Electoral results for the district of Kavel

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

Members for Kavel

2018 South Australian state election: Kavel^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dan Cregan	10,374	48.1	−6.3
	SA-Best	Andrew Stratford	4,217	19.6	+19.6
	Labor	Glen Dallimore	3,436	15.9	−6.0
	Greens	Ian Grosser	1,963	9.1	−7.2
	Animal Justice	Louise Pfeiffer	644	3.0	+3.0
	Conservatives	Howard Hollow	615	2.9	−4.0
	Dignity	Cristina Rodert	313	1.5	+0.9
Total formal votes			21,562	96.4	−0.8
Informal votes			816	3.6	+0.8
Turnout			22,378	92.7	+4.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dan Cregan	13,965	64.8	+1.0
	Labor	Glen Dallimore	7,597	35.2	−1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Dan Cregan	12,878	59.7	−4.1
	SA-Best	Andrew Stratford	8,684	40.3	+40.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

2014 South Australian state election: Kavel^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	12,116	54.4	−1.2
	Labor	Richard Hilton	4,838	21.7	−2.0
	Greens	Ian Grosser	3,481	15.6	+2.9
	Family First	Darryl Stott	1,854	8.3	+2.9
Total formal votes			22,289	97.1	−0.0
Informal votes			655	2.9	+0.0
Turnout			22,944	92.6	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	14,258	64.0	−1.8
	Labor	Richard Hilton	8,031	36.0	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.8

2010 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	11,389	55.6	+12.4
	Labor	John Fulbrook	4,861	23.7	−2.3
	Greens	Ian Grosser	2,604	12.7	+2.7
	Family First	Colin Croft	1,110	5.4	−9.8
	Democrats	Kathy Brazher-de Laine	529	2.6	−1.3
Total formal votes			20,493	96.8
Informal votes			602	3.2
Turnout			21,095	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	13,486	65.8	+7.8
	Labor	John Fulbrook	7,007	34.2	−7.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.8

2006 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	8,590	43.9	−0.4
	Labor	John Marshall	4,868	24.9	+6.8
	Family First	Tom Playford	3,081	15.7	+15.5
	Greens	Renata Zilm	1,951	10.0	+4.5
	Democrats	Kathy Brazher-De Laine	709	3.6	−5.9
	One Nation	Robert Fechner	373	1.9	−0.1
Total formal votes			19,572	96.5
Informal votes			644	3.5
Turnout			20,216	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	11,624	59.4	+6.5
	Labor	John Marshall	7,948	40.6	+40.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

2002 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	8,974	43.4	−9.1
	Independent	Tom Playford	3,860	18.7	+18.7
	Labor	Mel Hopgood	3,718	18.0	−1.4
	Democrats	Cathi Tucker-Lee	1,874	9.1	−13.7
	Greens	Felicity Martin	1,089	5.3	+5.3
	SA First	Peter Robins	708	3.4	+3.4
	One Nation	Basil Hille	459	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			20,682	96.9
Informal votes			669	3.1
Turnout			21,351	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy		63.1	−1.9
	Labor	Mel Hopgood		36.9	+1.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	10,938	52.9	−3.8
	Independent	Tom Playford	9,744	47.1	+47.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1997 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Olsen	9,691	52.3	−13.8
	Democrats	Cathi Tucker-Lee	4,306	23.2	+12.9
	Labor	Robert Kieselbach	3,686	19.9	+1.9
	United Australia	Evan Trousse	852	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			18,535	95.8	−1.5
Informal votes			803	4.2	+1.5
Turnout			19,338	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Olsen	12,039	65.0	−9.1
	Labor	Robert Kieselbach	6,496	35.0	+9.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	John Olsen	10,437	56.3	−17.7
	Democrats	Cathi Tucker-Lee	8,098	43.7	+43.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1993 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Olsen	12,521	66.3	+8.3
	Labor	Joseph Kane	3,360	17.8	−7.2
	Democrats	Peter Brzycki	1,954	10.4	−3.0
	Independent	Graeme Watts	622	3.3	+3.3
	Natural Law	Lyndal Vincent	421	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			18,878	97.4	0.0
Informal votes			510	2.6	0.0
Turnout			19,388	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Olsen	14,019	74.3	+7.4
	Labor	Joseph Kane	4,859	25.7	−7.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.4

