Electoral results for the district of Victoria

This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Victoria in South Australian elections.

Members for Victoria

Single member (1857–1862)
Member Party Term
  Robert Leake 1857–1857
  George Hawker 1858–1865
Two members (1862–1902)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  George Hawker 1862–1865   Randolph Stow 1862–1865
  Adam Gordon 1865–1866   John Riddoch 1865–1870
  James Umpherston 1866–1868
  Henry Kent Hughes 1868–1870
  Park Laurie 1870–1871   William Paltridge 1870–1871
  Neville Blyth 1871–1871
  John Riddoch 1871–1873   Edwin Derrington 1871–1873
  Park Laurie 1873–1875   T. Wilde Boothby 1873–1875
  George Hawker 1875–1883   John Ingleby 1875–1877
    Lavington Glyde 1877–1884
  William Whinham 1883–1884
  Friedrich Krichauff 1884–1890   John Bagot 1884–1887
  Daniel Livingston 1887–1888
  John Osman 1888–1893
  James Cock 1890–1899
  George Riddoch Defence League 1893–1896
  James Morris 1896–1902
  John Livingston 1899–1902  
Two members (1915–1938)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Peter Reidy Labor 1915–1917   Clarence Goode Labor 1915–1917
  National 1917–1923   National 1917–1918
  Vernon Petherick Liberal Union 1918–1923
  Liberal Federation 1923–1932   Liberal Federation 1923–1924
  Eric Shepherd Labor 1924–1933
  Parliamentary Labor 1931–1933
  Vernon Petherick Liberal and Country 1932–1938
  Ronald Hunt Liberal and Country 1933–1938
Single-member (1938–1993)
Member Party Term
  Clement Smith Independent 1938–1941
  Vernon Petherick Liberal and Country 1941–1945
  Jim Corcoran Labor 1945–1947
  Roy McLachlan Liberal and Country 1947–1953
  Jim Corcoran Labor 1953–1956
  Leslie Harding Liberal and Country 1956–1965
  Allan Rodda Liberal and Country 1965–1974
  Liberal 1974–1985
  Dale Baker Liberal 1985–1993

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Victoria[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dale Baker 12,892 68.9 +19.5
Labor Ray Tunks 4,401 23.5 −3.6
Democrats Johannes Cullen 1,420 7.6 +4.8
Total formal votes 18,713 98.2 +1.7
Informal votes 348 1.8 −1.7
Turnout 19,061 94.7 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dale Baker 13,706 73.2 +4.9
Labor Ray Tunks 5,007 26.8 −4.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.9
1985 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dale Baker 9,074 49.4 −10.6
Labor Bill Hender 4,972 27.1 −1.9
National Geoff Clothier 3,797 20.7 +12.7
Democrats Roy Milne 518 2.8 +0.2
Total formal votes 18,361 96.5
Informal votes 662 3.5
Turnout 19,023 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dale Baker 12,549 68.3 +0.3
Labor Bill Hender 5,812 31.7 −0.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.3
1982 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Rodda 8,023 55.7 −12.3
Labor Simon Bryant 4,427 30.7 −1.3
National Geoffrey Clothier 1,559 10.8 +10.8
Democrats Peter Butcher 398 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 14,407 95.5 −0.4
Informal votes 673 4.5 +0.4
Turnout 15,080 94.3 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Rodda 9,592 66.6 −1.4
Labor Simon Bryant 4,815 33.4 +1.4
Liberal hold Swing −1.4

