Electoral results for the district of Eyre (South Australia)

This is a list of election results for the Electoral district of Eyre in South Australian elections.

Members for Eyre

Member Party Term
  Arthur Christian Liberal and Country 1938–1956
  George Bockelberg Liberal and Country 1956–1968
  Ernie Edwards Liberal and Country 1968–1970
  Graham Gunn Liberal and Country 1970–1974
  Liberal 1974–1997

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1993 South Australian state election: Eyre[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Gunn 8,040 44.9 +8.2
Labor Colleen Hutchison 6,375 35.6 −2.6
Independent Joy Baluch 2,594 14.5 −0.8
Democrats Jack Babbage 643 3.6 −2.2
Independent Robert Court 245 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 17,897 97.8 +1.0
Informal votes 399 2.2 −1.0
Turnout 18,296 86.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Gunn 10,106 56.5 +4.3
Labor Colleen Hutchison 7,791 43.5 −4.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Gunn 9,745 62.0 −1.8
Labor Gregory Giddens 4,273 27.2 −4.6
Democrats Jack Babbage 1,088 6.9 +2.5
National Jillian Anderson 600 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 15,706 97.3 +1.7
Informal votes 435 2.7 −1.7
Turnout 16,141 89.2 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Gunn 10,777 68.6 +2.8
Labor Gregory Giddens 4,929 31.4 −2.8
Liberal hold Swing +2.8
1985 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Gunn 9,577 63.8 −0.2
Labor Jennie Lee 4,781 31.8 −3.2
Democrats Jillian Polkinghorne 656 4.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 15,014 95.6
Informal votes 692 4.4
Turnout 15,706 88.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Gunn 9,879 65.8 +0.8
Labor Jennie Lee 5,135 34.2 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8
1982 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Gunn 7,977 62.1 +2.2
Labor Christina Phillis 4,862 37.9 −2.2
Total formal votes 12,839 92.7 −3.4
Informal votes 1,010 7.3 +3.4
Turnout 13,849 89.1 0.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Gunn 7,856 59.9 +6.4
Labor Barry Piltz 5,250 40.1 +17.0
Total formal votes 13,106 96.1 −1.8
Informal votes 538 3.9 +1.8
Turnout 13,644 89.1 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing +6.4
1977 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Gunn 7,259 53.5 −2.5
Labor Michael Sachsse 3,179 23.4 −14.4
Labor Barry Piltz 3,131 23.1 +23.1
Total formal votes 13,569 97.9
Informal votes 296 2.1
Turnout 13,865 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Gunn 7,589 55.9 −5.4
Labor Michael Sachsse 5,980 44.1 +5.4
Liberal hold Swing −5.4
1975 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Gunn 6,478 73.8 +1.2
Labor David Uzzell 1,764 20.1 −7.3
National William Hitchcock 532 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 8,774 97.4 +1.3
Informal votes 230 2.6 −1.3
Turnout 9,004 89.4 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Gunn 6,958 79.3 +6.7
Labor David Uzzell 1,816 20.7 −6.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.7
1973 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Graham Gunn 5,848 72.6 +16.5
Labor Peter Kennedy 2,202 27.4 −5.8
Total formal votes 8,050 96.1 −1.5
Informal votes 327 3.9 +1.5
Turnout 8,377 88.7 −3.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +6.9
1970 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Graham Gunn 4,510 56.1
Labor Peter Kennedy 2,669 33.2
National Darrell Gillings 864 10.7
Total formal votes 8,043 97.6
Informal votes 193 2.3
Turnout 8,236 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Graham Gunn 5,288 65.7
Labor Peter Kennedy 2,755 34.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ernie Edwards 3,292 45.4 −1.4
Independent William Wilkins 1,883 26.0 +26.0
Labor Jack Mortimer 1,306 18.0 −8.9
National Morley Rodda 775 10.7 −15.7
Total formal votes 7,256 98.8 +0.4
Informal votes 89 1.2 −0.4
Turnout 7,345 96.0 +0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ernie Edwards 3,987 54.9 −5.3
Independent William Wilkins 3,269 45.1 +45.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1965 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg 3,206 46.8 −53.2
Labor Isaac Rayson 1,843 26.9 +26.9
National Harold Schiller 1,806 26.4 +26.4
Total formal votes 6,855 98.4
Informal votes 110 1.6
Turnout 6,965 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg 4,130 60.2 −39.8
Labor Isaac Rayson 2,725 39.8 +39.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1962 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1956 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg 3,498 55.9
Independent Herbert Hogan 1,793 28.6
Independent George Simpson 970 15.5
Total formal votes 6,261 98.4
Informal votes 100 1.6
Turnout 9,361 93.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1953 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian 3,194 67.8 −32.2
Independent Herbert Hogan 1,519 32.2 +32.2
Total formal votes 4,713 97.9
Informal votes 102 2.1
Turnout 4,815 94.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1950 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1944 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian 2,618 59.9 −6.1
Labor William Gosling 1,193 27.3 +27.3
Independent Oliver Eatts 560 12.8 +12.8
Total formal votes 4,371 96.5 −1.4
Informal votes 157 3.5 +1.4
Turnout 4,528 88.0 +39.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1941 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian 1,839 66.0 +15.4
Independent James Moore 949 34.0 +34.0
Total formal votes 2,788 97.9 +1.0
Informal votes 59 2.1 −1.0
Turnout 2,847 48.8 −14.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian 1,869 50.6
Independent Arnold Schubert 994 26.9
Independent Carl Bohlin 831 22.5
Total formal votes 3,694 96.9
Informal votes 118 3.1
Turnout 3,812 63.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

References

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