Electoral results for the district of Torrens

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

Members for Torrens

First incarnation (1902-1915, 5 members)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Darling Jr. Australian National League 1902-1905
  John Jenkins Independent (Liberal) 1902-1905
  George Soward Australian National League 1902-1905
  Thomas Price United Labor Party 1902-1909
  Frederick Coneybeer United Labor Party 1902-1915
  Crawford Vaughan United Labor Party 1905-1910
  George Dankel United Labor Party 1905-1912
  Thomas Hyland Smeaton United Labor Party 1905-1915
  Thomas Ryan United Labor Party 1909-1912
  Herbert Hudd Liberal Union 1912-1915
  Herbert Parsons Liberal Union 1912-1915
Second incarnation (1938-1985, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Shirley Jeffries Liberal and Country League 1938–1944
  Herbert Baldock Australian Labor Party 1944–1947
  Shirley Jeffries Liberal and Country League 1947–1953
  John Travers Liberal and Country League 1953–1956
  John Coumbe Liberal and Country League 1956–1973
  Liberal Party of Australia 1973–1977
  Michael Wilson Liberal Party of Australia 1977–1985
Third incarnation (1993-present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Joe Tiernan Liberal Party of Australia 1993–1994
  Robyn Geraghty Australian Labor Party 1994–2014
  Dana Wortley Australian Labor Party 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Torrens[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dana Wortley 8,959 43.8 −5.9
Liberal Michael Manetta 8,111 39.6 +5.0
Greens Anne Walker 1,853 9.1 +1.0
Family First Owen Hood 1,552 7.6 −0.1
Total formal votes 20,475 96.6 −0.1
Informal votes 727 3.4 +0.1
Turnout 21,202 91.0 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dana Wortley 10,958 53.5 −4.7
Liberal Michael Manetta 9,517 46.5 +4.7
Labor hold Swing −4.7
South Australian state election, 2010: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robyn Geraghty 10,265 49.4 -9.4
Liberal Stuart Lomax 7,292 35.1 +11.0
Greens Peter Fiebig 1,657 8.0 +1.5
Family First Owen Hood 1,575 7.6 +0.3
Total formal votes 20,789 96.4
Informal votes 710 3.6
Turnout 21,499 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robyn Geraghty 11,988 57.7 -11.5
Liberal Stuart Lomax 8,801 42.3 +11.5
Labor hold Swing -11.5

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robyn Geraghty 11,587 58.8 +10.7
Liberal Adam Howard 4,738 24.0 -8.6
Family First Owen Hood 1,439 7.3 +1.3
Greens Sally Reid 1,274 6.5 +6.5
Democrats Luke Fraser 672 3.4 -5.4
Total formal votes 19,710 96.4
Informal votes 689 3.6
Turnout 20,399 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robyn Geraghty 13,614 69.1 +10.7
Liberal Adam Howard 6,096 30.9 -10.7
Labor hold Swing +10.7
South Australian state election, 2002: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robyn Geraghty 9,840 47.1 -0.9
Liberal Damian Wyld 7,063 33.8 +1.7
Democrats Tony Hill 1,824 8.7 -7.4
Family First Carolyn Halfpenny 1,245 6.0 +6.0
SA First Harry Krieg 518 2.5 +2.5
One Nation Malcolm Hilliard 422 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 20,912 96.6
Informal votes 733 3.4
Turnout 21,645 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robyn Geraghty 11,968 57.2 -3.1
Liberal Damian Wyld 8,944 42.8 +3.1
Labor hold Swing -3.1

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robyn Geraghty 9,096 48.0 +12.5
Liberal Geoff Harris 6,226 32.9 -15.5
Democrats Tony Hill 2,895 15.3 +5.6
United Australia Ronald Lupp 731 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 18,948 96.0 +0.1
Informal votes 796 4.0 -0.1
Turnout 19,744 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robyn Geraghty 11,380 60.1 +16.6
Liberal Geoff Harris 7,568 39.9 -16.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +16.6


Torrens by-election, 1994[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robyn Geraghty 8,261 47.14 +11.66
Liberal Stephen Ernst 7,785 44.42 -3.98
HEMP David Sag 459 2.62 +2.62
Independent (No Mining in National Parks) Scott Wilson 336 1.92 +1.92
Grey Power William Patrick 224 1.28 +1.28
Independent (Christians for Law and Order) Robert Payne 214 1.22 +1.22
Independent Bernhard Cotton 166 0.95 +0.95
Independent (Smokers' Rights) Dorothy Bremert 79 0.45 +0.45
Total formal votes 17,524 95.78 -0.10
Informal votes 773 4.22 +0.10
Turnout 18,297 85.34 -8.89
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robyn Geraghty 9,185 52.41 +8.63
Liberal Stephen Ernst 8,339 47.59 -8.63
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.63
South Australian state election, 1993: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Tiernan 9,368 48.4 +9.7
Labor John Klunder 6,868 35.5 -12.2
Democrats Jennifer Whitehead 1,873 9.7 -2.4
Call to Australia Thomas Curnow 505 2.6 +1.2
Natural Law Dianne Fenwick 376 1.9 +1.9
Independent Aniello Carbone 365 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 19,355 95.9 -1.1
Informal votes 832 4.1 +1.1
Turnout 20,187 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Tiernan 10,943 56.5 +11.0
Labor John Klunder 8,412 43.5 -11.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.0

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1982: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Wilson 7,602 52.0 -4.0
Labor Michael Duigan 6,277 43.0 +8.0
Democrats Joseph Zingarelli 732 5.0 -4.0
Total formal votes 14,611 95.6 -0.8
Informal votes 674 4.4 +0.8
Turnout 15,285 90.4 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Wilson 7,961 54.5 -5.6
Labor Michael Duigan 6,650 45.5 +5.6
Liberal hold Swing -5.6

References

  1. ↑ 2014 State Election Results – Torrens, ECSA.
  2. ↑ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
  3. ↑ State Electoral Office (1995). Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections. pp. 166, 188–189.