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South Australian state election, 6 March 1965[1]
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 562,824
Votes cast 513,064 Turnout 94.59% +0.61%
Informal votes 14,424 Informal 2.81% +0.35%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 274,432 55.04% +1.06% 21 + 2
  Liberal and Country 179,183 35.93% +1.43% 17 – 1
  Democratic Labor 21,679 4.35% –3.40% 0 ± 0
  Social Credit 9,553 1.92% +1.92% 0 ± 0
  National 2,227 0.45% +0.45% 0 ± 0
  Communist 2,214 0.44% –0.18% 0 ± 0
  Independent 9,352 1.88% –1.27% 1 – 1
Total 498,640     39  
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 54.30% 0.00%
  Liberal and Country 45.70% 0.00%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1965 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

South Australian state election, 1965: Adelaide[2]
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

Albert

South Australian state election, 1965: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Nankivell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Alexandra

South Australian state election, 1965: Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brookman 5,557 57.7 -1.1
Labor Desmond Merton 4,068 42.3 +10.5
Total formal votes 9,625 98.1 -0.5
Informal votes 185 1.9 +0.5
Turnout 9,810 95.8 +0.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing -5.8

Angas

South Australian state election, 1965: Angas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Berthold Teusner unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Barossa

South Australian state election, 1965: Barossa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Molly Byrne 6,015 51.5 +51.5
Liberal and Country Condor Laucke 5,405 46.2 -39.7
Social Credit David Wood 165 1.4 +1.4
Democratic Labor Andrew Shore 104 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 11,689 98.6 +5.7
Informal votes 170 1.4 -5.7
Turnout 11,859 95.6 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Molly Byrne 6,113 52.3 +52.3
Liberal and Country Condor Laucke 5,576 47.7 -38.2
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A

Burnside

South Australian state election, 1965: Burnside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Joyce Steele 18,394 59.6 +1.1
Labor Joyce Henriott 10,864 35.2 +0.8
Social Credit William Carruthers 1,624 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 30,882 97.4 -0.3
Informal votes 821 2.6 +0.3
Turnout 31,703 94.2 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Joyce Steele 19,206 62.2 -2.0
Labor Joyce Henriott 11,676 37.8 +2.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing -2.0

Burra

South Australian state election, 1965: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Percy Quirke 3,467 62.3 +18.8
Labor John Phelan 2,101 37.7 +37.7
Total formal votes 5,568 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 78 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 5,646 95.9 +0.2
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Chaffey

South Australian state election, 1965: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Curren 3,449 48.6 -1.5
Liberal and Country Harold King 3,356 47.3 -2.6
Independent Herbert Wilson 169 2.4 +2.4
Democratic Labor William Ahern 124 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 7,098 97.4 -0.4
Informal votes 189 2.6 +0.4
Turnout 7,287 95.9 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Curren 3,599 50.7 +0.6
Liberal and Country Harold King 3,499 49.3 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Edwardstown

South Australian state election, 1965: Edwardstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Walsh 17,917 60.4 -11.2
Liberal and Country Laurence Daly 9,578 32.3 +32.3
Democratic Labor Allan Anderson 1,894 6.4 -22.0
Independent Brian Waters 297 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 29,686 98.0 +1.9
Informal votes 599 2.0 -1.9
Turnout 30,285 94.9 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Walsh 18,350 61.8 -9.8
Liberal and Country Laurence Daly 11,336 38.2 +38.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Enfield

South Australian state election, 1965: Enfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Jennings 21,951 61.2 -16.5
Liberal and Country Allan Stock 9,125 25.4 +25.4
Social Credit David Beavan 2,947 8.2 +8.2
Democratic Labor Desmond Timlin 1,409 3.9 -18.4
Communist Alan Miller 434 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 35,866 96.5 +0.7
Informal votes 1,301 3.5 -0.7
Turnout 37,167 95.1 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Jennings 24,025 67.0 -10.7
Liberal and Country Allan Stock 11,841 33.0 +33.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Eyre

South Australian state election, 1965: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg 3,206 46.8 -53.2
Labor Isaac Rayson 1,843 26.9 +26.9
National Harold Schiller 1,806 26.4 +26.4
Total formal votes 6,855 98.4
Informal votes 110 1.6
Turnout 6,965 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg 4,130 60.2 -39.8
Labor Isaac Rayson 2,725 39.8 +39.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Flinders

South Australian state election, 1965: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 3,678 53.6 +0.1
Labor James Hudson 2,680 39.0 -7.5
Democratic Labor Douglas Barnes 508 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 6,866 98.6 +0.4
Informal votes 97 1.4 -0.4
Turnout 6,963 96.3 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 4,110 59.9 +6.4
Labor James Hudson 2,756 40.1 -6.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +6.4