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Rodda 9,476 68.0 +2.7
Labor Terry Roberts 4,451 32.0 −2.7
Total formal votes 13,927 95.9 −2.0
Informal votes 596 4.1 +2.0
Turnout 14,523 93.3 −0.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.7
1977 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Rodda 9,285 65.3 +12.9
Labor Graeme Richardson 4,923 34.7 +8.4
Total formal votes 14,208 97.9
Informal votes 306 2.1
Turnout 14,514 93.8
Liberal hold Swing −5.1
1975 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Rodda 6,500 64.1 0.0
Labor Jean Hillier 1,698 16.7 +16.7
National Graham Carrick 1,145 11.3 −24.6
Liberal Movement Colin Hall 796 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 10,139 97.6 +3.8
Informal votes 251 2.4 −3.8
Turnout 10,390 93.7 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Rodda 8,055 79.4 +15.3
Labor Jean Hillier 2,084 20.6 +20.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1973 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 5,768 64.1 +5.7
Country 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
1970 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 5,383 58.4
Labor Eileen Bennett 2,435 26.4
National Leonard Roberts 1,406 15.2
Total formal votes 9,224 98.7
Informal votes 121 1.3
Turnout 9,345 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 6,648 72.1
Labor Eileen Bennett 2,576 27.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 4,439 62.3 +11.2
Labor Reginald Jordan 1,942 28.1 −11.4
Independent Alfred Donnelly 527 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 6,908 97.9 −1.2
Informal votes 149 2.1 +1.2
Turnout 7,057 95.6 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Allan Rodda 4,703 68.1 +9.8
Labor Reginald Jordan 2,205 31.9 −9.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +9.8
1965 South Australian state election: 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
1962 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Leslie Harding 3,651 53.7 −3.0
Labor Alfred Donnelly 3,147 46.3 +8.5
Total formal votes 6,798 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 67 1.0 0.0
Turnout 6,865 95.1 −0.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing −7.7

Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Leslie Harding 3,841 56.7 −5.0
Labor David Walker 2,557 37.8 −0.5
Democratic Labor John Gartner 374 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 6,772 99.0 +0.4
Informal votes 67 1.0 −0.4
Turnout 6,839 95.2 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Leslie Harding 61.4 −0.3
Labor David Walker 38.6 +0.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing −0.3
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1956 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Leslie Harding 3,841 61.7
Labor Victor Sparrow 2,385 38.3
Total formal votes 6,226 98.6
Informal votes 90 1.4
Turnout 9,316 94.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1953 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Corcoran 4,795 49.4 +2.1
Liberal and Country Roy McLachlan 4,639 47.8 −4.9
Independent John Gartner 278 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 9,712 98.7 −0.3
Informal votes 126 1.3 +0.3
Turnout 9,838 95.5 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Corcoran 50.8 +3.5
Liberal and Country Roy McLachlan 49.2 −3.5
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +3.5
1950 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roy McLachlan 4,716 52.7 +2.5
Labor Jim Corcoran 4,235 47.3 −2.5
Total formal votes 8,951 99.0 +2.2
Informal votes 90 1.0 −2.2
Turnout 9,041 94.4 −2.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roy McLachlan 4,193 50.2 +0.3
Labor Jim Corcoran 4,167 49.8 +3.9
Total formal votes 8,360 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 146 1.7 −0.2
Turnout 8,506 96.8 +6.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing −1.9
1944 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 3,530 49.9 +12.9
Labor Jim Corcoran 3,244 45.9 +11.8
Independent John Gartner 296 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 7,070 98.1 −0.2
Informal votes 135 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 7,205 90.1 +29.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 3,687 52.1 −4.6
Labor Jim Corcoran 3,383 47.9 +4.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing −4.6
1941 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 1,741 37.0 +2.2
Labor John Daly 1,604 34.1 +5.2
Independent Clement Smith 1,361 28.9 −7.4
Total formal votes 4,706 98.3 +0.5
Informal votes 79 1.7 −0.5
Turnout 4,785 60.9 −9.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 2,670 56.7 −1.6
Labor John Daly 2,036 43.3 +43.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Clement Smith 1,755 36.3
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 1,678 34.8
Labor John Daly 1,396 28.9
Total formal votes 4,829 97.8
Informal votes 107 2.2
Turnout 4,936 70.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Clement Smith 2,816 58.3
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 2,013 41.7
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

References

  1. ^ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4