Electoral results for the district of Albert Park (South Australia)

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

Members for Albert Park

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Member Party Term
  Charles Harrison Labor 1970–1979
  Kevin Hamilton Labor 1979–1993

Election results

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Elections in the 1980s

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1989 South Australian state election: Albert Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Hamilton 10,572 53.8 -6.3
Liberal Roger Hayes 7,537 38.4 +2.8
Democrats Jim Mitchell 1,522 7.8 +3.5
Total formal votes 19,631 97.2 +0.3
Informal votes 560 2.8 −0.3
Turnout 20,191 94.8 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Hamilton 11,398 58.1 -4.8
Liberal Roger Hayes 8,232 41.9 +4.8
Labor hold Swing -4.8
1985 South Australian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Hamilton 11,015 60.1 -0.9
Liberal Bob MacKenzie 6,525 35.6 +1.6
Democrats John Malone 795 4.3 -0.7
Total formal votes 18,335 96.9
Informal votes 585 3.1
Turnout 18,920 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Hamilton 11,530 62.9 -1.1
Liberal Bob MacKenzie 6,805 37.1 +1.1
Labor hold Swing -1.1
1982 South Australian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Hamilton 11,012 62.7 +13.1
Liberal Graham Ingerson 5,661 32.2 -8.6
Democrats Ben Michael 894 5.1 -4.5
Total formal votes 17,567 93.7 −0.5
Informal votes 1,184 6.3 +0.5
Turnout 18,751 94.1 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Hamilton 11,459 61.1 +7.2
Liberal Graham Ingerson 6,108 38.9 -7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2

Elections in the 1970s

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1979 South Australian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Hamilton 7,901 49.6 -14.5
Liberal Hans Ehmann 6,507 40.8 +4.9
Democrats Rosalyn Lawson 1,527 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 19,935 94.2 −2.0
Informal votes 980 5.8 +2.0
Turnout 16,915 93.4 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Hamilton 8,589 53.9 -10.2
Liberal Hans Ehmann 7,346 46.1 +10.2
Labor hold Swing -10.2
1977 South Australian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Harrison 10,188 64.1 +2.1
Liberal Glendon Stotter 5,701 35.9 +13.5
Total formal votes 15,889 96.2
Informal votes 621 3.8
Turnout 16,510 94.6
Labor hold Swing 0.0
1975 South Australian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Harrison 10,095 61.9 -9.8
Liberal Barry Savage 3,744 23.0 -5.3
Liberal Movement Philip Sutton 2,471 15.1 +15.1
Total formal votes 16,310 94.4 −0.1
Informal votes 972 5.6 +0.1
Turnout 17,282 93.3 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Harrison 10,341 63.4 -8.3
Liberal Barry Savage 5,969 36.6 +8.3
Labor hold Swing -8.3
1973 South Australian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Harrison 10,716 71.7 +3.7
Liberal and Country Valentine Dignum 4,236 28.3 -3.7
Total formal votes 14,952 94.5 −2.6
Informal votes 870 5.5 +2.6
Turnout 15,822 94.9 −0.5
Labor hold Swing +3.7
1970 South Australian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Harrison 10,112 68.0
Liberal and Country Valentine Dignum 4,754 32.0
Total formal votes 14,866 97.1
Informal votes 442 2.9
Turnout 15,308 95.4
Labor hold Swing

References

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