Electoral results for the district of Frome

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

Members for Frome

First incarnation (1884–1902, two members)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ebenezer Ward none 1884–1890
  William Copley none 1884–1887
  Clement Giles none 1887–1890
  Laurence O'Loughan Liberal 1890–1902
  Clement Giles Conservative 1890–late 1890s
  National Defence League Late 1890s–1902
Second incarnation (1938–1977)
MemberPartyTerm
  Mick O'Halloran Australian Labor Party 1938–1960
  Tom Casey Australian Labor Party 1960–1970
  Ernest Allen Liberal Party of Australia 1970–1977
Third incarnation (1993–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Rob Kerin Liberal Party of Australia 1993–2008
  Geoff Brock Independent 2009–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Frome[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Geoff Brock 10,342 45.2 +10.1
Liberal Kendall Jackson 8,217 35.9 −2.7
Labor Marcus Connelly 2,598 11.3 −7.1
Family First Wendy Joyce 1,156 5.1 +1.9
Greens Rob Scott 578 2.5 −0.6
Total formal votes 22,891 97.6 +0.3
Informal votes 566 2.4 −0.3
Turnout 23,457 93.0 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kendall Jackson 60.8 +9.1
Labor Marcus Connelly 39.2 −9.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Geoff Brock 13,451 58.8 +2.1
Liberal Kendall Jackson 9,440 41.2 −2.1
Independent hold Swing +2.1
South Australian state election, 2010: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Geoff Brock 7,965 37.7 +37.7
Liberal Terry Boylan 7,713 36.5 -12.0
Labor John Rohde 3,900 18.5 -22.0
Greens Joy O'Brien 644 3.1 -0.7
Family First John McComb 561 2.7 -2.5
Save the RAH Max Van Dissel 328 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 21,111 97.2
Informal votes 587 2.8
Turnout 21,698 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Rohde 10,585 50.1 +1.8
Liberal Terry Boylan 10,526 49.9 -1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Geoff Brock 12,281 58.2 +6.5
Liberal Terry Boylan 8,830 41.8 -6.5
Independent hold Swing +6.5

Elections in the 2000s

Frome state by-election, 2009[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Boylan 7,576 39.24 -8.86
Labor John Rohde 5,041 26.11 -14.93
Independent Geoff Brock 4,557 23.60 +23.60
Nationals SA Neville Wilson 1,267 6.56 +6.56
SA Greens Joy O'Brien 734 3.80 +0.06
One Nation Peter Fitzpatrick 134 0.69 +0.69
Total formal votes 19,309 97.12 +0.21
Informal votes 573 2.88 -0.21
Turnout 19,882 89.79 -4.44
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Boylan 9,976 51.67 -1.74
Labor John Rohde 9,333 48.33 +1.74
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Geoff Brock 9,987 51.72 +51.72
Liberal Terry Boylan 9,322 48.28 -5.13
Independent gain from Liberal Swing N/A
South Australian state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Kerin 9,655 48.10 -9.48
Labor John Rohde 8,237 41.04 +5.88
Family First John McComb 1,038 5.17 +5.17
Greens Rosalie Garland 750 3.74 +3.74
Democrats Marcus Reseigh 393 1.96 -2.22
Total formal votes 20,073 96.91 -1.35
Informal votes 640 3.09 +1.35
Turnout 20,713 94.23 -1.08
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Kerin 10,721 53.41 -8.05
Labor John Rohde 9,352 46.59 +8.05
Liberal hold Swing -8.05
South Australian state election, 2002: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Kerin 11,892 57.6 +12.1
Labor John Rohde 7,261 35.2 -0.1
Democrats Marcus Reseigh 863 4.2 -6.7
One Nation Roger Hawkes 636 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 20,652 98.3
Informal votes 366 1.7
Turnout 21,018 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Kerin 12,692 61.5 +8.3
Labor John Rohde 7,960 38.5 -8.3
Liberal hold Swing +8.3

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Kerin 8,884 45.4 -8.4
Labor Colin McGavisk 6,945 35.5 -2.4
Democrats Marcus Reseigh 2,111 10.8 +4.7
United Australia Ian Gray 1,648 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 19,588 96.8 -1.1
Informal votes 647 3.2 +1.1
Turnout 20,235 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Kerin 10,368 52.9 -5.3
Labor Colin McGavisk 9,220 47.1 +5.3
Liberal hold Swing -5.3
South Australian state election, 1993: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Kerin 10,615 51.8 +10.2
Labor Allan Aughey 8,239 40.2 +3.3
Democrats David Clarke 1,112 5.4 -0.5
Natural Law Vicki Reimer 519 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 20,485 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 437 2.1 -0.3
Turnout 20,922 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Kerin 11,420 55.7 +1.3
Labor Allan Aughey 9,065 44.3 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

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