ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF BONYTHON, SOUTH AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ferryden Park, Gawler, Kilburn, Northfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1954 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,361 Votes cast: 36,689 95.6 Informal votes: 1,616 04.4 Formal votes: 35,073 95.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Norman MAKIN * ALP 24,350 69.4 +05.4 John Mathwin Lib 10,723 30.6 -05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,073 19.4 05.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Makin was member for Hindmarsh 1919-46 and for Sturt 1954-55. 2. Mathwin was SA MHA for Glenelg 1970-85. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman John Oscar Makin (1888-1982): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943. Retired 1946. Elected 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ferryden Park, Gawler, Kilburn, Northfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 19.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,655 +26.8 Votes cast: 47,031 96.7 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,976 04.2 -00.2 Formal votes: 45,055 95.8 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Buchanan CPA 2,470 05.5 Thomas Foale Lib 12,781 28.4 -02.2 Hon Norman MAKIN * ALP 27,598 61.3 -08.1 Edward Timlin DLP 2,206 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,055 16.3 e 03.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman John Oscar Makin (1888-1982): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943. Retired 1946. Elected 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ferryden Park, Gawler, Kilburn, Northfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,934 +25.2 Votes cast: 58,430 95.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 2,659 04.6 -00.4 Formal votes: 55,771 95.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Ellis 2,938 05.3 Margaret McLachlan Lib 13,562 24.3 -04.1 Hon Norman MAKIN * ALP 35,245 63.2 +01.9 Alan Miller CPA 695 01.2 -04.3 Edward Timlin DLP 3,331 06.0 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,771 17.7 e 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman John Oscar Makin (1888-1982): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943. Retired 1946. Elected 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Makin retired at the 1963 election. Died 20 July 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ferryden Park, Gawler, Kilburn, Northfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,367 +15.5 Votes cast: 67,831 96.4 +00.5 Informal votes: 3,572 05.3 +00.7 Formal votes: 64,259 94.7 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin NICHOLLS + ALP 45,537 70.9 +07.7 Alan Miller CPA 4,638 07.2 +06.0 Edward Timlin DLP 14,084 21.9 +15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,259 27.4 e ------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Henry Nicholls (1917-83): Elected 1963 Born: 3 April 1917, Adelaide. Career: Primary education, Adelaide. Tramwayman. Military service 1940-45. President, South Australian Tramways Union. Secretary, South Australian ALP 1958-63. Member, ALP Federal Executive 1959-69. Nephew of Senator Theophilus Nicholls. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ferryden Park, Gawler, Kilburn, Northfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 majority: Labor over DLP 27.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 88,083 +25.2 Votes cast: 84,324 95.7 -00.7 Informal votes: 3,293 03.9 -01.4 Formal votes: 81,031 96.1 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Horan 4,549 05.6 John Kershaw Lib 33,493 41.3 Martin Nicholls * ALP 40,133 49.5 -21.4 Edward Timlin DLP 2,856 03.5 -18.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Timlin's 2,856 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horan 400 14.0 4,949 06.1 Kershaw 1,799 63.0 35,292 43.6 NICHOLLS * 657 23.0 40,790 50.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,856 81,031 02.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Henry Nicholls (1917-83): Elected 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Gilles Plains, Modbury North, St Kilda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.9 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 02.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,389 -39.4 Votes cast: 50,812 95.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,793 03.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 49,019 96.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Lawrence 3,757 07.7 Rudolph Masopust Lib 12,962 26.4 -17.6 Peter Meredith DLP 1,004 02.0 -01.5 Martin NICHOLLS * ALP 31,296 63.8 +17.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,019 17.6 e 17.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Henry Nicholls (1917-83): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Gilles Plains, Modbury North, St Kilda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,962 +25.4 Votes cast: 63,338 94.6 -00.6 Informal votes: 2,168 03.4 -00.1 Formal votes: 61,170 96.6 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Lawrence 2,894 04.7 Rudolph Masopust Lib 18,777 30.7 +04.3 Peter Meredith DLP 1,747 02.9 +00.9 Martin NICHOLLS * ALP 37,752 61.7 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,170 14.1 e 03.