Electoral results for the district of Florey

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

Members for Florey

Member Party Term
  Charles Wells Labor 1970–1979
  Harold O'Neill Labor 1979–1982
  Bob Gregory Labor 1982–1993
  Sam Bass Liberal 1993–1997
  Frances Bedford Labor 1997–2017
  Independent 2017–2022
  Michael Brown Labor 2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Florey.[edit]
2022 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Brown 10,866 48.9 +8.7
Liberal Janice McShane 6,298 28.4 +7.0
Greens Felicity Green 2,294 10.3 +4.5
Family First Daniel Masullo 1,428 6.4 +6.4
Independent Tessa Kowaliw 1,326 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 22,212 95.9
Informal votes 938 4.1
Turnout 23,150 87.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Brown 13,955 62.8 −0.6
Liberal Janice McShane 8,257 37.2 +0.6
Labor notional hold Swing −0.6

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Florey[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rik Morris 7,451 32.8 −17.1
Independent Frances Bedford 6,962 30.6 +30.6
Liberal Gagan Sharma 4,768 21.0 −13.4
Conservatives John Peake 1,132 5.0 −4.1
Greens Adam Gatt 1,101 4.8 −1.8
Animal Justice Geoff Russell 885 3.9 +3.9
Dignity Suzi Waechter 418 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 22,717 93.3 −2.8
Informal votes 1,621 6.7 +2.8
Turnout 24,338 91.0 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rik Morris 13,852 61.0 +1.9
Liberal Gagan Sharma 8,865 39.0 −1.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Frances Bedford 12,746 56.1 +56.1
Labor Rik Morris 9,971 43.9 −15.2
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A
2014 South Australian state election: Florey[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frances Bedford 8,983 43.8 −1.1
Liberal Damian Wyld 8,317 40.6 +3.0
Family First Richard Bunting 1,677 8.2 +1.5
Greens Kim Thomson 1,517 7.4 +0.9
Total formal votes 20,494 96.7 +0.2
Informal votes 708 3.3 −0.2
Turnout 21,202 92.5 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frances Bedford 10,755 52.5 −1.1
Liberal Damian Wyld 9,739 47.5 +1.1
Labor hold Swing −1.1
2010 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frances Bedford 9,339 44.9 −7.7
Liberal Pat Trainor 7,811 37.6 +7.0
Family First Andrew Graham 1,380 6.6 −0.8
Greens Craig McKay 1,347 6.5 +0.8
Save the RAH Denes Marantos 905 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 20,782 96.3
Informal votes 756 3.7
Turnout 21,538 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frances Bedford 11,132 53.6 −8.5
Liberal Pat Trainor 9,650 46.4 +8.5
Labor hold Swing −8.5

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frances Bedford 10,042 52.9 +9.7
Liberal Pat Trainor 5,811 30.6 −6.0
Family First Richard Bunting 1,410 7.4 +0.7
Greens Craig McKay 1,083 5.7 +2.1
Democrats Catherine Opitz 636 3.4 −3.5
Total formal votes 20,507 96.3 −0.9
Informal votes 734 3.7 +0.9
Turnout 21,241 93.3 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frances Bedford 11,787 62.1 +8.5
Liberal Pat Trainor 7,195 37.9 −8.5
Labor hold Swing +8.5
2002 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frances Bedford 8,414 43.2 +5.1
Liberal Lyn Petrie 7,096 36.4 −0.8
Democrats Paul Rowse 1,341 6.9 −9.2
Family First Rob Pillar 1,294 6.6 +6.6
Greens Lisa Blake 718 3.7 +3.7
One Nation Victor Horvat 613 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 19,476 97.2
Informal votes 557 2.8
Turnout 20,033 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frances Bedford 10,462 53.7 +0.9
Liberal Lyn Petrie 9,014 46.3 −0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Bass 7,449 38.2 −16.7
Labor Frances Bedford 7,085 36.3 +4.4
Democrats Steve Bartholomew 3,113 16.0 +5.4
Independent Michael Wohltmann 871 4.5 +4.5
Independent Snowy Burns 650 3.3 +3.3
United Australia Stan Batten 332 1.7 −0.7
Total formal votes 19,500 95.1 −2.0
Informal votes 996 4.9 +2.0
Turnout 20,496 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frances Bedford 10,012 51.3 +12.3
Liberal Sam Bass 9,488 48.7 −12.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.3
1993 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Bass 10,981 54.5 +14.6
Labor Bob Gregory 6,522 32.4 −12.0
Democrats Michael Pilling 2,122 10.5 −0.1
Independent Stanley Batten 527 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 20,152 97.1 +0.3
Informal votes 608 2.9 −0.3
Turnout 20,760 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Bass 12,164 60.4 +12.2
Labor Bob Gregory 7,988 39.6 −12.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +12.2

