Electoral results for the district of Lee

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

Members for Lee

Member Party Term
  Joe Rossi Liberal Party of Australia 1993–1997
  Michael Wright Australian Labor Party 1997–2014
  Stephen Mullighan Australian Labor Party 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Lee[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stephen Mullighan 9,418 41.0 −5.8
Liberal Liz Davies 8,216 35.7 +1.5
Independent Gary Johanson 2,581 11.2 +11.2
Greens Jo Seater 1,794 7.8 −0.2
Family First Denis Power 686 3.0 −0.7
Independent Melita Calone 301 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 22,996 96.4 +1.1
Informal votes 861 3.6 −1.1
Turnout 23,857 91.9 −1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stephen Mullighan 12,530 54.5 −3.2
Liberal Liz Davies 10,466 45.5 +3.2
Labor hold Swing −3.2
South Australian state election, 2010: Lee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Wright 9,734 46.3 -12.4
Liberal Sue Gow 7,263 34.5 +9.0
Greens Yesha Joshi 1,716 8.2 +0.2
Family First Richard Bunting 767 3.6 -0.8
Independent Bob Briton 608 2.9 +2.9
Independent Colin Thomas 492 2.3 +2.3
Independent Joe Rossi 455 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 21,035 95.3
Informal votes 976 4.7
Turnout 22,011 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Wright 12,008 57.1 -12.7
Liberal Sue Gow 9,027 42.9 +12.7
Labor hold Swing -12.7

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Lee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Wright 11,785 58.6 +10.8
Liberal Peter Rea 5,269 26.2 -8.3
Greens Meryl McDougall 1,537 7.6 +2.2
Family First Denis Power 920 4.6 +4.4
Democrats Trevor Tucker 603 3.0 -2.5
Total formal votes 20,114 96.6
Informal votes 708 3.4
Turnout 20,822 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Wright 13,938 69.3 +9.8
Liberal Peter Rea 6,176 30.7 -9.8
Labor hold Swing +9.8
South Australian state election, 2002: Lee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Wright 9,131 45.8 -0.2
Liberal Scott Cadzow 7,405 37.2 +5.0
Democrats Trevor Tucker 1,104 5.5 -7.9
Greens Pat Netschitowsky 1,062 5.3 +5.3
SA First Cale Dalton 549 2.8 +2.8
One Nation Lee Peacock 454 2.3 +2.3
Independent Alan Griffiths 225 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 19,930 96.7
Informal votes 682 3.3
Turnout 20,612 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Wright 11,361 57.0 -0.6
Liberal Scott Cadzow 8,569 43.0 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Lee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Wright 8,545 45.7 +3.5
Liberal Joe Rossi 5,977 32.0 -15.3
Democrats Peter Clements 2,194 11.7 +7.1
Independent Carlo Meschino 905 4.8 +4.8
Independent Lorraine O'Connor 560 3.0 +3.0
Independent Bernhard Cotton 290 1.6 +0.4
United Australia Frank Fonovic 218 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 18,689 94.1 -0.9
Informal votes 1,176 5.9 +0.9
Turnout 19,865 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Wright 10,666 57.1 +8.1
Liberal Joe Rossi 8,023 42.9 -8.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.1
South Australian state election, 1993: Lee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Rossi 9,138 47.3 +8.9
Labor Kevin Hamilton 8,129 42.1 -11.7
Democrats Peter Clements 890 4.6 -3.1
Independent Barbara Wasylenko 547 2.8 +2.8
Natural Law Lynne Brown 239 1.2 +1.2
Independent Bernhard Cotton 223 1.2 +1.2
Call to Australia Alan Behn 137 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 19,303 95.0 -2.3
Informal votes 1,025 5.0 +2.3
Turnout 20,328 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Rossi 9,864 51.1 +9.2
Labor Kevin Hamilton 9,439 48.9 -9.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.2

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