ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF GREY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Gladstone, Melrose, Petersburg, Port Pirie -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat (South Australia was not divided into electorates in 1901) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 22,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander POYNTON * FT Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Poynton was a member for South Australia 1901-03. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Poynton (1853-1935): Elected 1901, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Poynton joined the Labour Caucus in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Gladstone, Melrose, Petersburg, Port Pirie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: none (Free Trade unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 24,117 +07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Alexander POYNTON * Lab Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Poynton (1853-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Poynton had joined the Labour Caucus in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Gladstone, Melrose, Petersburg, Port Pirie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: none (Lab unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,637 +22.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Alexander POYNTON * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Poynton (1853-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Gladstone, Melrose, Petersburg, Port Pirie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,151 +08.5 Votes cast: 25,372 78.9 Informal votes: 1,108 04.4 Formal votes: 24,264 95.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur McDonald Lib 11,642 48.0 Hon Alexander POYNTON * ALP 12,622 52.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,264 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Poynton (1853-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Gladstone, Melrose, Petersburg, Port Pirie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,478 +04.1 Votes cast: 26,899 80.3 +01.4 Informal votes: 565 02.1 -02.3 Formal votes: 26,334 97.9 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morrow Lib 12,116 46.0 -02.0 Hon Alexander POYNTON * ALP 14,218 54.0 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,334 04.0 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morrow was SA MLC for Northern 1915-34. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Poynton (1853-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 Treasurer 14 November 1916 to 17 February 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Poynton left the ALP in November 1916 and joined the Nationalist Party in February 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Gladstone, Melrose, Petersburg, Port Pirie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,600 +03.4 Votes cast: 24,244 70.1 -10.2 Informal votes: 840 03.5 +01.4 Formal votes: 23,404 96.5 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Lyons + ALP 9,909 42.3 -11.7 Hon Alexander POYNTON * Nat 13,495 57.7 +11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,404 07.7 11.7 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Poynton (1853-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 Honorary Minister from 27 March 1918 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Gladstone, Melrose, Petersburg, Port Pirie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,826 -02.2 Votes cast: 23,101 68.3 -01.8 Informal votes: 616 02.7 -00.8 Formal votes: 22,485 97.3 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Gray ALP 10,843 48.2 +05.9 Hon Alexander POYNTON * Nat 11,642 51.8 -05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,485 01.8 05.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Poynton (1853-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Honorary Minister to 4 February 1920 Minister for Home and Territories 4 February 1920 to 21 December 1921 Postmaster-General from 21 December 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Peterborough, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Streaky Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.8 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,208 +01.1 Votes cast: 19,588 57.3 -11.0 Informal votes: 1,385 07.1 +04.4 Formal votes: 18,203 92.9 -04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew LACEY ALP 9,778 53.7 +05.5 Hon Alexander Poynton * Nat 8,425 46.3 -05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,203 03.7 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alexander Poynton (1853-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Postmaster-General to 9 February 1923 Died 10 January 1935 > Andrew William Lacey (1887-1946): Elected 1922 Born: 9 October 1887, Terowie, South Australia. Career: Educated state schools. Smelting worker, Port Pirie. Organiser, Australian Workers Union. Port Pirie Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Peterborough, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Streaky Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,441 +03.6 Votes cast: 32,525 91.8 +34.5 Informal votes: 1,318 04.1 -03.0 Formal votes: 31,207 95.9 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew LACEY * ALP 16,427 52.6 -01.1 John Lyons Nat 14,780 47.4 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,207 02.6 01.1 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew William Lacey (1887-1946): Elected 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Peterborough, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Streaky Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,938 +07.0 Votes cast: 34,917 92.0 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,839 08.1 +04.0 Formal votes: 32,078 91.9 -04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Blight Nat 14,174 44.2 -03.2 Andrew LACEY * ALP 17,904 55.8 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,078 05.8 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew William Lacey (1887-1946): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Peterborough, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Streaky Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,555 -01.0 Votes cast: 34,800 92.7 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,485 04.3 -03.8 Formal votes: 33,315 95.7 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Badman CP 13,445 40.4 Andrew LACEY * ALP 19,870 59.6 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,315 09.6 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Badman, see Senate South Australia 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared to the ALP majority over the Nationalists in 1928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew William Lacey (1887-1946): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Peterborough, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Streaky Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,142 +01.6 Votes cast: 35,834 93.9 +01.2 Informal votes: 1,805 05.0 +00.7 Formal votes: 34,029 95.0 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Barns 1,292 03.8 James Hodgson 3,674 10.8 Andrew Lacey * ALP 12,691 37.3 -22.3 Philip McBride EC 16,372 48.