Electoral results for the district of Chaffey

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

Members for Chaffey

Member Party Term
  William MacGillivray Independent 1938–1956
  Harold King Liberal and Country 1956–1962
  Reg Curren Labor 1962–1968
  Peter Arnold Liberal and Country 1968–1970
  Reg Curren Labor 1970–1973
  Peter Arnold Liberal and Country 1973–1973
  Liberal 1973–1993
  Kent Andrew Liberal 1993–1997
  Karlene Maywald Nationals SA 1997–2010
  Tim Whetstone Liberal 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Chaffey.[edit]
2022 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Whetstone 12,050 54.6 +7.6
Labor Joanne Sutton 4,395 19.9 +1.2
One Nation Sab Feleppa 2,180 9.9 +9.9
Greens Trevor Schloithe 1,334 6.0 +4.0
National Damien Buijs 1,267 5.7 +5.7
Family First Mathew Francis 831 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 22,057 95.5
Informal votes 1,034 4.5
Turnout 23,091 89.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Whetstone 14,820 67.2 −0.8
Labor Joanne Sutton 7,237 32.8 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing −0.8

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Chaffey[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Whetstone 9,489 46.1 −17.6
SA-Best Michelle Campbell 5,136 24.9 +24.9
Labor Sim Singh-Malhi 3,972 19.3 +1.7
Conservatives Trevor Scott 1,366 6.6 −6.6
Greens Philip Pointer 404 2.0 −3.6
Dignity Richard Challis 229 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 20,596 95.7 −0.9
Informal votes 935 4.3 +0.9
Turnout 21,531 91.6 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Whetstone 13,857 67.3 −6.7
Labor Sim Singh-Malhi 6,739 32.7 +6.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Tim Whetstone 12,059 58.6 −15.4
SA-Best Michelle Campbell 8,537 41.5 +41.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A
2014 South Australian state election: Chaffey[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Whetstone 14,196 64.8 +17.1
Labor Mahanbir Grewal 3,615 16.5 +9.1
Family First Yvonne Zeppel 2,891 13.2 +5.7
Greens Jason Garrood 1,199 5.5 +3.3
Total formal votes 21,901 96.6 −0.3
Informal votes 767 3.4 +0.3
Turnout 22,668 92.2 −1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Whetstone 16,454 75.1 −3.3
Labor Mahanbir Grewal 5,447 24.9 +3.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A
2010 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Whetstone 8,958 44.7 +15.6
National Karlene Maywald 7,310 36.5 −15.3
Family First Jack Papageorgiou 1,535 7.7 +2.7
Labor Roly Telfer 1,439 7.2 −3.1
Independent David Peake 398 2.0 +2.0
Greens James Jordan 395 2.0 −0.5
Total formal votes 20,035 96.8
Informal votes 640 3.2
Turnout 20,675 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Whetstone 15,580 77.8 +6.0
Labor Roly Telfer 4,455 22.2 −6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Tim Whetstone 10,770 53.8 +20.0
National Karlene Maywald 9,265 46.2 −20.0
Liberal gain from National Swing +20.0

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Karlene Maywald 10,358 53.2 +4.0
Liberal Anna Baric 5,498 28.2 −3.2
Labor Robert Potter 1,914 9.8 −2.2
Family First Rikki Lambert 970 5.0 +5.0
Greens Pam Kelly 475 2.4 +2.4
Democrats Graham McNaughton 271 1.4 −2.6
Total formal votes 19,486 96.5 −1.0
Informal votes 699 3.5 +1.0
Turnout 20,185 92.3 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Anna Baric 13,994 71.8
Labor Robert Potter 5,492 28.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Karlene Maywald 13,101 67.2 +3.2
Liberal Anna Baric 6,385 32.8 −3.2
National hold Swing +3.2
2002 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Karlene Maywald 9,929 49.2 +12.4
Liberal Kent Andrew 6,337 31.4 −10.5
Labor Waluwe Simpson-Lyttle 2,419 12.0 −2.0
Democrats Graham McNaughton 800 4.0 −3.2
One Nation Shirley Faulkner 676 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 20,161 97.5
Informal votes 526 2.5
Turnout 20,687 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Karlene Maywald 12,899 64.0 +11.5
Liberal Kent Andrew 7,262 36.0 −11.5
National hold Swing +11.5

