Electoral results for the district of Davenport

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

Members for Davenport

2022 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Murray	9,928	41.2	−1.3
	Labor	Erin Thompson	9,835	40.8	+15.4
	Greens	John Photakis	2,266	9.4	+2.2
	Independent	Dan Golding	2,063	8.6	+2.2
Total formal votes			24,092	97.6
Informal votes			595	2.4
Turnout			24,687	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Erin Thompson	12,870	53.4	+11.6
	Liberal	Steve Murray	11,222	46.6	−11.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.6

2018 South Australian state election: Davenport^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Murray	9,306	42.1	−0.3
	Labor	Jonette Thorsteinsen	5,275	23.9	+3.8
	SA-Best	Karen Hockley	4,604	20.8	+20.8
	Greens	John Photakis	1,600	7.2	−0.2
	Independent	Dan Golding	1,317	6.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			22,102	96.5	−1.3
Informal votes			792	3.5	+1.3
Turnout			22,894	92.3	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steve Murray	12,992	58.8	−0.7
	Labor	Jonette Thorsteinsen	9,110	41.2	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.7

2015 Davenport state by-election^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sam Duluk	9,740	46.9	−4.1
	Labor	Mark Ward	6,927	33.4	+4.8
	Greens	Jody Moate	2,584	12.5	−2.8
	Family First	Natasha Edmonds	816	3.9	−1.2
	Independent Australian Democrats	Jeanie Walker	685	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			20,752	97.1	−0.7
Informal votes			613	2.9	+0.7
Turnout			21,365	85.7	−7.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sam Duluk	11,021	53.1	−5.0
	Labor	Mark Ward	9,731	46.9	+5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.0

2014 South Australian state election: Davenport^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	11,581	51.0	+1.5
	Labor	Lucie Lock-Weir	6,498	28.6	+4.1
	Greens	Stephen Thomas	3,468	15.3	+1.6
	Family First	Natasha Edmonds	1,158	5.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			22,705	97.8	+0.4
Informal votes			511	2.2	−0.4
Turnout			23,216	93.4	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	13,192	58.1	−2.8
	Labor	Lucie Lock-Weir	9,513	41.9	+2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.8

2010 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	10,648	52.0	+3.7
	Labor	James Wangmann	5,134	25.1	-5.8
	Greens	Nat Elliott	2,892	14.1	+2.7
	Family First	Natasha Burfield	808	3.9	-0.6
	Independent	Robert de Jonge	568	2.8	+2.8
	Democrats	Bridgid Medder	408	2.0	-2.7
Total formal votes			20,458	97.3
Informal votes			542	2.7
Turnout			21,000	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	12,642	61.8	+5.5
	Labor	James Wangmann	7,816	38.2	-5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.5

2006 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	9,579	48.5	-3.3
	Labor	Gerry Bowen	6,111	30.9	+8.1
	Greens	Adrian Miller	2,250	11.4	+11.4
	Democrats	Bridgid Medder	927	4.7	-12.1
	Family First	Toni Howard	897	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			19,764	97.7	+0.0
Informal votes			474	2.3	+0.0
Turnout			20,238	92.9	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	11,143	56.4	-5.1
	Labor	Gerry Bowen	8,621	43.6	+5.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.1

2002 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	10,337	51.8	+2.6
	Labor	Gerry Bowen	4,563	22.8	+0.6
	Democrats	Yvonne Caddy	3,369	16.9	-3.3
	Independent	Ralph Hahnheuser	540	2.7	+2.7
	SA First	Brenton Chappell	533	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Moira Humphries	365	1.8	+1.8
	One Nation	F. Vandenbroek	263	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			19,970	97.7
Informal votes			477	2.3
Turnout			20,447	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	12,289	61.5	+7.1
	Labor	Gerry Bowen	7,681	38.5	+38.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1997 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	8,913	47.8	-10.1
	Labor	Jillian Bradbury	4,113	22.1	+9.9
	Democrats	Gordon Russell	3,462	18.6	-7.9
	Independent	Bob Marshall	1,140	6.1	+6.1
	Independent	Jack King	539	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Annie Seaman	472	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			18,639	96.3	−1.7
Informal votes			715	3.7	+1.7
Turnout			19,354	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	11,883	63.8	-8.5
	Labor	Jillian Bradbury	6,756	36.2	+8.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	10,115	54.3	-5.9
	Democrats	Gordon Russell	8,524	45.7	+5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.9

