Electoral results for the district of Davenport

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

Members for Davenport

Member Party Term
  Joyce Steele Liberal and Country 1970–1973
  Dean Brown Liberal and Country 1973–1973
  Liberal 1973–1985
  Stan Evans Independent Liberal 1985–1985
  Liberal 1985–1993
  Iain Evans Liberal 1993–2014
  Sam Duluk Liberal 2015–2018
  Steve Murray Liberal 2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Davenport.[edit]
2022 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steve Murray 9,928 41.2 −1.3
Labor Erin Thompson 9,835 40.8 +15.4
Greens John Photakis 2,266 9.4 +2.2
Independent Dan Golding 2,063 8.6 +2.2
Total formal votes 24,092 97.6
Informal votes 595 2.4
Turnout 24,687 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Erin Thompson 12,870 53.4 +11.6
Liberal Steve Murray 11,222 46.6 −11.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.6

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Davenport[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steve Murray 9,306 42.1 −0.3
Labor Jonette Thorsteinsen 5,275 23.9 +3.8
SA-Best Karen Hockley 4,604 20.8 +20.8
Greens John Photakis 1,600 7.2 −0.2
Independent Dan Golding 1,317 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 22,102 96.5 −1.3
Informal votes 792 3.5 +1.3
Turnout 22,894 92.3 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Murray 12,992 58.8 −0.7
Labor Jonette Thorsteinsen 9,110 41.2 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing −0.7
2015 Davenport state by-election[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Duluk 9,740 46.9 −4.1
Labor Mark Ward 6,927 33.4 +4.8
Greens Jody Moate 2,584 12.5 −2.8
Family First Natasha Edmonds 816 3.9 −1.2
Independent Australian Democrats Jeanie Walker 685 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 20,752 97.1 −0.7
Informal votes 613 2.9 +0.7
Turnout 21,365 85.7 −7.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Duluk 11,021 53.1 −5.0
Labor Mark Ward 9,731 46.9 +5.0
Liberal hold Swing −5.0
2014 South Australian state election: Davenport[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Iain Evans 11,581 51.0 +1.5
Labor Lucie Lock-Weir 6,498 28.6 +4.1
Greens Stephen Thomas 3,468 15.3 +1.6
Family First Natasha Edmonds 1,158 5.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 22,705 97.8 +0.4
Informal votes 511 2.2 −0.4
Turnout 23,216 93.4 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Iain Evans 13,192 58.1 −2.8
Labor Lucie Lock-Weir 9,513 41.9 +2.8
Liberal hold Swing −2.8
2010 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Iain Evans 10,648 52.0 +3.7
Labor James Wangmann 5,134 25.1 −5.8
Greens Nat Elliott 2,892 14.1 +2.7
Family First Natasha Burfield 808 3.9 −0.6
Independent Robert de Jonge 568 2.8 +2.8
Democrats Bridgid Medder 408 2.0 −2.7
Total formal votes 20,458 97.3
Informal votes 542 2.7
Turnout 21,000 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Iain Evans 12,642 61.8 +5.5
Labor James Wangmann 7,816 38.2 −5.5
Liberal hold Swing +5.5