Frome

South Australian state election, 1965: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Casey 2,666 57.9 +2.3
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 1,799 39.0 -1.3
Democratic Labor John McMahon 142 3.1 -1.0
Total formal votes 4,607 98.5 +0.5
Informal votes 68 1.5 -0.5
Turnout 4,675 92.4 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Casey 2,687 58.3 +2.1
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 1,920 41.7 -2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

Gawler

South Australian state election, 1965: Gawler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Clark 16,413 64.8 -1.5
Liberal and Country Phillip Hockey 6,441 25.4 -4.1
Independent Desmond Clark 1,893 7.5 +7.5
Independent John Fielder 569 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 25,316 97.5 -0.4
Informal votes 651 2.5 +0.4
Turnout 25,967 94.0 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Clark 17,644 69.7 +2.8
Liberal and Country Phillip Hockey 7,672 30.3 -2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Glenelg

South Australian state election, 1965: Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh Hudson 16,869 51.5 +7.4
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 14,613 44.6 -5.3
Democratic Labor Mark Posa 1,267 3.9 -2.1
Total formal votes 32,749 98.6 +0.1
Informal votes 457 1.4 -0.1
Turnout 33,206 95.0 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh Hudson 17,059 52.1 +5.4
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 15,690 47.9 -5.4
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +5.4

Gouger

South Australian state election, 1965: Gouger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Steele Hall 5,384 63.5 -36.5
Labor Robert Thredgold 3,094 36.5 +36.5
Total formal votes 8,478 97.4
Informal votes 223 2.6
Turnout 8,701 95.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Gumeracha

South Australian state election, 1965: Gumeracha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 4,365 64.8 -16.3
Labor Ernie Crimes 1,449 21.5 +21.5
Democratic Labor Patrick Coffey 420 6.2 -12.7
Social Credit Marcus Dodd 375 5.6 +5.6
Communist Brian Rooney 130 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 6,739 97.9 +2.5
Informal votes 143 2.1 -2.5
Turnout 6,882 96.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 4,923 73.1 -8.0
Labor Ernie Crimes 1,816 26.9 +26.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Hindmarsh

South Australian state election, 1965: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cyril Hutchens 16,241 80.1 -19.9
Democratic Labor Cyril Holasek 4,024 19.9 +19.9
Total formal votes 20,265 94.7
Informal votes 1,136 5.3
Turnout 21,401 94.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Light

South Australian state election, 1965: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Freebairn unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Millicent

South Australian state election, 1965: Millicent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Des Corcoran 4,160 61.8 +8.7
Liberal and Country John Osborne 2,569 38.2 -7.1
Total formal votes 6,729 98.8 -0.5
Informal votes 78 1.2 +0.5
Turnout 6,807 95.0 -1.5
Labor hold Swing +8.5

Mitcham

South Australian state election, 1965: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 15,015 65.6 +1.8
Labor Murty Conlon 7,427 32.4 +2.0
Social Credit Ernst Hergstrom 454 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 22,896 98.2 -0.6
Informal votes 441 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 23,337 93.8 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 15,242 66.6 -2.2
Labor Murty Conlon 7,654 33.4 +2.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -2.2

Mount Gambier

South Australian state election, 1965: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Burdon 5,399 60.6 -8.1
Liberal and Country Mary Hill 3,507 39.4 +8.1
Total formal votes 8,906 98.2 -0.4
Informal votes 166 1.8 +0.4
Turnout 9,072 94.5 -0.5
Labor hold Swing -8.1

Murray

South Australian state election, 1965: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gabe Bywaters 5,144 67.1 -3.5
Liberal and Country Eric Doecke 2,522 32.9 +3.5
Total formal votes 7,666 98.1 -0.3
Informal votes 152 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 7,818 96.3 0.0
Labor hold Swing -3.5

Norwood

South Australian state election, 1965: Norwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Dunstan 10,452 57.6 -0.5
Liberal and Country Sidney Daws 7,679 42.4 +5.2
Total formal votes 18,131 96.7 -1.4
Informal votes 610 3.3 +1.4
Turnout 18,741 93.4 -0.4
Labor hold Swing -1.2

Onkaparinga

South Australian state election, 1965: Onkaparinga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 3,836 57.1 +0.7
Labor Frank Staniford 2,608 38.8 -4.8
Social Credit Harvey Burns 278 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 6,722 98.2 +2.4
Informal votes 122 1.8 -2.4
Turnout 6,844 95.8 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 3,975 59.1 +2.7
Labor Frank Staniford 2,747 40.9 -2.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.7

Port Adelaide

South Australian state election, 1965: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Ryan 15,460 76.8 -6.5
Democratic Labor Donald Boys 3,768 18.7 +5.6
Communist Peter Symon 904 4.5 +0.9
Total formal votes 20,132 94.3 -1.7
Informal votes 1,216 5.7 +1.7
Turnout 21,348 94.7 +1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 16,228 80.6 -5.7
Democratic Labor Donald Boys 3,904 19.4 +5.7
Labor hold Swing -5.7

