Electoral results for the Division of Sturt

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Sturt in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

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Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Keith Wilson Liberal 1949–1954
  Norman Makin Labor 1954–1955
  (Sir) Keith Wilson Liberal 1955–1966
Ian Wilson 1966–1969
  Norm Foster Labor 1969–1972
  Ian Wilson Liberal 1972–1993
Christopher Pyne 1993–2019
James Stevens 2019–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Sturt [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Stevens 48,57943.14−7.43
Labor Sonja Baram34,52830.66+0.80
Greens Katie McCusker18,45416.39+5.21
United Australia Stephen Grant3,0082.67+0.25
One Nation Alexander Allwood2,8932.57+2.57
Animal Justice David Sherlock1,5311.36−0.34
Liberal Democrats Thomas McMahon1,1471.02+1.02
Democratic Alliance Inty Elham1,0070.89+0.89
Australian Federation Kathy Scarborough7550.67+0.67
Progressives Angela Fulco4570.41−0.10
TNL Chris Schmidt2510.22+0.22
Total formal votes112,61094.51−0.12
Informal votes6,5415.49+0.12
Turnout 119,15192.38−1.27
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Stevens 56,81350.45−6.42
Labor Sonja Baram55,79749.55+6.42
Liberal hold Swing −6.42

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Sturt [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Stevens 55,49050.57+6.20
Labor Cressida O'Hanlon 32,76629.86+6.56
Greens Paul Boundy12,26311.18+3.61
Independent Nick Larcombe2,9062.65+2.65
United Australia Hedley Harding2,6572.42+2.42
Animal Justice Harbinda Roberts1,8661.70+0.43
Child Protection Colin Thomas1,2191.11+1.11
Progressives Angela Fulco5650.51+0.51
Total formal votes109,73294.63−1.78
Informal votes6,2215.37+1.78
Turnout 115,95393.65+0.46
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Stevens 62,40456.87+1.48
Labor Cressida O'Hanlon 47,32843.13−1.48
Liberal hold Swing +1.48

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Sturt [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Pyne 41,35144.45−9.95
Labor Matt Loader20,65322.20−6.70
Xenophon Matthew Wright19,68421.16+21.16
Greens Rebecca Galdies6,5757.07−2.73
Family First Craig Bowyer2,9123.13−0.79
Animal Justice Geoff Russell1,2201.31+1.31
Independent Neil Aitchison6370.68+0.68
Total formal votes93,03296.22+0.74
Informal votes3,6563.78−0.74
Turnout 96,68892.31−1.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christopher Pyne 51,99855.89−4.19
Labor Matt Loader41,03444.11+4.19
Liberal hold Swing −4.19

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Sturt [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Pyne 49,42954.40+6.22
Labor Rick Sarre26,25828.90−7.11
Greens Anne Walker8,9029.80−0.28
Family First Kylie Barnes3,5653.92+0.16
Palmer United Gabriella Scali2,7132.99+2.99
Total formal votes90,86795.48+0.79
Informal votes4,3034.52−0.79
Turnout 95,17093.45−0.99
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christopher Pyne 54,59160.08+6.48
Labor Rick Sarre36,27639.92−6.48
Liberal hold Swing +6.48

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Sturt [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Pyne 42,41848.05+0.88
Labor Rick Sarre31,98936.23−5.23
Greens Peter Fiebig8,83410.01+3.60
Family First Dale Clegg3,3463.79+0.37
Liberal Democrats Jess Clark6970.79+0.43
Democrats Darren Andrews5580.63−0.54
One Nation Jack King4430.50+0.50
Total formal votes88,28594.62−1.92
Informal votes5,0165.38+1.92
Turnout 93,30194.19−1.39
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christopher Pyne 47,17253.43+2.49
Labor Rick Sarre41,11346.57−2.49
Liberal hold Swing +2.49

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Pyne 42,73147.17−4.49
Labor Mia Handshin 37,56541.46+6.91
Greens Sally Reid5,8066.41+0.35
Family First Carol Jensen3,1023.42−1.36
Democrats Paul Rowse1,0541.17−1.09
Liberty & Democracy Felicity Tilbrook3270.36+0.36
Total formal votes90,59596.54+1.58
Informal votes3,2493.46−1.58
Turnout 93,84495.61+0.82
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christopher Pyne 46,15350.94−5.86
Labor Mia Handshin 44,44149.06+5.86
Liberal hold Swing -5.86

