Electoral results for the district of Light

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

Members for Light

Member Party Term
  Richard Layton Butler Liberal and Country League 1938–1938
  Herbert Michael Liberal and Country League 1939–1941
  Sydney McHugh Australian Labor Party 1941–1944
  Herbert Michael Liberal and Country League 1944–1956
  George Hambour Liberal and Country League 1956–1960
  Leslie Nicholson Liberal and Country League 1960–1962
  John Freebairn Liberal and Country League 1962–1970
  Bruce Eastick Liberal and Country League 1970–1973
  Liberal Party of Australia 1973–1993
  Malcolm Buckby Liberal Party of Australia 1993–2006
  Tony Piccolo Australian Labor Party 2006–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Light[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Piccolo 9,919 46.2 −0.2
Liberal Cosie Costa 9,011 42.0 +1.5
Family First Wendy Rose 1,355 6.3 +2.1
Greens Terry Allen 1,193 5.6 +0.2
Total formal votes 21,478 97.3 +0.8
Informal votes 592 2.7 −0.8
Turnout 22,070 92.6 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Piccolo 11,334 52.8 −0.0
Liberal Cosie Costa 10,144 47.2 +0.0
Labor hold Swing −0.0
South Australian state election, 2010: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Piccolo 10,077 48.5 +3.8
Liberal Cosie Costa 7,899 38.0 -1.8
Greens Penny Johnston 1,088 5.2 +0.3
Family First Tony Bates 906 4.4 -2.4
Save the RAH Simon Stewart-Rattray 458 2.2 +2.2
Gamers 4 Croydon Matthew Allpress 216 1.0 +1.0
Fair Land Tax Lachlan Hetherington 150 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 20,794 95.8
Informal votes 758 4.2
Turnout 21,552 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Piccolo 11,499 55.3 +3.2
Liberal Cosie Costa 9,295 44.7 -3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Piccolo 9,217 44.6 +5.5
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 8,217 39.7 -3.9
Family First Olga Vidoni 1,403 6.8 +2.3
Greens Jenni Douglas 1,027 5.0 +2.1
No Rodeo Craig Allan 445 2.2 +2.2
Democrats Alan Collinson 370 1.8 -3.7
Total formal votes 20,679 96.1 -0.5
Informal votes 835 3.9 +0.5
Turnout 21,514 92.5 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Piccolo 10,768 52.1 +4.9
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 9,911 47.9 -4.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.9
South Australian state election, 2002: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 8,954 43.6 +1.2
Labor Annette Hurley 8,032 39.1 +3.2
Democrats Tim Haines 1,121 5.5 -16.2
Family First Shane Thorman 933 4.5 +4.5
One Nation David Dwyer 627 3.1 +3.1
Greens Ruth Jackson 587 2.9 +2.9
SA First James Gallagher 285 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 20,539 96.6
Informal votes 718 3.4
Turnout 21,257 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 10,843 52.8 +1.9
Labor Annette Hurley 9,696 47.2 -1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 9,133 47.3 -12.7
Labor Pauline Gill 5,917 30.7 +3.1
Democrats Kate Reynolds 4,249 22.0 +10.4
Total formal votes 19,299 95.6 -1.5
Informal votes 892 4.4 +1.5
Turnout 20,191 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 10,862 56.3 -8.9
Labor Pauline Gill 8,437 43.7 +8.9
Liberal hold Swing -8.9
South Australian state election, 1993: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 11,482 61.4 +9.0
Labor Susan Simpson 4,877 26.1 -8.3
Democrats Catherine Tucker-Lee 2,339 12.5 +4.1
Total formal votes 18,698 97.3 +0.3
Informal votes 526 2.7 -0.3
Turnout 19,224 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 12,415 66.4 +5.8
Labor Susan Simpson 6,283 33.6 -5.8
Liberal hold Swing +5.8

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 10,912 53.5 -2.1
Labor Tony Piccolo 6,564 32.2 -5.3
Democrats John Joyes 1,500 7.4 +2.8
Call to Australia Theodor Stiller 1,206 5.9 +5.9
Independent Eric Gerlach 207 1.0 -1.3
Total formal votes 20,389 97.0 +1.6
Informal votes 623 3.0 -1.6
Turnout 21,012 95.9 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Eastick 12,818 62.9 +3.6
Labor Tony Piccolo 7,571 37.1 -3.6
Liberal hold Swing +3.6
South Australian state election, 1985: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 10,012 55.6 -6.4
Labor Tony Piccolo 6,756 37.5 +4.5
Democrats Nicholas Wedge 828 4.6 -0.4
Independent Eric Gerlach 410 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 18,006 95.4
Informal votes 877 4.6
Turnout 18,883 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Eastick 10,675 59.3 -5.7
Labor Tony Piccolo 7,331 40.7 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing -5.7
South Australian state election, 1982: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 9,553 62.3 -1.3
Labor William Young 4,933 32.2 +2.5
Democrats Nicholas Wedge 845 5.5 -1.2
Total formal votes 15,331 95.3 -1.3
Informal votes 751 4.7 +1.3
Turnout 16,082 94.9 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Eastick 10,000 65.2 -2.0
Labor William Young 5,331 34.8 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1970s

South Australian state election, 1979: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 9,412 63.6 +2.9
Labor William Young 4,392 29.7 -9.6
Democrats Barrie Tornquist 999 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 14,803 96.6 -1.0
Informal votes 520 3.4 +1.0
Turnout 15,323 94.3 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Eastick 9,947 67.2 +6.5
Labor William Young 4,856 32.8 -6.5
Liberal hold Swing +6.5
South Australian state election, 1977: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 8,968 60.7 +12.0
Labor James Reese 5,815 39.3 +9.3
Total formal votes 14,783 97.6
Informal votes 362 2.4
Turnout 15,145 93.7
Liberal hold Swing -6.1
South Australian state election, 1975: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 5,211 46.7 -15.4
Labor Douglas Harrison 3,684 33.0 -1.9
Liberal Movement John Lienert 2,260 20.3 +20.3
Total formal votes 11,155 96.8 -0.2
Informal votes 364 3.2 +0.2
Turnout 11,519 94.4 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Eastick 7,019 62.9 -0.7
Labor Douglas Harrison 4,136 37.1 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7
South Australian state election, 1973: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 6,031 62.1 +8.7
Labor William Sneesby 3,390 34.9 -9.2
Independent Eric Gerlach 294 3.0 +0.6
Total formal votes 9,715 97.0 -1.5
Informal votes 305 3.0 +1.5
Turnout 10,020 95.6 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 6,179 63.6 +9.0
Labor William Sneesby 3,536 36.4 -9.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +9.0
South Australian state election, 1970: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 4,963 53.4
Labor Brian Chatterton 4,101 44.1
Independent Eric Gerlach 227 2.4
Total formal votes 9,291 98.5
Informal votes 137 1.5
Turnout 9,428 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 5,077 54.6
Labor Brian Chatterton 4,214 45.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

South Australian state election, 1968: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Freebairn 3,873 68.9 -31.1
Labor Ernest Fahey 1,749 31.1 +31.1
Total formal votes 5,622 98.2
Informal votes 99 1.8
Turnout 5,721 96.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
South Australian state election, 1965: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Freebairn unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
South Australian state election, 1962: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Freebairn 2,606 43.9 -27.9
Labor Colin Wurst 2,005 33.8 +5.6
Independent Eli Hambour 1,322 22.3 +22.3
Total formal votes 5,933 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 54 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 5,987 97.4 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Freebairn 3,614 60.9 -10.9
Labor Colin Wurst 2,319 39.1 +10.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing -10.9

References

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