Electoral results for the district of Wright

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

Members for Wright

Member Party Term
  Scott Ashenden Liberal 1993–1997
  Jennifer Rankine Labor 1997–2018
  Blair Boyer Labor 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) § Wright.[edit]
2022 South Australian state election: Wright
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Blair Boyer 12,231 52.0 +14.1
Liberal Graham Reynolds 7,550 32.1 +1.0
Greens Alexandra McGee 2,001 8.5 +2.7
Family First Kym Nancarrow 1,737 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 23,519 97.2
Informal votes 670 2.8
Turnout 24,189 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Blair Boyer 14,548 61.9 +8.8
Liberal Graham Reynolds 8,971 38.1 −8.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Wright[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Blair Boyer 9,449 39.6 −5.1
Liberal Luigi Mesisca 7,407 31.0 −7.1
SA-Best Natasha Henningsen 4,437 18.6 +18.6
Greens Jennifer Harness 1,412 5.9 −1.2
Conservatives Eric Dennis 1,153 4.8 −3.6
Total formal votes 23,858 95.9 −0.3
Informal votes 1,024 4.1 +0.3
Turnout 24,882 92.2 +4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Blair Boyer 12,767 53.5 −0.8
Liberal Luigi Mesisca 11,091 46.5 +0.8
Labor hold Swing −0.8
2014 South Australian state election: Wright[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennifer Rankine 9,838 43.6 −4.6
Liberal Lyn Petrie 8,685 38.5 +1.2
Family First Mark Potter 1,904 8.4 +1.7
Greens Tom Lowe 1,441 6.4 +1.0
Independent Danyse Soester 696 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 22,564 96.3 −0.6
Informal votes 856 3.7 +0.6
Turnout 23,420 93.8 −0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennifer Rankine 11,965 53.0 −1.8
Liberal Lyn Petrie 10,599 47.0 +1.8
Labor hold Swing −1.8
2010 South Australian state election: Wright[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennifer Rankine 10,688 48.1 −9.4
Liberal Tina Celeste 8,309 37.4 +10.7
Family First Mark Potter 1,488 6.7 −0.6
Greens Arthur Seager 1,132 5.1 +1.2
Dignity for Disability Garry Connor 581 2.6 +0.2
Total formal votes 22,198 93.9
Informal votes 1,283 6.1
Turnout 23,481 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennifer Rankine 12,126 54.6 −10.7
Liberal Tina Celeste 10,072 45.4 +10.7
Labor hold Swing −10.7

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Wright
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennifer Rankine 12,080 57.6 +12.6
Liberal Stephen Ernst 5,605 26.7 −11.6
Family First Malcolm Reynolds 1,541 7.3 +0.1
Greens Holden Ward 817 3.9 +3.9
Dignity for Disabled Sarah Rischmueller 506 2.4 +2.4
Democrats Scott Jesser 428 2.0 −5.3
Total formal votes 20,977 96.1 −1.7
Informal votes 855 3.9 +1.7
Turnout 21,832 93.7 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennifer Rankine 13,694 65.3 +12.1
Liberal Stephen Ernst 7,283 34.7 −12.1
Labor hold Swing +12.1
2002 South Australian state election: Wright
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennifer Rankine 9,676 45.0 +1.9
Liberal Mark Osterstock 8,243 38.3 +2.4
Democrats Helen Munro 1,567 7.3 −6.7
Family First Lyn Griffin 1,541 7.2 +7.2
One Nation Rod Kowald 487 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 21,514 97.8
Informal votes 494 2.2
Turnout 22,008 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennifer Rankine 11,438 53.2 −1.2
Liberal Mark Osterstock 10,076 46.8 +1.2
Labor hold Swing −1.2

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Wright
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennifer Rankine 8,076 41.4 +1.0
Liberal Scott Ashenden 7,175 36.8 −11.9
Democrats Christine Posta 2,604 13.4 +5.3
Independent John Siemers 826 4.2 +4.2
Independent Gregg McDonald 524 2.7 +2.7
United Australia Olive Weston 299 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 19,504 95.4 −1.9
Informal votes 933 4.6 +1.9
Turnout 20,437 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennifer Rankine 10,354 53.1 +6.4
Liberal Scott Ashenden 9,150 46.9 −6.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.4
1993 South Australian state election: Wright
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Ashenden 10,510 49.8 +11.7
Labor Trish White 8,298 39.3 −9.6
Democrats Stephen Bartholomew 1,675 7.9 −2.0
Independent Ronald Fox 612 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 21,095 97.4 −0.3
Informal votes 556 2.6 +0.3
Turnout 21,651 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Scott Ashenden 11,401 54.0 +9.2
Labor Trish White 9,694 46.0 −9.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.2

References

  1. ^ State Election Results - District Results for Wright, ECSA.
  2. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Wright, ECSA.
  3. ^ ABC 2010 Election Results for Wright