Electoral results for the district of Port Adelaide

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Port Adelaide in South Australian state elections.

Members for Port Adelaide

Member Party Term
  James Stephens Labor Party 1938–1959
  John Ryan Labor Party 1959–1970
  Kevin Foley Labor Party 2002–2012
  Susan Close Labor Party 2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Port Adelaide.[edit]
2022 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Susan Close 14,074 58.3 +10.4
Liberal Chad McLaren 5,448 22.6 +4.0
Greens Jim Moss 2,471 10.2 +4.4
Family First Lucia Snelling 1,204 5.0 +5.0
Animal Justice Adrian Romeo 945 3.9 +0.0
Total formal votes 24,142 96.6
Informal votes 850 3.4
Turnout 24,992 88.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 17,335 71.8 +5.0
Liberal Chad McLaren 6,807 28.2 −5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Susan Close 11,396 47.9 −3.1
Liberal Chad McLaren 4,432 18.6 −9.2
SA-Best Gary Johanson 4,419 18.6 +18.6
Greens Danica Moors 1,400 5.9 −4.0
Animal Justice Nicholas Hancock 930 3.9 +3.9
Dignity Bryan Tingey 568 2.4 +2.4
Conservatives Bruce Hambour 495 2.1 −3.7
Danig Peter Matthews 163 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 23,803 94.2 −2.2
Informal votes 1,462 5.8 +2.2
Turnout 25,265 90.6 +5.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 15,895 66.8 +2.8
Liberal Chad McLaren 7,908 33.2 −2.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 14,550 61.1 −2.9
SA-Best Gary Johanson 9,253 38.9 +38.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
2014 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Susan Close 11,760 51.8 +2.0
Liberal Brad Vermeer 7,330 32.3 +5.4
Greens Mark Seater 1,815 8.0 +1.6
Family First Bruce Hambour 1,783 7.9 +2.1
Total formal votes 22,688 96.6 +0.0
Informal votes 800 3.4 −0.0
Turnout 23,488 91.4 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 13,745 60.6 −2.1
Liberal Brad Vermeer 8,943 39.4 +2.1
Labor hold Swing −2.1
Port Adelaide state by-election, 11 February 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Susan Close 8,218 42.3 –7.6
Independent for You Gary Johanson 4,717 24.3 +24.3
Independent True Blue Voice Sue Lawrie 2,938 15.1 +15.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Humble 1,415 7.3 +7.3
Greens Justin McArthur 1,096 5.6 –0.6
Independent Ban Live Animal Exports Colin Thomas 314 1.6 +1.6
Independent Communist Australia Bob Briton 292 1.5 +1.5
One Nation Grant Carlin 269 1.4 +1.4
Democratic Labor Elizabeth Pistor 151 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 19,410 92.8 –3.8
Informal votes 1,505 7.2 +3.8
Turnout 20,915 82.8 –10.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 10,277 52.9 –9.8
Independent for You Gary Johanson 9,133 47.1 +47.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
2010 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Foley 10,854 49.9 −14.4
Liberal Sue Lawrie 5,831 26.8 +8.6
Independent Max James 2,398 11.0 +11.0
Greens Marie Boland 1,368 6.3 +0.1
Family First Bruce Hambour 1,281 5.9 −0.1
Total formal votes 21,732 95.9
Informal votes 767 4.1
Turnout 22,499 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Foley 13,643 62.8 −13.4
Liberal Sue Lawrie 8,089 37.2 +13.4
Labor hold Swing −13.4

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Foley 12,453 63.6 +5.2
Liberal Anna Micheel 3,671 18.7 −3.9
Greens Anne McMenamin 1,289 6.6 +2.4
Family First James Troup 1,120 5.7 +5.7
Democrats Amy Van Oosten 499 2.5 −3.6
One Nation Darren Fairweather 310 1.6 −1.2
Independent John McGill 250 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 19,592 95.0 −1.5
Informal votes 1,030 5.0 +1.5
Turnout 20,622 92.4 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Foley 14,823 75.7 +4.0
Liberal Anna Micheel 4,769 24.3 −4.0
Labor hold Swing +4.0
2002 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Foley 11,796 58.4 −4.5
Liberal Robert Crew 4,571 22.6 +1.7
Democrats Meryl McDougall 1,239 6.1 −9.1
SA First Joe Carbone 1,171 5.8 +5.8
Greens Andrew Nance 843 4.2 +4.2
One Nation Jan Amos 564 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 20,184 96.5
Informal votes 730 3.5
Turnout 20,914 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Foley 14,466 71.7 −1.1
Liberal Robert Crew 5,718 28.3 +1.1
Labor hold Swing −1.1

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Ryan 15,460 68.4 −8.4
Liberal and Country Graeme Sargent 4,811 23.6 +23.6
Social Credit Denis McEvoy 1,246 6.1 +6.1
Communist Peter Symon 380 1.9 −2.6
Total formal votes 20,348 96.5 +2.2
Informal votes 740 3.5 −2.2
Turnout 21,088 93.5 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 14,876 73.1 −0.9
Liberal and Country Graeme Sargent 5,472 26.9 +0.9
Labor hold Swing −0.9
1965 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Ryan 15,460 76.8 −6.5
Democratic Labor Donald Boys 3,768 18.7 +5.6
Communist Peter Symon 904 4.5 +0.9
Total formal votes 20,132 94.3 −1.7
Informal votes 1,216 5.7 +1.7
Turnout 21,348 94.7 +1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 16,228 80.6 −5.7
Democratic Labor Donald Boys 3,904 19.4 +5.7
Labor hold Swing −5.7
1962 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Ryan 17,834 83.3 +3.1
Democratic Labor George Basivovs 2,811 13.1 −0.4
Communist James Moss 770 3.6 −2.8
Total formal votes 21,415 96.0 +1.2
Informal votes 885 4.0 −1.2
Turnout 22,300 93.6 −0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 18,412 86.0 +1.1
Democratic Labor George Basivovs 3,003 14.0 −1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

References

  1. ^ State Election Results - District Results for Port Adelaide, ECSA. Archived 2019-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Port Adelaide, ECSA.
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