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,029 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barns's 1,292 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hodgson 775 60.0 4,449 13.1 Lacey * 147 11.4 12,838 37.7 McBride 370 28.6 16,742 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,292 34,029 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hodgson's 4,449 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lacey * 1,631 36.7 14,469 42.5 McBRIDE 2,818 63.3 19,560 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,449 34,029 07.5 17.1 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The EC majority over the ALP is compared with the ALP majority over the Country Party in 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Andrew William Lacey (1887-1946): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931 Later career: SA MHA for Port Pirie 1933-46. Leader of the Opposition 1933-38. Died 24 August 1946 > Philip Albert Martin McBride (1892-1982): Elected 1931 Born: 18 June 1892, Kooringa, South Australia. Career: Educated Prince Alfred College, Adelaide. Grazier. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Wallaroo, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 07.5 Effect of 1934 redistribution: 03.1 shift to UAP New notional majority: UAP over ALP 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,385 +29.5 Votes cast: 47,432 96.0 +02.1 Informal votes: 2,297 04.8 -00.2 Formal votes: 45,135 95.2 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Barns 4,781 10.6 Philip McBRIDE * UAP 24,930 55.2 +01.5 Michael Murphy ALP 15,424 34.2 +09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,135 10.0 e 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Albert Martin McBride (1892-1982): Elected 1931, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McBride contested the Senate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Wallaroo, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,859 +01.0 Votes cast: 48,446 97.2 +01.2 Informal votes: 2,029 04.2 -00.6 Formal votes: 46,417 95.8 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert BADMAN CP 24,153 52.0 James Marner ALP 17,528 37.8 +03.6 Alfred Parker 4,736 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,417 07.1 e 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Oliver Badman (1885-1977): Elected 1937 Born: 18 December 1885, Yacka, South Australia. Career: Educated public schools. Wheat farmer, wheat-breeder. Senate: Senator for South Australia 1931-37. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Badman had failed to gain Liberal and Country League re- endorsement for the Senate, so he contested and won the LCL membership ballot for this seat. He chose to sit with the Country Party in the House of Representatives. 2. Badman was one of a group of Country Party members (the others were Collins, Corser and Fadden) who dissociated themselves from Page's attack on Menzies in April 1939, and who also rejected Cameron's leadership of the Country Party in September. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Wallaroo, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 07.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,010 +04.3 Votes cast: 50,231 96.6 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,580 03.1 -01.1 Formal votes: 48,651 96.9 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert BADMAN * CP 25,683 52.8 +00.8 Charles Davis ALP 18,178 37.4 -00.4 Percy McFarlane 4,790 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,651 07.7 e 00.6 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis was SA MHA for Port Pirie 1946-59. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Oliver Badman (1885-1977): Elected 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Wallaroo, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 7.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,071 +00.1 Votes cast: 50,261 96.5 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,241 02.5 -00.6 Formal votes: 49,020 97.5 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Badman * UAP 23,285 47.5 -05.3 Edgar RUSSELL ALP 25,735 52.5 +15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,020 02.5 10.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Badman had been elected as a Country Party member in 1940. The Country Party in South Australia having ceased to exist, he stood as a UAP candidate. His vote is compared with the vote he polled as a Country Party candidate in 1940. The ALP majority over the UAP is compared with the ALP majority over the Country Party in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Albert Oliver Badman (1885-1977): Elected 1937, 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Farmer. President, Primary Producers Union of South Australia 1954-61. Died 24 April 1977 > Edgar Hugo Degenaart Russell (1890-1963): Elected 1943 Born: 24 October 1890, Booleroo Centre, South Australia. Career: Educated public schools. Bank clerk, manager. Private accountant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Wallaroo, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,177 +02.1 Votes cast: 50,623 95.2 -01.3 Informal votes: 1,128 02.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 49,495 97.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Badman Lib 22,016 44.5 -03.0 Edgar RUSSELL * ALP 27,479 55.5 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,495 05.5 03.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Badman was a Senator for South Australia 1932-37 and member for Grey 1937-43. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edgar Hugo Degenaart Russell (1890-1963): Elected 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.5 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 05.0 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,085 -24.6 Votes cast: 38,266 95.5 +00.3 Informal votes: 656 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 37,610 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Andrews Lib 17,145 45.6 +06.3 Edgar RUSSELL * ALP 20,465 54.4 -06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,610 04.4 06.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edgar Hugo Degenaart Russell (1890-1963): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,236 +00.4 Votes cast: 38,749 96.3 +00.8 Informal votes: 616 01.