Electoral results for the district of Ross Smith

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

Members for Ross Smith

MemberPartyTerm
  Joe Jennings Labor 1970–1977
  John Bannon Labor 1977–1993
  Ralph Clarke Labor 1993–2002

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Ross Smith[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Clarke 8,905 51.2 +9.7
Liberal Danny McGuire 4,712 27.1 -14.8
Democrats John Woods 3,055 17.6 +1.1
United Australia David Shelly 704 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 17,376 95.2 -1.0
Informal votes 870 4.8 +1.0
Turnout 18,246 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Clarke 11,253 64.8 +12.7
Liberal Danny McGuire 6,123 35.2 -12.7
Labor hold Swing +12.7
South Australian state election, 1993: Ross Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Steven Thomson 7,850 41.9 +9.7
Labor Ralph Clarke 7,786 41.6 -16.2
Democrats Matthew Mitchell 3,087 16.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 18,723 96.2 -0.4
Informal votes 740 3.8 +0.4
Turnout 19,463 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Clarke 9,761 52.1 -10.9
Liberal Steven Thomson 8,962 47.9 +10.9
Labor hold Swing -10.9

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Ross Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Bannon 9,918 59.0 -6.9
Liberal Christopher Pyne 5,297 31.5 +2.0
Democrats Brian Fain 1,590 9.5 +4.9
Total formal votes 16,805 96.8 +0.7
Informal votes 559 3.2 -0.7
Turnout 17,364 94.6 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Bannon 10,745 64.1 -4.6
Liberal Christopher Pyne 6,023 35.9 +4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6
South Australian state election, 1985: Ross Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Bannon 11,415 65.9 -1.1
Liberal Darryl Watson 5,106 29.5 -1.5
Democrats Kate Hannaford 790 4.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 17,311 96.1
Informal votes 696 3.9
Turnout 18,007 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Bannon 11,895 68.7 +0.7
Liberal Darryl Watson 5,416 31.3 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7
South Australian state election, 1982: Ross Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Bannon 10,200 75.7 +11.1
Liberal Ruth Squire 3,284 24.4 -2.5
Total formal votes 13,484 90.4 -3.1
Informal votes 1,427 9.6 +3.1
Turnout 14,911 92.3 -0.5
Labor hold Swing +7.2

Elections in the 1970s

South Australian state election, 1979: Ross Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Bannon 8,997 64.6 -7.6
Liberal Ruth Squire 3,746 26.9 -0.9
Democrats Margaret-Ann Williams 1,179 8.5 +8.5
Total formal votes 13,922 93.5 -2.7
Informal votes 961 6.5 +2.7
Turnout 14,883 92.8 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Bannon 9,522 68.4 -3.8
Liberal Ruth Squire 4,400 31.6 +3.8
Labor hold Swing -3.8
South Australian state election, 1977: Ross Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Bannon 10,773 72.2 +7.2
Liberal Paul Baloglou 4,156 27.8 +9.2
Total formal votes 14,929 96.2
Informal votes 594 3.8
Turnout 15,523 94.2
Labor hold Swing +4.7
South Australian state election, 1975: Ross Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joe Jennings 9,458 65.0 -15.3
Liberal James Porter 2,703 18.6 +18.6
Liberal Movement Noel Hodges 2,391 16.4 +16.4
Total formal votes 14,552 93.9 +1.0
Informal votes 947 6.1 -1.0
Turnout 15,499 93.1 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Jennings 9,692 66.6 -13.7
Liberal James Porter 4,860 33.4 +33.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
South Australian state election, 1973: Ross Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joe Jennings 11,102 80.3 +12.2
Independent John Lynch 2,720 19.7 +19.7
Total formal votes 13,822 92.9 -4.7
Informal votes 1,057 7.1 4.7
Turnout 14,879 94.6 -0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
South Australian state election, 1970: Ross Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joe Jennings 9,668 68.1
Liberal and Country Frank Forwood 3,617 25.5
Independent Roy Amer 903 6.4
Total formal votes 14,188 97.6
Informal votes 350 2.4
Turnout 14,538 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Jennings 10,119 71.3
Liberal and Country Frank Forwood 4,069 28.7
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
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