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Iain Evans 9,579 48.5 −3.3
Labor Gerry Bowen 6,111 30.9 +8.1
Greens Adrian Miller 2,250 11.4 +11.4
Democrats Bridgid Medder 927 4.7 −12.1
Family First Toni Howard 897 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 19,764 97.7 +0.0
Informal votes 474 2.3 +0.0
Turnout 20,238 92.9 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Iain Evans 11,143 56.4 −5.1
Labor Gerry Bowen 8,621 43.6 +5.1
Liberal hold Swing −5.1
2002 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Iain Evans 10,337 51.8 +2.6
Labor Gerry Bowen 4,563 22.8 +0.6
Democrats Yvonne Caddy 3,369 16.9 −3.3
Independent Ralph Hahnheuser 540 2.7 +2.7
SA First Brenton Chappell 533 2.7 +2.7
Independent Moira Humphries 365 1.8 +1.8
One Nation F. Vandenbroek 263 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 19,970 97.7
Informal votes 477 2.3
Turnout 20,447 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Iain Evans 12,289 61.5 +7.1
Labor Gerry Bowen 7,681 38.5 +38.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Iain Evans 8,913 47.8 −10.1
Labor Jillian Bradbury 4,113 22.1 +9.9
Democrats Gordon Russell 3,462 18.6 −7.9
Independent Bob Marshall 1,140 6.1 +6.1
Independent Jack King 539 2.9 +2.9
Independent Annie Seaman 472 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 18,639 96.3 −1.7
Informal votes 715 3.7 +1.7
Turnout 19,354 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Iain Evans 11,883 63.8 −8.5
Labor Jillian Bradbury 6,756 36.2 +8.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Iain Evans 10,115 54.3 −5.9
Democrats Gordon Russell 8,524 45.7 +5.9
Liberal hold Swing −5.9
1993 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Iain Evans 11,691 58.0 +4.1
Democrats Mike Elliott 5,347 26.5 +9.5
Labor Pamela Kelly 2,458 12.2 −15.2
Independent Mavis Casey 401 2.0 +2.0
Natural Law Frances Mowling 277 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 20,174 98.0 −0.3
Informal votes 412 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 20,586 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Iain Evans 14,572 72.2 +9.4
Labor Pamela Kelly 5,602 27.8 −9.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Iain Evans 12,144 60.2 −2.6
Democrats Mike Elliott 8,030 39.8 +39.8
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stan Evans 10,146 55.8 +15.2
Labor John Whyatt 4,176 23.0 −2.0
Democrats Judith Smith 3,451 19.0 +14.9
Independent Lorraine Foster 399 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 18,172 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 288 1.6 −0.2
Turnout 18,460 94.6 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Stan Evans 11,983 65.9 −3.4
Labor John Whyatt 6,189 34.1 +3.4
Liberal gain from Independent Swing N/A
1985 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dean Brown 6,991 40.6 −25.4
Independent Liberal Stan Evans 5,224 30.3 +30.3
Labor Mark Boughey 4,307 25.0 +3.0
Democrats Kevin Angove 711 4.1 −7.9
Total formal votes 17,233 98.2
Informal votes 309 1.8
Turnout 17,542 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dean Brown 11,943 69.3 −2.7
Labor Mark Boughey 5,290 30.7 +2.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Liberal Stan Evans 9,062 52.6 +52.6
Liberal Dean Brown 8,171 47.4 −24.6
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Swing N/A
1982 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dean Brown 12,133 71.2 −3.8
Labor Emanuel Frossinakis 3,102 18.2 +2.6
Democrats Merilyn de Guerin Pedrick 1,796 10.6 +1.2
Total formal votes 17,031 96.7 −1.3
Informal votes 584 3.3 +1.3
Turnout 17,615 92.5 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dean Brown 13,031 76.5 −3.2
Labor Emanuel Frossinakis 4,000 23.5 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing −3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dean Brown 12,253 75.0 +10.5
Labor David Cox 2,548 15.6 −4.6
Democrats John Phillips 1,533 9.4 −3.8
Total formal votes 16,334 98.0 −0.8
Informal votes 325 2.0 +0.8
Turnout 16,659 92.6 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dean Brown 13,020 79.7 +7.5
Labor David Cox 3,314 20.3 −7.5
Liberal hold Swing +7.5
1977 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dean Brown 10,311 64.5 +11.8
Labor Terry Cameron 3,226 20.2 −2.8
Democrats Michael Lee 2,112 13.2 +13.2
Workers Ewan Hutchison 345 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 15,994 98.8
Informal votes 200 1.2
Turnout 16,194 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dean Brown 11,865 74.2 +0.9
Labor Terry Cameron 4,129 25.8 −0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9
1975 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dean Brown 9,293 52.8 −15.4
Labor Mark Pickhaver 4,496 25.6 −6.2
Liberal Movement Lawrence Delroy 3,809 21.6 +21.6
Total formal votes 17,598 97.7 +0.2
Informal votes 408 2.3 −0.2
Turnout 18,006 93.4 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dean Brown 12,723 72.3 +4.1
Labor Mark Pickhaver 4,875 27.7 −4.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.1
1973 South Australian state election: 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
1970 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Joyce Steele 10,298 68.0
Labor Anne Levy 4,835 32.0
Total formal votes 15,133 98.2
Informal votes 270 1.8
Turnout 15,403 95.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

References

  1. ^ State Election Results - District Results for Davenport, ECSA.
  2. ^ 2015 Davenport by-election result: Antony Green ABC
  3. ^ 2015 Davenport by-election result: ECSA
  4. ^ Distribution of preferences, 2015 Davenport by-election: ECSA
  5. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Davenport, ECSA.