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Henry Nicholls (1917-83): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Gilles Plains, Modbury North, St Kilda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,498 +18.7 Votes cast: 76,506 96.2 +01.6 Informal votes: 2,473 03.2 -00.2 Formal votes: 74,033 96.8 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Ball AP 3,969 05.4 Alan Irving CP 3,900 05.3 Rudolph Masopust Lib 15,310 20.7 -10.0 Martin NICHOLLS * ALP 44,723 60.4 -01.3 Jan Staska LM 6,131 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,033 15.6 e 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Henry Nicholls (1917-83): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Gilles Plains, Modbury North, St Kilda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,805 +10.4 Votes cast: 84,362 96.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,727 03.2 00.0 Formal votes: 81,635 96.8 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Durbridge CPA 4,099 05.0 Alan Irving Lib 30,568 37.4 +16.7 John Longhurst LM 5,605 06.9 -01.4 Martin NICHOLLS * ALP 41,363 50.7 -09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,635 06.0 e 09.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Henry Nicholls (1917-83): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Resigned 30 September 1977 (no by-election held) Died 3 May 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Modbury North, Para Hills, St Kilda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.0 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 02.3 shift to Lib New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,755 -16.0 Votes cast: 69,638 94.4 -01.7 Informal votes: 2,814 04.0 +00.8 Formal votes: 66,824 96.0 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Neal BLEWETT + ALP 33,772 50.5 +02.1 John Longhurst AD 12,457 18.6 Brian Marsden Lib 20,595 30.8 -08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,824 09.8 e 06.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neal Blewett (born 1933): Elected 1977 Born: 24 October 1933, Sydney Career: Educated University of Tasmania, Oxford University, London University. PhD in politics. Author and political scientist. Professor of Political Theory and Institutions, Flinders University of South Australia. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Modbury North, Para Hills, St Kilda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,157 +11.4 Votes cast: 77,527 94.4 00.0 Informal votes: 2,535 03.3 -00.7 Formal votes: 74,992 96.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Neal BLEWETT * ALP 40,825 54.4 +03.9 Donald Keitel 656 00.9 John Longhurst AD 8,288 11.1 -07.5 Mark Mau Lib 24,507 32.7 +01.9 John Villain 716 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,992 12.4 e 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neal Blewett (born 1933): Elected 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Modbury North, Para Hills, St Kilda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,932 +05.8 Votes cast: 81,834 94.1 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,340 02.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 79,494 97.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Neal BLEWETT * ALP 48,097 60.5 +06.1 Neville Joyce Lib 24,391 30.7 -02.0 John Longhurst AD 7,006 08.8 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,494 15.8 e 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neal Blewett (born 1933): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Health from 11 March 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Parafield, Salisbury, Smithfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.8 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 04.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 20.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,107 -22.8 Votes cast: 63,571 94.7 +00.6 Informal votes: 7,573 11.9 +09.0 Formal votes: 55,998 88.1 -09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham Sara Lib 14,902 26.6 +00.1 John Longhurst AD 5,279 09.4 +00.6 Hon Dr Neal BLEWETT * ALP 35,817 64.0 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Longhurst's 5,279 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sara 2,516 47.7 17,418 31.1 BLEWETT * 2,761 52.3 38,578 68.9 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,279 55,998 18.9 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neal Blewett (born 1933): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 Minister for Health -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Parafield, Salisbury, Smithfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,287 +07.7 Votes cast: 67,910 93.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 5,700 08.4 -03.5 Formal votes: 62,210 91.6 +03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr Neal BLEWETT * ALP 38,150 61.3 -02.7 John Longhurst 825 01.3 Bernhard Buechner Lib 15,115 24.3 -02.3 Colin Maas AD 5,887 09.5 +00.1 Cathryn Linedale NPA 2,233 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Longhurst's 825 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLEWETT * 260 31.7 38,410 61.7 Buechner 187 22.8 15,302 24.6 Maas 256 31.2 6,143 09.9 Linedale 117 14.3 2,350 03.8 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 825 62,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Linedale's 2,350 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLEWETT * 249 10.6 38,659 62.1 Buechner 1,441 61.3 16,743 26.9 Maas 659 28.1 6,802 10.9 (exhausted 1 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,350 62,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Maas's 6,802 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLEWETT * 3,869 54.1 42,338 68.1 Buechner 3,119 45.9 19,862 31.9 (exhausted 4 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,802 62,210 18.1 