Electoral results for the district of Flinders

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Flinders in South Australian state elections from the district's first election in 1938 until the present.

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Members for Flinders

Member Party Term
  Edward Craigie Single Tax League 1938–1941
  Rex Pearson Liberal and Country League 1941–1951
  Glen Pearson Liberal and Country League 1951–1970
  John Carnie Liberal and Country League 1970–1973
  Peter Blacker Nationals SA 1973–1993
  Liz Penfold Liberal Party of Australia 1993–2010
  Peter Treloar Liberal Party of Australia 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2010: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Treloar 11,689 58.0 +4.0
Labor Tauto Sansbury 3,129 15.5 +2.7
Nationals SA Wilbur Klein 2,969 14.7 -8.6
Greens Felicity Wright 1,394 6.9 +2.9
Family First Grant Wilson 979 4.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 20,160 97.1
Informal votes 565 2.9
Turnout 20,725 91.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Peter Treloar 15,361 76.2 +15.2
Labor Tauto Sansbury 4,799 23.8 +23.8
Liberal hold Swing +15.2

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Liz Penfold 10,052 53.2 -12.1
Nationals SA Hank Swalue 4,596 24.3 +15.1
Labor John Lovegrove 2,380 12.6 -3.6
Family First Errol Schuster 785 4.2 +4.2
Greens Felicity Wright 773 4.1 +4.1
Democrats John Hunwick 316 1.7 -4.4
Total formal votes 18,902 97.6 -0.6
Informal votes 473 2.4 +0.6
Turnout 19,375 91.3 -1.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 11,358 60.1 -18.3
Nationals SA Hank Swalue 7,544 39.9 +39.9
Liberal hold Swing -18.3