Results of the 1973 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 10 March 1973[1]
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 696,290
Votes cast 655,937 Turnout 94.20% -0.83%
Informal votes 26,794 Informal 4.08% +2.02%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 324,135 51.52% –0.12% 26 - 1
  Liberal and Country 250,312 39.79% –3.97% 20 ± 0
  National 24,810 3.94% +2.05% 1 + 1
  Independent 27,178 4.32% +2.86% 0 ± 0
  Other 2,708 0.43% * 0 ± 0
Total 629,143     47  
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 54.50% +1.20%
  Liberal and Country 45.50% –1.20%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1973 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

South Australian state election, 1973: Adelaide[2]
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

Albert Park

South Australian state election, 1973: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Harrison 10,716 71.7 +3.7
Liberal and Country Valentine Dignum 4,236 28.3 -3.7
Total formal votes 14,952 94.5 -2.6
Informal votes 870 5.5 +2.6
Turnout 15,822 94.9 -0.5
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Alexandra

South Australian state election, 1973: Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ted Chapman 5,229 50.3 -9.7
National Lester James 3,523 33.9 +33.9
Independent David Baines 1,642 15.8 +15.8
Total formal votes 10,394 95.1 -3.7
Informal votes 536 4.9 +3.7
Turnout 10,930 95.5 +1.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ted Chapman 6,050 58.2 -9.8
National Lester James 4,344 41.8 +41.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Ascot Park

South Australian state election, 1973: Ascot Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Virgo 9,685 64.7 +1.5
Liberal and Country John Forgan 5,289 35.3 -1.5
Total formal votes 14,974 96.7 -1.7
Informal votes 506 3.3 +1.7
Turnout 15,480 94.8 -1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Bragg

South Australian state election, 1973: Bragg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Tonkin 9,619 66.4 -0.5
Labor Florence Pens 4,863 33.6 +0.5
Total formal votes 14,482 97.3 -1.0
Informal votes 398 2.7 +1.0
Turnout 14,880 93.5 -0.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.5

Brighton

South Australian state election, 1973: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh Hudson 10,099 60.1 +6.2
Liberal and Country Ronald Moulds 6,045 36.0 -6.5
Independent Betty Preston 656 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 16,800 98.1 -0.7
Informal votes 333 1.9 +0.7
Turnout 17,133 94.9 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh Hudson 10,416 62.0 +7.5
Liberal and Country Ronald Moulds 6,384 38.0 -7.5
Labor hold Swing +7.5

Chaffey

South Australian state election, 1973: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Peter Arnold 5,561 53.5 +13.4
Labor Reg Curren 4,830 46.5 +2.2
Total formal votes 10,391 97.8 -0.5
Informal votes 233 2.2 +0.5
Turnout 10,624 95.2 -1.1
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing +3.7

Coles

South Australian state election, 1973: Coles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len King 10,341 59.2 +4.7
Liberal and Country Graeme Sargent 7,116 40.8 -1.9
Total formal votes 17,457 96.7 -1.4
Informal votes 589 3.3 +1.4
Turnout 18,046 95.4 -1.6
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Davenport

South Australian state election, 1973: 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

Elizabeth

South Australian state election, 1973: Elizabeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Duncan 9,904 65.0 +1.3
Liberal and Country Brian Marsden 3,247 21.3 -9.6
Independent Fred Smith 1,617 10.6 +10.6
Independent Nick Bolkus 476 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 15,244 96.1 -1.7
Informal votes 622 3.9 +1.7
Turnout 15,866 91.5 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Duncan 10,610 69.6 +3.2
Liberal and Country Brian Marsden 4,634 30.4 -3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Eyre

South Australian state election, 1973: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Graham Gunn 5,848 72.6 +16.5
Labor Peter Kennedy 2,202 27.4 -5.8
Total formal votes 8,050 96.1 -1.5
Informal votes 327 3.9 +1.5
Turnout 8,377 88.7 -3.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +6.9