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gregory 9,591 44.4 −11.1
Liberal Richard Luther 8,650 40.1 +0.8
Democrats Stephen Bartholomew 2,143 9.9 +4.7
Call to Australia Cathryn Linedale 740 3.4 +3.4
Independent Deborah Moran 474 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 21,598 96.7 −0.4
Informal votes 729 3.3 +0.4
Turnout 22,327 95.6 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Gregory 11,181 51.8 −6.4
Liberal Richard Luther 10,417 48.2 +6.4
Labor hold Swing −6.4
1985 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gregory 9,961 55.5 +2.5
Liberal Martin Luther 7,047 39.3 −0.7
Democrats Andrew Sickerdick 934 5.2 −0.8
Total formal votes 17,942 97.1
Informal votes 537 2.9
Turnout 18,479 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Gregory 10,450 58.2 +2.2
Liberal Martin Luther 7,492 41.8 −2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2
1982 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gregory 9,213 57.9 +8.8
Liberal Philip Bayly 5,004 31.4 −7.4
Democrats Andrew Sickerdick 1,698 10.7 −1.4
Total formal votes 15,915 93.7 −0.7
Informal votes 1,070 6.3 +0.7
Turnout 16,985 93.7 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Gregory 10,062 63.2 +9.5
Liberal Philip Bayly 5,853 36.8 −9.5
Labor hold Swing +9.5
1982 Florey state by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gregory 7,575 56.6 +7.5
Liberal Philip Bayly 3,736 27.9 −10.9
Democrats Andrew Sickerdick 2,068 15.5 +3.4
Total formal votes 13,379 97.1 N/A
Informal votes 399 2.9 N/A
Turnout 13,778 79.1 N/A
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold O'Neill 7,679 49.1 −17.9
Liberal Lois Bell 6,060 38.8 +5.8
Democrats Shylie Gilfillan 1,885 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 15,624 94.4 −2.2
Informal votes 928 5.6 +2.2
Turnout 16,552 93.2 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harold O'Neill 8,386 53.7 −12.3
Liberal Lois Bell 7,238 46.3 +12.3
Labor hold Swing −12.3
1977 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Wells 10,824 67.0 +6.1
Liberal John Wadey 5,325 33.0 +11.7
Total formal votes 16,149 96.6
Informal votes 573 3.4
Turnout 16,722 93.3
Labor hold Swing +3.4
1975 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Wells 12,006 61.6 −8.8
Liberal Glyndwr Morgan 4,092 21.0 −8.6
Liberal Movement Edward Smith 3,398 17.4 +17.4
Total formal votes 19,496 95.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,029 5.0 0.0
Turnout 20,525 93.9 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Wells 12,341 63.3 −7.1
Liberal Glyndwr Morgan 7,155 36.7 +7.1
Labor hold Swing −7.1
1973 South Australian state election: 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
1970 South Australian state election: Florey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Wells 10,683 68.2
Liberal and Country Anthony Deane-Shaw 4,991 31.8
Total formal votes 15,674 97.6
Informal votes 388 2.4
Turnout 16,062 95.7
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. ^ State Election Results - District Results for Florey, ECSA.
  2. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Florey, ECSA.
  3. ^ Dean Jaensch (2007). History of South Australian Elections, 1857-2006. ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4.