Electoral results for the district of Waite

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

Members for Waite

Member Party Term
  Stephen Baker Liberal Party of Australia 1993–1997
  Martin Hamilton-Smith Liberal Party of Australia 1997–2014
  Independent 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Waite[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Martin Hamilton-Smith 12,585 54.8 −0.1
Labor Rebekah Huppatz 6,239 27.1 −1.3
Greens Simon Hope 2,639 11.5 −1.4
Family First Steve Edmonds 868 3.8 +0.5
Dignity for Disability Cathi Tucker 652 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 22,983 97.6 −0.4
Informal votes 575 2.4 +0.4
Turnout 23,558 92.8 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Martin Hamilton-Smith 14,106 61.4 −0.7
Labor Rebekah Huppatz 8,877 38.6 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing −0.7
South Australian state election, 2010: Waite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Martin Hamilton-Smith 12,166 56.1 +9.1
Labor Adrian Tisato 5,997 27.6 -6.0
Greens Matt Wilson 2,899 13.4 +2.8
Family First John Vottari 631 2.9 -1.3
Total formal votes 21,693 97.8
Informal votes 455 2.2
Turnout 22,148 93.07
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Martin Hamilton-Smith 13,636 62.9 +8.8
Labor Adrian Tisato 8,057 37.1 -8.8
Liberal hold Swing +8.8

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Waite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Martin Hamilton-Smith 9,876 47.0 −6.0
Labor Diana Gibbs-Ludbrook 7,078 33.7 +9.6
Greens Zane Young 2,222 10.6 +5.3
Democrats Simon Regan 957 4.6 −7.7
Family First John Queale 895 4.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 21,028 97.5 +0.0
Informal votes 546 2.5 +0.0
Turnout 21,574 91.4 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Martin Hamilton-Smith 11,362 54.0 −8.0
Labor Diana Gibbs-Ludbrook 9,666 46.0 +8.0
Liberal hold Swing −8.0
South Australian state election, 2002: Waite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Martin Hamilton-Smith 11,018 53.0 +2.2
Labor Mark Hancock 5,007 24.1 +0.5
Democrats Stephen Spence 2,552 12.3 -11.2
Greens Michael Pritchard 1,109 5.3 +5.3
Family First Thea Hennessey 624 3.0 +3.0
SA First Chris Alford 273 1.3 +1.3
One Nation Hazel Nicholls 221 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 20,804 97.5
Informal votes 540 2.5
Turnout 21,344 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Martin Hamilton-Smith 12,897 62.0 +7.2
Labor Mark Hancock 7,907 38.0 +38.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Waite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Martin Hamilton-Smith 9,899 52.4 -11.1
Democrats Don Gilbert 4,592 24.3 +6.2
Labor Sara Cochrane 4,394 23.3 +7.6
Total formal votes 18,885 96.6 -0.5
Informal votes 658 3.4 +0.5
Turnout 19,543 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Martin Hamilton-Smith 11,751 62.2 -12.1
Labor Sara Cochrane 7,134 37.8 +12.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Martin Hamilton-Smith 10,550 55.9 -17.4
Democrats Don Gilbert 8,335 44.1 +17.4
Liberal hold Swing -17.4
South Australian state election, 1993: Waite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen Baker 12,622 63.1 +6.3
Democrats Judith Barr 3,632 18.2 +4.6
Labor Geoffrey Phillips 3,195 16.0 -13.5
Natural Law Anne Davidson 209 1.0 +1.0
Independent David Bidstrup 205 1.0 +1.0
Independent Neil Worrall 132 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 19,995 97.1 -1.0
Informal votes 595 2.9 +1.0
Turnout 20,590 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Stephen Baker 14,777 73.9 +11.0
Labor Geoffrey Phillips 5,218 26.1 -11.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Stephen Baker 14,654 73.3 +10.4
Democrats Judith Barr 5,341 26.7 +26.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

References

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