Fisher

South Australian state election, 1973: Fisher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Stan Evans 9,876 59.4 +0.8
Labor Ronald Caldicott 6,742 40.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 16,618 97.0 -1.8
Informal votes 511 3.0 +1.8
Turnout 17,129 94.1 +0.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing -2.4

Flinders

South Australian state election, 1973: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Blacker 5,221 54.9 +54.9
Liberal and Country John Carnie 4,297 45.1 -14.8
Total formal votes 9,518 93.4 -5.0
Informal votes 672 6.6 +5.0
Turnout 10,190 95.0 -1.0
National gain from Liberal and Country Swing +54.9

Florey

South Australian state election, 1973: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Wells 12,517 70.4 +2.2
Liberal and Country Anthony Deane-Shaw 5,262 29.6 -2.2
Total formal votes 17,779 95.0 -2.6
Informal votes 925 5.0 +2.6
Turnout 18,704 94.6 -1.1
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Frome

South Australian state election, 1973: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 4,584 60.9 +10.1
Labor Gerard Casanova 2,939 39.1 -6.1
Total formal votes 7,523 97.1 -1.1
Informal votes 224 2.9 +1.1
Turnout 7,747 93.5 -0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +6.7

Gilles

South Australian state election, 1973: Gilles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Slater 8,846 55.8 +0.4
Liberal and Country Donald Glazbrook 6,995 44.2 -0.4
Total formal votes 15,841 96.5 -1.7
Informal votes 574 3.5 +1.7
Turnout 16,415 94.8 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.4

Glenelg

South Australian state election, 1973: Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Mathwin 8,465 52.7 -1.0
Labor Brian Crawford 7,604 47.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 16,069 97.8 -0.9
Informal votes 359 2.2 +0.9
Turnout 16,428 94.3 -1.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing -3.8

Gouger

South Australian state election, 1973: Gouger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Keith Russack 4,502 48.3 -3.3
Labor Peter Dewhurst 2,892 31.0 -9.5
National Ronald Crosby 1,439 15.4 +7.5
Independent Patrick Carlin 489 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 9,322 97.9 -1.0
Informal votes 204 2.1 +1.0
Turnout 9,526 95.3 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Keith Russack 5,957 63.9 +5.2
Labor Peter Dewhurst 3,365 36.1 -5.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.2

Goyder

South Australian state election, 1973: Goyder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Steele Hall 4,678 51.5 -9.9
National Francis McIntyre 2,811 30.9 +21.6
Independent Donald Gardner 1,597 17.6 +17.6
Total formal votes 9,086 95.0 -3.8
Informal votes 476 5.0 +3.8
Turnout 9,562 96.2 -0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Steele Hall 5,477 60.3 -9.4
National Francis McIntyre 3,609 39.7 +39.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Hanson

South Australian state election, 1973: Hanson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Heini Becker 9,022 52.4 +2.0
Labor Brian Smith 8,184 47.6 -2.0
Total formal votes 17,206 97.3 -1.0
Informal votes 470 2.7 +1.0
Turnout 17,676 93.7 -1.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.0

Henley Beach

South Australian state election, 1973: Henley Beach
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Glen Broomhill 9,661 57.0 -0.9
Liberal and Country Reginald Appelkamp 5,668 33.4 -8.7
Independent Daniel Overduin 1,633 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 16,962 96.8 -1.3
Informal votes 564 3.2 +1.3
Turnout 17,526 94.1 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Glen Broomhill 10,211 60.2 +2.3
Liberal and Country Reginald Appelkamp 6,751 39.8 -2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Heysen

South Australian state election, 1973: Heysen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William McAnaney 7,327 73.0 +5.4
Labor Howard Houck 2,708 27.0 -5.4
Total formal votes 10,035 93.5 -4.2
Informal votes 694 6.5 +4.2
Turnout 10,729 94.3 -1.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.4

Kavel

South Australian state election, 1973: 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

Light

South Australian state election, 1973: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 6,031 62.1 +8.7
Labor William Sneesby 3,390 34.9 -9.2
Independent Eric Gerlach 294 3.0 +0.6
Total formal votes 9,715 97.0 -1.5
Informal votes 305 3.0 +1.5
Turnout 10,020 95.6 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 6,179 63.6 +9.0
Labor William Sneesby 3,536 36.4 -9.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +9.0

