Electoral results for the district of Chaffey

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

Members for Chaffey

Member Party Term
  William MacGillivray Independent 1938–1956
  Harold King Liberal and Country League 1956–1962
  Reg Curren Labor 1962–1968
  Peter Arnold Liberal and Country League 1968–1970
  Reg Curren Labor 1970–1973
  Peter Arnold Liberal and Country League 1973–1973
  Liberal 1973–1993
  Kent Andrew Liberal 1993–1997
  Karlene Maywald Nationals SA 1997–2010
  Tim Whetstone Liberal 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Chaffey[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Whetstone 14,196 64.8 +17.1
Labor Mahanbir Grewal 3,615 16.5 +9.1
Family First Yvonne Zeppel 2,891 13.2 +5.7
Greens Jason Garrood 1,199 5.5 +3.3
Total formal votes 21,901 96.6 −0.3
Informal votes 767 3.4 +0.3
Turnout 22,668 92.2 −1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Whetstone 16,454 75.1 −3.3
Labor Mahanbir Grewal 5,447 24.9 +3.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A
South Australian state election, 2010: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Whetstone 8,958 44.7 +15.6
Nationals SA Karlene Maywald 7,310 36.5 -15.3
Family First Jack Papageorgiou 1,535 7.7 +2.7
Labor Roly Telfer 1,439 7.2 -3.1
Independent David Peake 398 2.0 +2.0
Greens James Jordan 395 2.0 -0.5
Total formal votes 20,035 96.8
Informal votes 640 3.2
Turnout 20,675 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Whetstone 15,580 77.8 +6.0
Labor Roly Telfer 4,455 22.2 -6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Tim Whetstone 10,770 53.8 +20.0
Nationals SA Karlene Maywald 9,265 46.2 -20.0
Liberal gain from Nationals SA Swing +20.0

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationals SA Karlene Maywald 10,358 53.2 +4.0
Liberal Anna Baric 5,498 28.2 -3.2
Labor Robert Potter 1,914 9.8 -2.2
Family First Rikki Lambert 970 5.0 +5.0
Greens Pam Kelly 475 2.4 +2.4
Democrats Graham McNaughton 271 1.4 -2.6
Total formal votes 19,486 96.5 -1.0
Informal votes 699 3.5 +1.0
Turnout 20,185 92.3 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Anna Baric 13,994 71.8
Labor Robert Potter 5,492 28.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationals SA Karlene Maywald 13,101 67.2 +3.2
Liberal Anna Baric 6,385 32.8 -3.2
Nationals SA hold Swing +3.2
South Australian state election, 2002: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationals SA Karlene Maywald 9,929 49.2 +12.4
Liberal Kent Andrew 6,337 31.4 -10.5
Labor Waluwe Simpson-Lyttle 2,419 12.0 -2.0
Democrats Graham McNaughton 800 4.0 -3.2
One Nation Shirley Faulkner 676 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 20,161 97.5
Informal votes 526 2.5
Turnout 20,687 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Nationals SA Karlene Maywald 12,899 64.0 +11.5
Liberal Kent Andrew 7,262 36.0 -11.5
Nationals SA hold Swing +11.5

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kent Andrew 8,133 41.7 +0.6
Nationals SA Karlene Maywald 7,242 37.1 +13.5
Labor Michael Subacius 2,734 14.0 +5.5
Democrats Karrie Lannstrom 1,399 7.2 +5.7
Total formal votes 19,508 97.2 +0.5
Informal votes 564 2.8 -0.5
Turnout 20,072 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kent Andrew 13,841 71.0 -8.0
Labor Michael Subacius 5,667 29.0 +8.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationals SA Karlene Maywald 10,252 52.6 +8.9
Liberal Kent Andrew 9,256 47.4 -8.9
Nationals SA gain from Liberal Swing +8.9
South Australian state election, 1993: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kent Andrew 8,109 41.1 -17.6
Nationals SA Peter McFarlane 4,668 23.7 +23.7
Independent Philip Lorimer 4,464 22.6 +22.6
Labor Petar Zdravkovski 1,678 8.5 -15.7
Independent Shirley Faulkner 521 2.6 +2.6
Democrats Eric Mack 282 1.4 -10.1
Total formal votes 19,722 96.7 -0.5
Informal votes 672 3.3 +0.5
Turnout 20,394 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kent Andrew 15,579 79.0 +8.3
Labor Petar Zdravkovski 4,143 21.0 -8.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Kent Andrew 11,105 56.3 -14.4
Nationals SA Peter McFarlane 8,617 43.7 +43.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Arnold 10,716 58.6 -4.9
Labor William Parsons 4,427 24.2 -7.3
Democrats Mark Lobban 2,117 11.6 +6.7
Independent Rowland Beech 1,026 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 18,286 97.2 -0.4
Informal votes 535 2.8 +0.4
Turnout 18,821 92.0 +2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Arnold 12,921 70.7 +4.4
Labor William Parsons 12,921 29.3 -4.4
Liberal hold Swing +4.4
South Australian state election, 1985: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Arnold 10,937 63.5 +1.5
Labor Bill Parsons 5,428 31.5 +1.5
Democrats Rilda Sharp 847 4.9 -3.1
Total formal votes 17,212 97.6
Informal votes 427 2.4
Turnout 17,639 89.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Arnold 11,415 66.3 +0.3
Labor Bill Parsons 5,797 33.7 -0.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.3
South Australian state election, 1982: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Arnold 10,219 61.5 +0.4
Labor Roland Telfer 5,109 30.7 -2.8
Democrats Michael Elliott 1,291 7.8 +2.4
Total formal votes 16,619 94.5 -1.1
Informal votes 975 5.5 +1.1
Turnout 17,594 92.0 -2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Arnold 10,865 65.4 +1.6
Labor Roland Telfer 5,754 34.6 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

References

  1. ↑ 2014 State Election Results – Chaffey, ECSA.