Electoral results for the district of Bragg

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

Members for Bragg

Member Party Term
  David Tonkin Liberal 1970–1983
  Graham Ingerson Liberal 1983–2002
  Vickie Chapman Liberal 2002–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Bragg[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vickie Chapman 15,033 65.7 +2.6
Labor Ella Waters 4,958 21.7 +0.1
Greens Ami Harrison 2,891 12.6 +0.4
Total formal votes 22,882 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 400 1.7 −0.2
Turnout 23,282 92.7 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vickie Chapman 15,711 68.7 −1.5
Labor Ella Waters 7,171 31.3 +1.5
Liberal hold Swing −1.5
South Australian state election, 2010: Bragg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vickie Chapman 13,726 64.0 +9.1
Labor Ben Dineen 4,426 20.6 -6.0
Greens Brendan Fitzgerald 2,679 12.5 +2.4
Family First Nick Zollo 614 2.9 -1.0
Total formal votes 21,445 98.0
Informal votes 416 2.0
Turnout 21,861 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vickie Chapman 15,257 71.1 +9.1
Labor Ben Dineen 6,188 28.9 -9.1
Liberal hold Swing +9.1

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Bragg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vickie Chapman 11,143 55.9 -6.0
Labor Andrew Plimer 5,310 26.6 +5.6
Greens Ben Gray 1,854 9.3 +9.3
Democrats Janet Kelly 864 4.3 -6.3
Family First Paul Hannan 769 3.9 +1.2
Total formal votes 19,940 97.7 -0.2
Informal votes 473 2.3 +0.2
Turnout 20,413 91.7 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vickie Chapman 12,525 62.8 -6.8
Labor Andrew Plimer 7,415 37.2 +6.8
Liberal hold Swing -6.8
South Australian state election, 2002: Bragg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vickie Chapman 12,568 61.9 +0.4
Labor Karen Atherton 4,267 21.0 +1.1
Democrats Julia Grant 2,150 10.6 -7.4
SA First John Wood 614 3.0 +3.0
Family First Jamilah Lovibond 551 2.7 +2.7
One Nation Betty Bedford 169 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 20,319 97.9
Informal votes 430 2.1
Turnout 20,749 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Vickie Chapman 14,143 69.6 -0.4
Labor Karen Atherton 6,176 30.4 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing -0.4

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Bragg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Ingerson 11,328 60.0 -13.3
Labor Anthony Schultz 3,832 20.3 +5.1
Democrats Jackie Dearing 3,712 19.7 +10.6
Total formal votes 18,872 96.6 -1.5
Informal votes 668 3.4 +1.5
Turnout 19,540 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Ingerson 12,983 68.8 -10.5
Labor Anthony Schultz 5,889 31.2 +10.5
Liberal hold Swing -10.5
South Australian state election, 1993: Bragg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Ingerson 14,584 72.7 +11.2
Labor Paul Pilowsky 3,127 15.6 -9.6
Democrats Pamela Kelly 1,844 9.2 -3.5
Natural Law Richard Barnes 498 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 20,053 98.1 -0.1
Informal votes 398 1.9 +0.1
Turnout 20,451 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Ingerson 15,790 78.7 +11.3
Labor Paul Pilowsky 4,263 21.3 -11.3
Liberal hold Swing +11.3

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Bragg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Ingerson 11,585 63.8 -1.3
Labor Jennifer Richardson 4,070 22.4 -7.1
Democrats Margaret-Ann Williams 2,502 13.8 +8.4
Total formal votes 18,157 98.3 +0.3
Informal votes 316 1.7 -0.3
Turnout 18,473 92.8 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Ingerson 12,711 70.0 +2.5
Labor Jennifer Richardson 5,446 30.0 -2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5
South Australian state election, 1985: Bragg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Ingerson 11,719 65.1 -2.9
Labor Phil Robins 5,315 29.5 +7.5
Democrats Alison Dolling 978 5.4 -4.6
Total formal votes 18,012 98.0
Informal votes 368 2.0
Turnout 18,380 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Ingerson 12,166 67.5 -5.5
Labor Phil Robins 5,846 32.5 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.5
Bragg state by-election, 1983[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G Ingerson 7,969 62.6 -0.4
Labor C A Pickles 3,150 24.8 -2.1
Democrats G M W Harley 1,559 12.6 +2.5
Total formal votes 12,718 98.2 N/A
Informal votes 237 1.8 N/A
Turnout 12,955 78.5 N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
South Australian state election, 1982: Bragg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Tonkin 9,177 63.0 -3.0
Labor Neill Lean 3,910 26.9 +3.9
Democrats Guy Harley 1,475 10.1 -0.9
Total formal votes 14,562 95.9 -0.5
Informal votes 614 4.1 +0.5
Turnout 15,176 93.3 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Tonkin 9,915 68.1 -3.4
Labor Neill Lean 4,647 31.9 +3.4
Liberal hold Swing -3.4

References

  1. ↑ 2014 State Election Results – Bragg, ECSA.
  2. ↑ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4