Mallee

South Australian state election, 1973: Mallee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Nankivell 4,901 53.2 -4.9
National Joseph Philbey 4,318 46.8 +28.9
Total formal votes 9,219 94.6 -4.1
Informal votes 525 5.4 +4.1
Turnout 9,744 95.7 +1.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Mawson

South Australian state election, 1973: Mawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Hopgood 13,812 61.6 +5.3
Liberal and Country Leslie Scott 7,786 34.7 -9.0
Social Credit George Gater 841 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 22,439 96.8 -1.0
Informal votes 730 3.2 +1.0
Turnout 23,169 94.0 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Hopgood 14,373 64.1 +7.8
Liberal and Country Leslie Scott 8,056 35.9 -7.8
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Millicent

South Australian state election, 1973: Millicent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Des Corcoran 5,724 56.5 +2.5
Liberal and Country Murray Vandepeer 4,404 43.5 -2.5
Total formal votes 10,128 98.5 0.0
Informal votes 151 1.5 0.0
Turnout 10,279 96.2 -1.6
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Mitcham

South Australian state election, 1973: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 9,528 62.0 -3.0
Labor Sean Dawes 4,977 32.4 -2.6
Independent Arthur Cockington 856 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 15,361 98.0 -0.4
Informal votes 309 2.0 +0.4
Turnout 15,670 94.1 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 9,324 65.7 +0.7
Labor Sean Dawes 6,037 34.3 -0.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.7

Mitchell

South Australian state election, 1973: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Payne 9,472 61.0 +1.7
Liberal and Country Peter Daniels 6,059 39.0 -1.7
Total formal votes 15,531 96.8 -1.5
Informal votes 508 3.2 +1.5
Turnout 16,039 94.5 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Mount Gambier

South Australian state election, 1973: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Burdon 5,253 58.6 +3.8
Liberal and Country David Rogers 2,566 25.1 +2.0
Independent Brian O'Connor 1,671 16.3 -5.8
Total formal votes 10,228 97.6 -0.8
Informal votes 247 2.4 +0.8
Turnout 10,475 95.0 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allan Burdon 6,546 64.0 +3.6
Liberal and Country David Rogers 3,682 36.0 -3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6

Murray

South Australian state election, 1973: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ivon Wardle 5,929 57.3 +7.2
Labor Harold McLaren 4,421 42.7 -4.2
Total formal votes 10,350 97.6 -1.0
Informal votes 253 2.4 +1.0
Turnout 10,603 95.9 -0.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.1

Norwood

South Australian state election, 1973: Norwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Dunstan 9,033 59.7 +4.1
Liberal and Country Peter Adamson 6,095 40.3 +1.7
Total formal votes 15,128 96.3 -1.6
Informal votes 583 3.7 +1.6
Turnout 15,711 92.9 -1.2
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Peake

South Australian state election, 1973: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Simmons 8,855 59.6 +0.3
Liberal and Country Barbara Ashwin 6,003 40.4 -0.3
Total formal votes 14,858 95.6 -2.0
Informal votes 676 4.4 +2.0
Turnout 15,534 94.6 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +0.3

Pirie

South Australian state election, 1973: Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dave McKee 6,749 73.9 -0.7
Independent Myles McCallum 2,385 26.1 +26.1
Total formal votes 9,134 93.8 -4.1
Informal votes 602 6.2 +4.1
Turnout 9,736 95.4 -0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Playford

South Australian state election, 1973: Playford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry McRae 11,545 64.8 +7.7
Liberal and Country Lloyd Duffield 6,276 35.2 -0.4
Total formal votes 17,821 94.2 -3.9
Informal votes 1,104 5.8 +3.9
Turnout 18,925 93.6 -1.6
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Price

South Australian state election, 1973: Price
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Ryan 9,396 64.6 -4.2
Liberal and Country Jean Lawrie 3,718 25.5 -5.7
Independent Julie Dearing 1,442 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 14,556 94.5 -2.2
Informal votes 852 5.5 +2.2
Turnout 15,408 94.3 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 10,553 72.5 +3.7
Liberal and Country Jean Lawrie 4,003 27.5 -3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Rocky River