Port Pirie

South Australian state election, 1965: Port Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dave McKee 5,468 89.4 -1.4
Independent Allan Mossop 649 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 6,117 96.8 -0.1
Informal votes 204 3.2 +0.1
Turnout 6,321 96.2 +1.4
Labor hold Swing -1.4

Ridley

South Australian state election, 1965: Ridley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Stott 4,483 66.9 +28.2
Labor Arnold Busbridge 2,215 33.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 6,698 98.4 -0.6
Informal votes 106 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 6,804 98.0 +1.8
Independent hold Swing N/A

Rocky River

South Australian state election, 1965: Rocky River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country James Heaslip 3,652 66.6 -33.4
Labor George Smart 1,832 33.4 +33.4
Total formal votes 5,484 98.3
Informal votes 96 1.7
Turnout 5,580 96.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Semaphore

South Australian state election, 1965: Semaphore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Hurst 16,430 78.1 -21.9
Democratic Labor Charles Coffey 2,747 13.1 +13.1
Social Credit George Heritage 1,821 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 21,028 94.9
Informal votes 1,116 5.1
Turnout 22,144 95.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Reg Hurst 17,341 82.5 -17.5
Democratic Labor Charles Coffey 3,687 17.5 +17.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Stirling

South Australian state election, 1965: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William McAnaney 4,906 70.9 +4.7
Labor Allan Stevens 2,011 29.1 +29.1
Total formal votes 6,917 99.0 +0.5
Informal votes 102 1.5 -0.5
Turnout 6,989 96.5 +0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Stuart

South Australian state election, 1965: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Riches 6,618 87.7 -0.3
Independent William Young 926 12.3 +12.3
Total formal votes 7,544 95.7 -0.7
Informal votes 336 4.3 +0.7
Turnout 7,880 93.1 -0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.3

Torrens

South Australian state election, 1965: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 8,937 48.5 -1.3
Labor Chris Hurford 8,063 43.7 -1.6
Democratic Labor Charles Bradley 1,136 6.2 +1.4
Social Credit Russell Sellars 310 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 18,446 97.9 -0.5
Informal votes 397 2.1 +0.5
Turnout 18,843 94.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 9,982 54.1 +0.2
Labor Chris Hurford 8,464 45.9 -0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.2

Unley

South Australian state election, 1965: Unley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gil Langley 9,062 50.7 +0.2
Liberal and Country John McLeay 8,024 44.9 +1.7
Democratic Labor Mary Dempsey 660 3.7 +3.7
Independent John Hennessey 79 0.4 +0.4
Independent William Wallace 56 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 17,881 97.6 +4.9
Informal votes 455 2.4 -4.9
Turnout 18,336 94.0 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gil Langley 9,229 51.6 -2.0
Liberal and Country John McLeay 8,652 48.4 +2.0
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Victoria

South Australian state election, 1965: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 3,511 51.1 -2.6
Labor David Walker 2,713 39.5 -6.8
National James McLachlan 421 6.1 +6.1
Independent John Gartner 221 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 6,866 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 59 0.9 -0.1
Turnout 6,925 95.2 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 4,001 58.3 +4.6
Labor David Walker 2,865 41.7 -4.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +4.6

Wallaroo

South Australian state election, 1965: Wallaroo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lloyd Hughes 3,346 59.1 -3.8
Liberal and Country Clarence Green 2,313 40.9 +3.8
Total formal votes 5,659 98.1 -0.7
Informal votes 112 1.9 +0.7
Turnout 5,771 96.5 -0.1
Labor hold Swing -3.8

West Torrens

South Australian state election, 1965: West Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Glen Broomhill 18,496 56.8 -0.7
Liberal and Country Parker Morton 14,068 43.2 +4.8
Total formal votes 32,564 97.3 -1.3
Informal votes 899 2.7 +1.3
Turnout 33,463 94.1 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -1.3

Whyalla

South Australian state election, 1965: Whyalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Loveday 7,589 79.8 -7.5
Democratic Labor Gordon Kimpton 1,043 11.0 +11.0
Independent Clarence Young 544 5.7 +5.7
Independent James Yates 332 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 9,508 96.4 -0.5
Informal votes 348 3.6 +0.5
Turnout 9,856 87.6 -1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ron Loveday 8,027 84.4 -2.9
Democratic Labor Gordon Kimpton 1,481 15.6 +15.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Yorke Peninsula

South Australian state election, 1965: Yorke Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country James Ferguson 4,276 69.5 -30.5
Labor Michael Kennedy 1,875 30.5 +30.5
Total formal votes 6,151 98.2
Informal votes 111 1.8
Turnout 6,262 97.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ^ "Details of SA 1965 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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