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neal Blewett (born 1933): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for Health to 24 July 1987 Minister for Community Services and Health from 24 July 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Parafield, Salisbury, Smithfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,360 +05.6 Votes cast: 73,293 96.0 +02.1 Informal votes: 3,635 05.0 -03.4 Formal votes: 69,658 95.0 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr Neal BLEWETT * ALP 36,326 52.1 -09.2 Colin Maas AD 12,782 18.3 +08.8 Bruce Hannaford CTA 2,334 03.4 Natalie Richardson Lib 18,216 26.2 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hannaford's 2,334 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLEWETT * 345 14.8 36,671 52.7 Maas 745 32.0 13,527 19.4 Richardson 1,235 53.1 19,451 27.9 (exhausted 9 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,334 69,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Maas's 13,527 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLEWETT * 9,166 68.2 45,837 65.9 Richardson 4,271 31.8 23,722 34.1 (exhausted 90 99 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,527 69,658 15.9 02.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neal Blewett (born 1933): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Minister for Community Services and Health to 4 April 1990 Minister for Trade Negotiations 4 April 1990 to 1 February 1991 Minister for Trade and Overseas Development 1 February 1991 to 27 December 1991 Minister for Social Security from 27 February 1991 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Parafield, Salisbury, Smithfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.0 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,877 +02.0 Votes cast: 73,693 94.6 -01.4 Informal votes: 3,870 05.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 69,823 94.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr Neal BLEWETT * ALP 38,820 55.6 +03.5 Eamon McAleer 667 01.0 Ian Brookfield Lib 20,032 28.7 +02.5 Dennis Hood CTA 1,099 01.6 -01.8 Tony Rocca 1,994 02.9 Bruce Hannaford 615 00.9 Colin Maas AD 6,596 09.4 -08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hannaford's 615 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLEWETT * 85 13.8 38,905 55.7 McAleer 21 03.4 688 01.0 Brookfield 53 08.6 20,085 28.8 Hood 37 06.0 1,136 01.6 Rocca 261 42.5 2,255 03.2 Maas 157 25.6 6,753 09.7 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 615 69,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McAleer's 688 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLEWETT * 207 30.2 39,112 56.0 Brookfield 127 18.5 20,212 28.9 Hood 92 13.4 1,228 01.8 Rocca 102 14.9 2,357 03.4 Maas 157 22.9 6,910 09.9 (exhausted 3 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 688 69,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hood's 1,228 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLEWETT * 238 19.5 39,350 56.4 Brookfield 489 40.1 20,701 29.7 Rocca 272 22.3 2,629 03.8 Maas 221 18.1 7,131 10.2 (exhausted 8 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,228 69,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rocca's 2,629 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLEWETT * 528 20.1 39,878 57.1 Brookfield 534 20.4 21,235 30.4 Maas 1,559 59.5 8,690 12.4 (exhausted 8 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,629 69,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Maas's 8,690 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLEWETT * 5,296 61.2 45,174 64.7 Brookfield 3,363 38.8 24,598 35.3 (exhausted 31 51 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,690 69,823 14.8 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neal Blewett (born 1933): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Minister for Social Security to 24 March 1993 Resigned seat 11 February 1994 (see By-elections) Later career: High Commissioner to Britain 1994-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 19 MARCH 1994 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Parafield, Salisbury, Smithfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 March 1994, following the resignation of Hon Dr Neal Blewett -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,469 -00.5 Votes cast: 67,082 86.6 -08.0 Informal votes: 3,722 05.6 +00.3 Formal votes: 63,360 94.6 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Denis McCormack 4,323 06.8 George Bell 4,659 07.4 Martyn Evans + ALP 29,097 45.9 -09.7 Andy Markwell Lib 20,398 32.2 +03.5 Jack Webb 923 01.5 Philip Newey AD 3,960 06.3 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Webb's 923 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCormack 118 06.8 4,441 07.0 Bell 144 15.6 4,803 07.6 Evans + 221 23.9 29,318 46.3 Markwell 99 10.7 20,497 32.4 Newey 341 36.9 4,301 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 923 63,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Newey's 4,301 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCormack 1,145 26.7 5,586 08.8 Bell 1,324 30.8 6,127 09.7 Evans + 1,007 23.5 30,325 47.9 Markwell 818 19.1 21,315 33.6 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,301 63,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McCormack's 5,586 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 2,946 53.1 9,073 14.3 EVANS + 1,616 29.1 31,941 50.5 Markwell 986 17.8 22,301 35.2 (exhausted 38 45 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,586 63,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bell's 9,073 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EVANS + 4,072 45.0 36,013 56.9 Markwell 4,983 55.0 27,284 43.1 (exhausted 38 45 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,073 63,360 06.9 07.