South Australian state election, 1973: Rocky River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Howard Venning 4,454 47.8 -8.5
National Peter Longmire 2,716 29.2 +13.6
Labor Nathan Smith 2,147 23.0 -5.1
Total formal votes 9,317 97.9 -0.8
Informal votes 201 2.1 +0.8
Turnout 9,518 95.9 -0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Howard Venning 4,680 50.2 -20.1
National Peter Longmire 4,637 49.8 +49.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Ross Smith

South Australian state election, 1973: Ross Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Jennings 11,102 80.3 +12.2
Independent John Lynch 2,720 19.7 +19.7
Total formal votes 13,822 92.9 -4.7
Informal votes 1,057 7.1 4.7
Turnout 14,879 94.6 -0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Salisbury

South Australian state election, 1973: Salisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Groth 10,943 84.0 +17.0
Independent Robert Maczkowiack 2,079 16.0 +16.0
Total formal votes 13,022 86.8 -10.8
Informal votes 1,979 13.2 +10.8
Turnout 15,001 93.9 -0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Semaphore

South Australian state election, 1973: Semaphore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Hurst 11,472 72.7 -1.9
Liberal and Country John Howarth 3,729 23.6 -1.8
Socialist Keith Waye 576 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 15,777 95.7 -1.8
Informal votes 701 4.3 +1.8
Turnout 16,478 94.8 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Hurst 11,991 76.0 +1.4
Liberal and Country John Howarth 3,786 24.0 -1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Spence

South Australian state election, 1973: Spence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Crimes 11,363 81.9 +6.2
Independent James Sheridan 2,508 18.1 +18.1
Total formal votes 13,871 92.7 -4.5
Informal votes 1,098 7.3 +4.5
Turnout 14,969 94.8 -0.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Stuart

South Australian state election, 1973: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gavin Keneally 8,702 81.2 +5.2
Independent George Rogers 2,012 18.8 +18.8
Total formal votes 10,714 92.9 -4.2
Informal votes 822 7.1 +4.2
Turnout 11,536 90.4 -2.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Tea Tree Gully

South Australian state election, 1973: Tea Tree Gully
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Molly Byrne 13,525 62.2 +2.8
Liberal and Country William Brassington 7,382 34.0 -6.0
Independent Leo Davis 829 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 21,736 97.5 +0.6
Informal votes 566 2.5 -0.6
Turnout 22,302 94.6 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Molly Byrne 13,940 64.1 +4.7
Liberal and Country William Brassington 7,796 35.9 -4.7
Labor hold Swing +4.7

Torrens

South Australian state election, 1973: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 8,202 55.2 +1.3
Labor Christopher Sumner 6,669 44.8 +1.9
Total formal votes 14,871 96.8 -1.2
Informal votes 498 3.2 +1.2
Turnout 15,369 92.8 0.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.4

Unley

South Australian state election, 1973: Unley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gil Langley 8,357 58.6 +3.7
Liberal and Country Johnny Mac 5,040 35.4 -6.4
Happy Birthday Susie Creamcheese 855 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 14,252 96.3 -1.5
Informal votes 546 3.7 +1.5
Turnout 14,798 93.0 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gil Langley 8,785 61.6 +6.2
Liberal and Country Johnny Mac 5,467 38.4 -6.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2

Victoria

South Australian state election, 1973: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 5,768 64.1 +5.7
National Graham Carrick 3,232 35.9 +20.7
Total formal votes 9,000 93.8 -4.9
Informal votes 598 6.2 +4.9
Turnout 9,598 94.7 -0.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Whyalla

South Australian state election, 1973: Whyalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Max Brown 6,878 74.7 +17.8
Liberal and Country Jason Reid 2,334 25.3 +13.1
Total formal votes 9,212 96.7 -0.7
Informal votes 316 3.3 +0.7
Turnout 9,528 91.4 -1.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ^ "Details of SA 1973 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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