Liberal and Country Reginald Appelkamp 6,442 28.7 +28.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Stirling[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William McAnaney 5,124 72.0 +1.1
Labor Glenton Gregory 1,989 28.0 -1.1
Total formal votes 7,113 98.3 -0.7
Informal votes 122 1.7 +0.7
Turnout 7,235 96.3 -0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.1

Stuart[edit]

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

Torrens[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 9,126 52.3 +3.8
Labor Terry McRae 7,578 42.6 -1.1
Democratic Labor George Basivovs 1,076 6.1 -0.1
Total formal votes 17,780 97.5 -0.4
Informal votes 462 2.5 +0.4
Turnout 18,242 93.6 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 10,041 56.5 +2.4
Labor Terry McRae 7,739 43.5 -2.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.4

Unley[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Unley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gil Langley 8,820 50.8 +0.1
Liberal and Country Lewis Short 7,689 44.3 -0.6
Democratic Labor Ted Farrell 852 4.9 +1.2
Total formal votes 17,361 97.5 -0.1
Informal votes 450 2.5 +0.1
Turnout 17,811 92.9 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gil Langley 8,948 51.5 -0.1
Liberal and Country Lewis Short 8,413 48.5 +0.1
Labor hold Swing -0.1

Victoria[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 4,439 62.3 +11.2
Labor Reginald Jordan 1,942 28.1 -11.4
Independent Alfred Donnelly 527 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 6,908 97.9 -1.2
Informal votes 149 2.1 +1.2
Turnout 7,057 95.6 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 4,703 68.1 +9.8
Labor Reginald Jordan 2,205 31.9 -9.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +9.8

Wallaroo[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lloyd Hughes 2,899 52.0 -7.1
Liberal and Country Keith Russack 2,612 46.8 +5.9
Democratic Labor John McMahon 67 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 5,578 98.7 +0.6
Informal votes 74 1.3 -0.6
Turnout 5,652 96.9 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lloyd Hughes 2,909 52.2 -6.9
Liberal and Country Keith Russack 2,669 47.8 +6.9
Labor hold Swing -6.9

West Torrens[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: West Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Glen Broomhill 20,283 55.7 -1.1
Liberal and Country Ross Stanford 14,838 40.7 -2.5
Democratic Labor Gary Lockwood 1,295 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 36,416 97.9 +0.6
Informal votes 771 2.1 -0.6
Turnout 37,187 94.5 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Glen Broomhill 20,477 56.2 -0.6
Liberal and Country Ross Stanford 15,939 43.8 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6

Whyalla[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Whyalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Loveday 9,268 75.1 -4.7
Liberal and Country Colin Norton 3,072 24.9 +24.9
Total formal votes 12,340 96.5 +0.1
Informal votes 449 3.5 -0.1
Turnout 12,789 90.5 +2.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Yorke Peninsula[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country James Ferguson 4,651 74.9 +5.4
Labor Leo Travis 1,563 25.2 -5.4
Total formal votes 6,214 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 99 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 6,313 96.3 -1.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.4

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Details of SA 1968 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
  2. ^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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