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martyn John Evans (born 1953): Elected 1994 by Born: 27 November 1953, Birmingham, Britain Career: Educated Adelaide University, South Australian Institute of Technology. Public Servant. Elizabeth City Council. State politics: SA MHA for Elizabeth 1984-94 (Independent 1984-93, ALP 1993-94). Minister for Health, Family and Community Services 1992-93. Minister for the Aged 1992-93. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Parafield, Salisbury, Smithfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.8 1994 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,904 -01.2 Votes cast: 74,021 96.3 +01.7 Informal votes: 3,588 04.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 70,433 95.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Kennedy AD 10,185 14.5 +05.1 Maya O'Leary Grn 2,141 03.0 Chris Bodinar Lib 21,824 31.0 +02.3 Hon Martyn Evans * ALP 34,926 49.6 -06.0 Michael Brander 1,357 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,433 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Brander's 1,357 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kennedy 552 41.4 10,737 15.3 O'Leary 196 14.7 2,337 03.3 Bodinar 212 15.9 22,036 31.3 EVANS * 374 28.0 35,300 50.1 (exhausted 23 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,357 70,433 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: O'Leary1s 2,337 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kennedy 1,503 65.1 12,240 17.4 Bodinar 304 13.2 22,340 31.7 EVANS * 500 21.7 35,800 50.9 (exhausted 30 53 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,337 70,433 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kennedy's 12,240 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bodinar 6,074 50.8 28,414 40.5 EVANS * 5,875 49.2 41,675 59.5 (exhausted 291 344 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,240 70,433 09.5 05.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martyn John Evans (born 1953): Elected 1994 by, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Parafield, Salisbury, Smithfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,783 +01.1 Votes cast: 75,356 96.9 +00.6 Informal votes: 4,170 05.5 +00.6 Formal votes: 71,186 94.5 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Newton Lib 17,253 24.2 -06.7 Hon Martyn EVANS * ALP 35,961 50.5 +00.9 Ted Shaw ON 10,542 14.8 Robert Fisher AD 6,539 09.2 -05.3 David Carter 891 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,186 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Carter's 891 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newton 110 12.3 17,363 24.4 EVANS * 127 14.3 36,088 50.7 Shaw 241 27.0 10,783 15.1 Fisher 413 46.4 6,952 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 891 71,186 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fisher's 6,952 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newton 2,260 32.5 19,623 27.6 EVANS * 3,604 51.8 39,692 55.8 Shaw 1,088 15.7 11,871 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,952 71,186 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4rd count: Shaw's 11,871 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newton 5,628 47.4 25,251 35.5 EVANS * 6,243 52.6 45,935 64.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,871 71,186 14.5 05.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martyn John Evans (born 1953): Elected 1994 by, 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Parafield, Salisbury, Smithfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.5 Effect of redistribution: 01.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,994 +09.3 Votes cast: 81,596 96.0 -00.9 Informal votes: 5,984 07.3 +01.8 Formal votes: 75,612 92.7 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rita Hunt 3,066 04.0 Lisa Blake Grn 2,102 02.8 Brenton Chomel Lib 21,822 28.9 +03.8 Mark Dennis AD 7,984 10.6 +01.3 Hon Martyn Evans * ALP 35,813 47.4 -02.4 John Mahoney ON 4,825 06.4 -08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,612 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Blake's 2,102 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hunt 690 32.8 3,756 05.0 Chomel 217 10.3 22,039 29.1 Dennis 704 33.5 8,688 11.5 Evans * 350 16.6 36,163 47.8 Mahoney 141 06.7 4,966 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,102 75,612 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hunt's 3,756 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chomel 1,368 36.4 23,407 31.0 Dennis 901 24.0 9,589 12.7 Evans * 1,008 26.8 37,171 49.2 Mahoney 479 12.7 5,445 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,756 75,612 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mahoney's 5,445 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chomel 2,297 42.2 25,704 34.0 Dennis 1,439 26.4 11,028 14.6 EVANS * 1,709 31.4 38,880 51.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,445 75,612 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dennis's 11,028 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chomel 4,220 38.3 29,924 39.6 EVANS * 6,808 61.7 45,688 60.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,028 75,612 10.4 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martyn John Evans (born 1953): Elected 1994 by, 1996, 1998, 2001 Bonython was abolished at the 2004 election. Evans contested Wakefield in 2004. --------------------------------------------------------------------