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 38,133 98.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Andrews Lib 16,749 43.9 -01.7 Edgar RUSSELL * ALP 21,384 56.1 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,133 06.1 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edgar Hugo Degenaart Russell (1890-1963): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,170 +02.3 Votes cast: 39,624 96.2 -00.1 Informal votes: 622 01.6 00.0 Formal votes: 39,002 98.4 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Cheesman Lib 16,253 41.7 -02.2 Edgar RUSSELL * ALP 22,749 58.3 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,002 08.3 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edgar Hugo Degenaart Russell (1890-1963): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.3 Effect of 1955 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,194 +00.1 Votes cast: 39,441 95.7 -00.5 Informal votes: 959 02.4 +00.8 Formal votes: 38,482 97.6 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Bockelberg Lib 16,646 43.3 +01.6 Edgar RUSSELL * ALP 21,836 56.7 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,482 06.7 01.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bockelberg was SA MHA for Eyre 1956-68. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edgar Hugo Degenaart Russell (1890-1963): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,641 +03.5 Votes cast: 40,980 96.1 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,156 02.8 +00.4 Formal votes: 39,824 97.2 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Gunn Lib 16,233 40.8 -02.5 Richard Mills DLP 1,755 04.4 Frank Rieck 513 01.3 Edgar RUSSELL * ALP 21,323 53.5 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,824 05.0 e 01.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edgar Hugo Degenaart Russell (1890-1963): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,255 +06.1 Votes cast: 43,436 96.0 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,127 02.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 42,309 97.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Dodgson Lib 16,155 38.2 -02.6 Richard Mills DLP 1,512 03.6 -00.8 Edgar RUSSELL * ALP 24,642 58.2 +04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,309 08.8 e 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edgar Hugo Degenaart Russell (1890-1963): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Died 31 March 1963 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 1 JUNE 1963 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Edgar Russell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,386 +02.5 Votes cast: 42,580 91.8 -04.2 Informal votes: 718 01.7 -00.9 Formal votes: 41,862 98.3 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Desmond Clark 705 01.7 Vernon Dyason Lib 17,494 41.8 +03.6 Leonard Kent 1,265 03.0 Richard Mills DLP 935 02.2 -01.4 Jack MORTIMER + ALP 21,463 51.3 -06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,862 03.5 e 05.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Mortimer (1912-73): Elected 1963 By Born: 13 October 1912, Adelaide Career: Educated primary school. Farmer, South Australia. Military Service 1942-46. Waterside worker, Port Lincoln, South Australia. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.8 e 1963 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,714 +03.2 Votes cast: 45,195 96.7 +00.7 Informal votes: 492 01.1 -01.5 Formal votes: 44,703 98.9 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Ahern DLP 1,718 03.8 +00.2 Vernon Dyason Lib 18,749 41.9 +03.7 Jack MORTIMER * ALP 24,236 54.2 -04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,703 04.8 e 04.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Mortimer (1913-73): Elected 1963 by, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,630 +06.2 Votes cast: 47,628 96.0 -00.7 Informal votes: 864 01.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 46,764 98.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Barnes DLP 2,811 06.0 +02.2 Donald Jessop Lib 22,562 48.2 +06.3 Jack Mortimer * ALP 21,391 45.7 -08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,764 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barnes's 2,811 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JESSOP 2,235 79.5 24,797 53.0 Mortimer * 576 20.5 21,967 47.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,811 46,764 03.0 07.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jack Mortimer (1912-73): Elected 1963 By, 1963. Defeated 1966 Later career: Businessman, Port Lincoln, South Australia Died 8 February 1973 > Donald Scott Jessop (1927-2018): Elected 1966 Born: 21 June 1927, Adelaide Career: Educated state schools, University of Adelaide. Optometrist at Port Augusta, South Australia. Port Augusta City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.0 Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,097 -03.1 Votes cast: 45,770 95.2 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,380 03.0 +01.2 Formal votes: 44,390 97.0 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Barnes DLP 1,723 03.9 -02.1 Donald Jessop * Lib 19,257 43.4 -03.0 Thomas Manthorpe AP 1,314 03.0 Laurie Wallis ALP 22,096 49.8 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,390 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Manthorpe's 1,314 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnes 215 16.4 1,938 04.4 Jessop * 472 35.9 19,729 44.4 WALLIS 627 47.7 22,723 51.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,314 44,390 01.9 e 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Donald Scott Jessop (1927-2018): Elected 1966. Defeated 1969 Later career: See Senate SA 1970 > Laurie George Wallis (1922-84): Elected 1969 Born: 10 September 1922, Thornleigh, NSW Career: Educated state schools, Sydney. Boilermaker, South Australia from 1943. Secretary Port Augusta Combined Union Council 1947-49 1959-70. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,589 +07.3 Votes cast: 49,192 95.4 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,170 02.4 -00.6 Formal votes: 48,022 97.6 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Ball AP 3,368 07.0 +04.0 David Gray DLP 2,015 04.2 +00.3 Pat Rehn Lib 16,698 34.8 -08.6 Laurie WALLIS * ALP 25,941 54.0 +04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,022 08.4 e 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurie George Wallis (1922-84): Elected 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,384 +11.2 Votes cast: 55,172 96.1 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,344 02.4 00.0 Formal votes: 53,828 97.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Denis Burman Lib 17,337 32.2 -02.6 Nigel Clarke LM 882 01.6 Reginald Heading CP 6,112 11.4 Edward McMahon AP 1,124 02.1 -04.9 Laurie WALLIS * ALP 28,373 52.7 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,828 05.5 e 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurie George Wallis (1922-84): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,051 +06.4 Votes cast: 58,211 95.3 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,220 02.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 56,991 97.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Burman Lib 26,438 46.4 +14.2 Arnold Eckersley LM 2,371 04.2 +02.6 Laurie Wallis * ALP 28,182 49.4 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,991 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Eckersley's 2,371 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burman 1,776 74.9 28,214 49.5 WALLIS * 595 25.1 28,777 50.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,371 56,991 00.5 05.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurie George Wallis (1922-84): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.5 Effect of 1977 redistribution: 03.4 shift to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,751 +19.2 Votes cast: 68,935 94.8 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,152 03.1 +01.0 Formal votes: 66,783 96.9 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Henderson NCP 6,065 09.1 Ronald Moulds AD 3,331 05.0 John Oswald + Lib 26,166 39.2 -10.6 Laurie Wallis * ALP 31,221 46.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,783 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, the Liberals are shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Moulds's 3,331 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henderson 699 21.0 6,764 10.1 Oswald 1,270 38.1 27,436 41.1 Wallis * 1,362 40.9 32,583 48.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,331 66,783 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Henderson's 6,764 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oswald 5,923 87.6 33,359 50.0 WALLIS * 841 12.4 33,424 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,764 66,783 00.0 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurie George Wallis (1922-84): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,036 +00.4 Votes cast: 69,361 95.0 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,801 02.6 -00.5 Formal votes: 67,560 97.4 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Fitzgerald Lib 27,263 40.4 +01.2 Mary Good AD 3,084 04.6 -00.4 Anthony Haskett NCP 3,342 04.9 -04.2 Laurie WALLIS * ALP 33,871 50.1 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,560 03.4 e 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurie George Wallis (1922-84): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Wallis retired at the 1983 election. Died 10 January 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,947 +02.6 Votes cast: 71,320 95.2 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,207 03.1 +00.5 Formal votes: 69,113 96.9 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Babbage AD 3,981 05.8 +01.2 Joy Baluch Lib 24,114 34.9 -05.5 James Cronin 1,556 02.3 Anthony Haskett NPA 3,454 05.0 +00.1 Kerry Hawkes 732 01.1 Lloyd O'NEIL ALP 35,276 51.0 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,113 06.1 e 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd Reginald Terrence O'Neil (born 1937): Elected 1983 Born: 24 June 1937, Port Augusta, South Australia Career: Boilermaker. State President, Amalgamated Metal Workers and Shipwrights Union. Electorate assistant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.1 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 01.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,024 -06.6 Votes cast: 66,330 94.7 -01.2 Informal votes: 6,248 09.4 +07.7 Formal votes: 60,082 90.6 -07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harm Folkers AD 3,626 06.0 +00.2 Robin Dixon-Thompson NPA 2,354 03.9 -01.1 Lloyd O'NEIL * ALP 31,518 52.5 +00.3 Russell Reid Lib 22,584 37.6 +04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,082 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dixon-Thompson's 2,354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Folkers 435 18.5 4,061 06.8 O'NEIL * 285 12.1 31,803 52.9 Reid 1,631 69.4 24,215 40.3 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,354 60,082 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Folkers's 4,061 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'NEIL * 2,475 61.0 34,278 57.1 Reid 1,584 39.0 25,799 42.9 (exhausted 2 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,061 60,082 07.1 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd Reginald Terence O'Neil (born 1937): Elected 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,645 +00.9 Votes cast: 65,715 93.0 -01.7 Informal votes: 3,996 06.1 -03.3 Formal votes: 61,719 93.9 +03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robin Dixon-Thompson NPA 4,189 06.8 +02.9 Leonce Kealy 480 00.8 Chris James AD 3,286 05.3 -00.7 Russell Reid Lib 21,759 35.3 -02.3 Lloyd O'NEIL * ALP 32,005 51.9 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,719 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kealy's 480 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dixon-Thompson 132 27.6 4,321 07.0 James 150 31.4 3,436 05.6 Reid 104 21.8 21,863 35.4 O'NEIL * 92 19.2 32,097 52.0 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 480 61,719 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: James's 3,436 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dixon-Thompson 776 22.6 5,097 08.3 Reid 1,018 29.6 22,881 37.1 O'NEIL * 1,641 47.8 33,738 54.7 (exhausted 1 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,436 61,719 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dixon-Thompson's 5,097 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reid 4,390 86.5 27,271 44.2 O'NEIL * 687 13.5 34,425 55.8 (exhausted 20 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,097 61,719 05.8 01.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd Reginald Terence O'Neil (born 1937): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,708 -01.3 Votes cast: 66,309 95.1 +01.1 Informal votes: 2,176 03.3 -02.8 Formal votes: 64,133 96.7 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Clark 904 01.4 Ern Heyne CTA 5,006 07.8 Jonathan Man Lib 22,601 35.2 -00.1 Lloyd O'Neil * ALP 30,600 47.7 -04.2 Harm Folkers AD 4,608 07.2 +01.9 John Fisher 414 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,133 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fisher's 414 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark 150 36.6 1,054 01.6 Heyne 24 05.9 5,030 07.8 Man 39 09.5 22,640 35.3 O'Neil * 68 16.6 30,668 47.8 Folkers 129 31.5 4,737 07.4 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 414 64,133 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Clark's 1,054 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Heyne 569 55.0 5,599 08.7 Man 136 13.1 22,776 35.5 O'Neil * 150 14.5 30,818 48.1 Folkers 180 17.4 4,917 07.7 (exhausted 19 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,054 64,133 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Folkers's 4,917 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Heyne 1,113 22.9 6,712 10.5 Man 1,109 22.8 23,885 37.3 O'NEIL * 2,642 54.3 33,460 52.2 (exhausted 53 76 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,917 64,133 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Heyne's 6,712 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Man 3,967 59.4 27,852 43.5 O'NEIL * 2,709 40.6 36,169 56.5 (exhausted 36 112 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,712 64,133 06.5 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd Reginald Terence O'Neil (born 1937): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 O'Neil retired at the 1993 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.5 Effect of redistribution: 04.3 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,386 +23.9 Votes cast: 81,738 94.6 -00.5 Informal votes: 3,365 04.1 +00.8 Formal votes: 78,373 95.9 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- G R Crowe 6,248 08.0 Colin Vincent 445 00.6 Jeff Munchenberg 354 00.5 Matthew Rogers AD 2,318 03.0 -04.2 Barry Piltz + ALP 29,963 38.2 -05.2 John Fisher 307 00.4 Peter Solomon 220 00.3 Rod Nettle NPA 2,878 03.7 Anne Wilson CTA 813 01.0 -06.8 Roger Oates 124 00.2 Barry Wakelin Lib 34,703 44.3 +04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,373 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Oates's 124 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crowe 18 14.5 6,266 08.0 Vincent 4 03.2 449 00.6 Munchenberg 4 03.2 358 00.5 Rogers 4 03.2 2,322 03.0 Piltz + 5 04.0 29,968 38.2 Fisher 5 04.0 312 00.4 Solomon 11 08.9 231 00.3 Nettle 18 14.5 2,896 03.7 Wilson 31 25.0 844 01.1 Wakelin 24 19.4 34,727 44.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 124 78,373 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Solomon's 231 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crowe 34 14.8 6,300 08.0 Vincent 5 02.2 454 00.6 Munchenberg 15 06.5 373 00.5 Rogers 19 08.3 2,341 03.0 Piltz + 28 12.2 29,996 38.3 Fisher 62 27.0 374 00.5 Nettle 32 13.9 2,928 03.7 Wilson 8 03.5 852 01.1 Wakelin 27 11.7 34,754 44.3 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 231 78,373 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Munchenberg's 373 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crowe 110 30.0 6,410 08.2 Vincent 46 12.5 500 00.6 Rogers 28 07.6 2,369 03.0 Piltz + 44 12.0 30,040 38.3 Fisher 44 12.0 418 00.5 Nettle 45 12.3 2,973 03.8 Wilson 18 04.9 870 01.1 Wakelin 32 08.7 34,786 44.4 (exhausted 6 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 373 78,373 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Fisher's 418 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crowe 142 34.1 6,552 08.4 Vincent 23 05.5 523 00.7 Rogers 69 16.5 2,438 03.1 Piltz + 77 18.5 30,117 38.4 Nettle 50 12.0 3,023 03.9 Wilson 25 06.0 895 01.1 Wakelin 31 07.4 34,817 44.4 (exhausted 1 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 418 78,373 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Vincent's 523 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crowe 211 40.3 6,763 08.6 Rogers 112 21.4 2,550 03.3 Piltz + 80 15.3 30,197 38.5 Nettle 21 04.0 3,044 03.9 Wilson 42 08.0 937 01.2 Wakelin 57 10.9 34,874 44.5 (exhausted 0 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 523 78,373 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Wilson's 937 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crowe 196 21.2 6,959 08.9 Rogers 79 08.5 2,629 03.4 Piltz + 99 10.7 30,296 38.7 Nettle 161 17.4 3,205 04.1 Wakelin 390 42.2 35,264 45.0 (exhausted 12 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 937 78,373 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Rogers's 2,629 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crowe 931 35.5 7,890 10.1 Piltz + 986 37.6 31,282 39.9 Nettle 373 14.2 3,578 04.6 Wakelin 332 12.7 35,596 45.4 (exhausted 7 27 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,629 78,373 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Nettle's 3,578 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crowe 509 14.3 8,399 10.7 Piltz + 273 07.7 31,555 40.3 Wakelin 2,781 78.1 38,377 49.0 (exhausted 15 42 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,578 78,373 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Crowe's 8,399 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Piltz + 5,928 71.6 37,483 47.9 WAKELIN 2,352 28.4 40,729 52.1 (exhausted 119 161 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,399 78,373 02.1 04.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Hugh Wakelin (1946-2023): Elected 1993 Born: 7 May 1946 Career: Farmer and small businessman. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,573 -03.3 Votes cast: 79,414 95.0 +00.4 Informal votes: 2,749 03.5 -00.6 Formal votes: 76,665 96.5 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Jackson AD 5,298 06.9 +03.9 Denis Crisp ALP 27,929 36.4 -01.8 Barry WAKELIN * Lib 41,625 54.3 +10.0 Julia Tymukas Grn 1,813 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,665 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tymukas's 1,813 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackson 942 52.7 6,240 08.1 Crisp 469 26.2 28,398 37.1 WAKELIN * 378 21.1 42,003 54.8 (exhausted 24 24 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,813 76,665 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jackson's 6,240 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crisp 3,251 54.8 31,649 41.5 WAKELIN * 2,678 45.2 44,681 58.5 (exhausted 311 335 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,240 76,665 08.5 06.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Hugh Wakelin (1946-2023): Elected 1993, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,360 -01.5 Votes cast: 78,473 95.3 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,306 04.2 +00.7 Formal votes: 75,167 95.8 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Noel Dickson ON 9,469 12.6 Martin Jackson 729 01.0 Geoff Buckland ALP 23,581 31.4 -05.1 Ian Gray NPA 1,592 02.1 Nick Weetman AD 3,802 05.1 -02.1 Paul Brown 325 00.4 Barry Wakelin * Lib 35,669 47.4 -06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Buckland, see Senate 1998, Appointments -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Brown's 325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dickson 37 11.4 9,506 12.6 Jackson 48 14.8 777 01.0 Buckland 33 10.2 23,614 31.4 Gray 36 11.1 1,628 02.2 Weetman 79 24.3 3,881 05.2 Wakelin * 92 28.3 35,761 47.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 325 75,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jackson's 777 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dickson 190 24.5 9,696 12.9 Buckland 196 25.2 23,810 31.7 Gray 134 17.2 1,762 02.3 Weetman 151 19.4 4,032 05.4 Wakelin * 106 13.6 35,867 47.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 777 75,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gray's 1,762 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dickson 289 16.4 9,985 13.3 Buckland 346 19.6 24,156 32.1 Weetman 340 19.3 4,372 05.8 Wakelin * 787 44.7 36,654 48.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,762 75,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Weetman's 4,372 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dickson 572 13.1 10,057 14.0 Buckland 2,135 48.8 26,291 35.0 WAKELIN * 1,665 38.1 38,319 51.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,372 75,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Dickson’s 10,057 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buckland 5,249 49.7 31,540 42.0 WAKELIN * 5,308 50.3 43,627 58.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,057 75,167 08.0 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Hugh Wakelin (1946-2023): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.0 Effect of redistribution: 00.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,429 +03.7 Votes cast: 81,116 94.9 -00.4 Informal votes: 3,708 04.6 +00.4 Formal votes: 77,408 95.4 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conleth O'Neill ALP 24,344 31.4 +00.8 Gil Robertson AD 3,672 04.7 -00.4 Sylvia Holland ON 5,275 06.8 -06.2 Felicity Martin Grn 1,847 02.4 Barry WAKELIN * Lib 42,270 54.6 +06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,408 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Martin's 1,847 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Neill 410 22.2 24,755 32.0 Robertson 808 43.8 4,480 05.8 Holland 294 15.9 5,570 07.2 WAKELIN * 333 18.0 42,603 55.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,847 77,408 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Robertson's 4,480 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Neill 2,529 56.5 27,284 35.2 Holland 696 15.5 6,266 08.1 WAKELIN * 1,255 18.0 43,858 56.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,480 77,408 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Holland's 6,266 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Neill 3,248 51.8 30,532 39.4 WAKELIN * 3,018 48.2 46,876 60.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,266 77,408 10.6 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Hugh Wakelin (1946-2023): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Outback South Australia: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.6 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,291 +13.9 Votes cast: 91,639 94.2 -00.7 Informal votes: 4,631 05.0 +00.4 Formal votes: 26,375 95.0 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gil Robertson AD 2,036 02.3 -02.5 Roger Kleinig FF 4,397 05.0 Peter Fitzpatrick ON 1,903 02.2 -04.9 Barry WAKELIN * Lib 49,155 56.5 +02.0 Paul Siebert 270 00.3 Felicity Martin Grn 2,872 03.3 +00.9 John Hackett ALP 26,375 30.3 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,008 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Siebert's 270 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robertson 29 10.7 2,065 02.4 Kleinig 39 14.4 4,436 05.1 Fitzpatrick 47 17.4 1,950 02.2 WAKELIN * 72 26.7 49,227 56.6 Martin 53 19.6 2,925 03.4 Hackett 30 11.1 26,405 30.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 270 87,008 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fitzpatrick's 1,950 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robertson 198 10.2 2,263 02.6 Kleinig 630 32.3 5,066 05.8 WAKELIN * 538 27.6 49,765 57.2 Martin 195 10.0 3,120 03.6 Hackett 389 20.0 26,794 30.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,950 87,008 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Robertson's 2,263 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kleinig 1,028 45.4 6,094 07.0 WAKELIN * 398 17.6 50,163 57.6 Martin 444 19.6 3,564 04.1 Hackett 393 17.4 27,187 31.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,263 87,008 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Martin's 3,564 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kleinig 856 24.0 6,950 08.0 WAKELIN * 626 17.6 50,789 58.4 Hackett 2,082 58.4 29,269 33.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,564 87,008 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Kleinig's 6,950 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WAKELIN * 4,739 68.2 55,528 63.8 Hackett 2,211 31.8 31,480 36.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,950 87,008 13.8 03.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Hugh Wakelin (1946-2023): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Wakelin retired at the 2007 election. Died 19 December 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Outback SA: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 98,058 +00.8 Votes cast: 93,106 95.0 +00.8 Informal votes: 3,961 04.3 -00.7 Formal votes: 89,145 95.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowan Ramsey + Lib 42,132 47.3 -09.2 Rosalie Garland Grn 3,669 04.1 +00.8 Wilbur Klein Nat 2,725 03.1 Mal Holland FF 4,009 04.5 -00.6 David Wright 1,050 01.2 Karin Bolton ALP 34,466 38.7 +08.4 Gil Robertson AD 1,094 01.2 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wright's 1,050 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ramsey + 167 15.9 42,299 47.5 Garland 192 18.3 3,861 04.3 Klein 96 09.1 2,821 03.2 Holland 185 17.6 4,194 04.7 Bolton 274 26.1 34,740 39.0 Robertson 136 13.0 1,230 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,050 89,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Robertson's 1,230 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ramsey + 180 14.6 42,479 47.7 Garland 343 27.9 4,204 04.7 Klein 131 10.7 2,952 03.3 Holland 157 12.8 4,351 04.9 Bolton 419 34.1 35,159 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,230 89,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Klein's 2,952 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ramsey + 1,796 60.8 44,275 49.7 Garland 403 13.7 4,607 05.2 Holland 389 13.2 4,740 05.3 Bolton 364 12.3 35,523 39.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,952 89,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Garland's 4,607 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- RAMSEY + 1,063 23.1 45,338 50.9 Holland 1,385 30.1 6,125 06.9 Bolton 2,159 46.9 37,682 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,607 89,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Holland's 6,125 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- RAMSEY + 3,184 52.0 48,522 54.4 Bolton 2,941 48.0 40,623 45.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,125 89,145 04.4 09.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowan Eric Ramsey (born 1956): Elected 2007 Born: 4 August 1956, Kimba, SA. Career: Farmer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Outback SA: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 99,817 +01.8 Votes cast: 93,489 93.7 -01.3 Informal votes: 4,997 05.4 +01.1 Formal votes: 88,492 94.6 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Melville-Smith Grn 6,876 07.8 +03.7 Tauto Sansbury ALP 27,514 31.1 -07.6 Rowan RAMSEY * Lib 49,361 55.8 +08.5 Sylvia Holland FF 4,741 05.4 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,492 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Holland's 4,741 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melville-Smith 1,262 26.6 8,138 09.2 Sansbury 1,104 23.3 28,618 32.3 RAMSEY * 2,375 50.1 51,736 58.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,741 88,492 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Melville-Smith's 8,138 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sansbury 5,755 70.7 34,373 38.8 RAMSEY * 2,383 29.3 54,119 61.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,138 88,492 11.2 06.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowan Eric Ramsey (born 1956): Elected 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Outback SA: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.2 Effect of 2011 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 100,749 +00.9 Votes cast: 93,714 93.0 -00.7 Informal votes: 5,063 05.4 00.0 Formal votes: 88,651 94.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Browne ALP 24,205 27.3 -03.8 Kristian Rees PUP 4,457 05.0 Cheryl Kaminski FF 4,878 05.5 +00.1 Alison Sentance Grn 3,289 03.7 -04.1 Rowan RAMSEY * Lib 49,334 55.7 -00.2 Greg Fidge 2,488 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,651 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fidge's 2,488 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Browne 548 22.0 24,753 27.9 Rees 426 17.1 4,883 05.5 Kaminski 404 16.2 5,282 06.0 Sentance 450 18.1 3,739 04.2 RAMSEY * 660 26.5 49,994 56.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,488 88,651 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sentance's 3,739 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Browne 1,699 45.4 26,452 29.8 Rees 559 15.0 5,442 06.1 Kaminski 900 24.3 6,191 07.0 RAMSEY * 572 15.3 50,566 57.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,739 88,651 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rees's 5,442 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Browne 1,967 36.1 28,419 32.1 Kaminski 1,969 36.2 8,160 09.2 RAMSEY * 1,506 27.7 52,072 58.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,442 88,651 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kaminski's 8,160 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Browne 3,902 47.8 32,321 36.5 RAMSEY * 4,258 52.2 56,330 63.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,160 88,651 13.5 02.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowan Eric Ramsey (born 1956): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Outback SA: Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 102,059 +01.3 Votes cast: 93,495 91.6 -01.4 Informal votes: 3,619 03.8 -01.6 Formal votes: 89,876 96.2 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Martin ALP 19,373 21.5 -05.8 Rowan Ramsey * Lib 38,409 42.7 -12.9 Phillip Gourlay 1,144 01.3 Cheryl Kaminski FF 3,710 04.1 -01.4 Jillian Marsh Grn 2,304 02.5 -01.2 Andrea Broadfoot NXT 24,936 27.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gourlay's 1,144 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin 168 14.7 19,541 21.7 Ramsey * 206 18.0 38,615 43.0 Kaminski 365 31.9 4,075 04.5 Marsh 122 10.7 2,426 02.7 Broadfoot 283 24.7 25,219 28.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,144 89,876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Marsh's 2,426 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin 709 29.2 20,250 22.5 Ramsey * 221 09.1 38,836 43.2 Kaminski 516 21.3 4,591 05.1 Broadfoot 980 40.4 26,199 29.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,426 89,876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kaminski's 4,591 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin 940 20.5 21,190 23.6 Ramsey * 1,751 38.1 40,587 45.2 Broadfoot 1,900 41.4 28,099 31.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,591 89,876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Martin's 21,190 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- RAMSEY * 6,105 28.8 46,692 52.0 Broadfoot 15,085 71.2 43,184 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,190 89,876 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowan Eric Ramsey (born 1956): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 5th count: Broadfoot's 28,099 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin 15,990 56.9 37,180 41.4 RAMSEY * 12,109 43.1 52,696 58.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,099 89,876 08.6 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Outback SA: Kadina, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over NXT 02.0 2016 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 08.6 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Labor 2019 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 119,949 +17.5 Votes cast: 111,131 92.7 +01.1 Informal votes: 7,684 06.9 +02.9 Formal votes: 103,447 93.1 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacqui Edgecombe AJP 2,681 02.6 Karin Bolton ALP 23,612 22.8 +00.3 David Stone PHON 8,990 08.7 Richard Carmody 1,797 01.7 Alexander Warren UAP 3,891 03.8 Rowan RAMSEY * Lib 52,392 50.7 +08.5 Andrea Broadfoot CA 5,324 05.1 -21.6 Candace Champion Grn 4,760 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 103,447 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Carmody's 1,797 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edgecombe 219 12.2 2,900 02.8 Bolton 271 15.1 23,883 23.1 Stone 331 18.4 9,321 09.0 Warren 246 13.7 4,137 04.0 RAMSEY * 304 16.9 52,696 50.9 Broadfoot 209 11.6 5,533 05.4 Champion 217 12.1 4,977 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,797 110,577 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Edgecombe's 2,900 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton 1,011 34.9 24,894 24.1 Stone 573 19.8 9,894 09.6 Warren 196 06.8 4,333 04.2 RAMSEY * 230 07.9 52,926 51.2 Broadfoot 229 07.9 5,762 05.6 Champion 661 22.8 5,638 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,900 110,577 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Warren's 4,333 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton 527 12.2 25,421 24.6 Stone 1,786 41.2 11,680 11.3 RAMSEY * 1,300 30.0 54,226 52.4 Broadfoot 410 09.5 6,172 06.0 Champion 310 07.2 5,948 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,333 110,577 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Champion's 5,948 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton 2,535 42.6 27,956 27.0 Stone 737 12.4 12,417 12.0 RAMSEY * 1,002 16.9 55,228 53.4 Broadfoot 1,674 28.1 7,846 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,948 110,577 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Broadfoot's 7,846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton 3,522 44.9 31,478 30.4 Stone 1,832 23.4 14,249 13.8 RAMSEY * 2,492 31.8 57,720 55.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,846 110,577 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Stone's 14,249 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton 6,564 45.4 37,943 36.7 RAMSEY * 7,784 54.6 65,504 63.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,249 110,577 13.3 05.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowan Eric Ramsey (born 1956): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Outback SA: Kadina, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 123,620 +00.7 Votes cast: 110,792 89.6 -03.1 Informal votes: 7,674 06.9 +00.0 Formal votes: 103,118 93.1 -00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim White Grn 6,994 06.8 +02.2 Suzanne Waters UAP 5,781 05.6 +01.8 Peter Miller LDP 1,427 01.4 Liz Habermann 11,613 11.3 Julie Watson ALP 22,068 21.4 -01.4 Kerry Ann White PHON 6,542 06.3 -02.4 Tracey Dempsey AFP 721 00.7 Richard Carmody 1,332 01.3 Rowan Ramsey * Lib 46,730 45.3 -05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 103,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dempsey's 721 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- T White 57 07.9 7,051 06.8 Waters 119 16.5 5,900 05.7 Miller 91 12.6 1,518 01.5 Habermann 75 10.4 11,688 11.3 Watson 52 07.2 22,120 21.5 K White 164 22.8 6,616 06.4 Carmody 95 13.2 1,427 01.4 Ramsey * 68 09.4 46,798 45.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 721 103,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Carmody's 1,427 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- T White 148 10.4 7,199 07.0 Waters 74 05.2 5,974 05.8 Miller 42 02.9 1,560 01.5 Habermann 605 42.4 12,293 11.9 Watson 143 10.0 22,263 21.6 K White 183 12.8 6,799 06.6 Ramsey * 232 16.3 47,030 45.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,427 103,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Miller's 1,560 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- T White 185 11.9 7,384 07.2 Waters 271 17.4 6,245 06.1 Habermann 179 11.5 12,472 12.1 Watson 185 11.9 22,448 21.8 K White 281 18.0 7,080 06.9 Ramsey * 459 29.4 47,489 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,560 103,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Waters's 6,245 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- T White 739 11.8 8,123 07.9 Habermann 1,032 16.5 13,504 13.1 Watson 538 08.6 22,986 22.3 K White 3,115 49.9 10,195 09.9 Ramsey * 821 13.2 48,310 46.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,245 103,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: T White's 8,123 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Habermann 3,495 43.0 16,999 16.5 Watson 3,039 37.4 26,025 25.2 K White 651 08.0 10,846 10.5 Ramsey * 938 11.6 49,248 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,123 103,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: K White's 10,846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Habermann 5,575 51.4 22,574 21.9 Watson 1,790 16.5 27,815 27.0 RAMSEY * 3,481 32.1 52,729 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,846 103,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Habermann's 22,574 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watson 13,365 59.2 41,180 39.9 RAMSEY * 9,209 40.8 61,938 60.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,574 103,118 10.1 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowan Eric Ramsey (born 1956): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ramsey retired at the 2025 election. ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Outback SA: Kadina, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 128,707 +04.1 Votes cast: 115,075 89.4 -00.2 Informal votes: 8,194 07.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 106,881 92.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Borda Nat 3,288 03.1 Brandon Turton PHON 10,652 10.0 +03.7 Karin Bolton Labor 24,053 22.5 +01.1 Kylie Evans FFA 3,856 03.6 Anita Kuss 18,745 17.5 Kathryn Hardwick-Franco Grn 6,323 05.9 -00.9 Tom Venning + Lib 37,287 34.9 -10.4 Laury Bais ToP 2,677 02.5 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 106,881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bais's 2,677 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Borda 128 04.8 3,416 03.2 Turton 1,057 39.5 11,709 11.0 Bolton 148 05.5 24,201 22.6 Evans 295 11.0 4,151 03.9 Kuss 435 16.3 19,180 18.0 Hardwick-Franco 182 06.8 6,505 06.1 Venning + 432 16.1 37,719 35.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,677 106,881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Borda's 3,416 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turton 1,169 34.2 12,878 12.1 Bolton 629 18.4 24,830 23.2 Evans 338 09.9 4,489 04.2 Kuss 485 14.2 19,665 18.4 Hardwick-Franco 140 04.1 6,645 06.2 Venning + 655 19.2 38,374 35.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,416 106,881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Evans's 4,489 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turton 1,755 39.1 14,633 13.7 Bolton 562 12.5 25,392 23.8 Kuss 961 21.4 20,626 19.3 Hardwick-Franco 534 11.9 7,179 06.7 Venning + 677 15.1 39,051 36.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,489 106,881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hardwick-Franco's 7,179 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turton 818 11.4 15,451 14.5 Bolton 3,086 43.0 28,478 26.6 Kuss 2,535 35.3 23,161 21.7 Venning + 740 10.3 39,791 37.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,179 106,881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Turton's 15,451 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton 3,253 21.1 31,731 29.7 Kuss 6,300 40.8 29,461 27.6 Venning + 5,898 38.2 45,689 42.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,451 106,881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Kuss's 29,461 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton 16,748 56.9 48,479 45.4 VENNING + 12,713 43.1 58,402 54.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,461 106,881 04.6 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Venning: Elected 2025 Career: Farmer, corporate consultant. Grandson of Howard Venning MHA, nephew of Ivan Venning MHA. --------------------------------------------------------------------