Electoral results for the district of Mawson

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

Members for Mawson

Member Party Term
  Don Hopgood Australian Labor Party 1970–1977
  Leslie Drury Australian Labor Party 1977–1979
  Ivar Schmidt Liberal Party of Australia 1979–1982
  Susan Lenehan Australian Labor Party 1982–1993
  Robert Brokenshire Liberal Party of Australia 1993–2006
  Leon Bignell Australian Labor Party 2006–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Mawson[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leon Bignell 9,666 45.0 −0.8
Liberal Stephen Annells 8,012 37.3 +1.9
Family First Geoff Doecke 1,944 9.1 +1.4
Greens Katie Wright 1,843 8.6 +1.8
Total formal votes 21,465 96.9 +1.1
Informal votes 695 3.1 −1.1
Turnout 22,160 92.5 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leon Bignell 11,925 55.6 +1.0
Liberal Stephen Annells 9,540 44.4 −1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0
South Australian state election, 2010: Mawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leon Bignell 9,849 45.9 +2.1
Liberal Matt Donovan 7,642 35.6 -4.3
Family First Andrew Tainsh 1,570 7.3 +0.8
Greens Palitja Moore 1,387 6.5 +1.4
Gamers 4 Croydon Ben Ernst 413 1.9 +1.9
Save the RAH David Senior 259 1.2 +1.2
Independent Michael Lee 168 0.8 +0.8
Fair Land Tax Harry Tsekouras 155 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 21,443 95.4
Informal votes 941 4.6
Turnout 22,384 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leon Bignell 11,659 54.4 +2.2
Liberal Matt Donovan 9,784 45.6 -2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Mawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leon Bignell 8,886 43.8 +7.0
Liberal Robert Brokenshire 8,087 39.9 -3.8
Family First Roger Andrews 1,330 6.6 +0.0
Greens Mika Kabacznik-Weller 1,019 5.0 +5.0
Democrats Ibojka Baumann 476 2.3 -6.2
Dignity for Disabled Joanne Harvey 469 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 20,267 96.2 -0.7
Informal votes 809 3.8 +0.7
Turnout 21,076 93.3 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leon Bignell 10,572 52.2 +5.7
Liberal Robert Brokenshire 9,695 47.8 -5.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.7
South Australian state election, 2002: Mawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Brokenshire 9,206 43.7 -1.1
Labor Moira Deslandes 7,739 36.8 +3.5
Democrats Angela Nicholas 1,791 8.5 -11.0
Family First Michael Last 1,391 6.6 +6.6
One Nation Bert Justin 585 2.8 +2.8
Independent Benny Zable 336 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 21,048 96.9
Informal votes 669 3.1
Turnout 21,717 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Brokenshire 11,270 53.5 -0.3
Labor Moira Deslandes 9,778 46.5 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Mawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Brokenshire 9,031 46.2 -6.4
Labor John McInnes 6,599 33.7 +2.3
Democrats Graham Pratt 3,930 20.1 +13.1
Total formal votes 19,560 96.0 -0.9
Informal votes 815 4.0 +0.9
Turnout 20,375 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Brokenshire 10,695 54.7 -4.6
Labor John McInnes 8,865 45.3 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing -4.6
South Australian state election, 1993: Mawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Brokenshire 11,208 52.5 +11.2
Labor Michael Wright 6,634 31.1 -13.9
Democrats Lenore Turney 1,420 6.7 -6.7
Independent Peter Marshall 1,342 6.3 +6.3
Independent Christopher Thornton 403 1.9 +1.9
Natural Law Cliff Payne 333 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 21,340 96.7 -0.7
Informal votes 720 3.3 +0.7
Turnout 22,060 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Brokenshire 12,718 59.6 +12.2
Labor Michael Wright 8,622 40.4 -12.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +12.2

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Mawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Susan Lenehan 10,484 49.6 -13.2
Liberal Craig Spencer 7,776 36.8 +5.8
Democrats Dennis Dorney 2,857 13.6 +7.4
Total formal votes 21,117 97.3 +0.2
Informal votes 593 2.7 -0.2
Turnout 21,710 94.9 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Lenehan 12,105 57.3 -8.8
Liberal Craig Spencer 9,012 42.7 +8.8
Labor hold Swing -8.8
South Australian state election, 1985: Mawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Susan Lenehan 11,152 62.8 +5.8
Liberal Raija Havu 5,502 31.0 -5.1
Democrats Tim Wells 1,095 6.2 -0.8
Total formal votes 17,749 97.1
Informal votes 528 2.9
Turnout 18,277 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Lenehan 11,740 66.1 +5.1
Liberal Raija Havu 6,009 33.9 -5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1
South Australian state election, 1982: Mawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Susan Lenehan 11,968 53.1 +11.8
Liberal Ivar Schmidt 9,067 40.3 -6.8
Democrats Jay McMerrick 1,488 6.6 -5.0
Total formal votes 22,523 95.3 -1.0
Informal votes 1,113 4.7 +1.0
Turnout 23,636 94.6 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Lenehan 12,737 56.6 +9.6
Liberal Ivar Schmidt 9,786 43.4 -9.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.6

References

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