Electoral results for the Division of Hawker

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Hawker in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1969 until its abolition in 1993.

Members

Member Party Term
  Ralph Jacobi Labor 1969–1987
  Elizabeth Harvey Labor 1987–1990
  Chris Gallus Liberal 1990–1993

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Hawker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Gallus 28,348 43.1 −0.8
Labor Elizabeth Harvey 26,641 40.5 −5.7
Democrats Elizabeth Williams 8,362 12.7 +5.8
Call to Australia Reg Macey 1,266 1.9 +1.9
Grey Power Glen Bottam 702 1.1 +1.1
Democratic Socialist Kathy Ragless 477 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 65,796 96.7
Informal votes 2,270 3.3
Turnout 68,066 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Gallus 32,845 50.0 −1.2
Labor Elizabeth Harvey 32,831 50.0 +1.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Hawker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Elizabeth Harvey 29,560 46.2 −3.0
Liberal Kim Jacobs 28,116 43.9 +2.4
Democrats Graham Pamount 4,439 6.9 −0.8
National David Dwyer 1,203 1.9 +0.2
Unite Australia Keith Draper 719 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 64,037 94.1
Informal votes 3,991 5.9
Turnout 68,028 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Elizabeth Harvey 32,782 51.2 −2.2
Liberal Kim Jacobs 31,243 48.8 +2.2
Labor hold Swing −2.2

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Hawker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Jacobi 30,956 49.2 −0.2
Liberal Charles Campbell 26,101 41.5 +0.0
Democrats Graham Pamount 4,852 7.7 +0.9
National Thomas Correll 1,045 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 62,954 92.4
Informal votes 5,171 7.6
Turnout 68,125 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Jacobi 33,594 53.4 −1.2
Liberal Charles Campbell 29,341 46.6 +1.2
Labor hold Swing −1.2

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Hawker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Jacobi 36,483 52.1 +2.7
Liberal Bruce Harry 27,211 38.8 −3.5
Democrats Graham Pamount 4,792 6.8 −1.5
Socialist Workers John Garcia 1,568 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 70,054 97.5
Informal votes 1,769 2.5
Turnout 71,823 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Jacobi 57.3 +3.5
Liberal Bruce Harry 42.7 −3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Hawker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Jacobi 34,066 49.4 +4.6
Liberal Mark Hanckel 29,187 42.3 −1.7
Democrats Kenneth Johnson 5,720 8.3 −1.9
Total formal votes 68,973 97.7
Informal votes 1,590 2.3
Turnout 70,563 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Jacobi 37,073 53.8 +3.2
Liberal Mark Hanckel 31,900 46.2 −3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Hawker [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Jacobi 31,685 44.8 −2.2
Liberal Steele Hall 31,062 44.0 −2.4
Democrats Bruce Miels 7,190 10.2 +10.2
Independent Warren Wallace 724 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 70,661 97.0
Informal votes 2,206 3.0
Turnout 72,867 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Jacobi 35,760 50.6 +2.0
Liberal Steele Hall 34,901 49.4 −2.0
Labor notional gain from Liberal Swing +2.0

Ralph Jacobi (Labor) was the sitting member, however the effect of the 1977 redistribution was to give the Liberals a notional majority of 1.4%.[1]

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Hawker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Jacobi 29,036 49.4 −6.2
Liberal Craig Speil 25,842 44.0 +12.9
Liberal Movement Stewart Leggett 3,890 6.6 −5.2
Total formal votes 58,768 97.9
Informal votes 1,291 2.1
Turnout 60,059 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Jacobi 29,974 51.0 −9.2
Liberal Craig Speil 28,794 49.0 +9.2
Labor hold Swing −9.2

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Hawker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Jacobi 31,735 55.6 −0.9
Liberal Henry Winter 17,717 31.1 −5.6
Liberal Movement Peter Holder 6,744 11.8 +11.8
Australia Phillip Vickery 849 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 57,045 97.5
Informal votes 1,481 2.5
Turnout 58,526 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Jacobi 60.2 +1.3
Liberal Henry Winter 39.8 −1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Hawker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Jacobi 29,778 56.5 +0.7
Liberal Phyllis Rogers 19,323 36.7 −1.0
Independent John Steele 1,859 3.5 +3.5
Democratic Labor James Kiley 1,754 3.3 −0.7
Total formal votes 52,714 97.7
Informal votes 1,229 2.3
Turnout 53,943 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Jacobi 58.9 +1.0
Liberal Phyllis Rogers 41.1 −1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Hawker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Jacobi 28,305 55.8 +12.1
Liberal Alan Hickinbotham 19,086 37.7 −13.5
Democratic Labor Kathleen Anderson 2,020 4.0 −1.1
Australia Malcolm Hawkins 1,272 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 50,683 97.2
Informal votes 1,486 2.8
Turnout 52,169 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Jacobi 57.9 +13.7
Liberal Alan Hickinbotham 42.1 −13.7
Labor notional gain from Liberal Swing +13.7

References

  1. ^ a b "1977 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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