1993 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	11,691	58.0	+4.1
	Democrats	Mike Elliott	5,347	26.5	+9.5
	Labor	Pamela Kelly	2,458	12.2	-15.2
	Independent	Mavis Casey	401	2.0	+2.0
	Natural Law	Frances Mowling	277	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			20,174	98.0	−0.3
Informal votes			412	2.0	+0.3
Turnout			20,586	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	14,572	72.2	+9.4
	Labor	Pamela Kelly	5,602	27.8	-9.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	12,144	60.2	-2.6
	Democrats	Mike Elliott	8,030	39.8	+39.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1989 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stan Evans	10,146	55.8	+15.2
	Labor	John Whyatt	4,176	23.0	-2.0
	Democrats	Judith Smith	3,451	19.0	+14.9
	Independent	Lorraine Foster	399	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			18,172	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			288	1.6	−0.2
Turnout			18,460	94.6	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stan Evans	11,983	65.9	-3.4
	Labor	John Whyatt	6,189	34.1	+3.4
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

1985 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	6,991	40.6	-25.4
	Independent Liberal	Stan Evans	5,224	30.3	+30.3
	Labor	Mark Boughey	4,307	25.0	+3.0
	Democrats	Kevin Angove	711	4.1	-7.9
Total formal votes			17,233	98.2
Informal votes			309	1.8
Turnout			17,542	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	11,943	69.3	-2.7
	Labor	Mark Boughey	5,290	30.7	+2.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Liberal	Stan Evans	9,062	52.6	+52.6
	Liberal	Dean Brown	8,171	47.4	-24.6
	Independent Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

1982 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,133	71.2	-3.8
	Labor	Emanuel Frossinakis	3,102	18.2	+2.6
	Democrats	Merilyn de Guerin Pedrick	1,796	10.6	+1.2
Total formal votes			17,031	96.7	−1.3
Informal votes			584	3.3	+1.3
Turnout			17,615	92.5	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	13,031	76.5	-3.2
	Labor	Emanuel Frossinakis	4,000	23.5	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.2

1979 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,253	75.0	+10.5
	Labor	David Cox	2,548	15.6	-4.6
	Democrats	John Phillips	1,533	9.4	-3.8
Total formal votes			16,334	98.0	−0.8
Informal votes			325	2.0	+0.8
Turnout			16,659	92.6	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	13,020	79.7	+7.5
	Labor	David Cox	3,314	20.3	-7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.5

1977 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	10,311	64.5	+11.8
	Labor	Terry Cameron	3,226	20.2	-2.8
	Democrats	Michael Lee	2,112	13.2	+13.2
	Workers	Ewan Hutchison	345	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			15,994	98.8
Informal votes			200	1.2
Turnout			16,194	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	11,865	74.2	+0.9
	Labor	Terry Cameron	4,129	25.8	-0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

1975 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	9,293	52.8	-15.4
	Labor	Mark Pickhaver	4,496	25.6	-6.2
	Liberal Movement	Lawrence Delroy	3,809	21.6	+21.6
Total formal votes			17,598	97.7	+0.2
Informal votes			408	2.3	−0.2
Turnout			18,006	93.4	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,723	72.3	+4.1
	Labor	Mark Pickhaver	4,875	27.7	-4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.1

1973 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Dean Brown	11,082	68.2	+0.2
	Labor	Graham Jamieson	5,176	31.8	-0.2
Total formal votes			16,258	97.5	−0.7
Informal votes			419	2.5	+0.7
Turnout			16,677	94.0	−1.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.2

1970 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Joyce Steele	10,298	68.0
	Labor	Anne Levy	4,835	32.0
Total formal votes			15,133	98.2
Informal votes			270	1.8
Turnout			15,403	95.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing