Electoral results for the district of Adelaide

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Adelaide in South Australian state elections from the district's first election in 1938 until the present.

Members for Adelaide

	Party	Term
Doug Bardolph	Independent Labor	1938–1944
Bob Dale	Labor Party	1944–1947
Herbert George	Labor Party	1947–1950
Sam Lawn	Labor Party	1950–1971
Jack Wright	Labor Party	1971–1985
Michael Duigan	Labor Party	1985–1989
Michael Armitage	Liberal Party	1989–2002
Jane Lomax-Smith	Labor Party	2002–2010
Rachel Sanderson	Liberal Party	2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 South Australian state election: Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lucy Hood	9,477	40.6	+4.9
	Liberal	Rachel Sanderson	9,273	39.8	−7.4
	Greens	Sean Cullen-MacAskill	3,146	13.5	+0.8
	Australian Family	Robert Walker	545	2.3	+2.3
	Animal Justice	Deanna Carbone	502	2.2	+2.2
	Real Change	Tom Birdseye	380	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			23,323	97.6
Informal votes			569	2.4
Turnout			23,892	86.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lucy Hood	13,097	56.2	+7.1
	Liberal	Rachel Sanderson	10,226	43.8	−7.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.1

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rachel Sanderson	10,226	47.2	−2.1
	Labor	Jo Chapley	7,750	35.8	+0.5
	Greens	Robert Simms	2,739	12.6	+0.7
	Dignity	Betty-Jean Price	946	4.4	+1.1
Total formal votes			21,661	97.8	−0.3
Informal votes			487	2.2	+0.3
Turnout			22,148	88.8	+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rachel Sanderson	11,043	51.0	−2.0
	Labor	Jo Chapley	10,618	49.0	+2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.0

2014 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rachel Sanderson	10,543	48.7	+4.2
	Labor	David O'Loughlin	7,812	36.1	+2.7
	Greens	Robert Simms	2,551	11.8	+0.1
	Dignity for Disability	Anna Tree	748	3.5	+1.6
Total formal votes			21,654	98.0	+1.8
Informal votes			433	2.0	−1.8
Turnout			22,087	89.1	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rachel Sanderson	11,341	52.4	−1.8
	Labor	David O'Loughlin	10,313	47.6	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.8

2010 South Australian state election: Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rachel Sanderson	8,956	44.5	+10.9
	Labor	Jane Lomax-Smith	6,710	33.3	-14.5
	Greens	Brett Ferris	2,344	11.7	+2.4
	Save the RAH	Ruben Sebben	704	3.5	+3.5
	Dignity for Disability	Samantha Paior	374	1.9	-0.4
	Gamers 4 Croydon	Tom Birdseye	350	1.7	+1.7
	Family First	Laury Bais	303	1.5	-1.2
	Fair Land Tax	Nick Apostolou	282	1.4	+1.4
	FREE Australia	Shaun McGrath	97	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			20,120	96.2	−0.1
Informal votes			787	3.8	+0.1
Turnout			20,907	90.0	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rachel Sanderson	10,909	54.2	+14.5
	Labor	Jane Lomax-Smith	9,211	45.8	-14.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+14.5

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jane Lomax-Smith	9,247	47.8	+7.4
	Liberal	Diana Carroll	6,500	33.6	-8.8
	Greens	Nikki Mortier	1,797	9.3	+4.1
	Democrats	Richard Pascoe	558	2.9	-3.0
	Family First	Bill Villani	517	2.7	+1.2
	Dignity for Disabled	Tracey Rice	441	2.3	+2.3
	No Rodeo	Amanda Barlow	277	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			19,337	96.3	−0.1
Informal votes			749	3.7	+0.1
Turnout			20,086	89.2	−2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jane Lomax-Smith	11,640	60.2	+9.2
	Liberal	Diana Carroll	7,697	39.8	-9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.2

2002 South Australian state election: Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Harbison	8,621	42.4	-1.3
	Labor	Jane Lomax-Smith	8,215	40.4	+6.8
	Democrats	Cherie Prosser	1,197	5.9	-11.0
	Greens	Jake Bugden	1,058	5.2	+0.1
	No Hoo Haa	Albert Bensimon	492	2.4	+2.4
	Family First	Andrea Mason	310	1.5	+1.5
	SA First	Ben Krieg	236	1.2	+1.2
	One Nation	Roy Bedford	143	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Tom Bertuleit	61	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			20,333	96.4	−0.4
Informal votes			774	3.6	+0.4
Turnout			21,107	91.7	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jane Lomax-Smith	10,375	51.0	+3.2
	Liberal	Michael Harbison	9,958	49.0	-3.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.2

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Armitage	8,499	46.9	-11.6
	Labor	Kate Callaghan	5,536	30.5	+3.8
	Democrats	Sue Meeuwissen	2,987	16.5	+7.3
	Greens	Mark Moran	1,114	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			18,136	96.5	−0.8
Informal votes			649	3.5	+0.8
Turnout			18,785	87.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Armitage	10,042	55.4	-8.7
	Labor	Kate Callaghan	8,094	44.6	+8.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.7

