Electoral results for the district of Kavel

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

Members for Kavel

	Party	Term
Roger Goldsworthy	Liberal Party of Australia	1970–1992
John Olsen	Liberal Party of Australia	1992–2002
Mark Goldsworthy	Liberal Party of Australia	2002–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Kavel^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	12,116	54.4	−1.2
	Labor	Richard Hilton	4,838	21.7	−2.0
	Greens	Ian Grosser	3,481	15.6	+2.9
	Family First	Darryl Stott	1,854	8.3	+2.9
Total formal votes			22,289	97.1	−0.0
Informal votes			655	2.9	+0.0
Turnout			22,944	92.6	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	14,258	64.0	−1.8
	Labor	Richard Hilton	8,031	36.0	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.8

South Australian state election, 2010: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	11,389	55.6	+12.4
	Labor	John Fulbrook	4,861	23.7	-2.3
	Greens	Ian Grosser	2,604	12.7	+2.7
	Family First	Colin Croft	1,110	5.4	-9.8
	Democrats	Kathy Brazher-de Laine	529	2.6	-1.3
Total formal votes			20,493	96.8
Informal votes			602	3.2
Turnout			21,095	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	13,486	65.8	+7.8
	Labor	John Fulbrook	7,007	34.2	-7.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.8

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	8,590	43.9	-0.4
	Labor	John Marshall	4,868	24.9	+6.8
	Family First	Tom Playford	3,081	15.7	+15.5
	Greens	Renata Zilm	1,951	10.0	+4.5
	Democrats	Kathy Brazher-De Laine	709	3.6	-5.9
	One Nation	Robert Fechner	373	1.9	-0.1
Total formal votes			19,572	96.5
Informal votes			644	3.5
Turnout			20,216	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	11,624	59.4	+6.5
	Labor	John Marshall	7,948	40.6	+40.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

South Australian state election, 2002: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	8,974	43.4	-9.1
	Independent	Tom Playford	3,860	18.7	+18.7
	Labor	Mel Hopgood	3,718	18.0	-1.4
	Democrats	Cathi Tucker-Lee	1,874	9.1	-13.7
	Greens	Felicity Martin	1,089	5.3	+5.3
	SA First	Peter Robins	708	3.4	+3.4
	One Nation	Basil Hille	459	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			20,682	96.9
Informal votes			669	3.1
Turnout			21,351	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy		63.1	-1.9
	Labor	Mel Hopgood		36.9	+1.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Goldsworthy	10,938	52.9	-3.8
	Independent	Tom Playford	9,744	47.1	+47.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Olsen	9,691	52.3	-13.8
	Democrats	Cathi Tucker-Lee	4,306	23.2	+12.9
	Labor	Robert Kieselbach	3,686	19.9	+1.9
	United Australia	Evan Trousse	852	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			18,535	95.8	-1.5
Informal votes			803	4.2	+1.5
Turnout			19,338	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Olsen	12,039	65.0	-9.1
	Labor	Robert Kieselbach	6,496	35.0	+9.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	John Olsen	10,437	56.3	-17.7
	Democrats	Cathi Tucker-Lee	8,098	43.7	+43.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

South Australian state election, 1993: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Olsen	12,521	66.3	+8.3
	Labor	Joseph Kane	3,360	17.8	-7.2
	Democrats	Peter Brzycki	1,954	10.4	-3.0
	Independent	Graeme Watts	622	3.3	+3.3
	Natural Law	Lyndal Vincent	421	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			18,878	97.4	0.0
Informal votes			510	2.6	0.0
Turnout			19,388	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Olsen	14,019	74.3	+7.4
	Labor	Joseph Kane	4,859	25.7	-7.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.4

Kavel by-election, 1992^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J Olsen	10,381	53.4	-2.4
	Democrats	J Blundell	3,054	15.7	+2.7
	Labor	L Stevens	2,816	14.5	-11.6
	Australian Independent Alliance	G C Watts	1,591	8.2	+8.2
	Grey Power	S L B Batten	1,127	5.8	+5.8
	Independent	J D Henderson	457	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			19,426	96.4	N/A
Informal votes			716	3.6	N/A
Turnout			20,142	83.9	N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	J Olsen	11,989	61.7	-3.8
	Democrats	J Blundell	7,437	38.3	+38.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,560	55.8	+3.7
	Labor	Warren Smith	5,410	26.1	-8.9
	Democrats	Michel Francis	2,698	13.0	+13.0
	Call to Australia	Graeme Watts	1,046	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			20,714	97.8	+0.8
Informal votes			465	2.2	-0.8
Turnout			21,179	95.6	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	13,567	65.5	+3.7
	Labor	Warren Smith	7,174	34.5	-3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

South Australian state election, 1985: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	10,842	59.5	+2.5
	Labor	Lance Jones	6,380	35.0	-3.0
	Independent	Paul Reader	1,002	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			18,224	97.0
Informal votes			555	3.0
Turnout			18,779	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,250	61.8	+1.8
	Labor	Lance Jones	6,974	38.2	-1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

South Australian state election, 1982: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	10,878	63.4	-5.4
	Labor	Geoffrey Anderson	5,019	29.2	+7.0
	Democrats	Brian Fain	1,261	7.4	-1.6
Total formal votes			17,158	95.2	-2.0
Informal votes			855	4.8	+2.0
Turnout			18,013	93.5	-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,452	66.7	-7.6
	Labor	Geoffrey Anderson	5,706	33.3	+7.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.6

Elections in the 1970s

South Australian state election, 1979: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,248	68.8	+5.0
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	3,626	22.2	-6.3
	Democrats	Ivor Childs	1,464	9.0	+1.3
Total formal votes			16,338	97.2	-1.0
Informal votes			476	2.8	+1.0
Turnout			16,814	93.8	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	12,143	74.3	+5.6
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	4,195	25.7	-5.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.6

South Australian state election, 1977: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	10,260	63.8	+12.6
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	4,589	28.5	+8.1
	Democrats	Reginald Goldsworthy	1,244	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			16,093	98.2
Informal votes			288	1.8
Turnout			16,381	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,064	68.7	-6.3
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	5,029	31.3	+6.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.3

South Australian state election, 1975: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	5,292	52.4	-3.4
	Liberal Movement	Roger Teusner	2,418	24.0	+24.0
	Labor	Roy Hobden	1,854	18.4	-9.4
	Nationals SA	Eric Bartsch	477	4.7	-11.7
	Nationals SA	Harold Booth	50	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			10,091	97.6	-0.1
Informal votes			253	2.4	+0.1
Turnout			10,344	95.3	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	7,942	78.7	+8.7
	Labor	Roy Hobden	2,149	21.3	-8.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.7

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Liberal Movement candidates for Kavel.

South Australian state election, 1973: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	5,267	55.8	-9.6
	Labor	Mark Eckermann	2,619	27.8	+27.8
	Nationals SA	Elmore Schulz	1,550	16.4	-18.2
Total formal votes			9,436	97.7	+6.5
Informal votes			221	2.3	-6.5
Turnout			9,657	96.0	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	6,605	70.0	+4.6
	Labor	Mark Eckermann	2,831	30.0	+30.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

South Australian state election, 1970: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	5,513	65.4
	Nationals SA	Elmore Schulz	2,922	34.6
Total formal votes			8,435	91.2
Informal votes			810	8.8
Turnout			9,245	96.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

References

↑ 2014 State Election Results – Kavel, ECSA.
↑ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4

Electoral results for the districts of the South Australian House of Assembly

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