Electoral results for the district of Mount Gambier

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

Members for Mount Gambier

Member Party Term
  John Fletcher Independent 1938–1958
  Ron Ralston Australian Labor Party 1958–1962
  Allan Burdon Australian Labor Party 1962–1975
  Harold Allison Liberal Party of Australia 1975–1993
  Rory McEwen Independent 2002–2010
  Don Pegler Independent 2010–2014
  Troy Bell Liberal Party of Australia 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Mount Gambier[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Troy Bell 11,100 51.8 +9.3
Independent Don Pegler 5,872 27.4 −8.8
Labor Jim Maher 2,338 10.9 −1.5
Family First Peter Heaven 1,095 5.1 +0.8
Greens John Baseley 1,031 4.8 +2.5
Total formal votes 21,436 97.2 +0.8
Informal votes 616 2.8 −0.8
Turnout 22,052 92.3 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Troy Bell 71.4 +5.9
Labor Jim Maher 28.6 −5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Troy Bell 12,251 57.2 +7.7
Independent Don Pegler 9,185 42.8 −7.7
Liberal gain from Independent Swing +7.7
South Australian state election, 2010: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steve Perryman 9,282 42.6 +8.7
Independent Don Pegler 7,842 36.0 +36.0
Labor Viv Maher 2,724 12.5 -9.7
Family First Henk Bruins 929 4.3 +0.2
Greens Donella Peters 492 2.3 +0.4
Independent Nick Fletcher 464 2.1 +2.1
Fair Land Tax John Desyllas 48 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 21,781 96.1
Informal votes 814 3.9
Turnout 22,595 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Perryman 14,261 65.5 +9.9
Labor Viv Maher 7,520 34.5 -9.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Don Pegler 10,971 50.4 +50.4
Liberal Steve Perryman 10,810 49.6 +5.8
Independent hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rory McEwen 7,351 35.6 -22.8
Liberal Peter Gandolfi 7,002 33.9 +13.6
Labor Brad Coates 4,582 22.2 +4.9
Family First Laura Crowe-Owen 842 4.1 +4.1
Greens Rob Mengler 381 1.8 +1.8
Democrats Tony Hill 347 1.7 -0.5
Independent Laura Cunningham 170 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 20,675 95.7 -1.6
Informal votes 923 4.3 +1.6
Turnout 21,598 93.3 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Gandolfi 11,490 55.6
Labor Brad Coates 9,185 44.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rory McEwen 11,618 56.2 -20.4
Liberal Peter Gandolfi 9,057 43.8 +20.4
Independent hold Swing -20.4
South Australian state election, 2002: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rory McEwen 12,246 58.4 +35.9
Liberal Roger Saunders 4,261 20.3 -21.2
Labor Jim Maher 3,621 17.3 -4.3
Democrats Ron Purvis 460 2.2 -9.6
One Nation Mike Thomas 397 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 20,985 97.3
Informal votes 581 2.7
Turnout 21,566 94.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rory McEwen 16,065 76.6 +26.5
Liberal Roger Saunders 4,920 23.4 -26.5
Independent hold Swing +26.5

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Allison 12,394 67.6 +8.7
Labor Brenton Lynch 4,383 23.9 -15.0
Democrats Glenn Taylor 380 2.2 +3.8
Call to Australia Johannes Bastiaens 464 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 18,336 98.2 +1.0
Informal votes 337 1.8 -1.0
Turnout 18,673 94.9 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Allison 13,286 72.5 +12.6
Labor Brenton Lynch 5,050 27.5 -12.6
Liberal hold Swing +12.6
South Australian state election, 1985: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Allison 10,292 58.9 +8.9
Labor Peter Humphries 6,789 38.9 -6.1
Democrats Glenn Taylor 380 2.2 -2.8
Total formal votes 17,461 97.2
Informal votes 510 2.8
Turnout 17,971 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Allison 10,457 59.9 +6.9
Labor Peter Humphries 7,004 40.1 -6.9
Liberal hold Swing +6.9
South Australian state election, 1982: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Allison 8,444 50.0 -5.6
Labor Kenneth Bonython 7,670 45.4 +1.0
Democrats Meg Lees 767 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 16,881 96.3 -1.0
Informal votes 652 3.7 +1.0
Turnout 17,533 94.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Allison 8,816 52.2 -3.4
Labor Kenneth Bonython 8,065 47.8 +3.4
Liberal hold Swing -3.4

References

  1. ↑ 2014 State Election Results – Mount Gambier, ECSA.
  2. ↑ 2014 State Election Results – Mount Gambier, ABC.
  3. ↑ 2014 SA election pendulum: Antony Green ABC