1993 South Australian state election: Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Armitage	11,045	58.5	+11.9
	Labor	Clare Scriven	5,043	26.7	-15.2
	Democrats	Mark Andrews	1,741	9.2	-0.5
	Natural Law	Peter Fenwick	606	3.2	+3.2
	Democratic Socialist	Andrew Hall	458	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			18,893	97.3	−0.8
Informal votes			524	2.7	+0.8
Turnout			19,417	90.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Armitage	12,101	64.1	+12.8
	Labor	Clare Scriven	6,792	35.9	-12.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+12.8

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Armitage	8,290	48.6	+1.4
	Labor	Michael Duigan	6,777	38.9	-8.3
	Democrats	Peter Mann	1,626	9.5	+4.0
	Call to Australia	Howard Shepherd	353	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			17,046	98.0	+0.7
Informal votes			347	2.0	−0.7
Turnout			17,393	92.5	+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Armitage	9,090	53.3	+3.9
	Labor	Michael Duigan	7,956	46.7	-3.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.9

1985 South Australian state election: Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Duigan	7,875	47.3	+4.3
	Liberal	Michael Wilson	7,849	47.2	-3.8
	Democrats	Christopher Wurm	916	5.5	-0.6
Total formal votes			16,640	97.3
Informal votes			458	2.7
Turnout			17,098	89.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Duigan	8,414	50.6	+3.4
	Liberal	Michael Wilson	8,226	49.4	-3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Adelaide became a notional 2.8 percent Liberal held seat in the redistribution.

1982 South Australian state election: Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Wright	7,888	60.6	+6.1
	Liberal	Terry McClean	3,822	29.4	-3.6
	Democrats	Catherine Hannaford	1,295	10.0	-1.3
Total formal votes			13,005	90.6	−2.8
Informal votes			1,356	9.4	+2.8
Turnout			14,361	88.9	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Wright	8,536	65.6	+4.9
	Liberal	Terry McClean	4,469	34.4	-4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Wright	7,436	54.5	-11.7
	Liberal	Terry McClean	4,506	33.0	-0.8
	Democrats	Reginald Goldsworthy	1,540	11.3	+11.3
	Australia	Howard Houck	169	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			13,651	93.4	−2.7
Informal votes			962	6.6	+2.7
Turnout			14,613	89.7	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Wright	8,291	60.7	-5.5
	Liberal	Terry McClean	5,360	39.3	+5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.5

1977 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Wright	9,996	66.2	+5.9
	Liberal	Terry McClean	5,102	33.8	+12.8
Total formal votes			15,098	96.1
Informal votes			605	3.9
Turnout			15,703	90.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

1975 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Wright	9,048	60.3	-6.4
	Liberal	David Mount	3,146	21.0	-12.3
	Liberal Movement	Robert Hercus	2,812	18.7	+18.7
Total formal votes			15,006	94.1	−0.5
Informal votes			934	5.9	+0.5
Turnout			15,940	91.2	−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Wright	9,334	62.2	-4.5
	Liberal	David Mount	5,672	37.8	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.5

1973 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Wright	9,792	66.7	+3.8
	Liberal and Country	Milton Blake	4,892	33.3	+1.1
Total formal votes			14,684	94.6	−2.4
Informal votes			840	5.4	+2.4
Turnout			15,524	92.9	−0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

1970 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Sam Lawn	9,590	62.9
	Liberal and Country	Raymond Kidney	4,917	32.2
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	743	4.9
Total formal votes			15,250	97.0
Informal votes			463	3.0
Turnout			15,713	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Lawn	10,259	67.3
	Liberal and Country	Raymond Kidney	4,991	32.7
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[9]
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

1965 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Lawn	10,444	72.9	-4.0
	Democratic Labor	George Basivovs	2,372	16.6	-1.9
	Social Credit	Thomas Ellis	774	5.4	+5.4
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	746	5.2	+0.6
Total formal votes			14,336	92.9	−2.1
Informal votes			1,100	7.1	+2.1
Turnout			15,436	91.9	+0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Lawn	11,204	78.2	-2.1
	Democratic Labor	George Basivovs	3,132	21.8	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.1

1962 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Lawn	12,706	76.9	+3.9
	Democratic Labor	William Ahem	3,062	18.5	+1.0
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	757	4.6	-4.9
Total formal votes			16,525	95.0	+0.8
Informal votes			863	5.0	−0.8
Turnout			17,388	91.1	+1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Lawn	13,274	80.3	+0.2
	Democratic Labor	William Ahem	3,251	19.7	-0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

References

^ State Election Results - District Results for Adelaide Archived 2019-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, ECSA.
^ "Electorate: Adelaide". SA Election 2018. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ Jaensch, Dean. "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". State Electoral Office South Australia. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[1] State Election Results - District Results for Adelaide Archived 2019-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, ECSA.

[2] "Electorate: Adelaide". SA Election 2018. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[3] Jaensch, Dean. "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". State Electoral Office South Australia. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

[4] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[5] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[6] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[7] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[8] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[9] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[10] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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