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.

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, 2014: Flinders[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Treloar 14,994 72.0 +14.0
Labor Mathew Deane 3,214 15.4 −0.1
Family First Grant Wilson 1,313 6.3 +1.5
Greens Felicity Wright 1,299 6.2 −0.7
Total formal votes 20,820 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 505 2.4 −0.4
Turnout 21,325 91.1 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Treloar 16,480 79.2 +3.0
Labor Mathew Deane 4,340 20.8 −3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0
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-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Treloar 15,361 76.2 +15.2
Labor Tauto Sansbury 4,799 23.8 +23.8
Liberal hold Swing N/A

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-party-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 14,839 78.5 +1.1
Labor John Lovegrove 4,063 21.5 -1.1
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 N/A
South Australian state election, 2002: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Liz Penfold 13,373 65.3 +11.7
Labor John Lovegrove 3,318 16.2 +5.4
Nationals SA Grantley Siviour 1,881 9.2 -15.9
Democrats Sally Tonkin 1,242 6.1 -0.1
One Nation Charles Kirvan 662 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 20,476 98.2
Informal votes 385 1.8
Turnout 20,861 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 16,047 78.4 +18.4
Labor John Lovegrove 4,429 21.6 +21.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Liz Penfold 10,473 53.6 -1.8
Nationals SA Peter Blacker 4,904 25.1 -0.9
Labor Manuel Chrisan 2,114 10.8 -0.8
Democrats Kime Pedler 1,219 6.2 +2.0
United Australia John Kroezen 829 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 19,539 97.6 -0.6
Informal votes 471 2.4 +0.6
Turnout 20,010 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 15,331 78.5 -1.9
Labor Manuel Chrisan 4,208 21.5 +1.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 11,715 60.0 +0.6
Nationals SA Peter Blacker 7,824 40.0 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6
South Australian state election, 1993: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Liz Penfold 10,353 54.0 +14.5
Nationals SA Peter Blacker 5,489 28.6 -13.0
Labor Justin Jarvis 2,091 10.9 -3.1
Democrats Elden Lawrie 931 4.9 0.0
Call to Australia Deidre Kent 308 1.6 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 15,456 80.6 -4.9
Labor Justin Jarvis 3,716 19.4 +4.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 11,086 57.8 +14.6
Nationals SA Peter Blacker 8,086 42.2 -14.6
Liberal gain from Nationals SA Swing +14.6

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationals SA Peter Blacker 8,241 48.3 +8.9
Liberal Kieran Kelly 6,148 36.1 -2.6
Labor Terrence Krieg 2,156 12.6 -7.2
Democrats Trevor Blood 510 3.0 +0.8
Total formal votes 17,055 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 283 1.6 -0.3
Turnout 17,338 94.7 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Nationals SA Peter Blacker 13,337 78.2 +4.0
Labor Terrence Krieg 3,718 21.8 -4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationals SA Peter Blacker 10,392 60.9 +2.6
Liberal Kieran Kelly 6,663 39.1 -2.6
Nationals SA hold Swing +2.6
South Australian state election, 1985: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationals SA Peter Blacker 6,864 39.4 -12.6
Liberal Arthur Whyte 6,740 38.7 +14.7
Labor Terrence Krieg 3,446 19.8 -3.2
Democrats George Jukes 380 2.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 17,430 98.1
Informal votes 331 1.9
Turnout 17,761 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Arthur Whyte 12,933 74.2 -0.8
Labor Terrence Krieg 4,497 25.8 +0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationals SA Peter Blacker 10,161 58.3
Liberal Arthur Whyte 7,269 41.7
Nationals SA hold Swing N/A
South Australian state election, 1982: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationals SA Peter Blacker 8,106 53.6 -0.3
Liberal Rex Mader 3,679 24.3 -2.7
Labor Terrence Krieg 2,968 19.6 +0.5
Democrats Helen Breakey 363 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 15,116 96.7 -0.6
Informal votes 509 3.3 +0.6
Turnout 15,625 94.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationals SA Peter Blacker 11,137 73.7 -0.4
Labor Terrence Krieg 3,979 26.3 +0.4
Nationals SA hold Swing N/A

References

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