Electoral results for the district of Port Adelaide

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

Members for Port Adelaide

Member Party Term
  James Stephens Australian Labor Party 1938–1959
  John Ryan Australian Labor Party 1959–1970
  Kevin Foley Australian Labor Party 2002–2012
  Susan Close Australian Labor Party 2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Port Adelaide[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Susan Close 11,760 51.8 +2.0
Liberal Brad Vermeer 7,330 32.3 +5.4
Greens Mark Seater 1,815 8.0 +1.6
Family First Bruce Hambour 1,783 7.9 +2.1
Total formal votes 22,688 96.6 +0.0
Informal votes 800 3.4 −0.0
Turnout 23,488 91.4 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 13,745 60.6 −2.1
Liberal Brad Vermeer 8,943 39.4 +2.1
Labor hold Swing −2.1
Port Adelaide state by-election, 11 February 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Susan Close 8,218 42.3 –7.6
Independent for You Gary Johanson 4,717 24.3 +24.3
Independent True Blue Voice Sue Lawrie 2,938 15.1 +15.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Humble 1,415 7.3 +7.3
SA Greens Justin McArthur 1,096 5.6 –0.6
Independent Ban Live Animal Exports Colin Thomas 314 1.6 +1.6
Independent Communist Australia Bob Briton 292 1.5 +1.5
One Nation Grant Carlin 269 1.4 +1.4
Democratic Labor Elizabeth Pistor 151 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 19,410 92.8 –3.8
Informal votes 1,505 7.2 +3.8
Turnout 20,915 82.8 –10.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 10,277 52.9 –9.8
Independent for You Gary Johanson 9,133 47.1 +47.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
South Australian state election, 2010: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Foley 10,854 49.9 -14.4
Liberal Sue Lawrie 5,831 26.8 +8.6
Independent Max James 2,398 11.0 +11.0
Greens Marie Boland 1,368 6.3 +0.1
Family First Bruce Hambour 1,281 5.9 -0.1
Total formal votes 21,732 95.9
Informal votes 767 4.1
Turnout 22,499 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Foley 13,643 62.8 -13.4
Liberal Sue Lawrie 8,089 37.2 +13.4
Labor hold Swing -13.4

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Foley 12,453 63.6 +5.2
Liberal Anna Micheel 3,671 18.7 -3.9
Greens Anne McMenamin 1,289 6.6 +2.4
Family First James Troup 1,120 5.7 +5.7
Democrats Amy Van Oosten 499 2.5 -3.6
One Nation Darren Fairweather 310 1.6 -1.2
Independent John McGill 250 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 19,592 95.0 -1.5
Informal votes 1,030 5.0 +1.5
Turnout 20,622 92.4 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Foley 14,823 75.7 +4.0
Liberal Anna Micheel 4,769 24.3 -4.0
Labor hold Swing +4.0
South Australian state election, 2002: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Foley 11,796 58.4 -4.5
Liberal Robert Crew 4,571 22.6 +1.7
Democrats Meryl McDougall 1,239 6.1 -9.1
SA First Joe Carbone 1,171 5.8 +5.8
Greens Andrew Nance 843 4.2 +4.2
One Nation Jan Amos 564 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 20,184 96.5
Informal votes 730 3.5
Turnout 20,914 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Foley 14,466 71.7 -1.1
Liberal Robert Crew 5,718 28.3 +1.1
Labor hold Swing -1.1

References

  1. ↑ 2014 State Election Results – Port Adelaide, ECSA.