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kent Andrew 8,133 41.7 +0.6
National Karlene Maywald 7,242 37.1 +13.5
Labor Michael Subacius 2,734 14.0 +5.5
Democrats Karrie Lannstrom 1,399 7.2 +5.7
Total formal votes 19,508 97.2 +0.5
Informal votes 564 2.8 −0.5
Turnout 20,072 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kent Andrew 13,841 71.0 −8.0
Labor Michael Subacius 5,667 29.0 +8.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Karlene Maywald 10,252 52.6 +8.9
Liberal Kent Andrew 9,256 47.4 −8.9
National gain from Liberal Swing +8.9
1993 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kent Andrew 8,109 41.1 −17.6
National Peter McFarlane 4,668 23.7 +23.7
Independent Philip Lorimer 4,464 22.6 +22.6
Labor Petar Zdravkovski 1,678 8.5 −15.7
Independent Shirley Faulkner 521 2.6 +2.6
Democrats Eric Mack 282 1.4 −10.1
Total formal votes 19,722 96.7 −0.5
Informal votes 672 3.3 +0.5
Turnout 20,394 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kent Andrew 15,579 79.0 +8.3
Labor Petar Zdravkovski 4,143 21.0 −8.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Kent Andrew 11,105 56.3 −14.4
National Peter McFarlane 8,617 43.7 +43.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Arnold 10,716 58.6 −4.9
Labor William Parsons 4,427 24.2 −7.3
Democrats Mark Lobban 2,117 11.6 +6.7
Independent Rowland Beech 1,026 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 18,286 97.2 −0.4
Informal votes 535 2.8 +0.4
Turnout 18,821 92.0 +2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Arnold 12,921 70.7 +4.4
Labor William Parsons 12,921 29.3 −4.4
Liberal hold Swing +4.4
1985 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Arnold 10,937 63.5 +1.5
Labor Bill Parsons 5,428 31.5 +1.5
Democrats Rilda Sharp 847 4.9 −3.1
Total formal votes 17,212 97.6
Informal votes 427 2.4
Turnout 17,639 89.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Arnold 11,415 66.3 +0.3
Labor Bill Parsons 5,797 33.7 −0.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.3
1982 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Arnold 10,219 61.5 +0.4
Labor Roland Telfer 5,109 30.7 −2.8
Democrats Michael Elliott 1,291 7.8 +2.4
Total formal votes 16,619 94.5 −1.1
Informal votes 975 5.5 +1.1
Turnout 17,594 92.0 −2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Arnold 10,865 65.4 +1.6
Labor Roland Telfer 5,754 34.6 −1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Arnold 9,970 61.1 +1.5
Labor Ronald Telfer 5,455 33.5 −6.9
Democrats Rowland Beech 876 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 16,301 95.6 −1.9
Informal votes 748 4.4 +1.9
Turnout 17,049 94.3 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Arnold 10,408 63.8 +4.2
Labor Ronald Telfer 5,893 36.2 −4.2
Liberal hold Swing +4.2
1977 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Arnold 9,522 59.6 +7.5
Labor John Howe 6,445 40.4 +11.0
Total formal votes 15,967 97.5
Informal votes 401 2.5
Turnout 16,368 93.4
Liberal hold Swing −8.2
1975 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Arnold 6,281 55.9 +2.4
Labor John Hooper 3,562 31.7 −14.8
Liberal Movement Jack Seekamp 1,391 12.4 +12.4
Total formal votes 11,234 96.4 −1.4
Informal votes 418 3.6 +1.4
Turnout 11,652 93.8 −1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Arnold 7,538 67.1 +13.5
Labor John Hooper 3,696 32.9 −13.5
Liberal hold Swing +13.5
1973 South Australian state election: 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
1970 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Curren 4,296 44.3
Liberal and Country Peter Arnold 3,891 40.1
National Geoffrey Blight 1,353 14.0
Independent Patrick Barry 154 1.6
Total formal votes 9,694 98.3
Informal votes 167 1.7
Turnout 9,861 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Curren 4,870 50.2
Liberal and Country Peter Arnold 4,824 49.8
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Peter Arnold 3,392 47.4 +0.1
Labor Reg Curren 3,073 42.9 −5.7
National James Trevor 367 5.1 +5.1
Independent Allan Anderson 329 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 7,161 97.3 −0.1
Informal votes 197 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 7,358 93.4 −2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Peter Arnold 4,008 56.0 +6.7
Labor Reg Curren 3,153 44.0 −6.7
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing +6.7
1965 South Australian state election: 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
1962 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Curren 3,519 50.1 +19.6
Liberal and Country Harold King 3,504 49.9 +5.4
Total formal votes 7,023 97.8 −0.6
Informal votes 156 2.2 +0.6
Turnout 7,179 95.9 +0.1
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +8.3

References

  1. ^ State Election Results - District Results for Chaffey, ECSA.
  2. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Chaffey, ECSA.