1992 Kavel state by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J Olsen	10,381	53.4	−2.4
	Democrats	J Blundell	3,054	15.7	+2.7
	Labor	L Stevens	2,816	14.5	−11.6
	Australian Independent Alliance	G C Watts	1,591	8.2	+8.2
	Grey Power	S L B Batten	1,127	5.8	+5.8
	Independent	J D Henderson	457	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			19,426	96.4	N/A
Informal votes			716	3.6	N/A
Turnout			20,142	83.9	N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	J Olsen	11,989	61.7	−3.8
	Democrats	J Blundell	7,437	38.3	+38.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1989 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,560	55.8	+3.7
	Labor	Warren Smith	5,410	26.1	−8.9
	Democrats	Michel Francis	2,698	13.0	+13.0
	Call to Australia	Graeme Watts	1,046	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			20,714	97.8	+0.8
Informal votes			465	2.2	−0.8
Turnout			21,179	95.6	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	13,567	65.5	+3.7
	Labor	Warren Smith	7,174	34.5	−3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

1985 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	10,842	59.5	+2.5
	Labor	Lance Jones	6,380	35.0	−3.0
	Independent	Paul Reader	1,002	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			18,224	97.0
Informal votes			555	3.0
Turnout			18,779	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,250	61.8	+1.8
	Labor	Lance Jones	6,974	38.2	−1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

1982 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	10,878	63.4	−5.4
	Labor	Geoffrey Anderson	5,019	29.2	+7.0
	Democrats	Brian Fain	1,261	7.4	−1.6
Total formal votes			17,158	95.2	−2.0
Informal votes			855	4.8	+2.0
Turnout			18,013	93.5	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,452	66.7	−7.6
	Labor	Geoffrey Anderson	5,706	33.3	+7.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.6

1979 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,248	68.8	+5.0
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	3,626	22.2	−6.3
	Democrats	Ivor Childs	1,464	9.0	+1.3
Total formal votes			16,338	97.2	−1.0
Informal votes			476	2.8	+1.0
Turnout			16,814	93.8	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	12,143	74.3	+5.6
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	4,195	25.7	−5.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.6

1977 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	10,260	63.8	+12.6
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	4,589	28.5	+8.1
	Democrats	Reginald Goldsworthy	1,244	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			16,093	98.2
Informal votes			288	1.8
Turnout			16,381	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,064	68.7	−6.3
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	5,029	31.3	+6.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.3

1975 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	5,292	52.4	−3.4
	Liberal Movement	Roger Teusner	2,418	24.0	+24.0
	Labor	Roy Hobden	1,854	18.4	−9.4
	National	Eric Bartsch	477	4.7	−11.7
	National	Harold Booth	50	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			10,091	97.6	−0.1
Informal votes			253	2.4	+0.1
Turnout			10,344	95.3	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	7,942	78.7	+8.7
	Labor	Roy Hobden	2,149	21.3	−8.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.7

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Liberal Movement candidates for Kavel.

1973 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	5,267	55.8	−9.6
	Labor	Mark Eckermann	2,619	27.8	+27.8
	National	Elmore Schulz	1,550	16.4	−18.2
Total formal votes			9,436	97.7	+6.5
Informal votes			221	2.3	−6.5
Turnout			9,657	96.0	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	6,605	70.0	+4.6
	Labor	Mark Eckermann	2,831	30.0	+30.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

1970 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	5,513	65.4
	National	Elmore Schulz	2,922	34.6
Total formal votes			8,435	91.2
Informal votes			810	8.8
Turnout			9,245	96.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing