ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF HAWKER, SOUTH AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ascot Park, Edwardstown, Goodwood, Plympton -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1966 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,152 Votes cast: 52,169 96.3 Informal votes: 1,486 02.8 Formal votes: 50,683 97.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kathleen Anderson DLP 2,020 04.0 -01.1 Malcolm Hawkins AP 1,272 02.5 Alan Hickinbotham + Lib 19,086 37.7 -13.5 Ralph JACOBI ALP 28,305 55.8 +12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,683 07.9 e 13.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Jacobi (1928-2002): Elected 1969 Born: 4 December 1928, Adelaide Career: Educated state schools. Military Service. Hospital orderly. Organiser, Australian Government Workers Association. Official, United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ascot Park, Edwardstown, Goodwood, Plympton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,089 +03.6 Votes cast: 53,943 96.2 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,229 02.3 -00.5 Formal votes: 52,714 97.7 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph JACOBI * ALP 29,778 56.5 +00.7 James Kiley DLP 1,754 03.3 -00.7 Phyllis Rogers Lib 19,323 36.7 -01.0 John Steele 1,859 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,714 08.9 e 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Jacobi (1928-2002): Elected 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ascot Park, Edwardstown, Goodwood, Plympton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,794 +08.4 Votes cast: 58,526 96.3 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,481 02.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 57,045 97.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Holder LM 6,744 11.8 Ralph JACOBI * ALP 31,735 55.6 -00.9 Phillip Vickery AP 849 01.5 Henry Winter Lib 17,717 31.1 -05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,045 10.2 e 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Jacobi (1928-2002): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ascot Park, Edwardstown, Goodwood, Plympton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,253 +02.4 Votes cast: 60,059 96.5 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,291 02.1 -00.4 Formal votes: 58,768 97.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Jacobi * ALP 29,036 49.4 -06.2 Stewart Leggett LM 3,890 06.6 -05.2 Craig Speil Lib 25,842 44.0 +12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,768 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Leggett's 3,890 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JACOBI * 938 24.1 29,974 51.0 Speil 2,952 75.9 28,794 49.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,890 58,768 01.0 09.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Jacobi (1928-2002): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ascot Park, Edwardstown, Glenelg, Plympton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.0 Effect of 1977 redistribution: 02.4 shift to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,262 +24.1 Votes cast: 72,867 94.3 -02.2 Informal votes: 2,206 03.0 +00.9 Formal votes: 70,661 97.0 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steele Hall + Lib 31,062 44.0 -02.4 Ralph Jacobi * ALP 31,685 44.8 -02.2 Bruce Miels AD 7,190 10.2 Warren Wallace 724 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Following the redistribution, the Liberals are shown as the defending party. 2. Hall was a Senator for South Australia 1974-77. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wallace's 724 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hall 299 41.3 31,361 44.4 Jacobi * 115 15.9 31,800 45.0 Miels 310 42.8 7,500 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 724 70,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Miels's 7,500 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hall 3,540 47.2 34,901 49.4 JACOBI * 3,960 52.8 35,760 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,500 70,661 00.6 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Jacobi (1928-2002): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ascot Park, Edwardstown, Glenelg, Plympton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,487 -03.6 Votes cast: 70,563 94.7 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,590 02.3 -00.7 Formal votes: 68,973 97.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Hanckel Lib 29,187 42.3 -01.7 Ralph Jacobi * ALP 34,066 49.4 +04.6 Kenneth Johnson AD 5,720 08.3 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Johnson's 5,720 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hanckel 2,713 47.4 31,900 46.2 JACOBI * 3,007 52.6 37,073 53.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,720 68,973 03.8 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Jacobi 1928-2002): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ascot Park, Edwardstown, Glenelg, Plympton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,533 +02.7 Votes cast: 71,823 93.8 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,769 02.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 70,054 97.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Garcia 1,568 02.2 Dennis Harry Lib 27,211 38.8 -03.5 Ralph JACOBI * ALP 36,483 52.1 +02.7 Graham Pamount AD 4,792 06.8 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,054 07.3 e 03.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Jacobi (1928-2002): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ascot Park, Edwardstown, Glenelg, Morphettville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.3 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 02.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,984 -05.8 Votes cast: 68,125 94.6 +00.8 Informal votes: 5,171 07.6 +05.1 Formal votes: 62,954 92.4 -05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Correll NPA 1,045 01.7 Charles Campbell Lib 26,101 41.5 +00.0 Graham Pamount AD 4,852 07.7 +00.9 Ralph Jacobi * ALP 30,956 49.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Correll's 1,045 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Campbell 821 78.7 26,922 42.8 Pamount 148 14.2 5,000 07.9 Jacobi * 74 07.1 31,030 49.3 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,045 62,954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pamount's 5,000 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Campbell 2,419 48.5 29,341 46.6 JACOBI * 2,564 51.5 33,594 53.4 (exhausted 17 19 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,000 62,954 03.4 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Jacobi (1928-2002): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 Jacobi retired at the 1987 election. Died 15 January 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ascot Park, Edwardstown, Glenelg, Morphettville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,707 +01.0 Votes cast: 68,028 93.6 -01.0 Informal votes: 3,991 05.9 -01.7 Formal votes: 64,037 94.1 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Draper 719 01.1 Elizabeth Harvey + ALP 29,560 46.2 -03.0 Kim Jacobs Lib 28,116 43.9 +02.4 David Dwyer NPA 1,203 01.9 +00.2 Graham Pamount AD 4,439 06.9 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,037 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Draper's 719 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvey + 402 56.2 29,962 46.8 Jacobs 138 19.3 28,254 44.1 Dwyer 67 09.4 1,270 02.0 Pamount 108 15.1 4,547 07.1 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 719 64,037 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dwyer's 1,270 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvey + 116 09.1 30,078 47.0 Jacobs 878 69.2 29,132 45.5 Pamount 275 21.7 4,822 07.5 (exhausted 1 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,270 64,037 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Pamount's 4,822 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HARVEY + 2,704 56.2 32,782 51.2 Jacobs 2,111 43.8 31,243 48.8 (exhausted 7 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,822 64,037 01.2 02.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Robyn Harvey (1946-2025): Elected 1987 Born: 19 October 1946, Adelaide Career: Teacher. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Ascot Park, Edwardstown, Glenelg, Morphettville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,020 -02.3 Votes cast: 68,066 95.8 +02.2 Informal votes: 2,270 03.3 -02.6 Formal votes: 65,796 96.7 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christine Gallus Lib 28,348 43.1 -00.8 Elizabeth Williams AD 8,362 12.7 +05.8 Reg Macey CTA 1,266 01.9 Elizabeth Harvey * ALP 26,641 40.5 -05.7 Kathy Ragless 477 00.7 Glen Bottam 702 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,796 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ragless's 477 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gallus 48 10.1 28,396 43.2 Williams 190 40.2 8,552 13.0 Macey 19 04.0 1,285 02.0 Harvey * 157 33.2 26,798 40.7 Bottam 59 12.5 761 01.2 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 477 5,796 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bottam's 761 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gallus 277 37.3 28,673 43.6 Williams 158 21.3 8,710 13.2 Macey 117 15.8 1,402 02.1 Harvey * 190 25.6 26,988 41.0 (exhausted 19 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 761 65,796 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Macey's 1,402 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gallus 813 58.4 29,486 44.8 Williams 359 25.8 9,069 13.8 Harvey * 221 15.9 27,209 41.4 (exhausted 9 32 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,402 65,796 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Williams's 9,069 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GALLUS 3,359 37.4 32,845 50.0 Harvey * 5,622 62.6 32,831 50.0 (exhausted 88 120 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,069 65,796 00.0 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Elizabeth Robyn Harvey (1946-2025): Elected 1987. Defeated 1990 Died 24 May 2025 > Christine Ann Gallus (born 1943): Elected 1990 Born: 6 April 1943, Adelaide Career: Educated Australian National University, Flinders University, Sturt College of Advanced Education. Psychologist, researcher, advertising executive, journalist, company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hawker was abolished in 1993. Gallus contested Hindmarsh in 1993. --------------------------------------------------------------------