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Pyne 45,00751.66+0.98
Labor Tony Barca30,09934.55+5.21
Greens Zane Young5,2796.06+2.28
Family First Sally McPherson4,1674.78+4.78
Democrats Kerrin Pine1,9702.26−9.01
One Nation Brian Richards5970.69−2.41
Total formal votes87,11994.96+0.77
Informal votes4,6245.04−0.77
Turnout 91,74394.79−0.95
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christopher Pyne 49,48156.80−1.69
Labor Tony Barca37,63843.20+1.69
Liberal hold Swing -1.69

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Pyne 39,50850.73+2.84
Labor Lindsay Simmons 23,14329.72−2.03
Democrats Tim Farrow8,43810.83−1.25
Greens Mark Cullen3,2574.18+4.18
One Nation Brian Richards2,4513.15−2.87
Independent Neil Aitchison1,0811.39+1.39
Total formal votes77,87894.74−0.86
Informal votes4,3225.26+0.86
Turnout 82,20095.53
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christopher Pyne 45,31058.18+0.46
Labor Lindsay Simmons 32,56841.82−0.46
Liberal hold Swing +0.46

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Pyne 34,70347.77−6.30
Labor Lance Worrall23,76632.71+0.80
Democrats Jackie Dearing8,17411.25+0.93
One Nation Paul Sissons4,3856.04+6.04
Natural Law Lyndal Vincent9171.26+0.47
Independent Michal Kinasz7010.96+0.96
Total formal votes72,64695.60−0.56
Informal votes3,3474.40+0.56
Turnout 75,99395.20+0.00
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christopher Pyne 41,62157.29−2.70
Labor Lance Worrall31,02542.71+2.70
Liberal hold Swing -2.70

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Pyne 38,81054.07+14.66
Labor George Vanco22,90631.91−2.31
Democrats Keith Oehme7,40810.32+2.09
Greens Craig Wilkins2,0782.90+2.90
Natural Law Vladimir Lorenzon5720.80−0.78
Total formal votes71,77496.16+0.60
Informal votes2,8683.84−0.60
Turnout 74,64295.21+1.49
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christopher Pyne 42,81959.99+4.28
Labor George Vanco28,56040.01−4.28
Liberal hold Swing +4.28

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Pyne 29,12139.41−7.58
Labor Marco de Chellis25,29334.23+0.16
Mike Pratt 10,75614.56+14.56
Democrats Elizabeth Williams6,0858.23−6.47
Natural Law Vladimir Lorenzon1,1671.58+1.58
Call to Australia Tom Curnow7831.06−0.64
Independent Geoff Freer6890.93+0.93
Total formal votes73,89495.55−0.56
Informal votes3,4394.45+0.56
Turnout 77,33393.71
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christopher Pyne 41,12355.71+1.04
Labor Martin de Chellis32,69044.29−1.04
Liberal hold Swing +1.04

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Wilson 33,12949.6−1.7
Labor Mark Hough21,27831.9−6.2
Democrats Arlyn Tombleson9,98915.0+6.7
Grey Power Elena Bulis1,3572.0+2.0
Call to Australia Tom Curnow1,0341.5+1.5
Total formal votes66,78796.0
Informal votes2,7824.0
Turnout 69,56995.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Wilson 38,49357.7+1.1
Labor Mark Hough28,16242.3−1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Wilson 32,26251.3−1.2
Labor Phil Robins23,94638.1−2.2
Democrats Karen Coleman5,1918.3+1.1
National Loma Silsbury1,0501.7+1.7
Unite Australia Graeme Matthews4190.7+0.7
Total formal votes62,86893.2
Informal votes4,5696.8
Turnout 67,43793.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Wilson 35,56256.6+0.6
Labor Phil Robins27,29743.4−0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Wilson 32,40452.5+2.1
Labor Jim Gale24,90140.3−0.4
Democrats Alison Dolling 4,4437.2−1.7
Total formal votes61,74892.9
Informal votes4,6877.1
Turnout 66,43595.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Wilson 34,59956.0+2.0
Labor Jim Gale27,14644.0−2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Wilson 36,65648.4−2.5
Labor Sergio Ubaldi32,35042.7+2.2
Democrats Alison Dolling 6,7648.9+0.8
Total formal votes75,77097.5
Informal votes1,9592.5
Turnout 77,72996.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Wilson 39,37952.0−2.0
Labor Sergio Ubaldi36,39148.0+2.0
Liberal hold Swing -2.0

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Wilson 37,01850.9−0.1
Labor Andrew Dunstan29,45740.5−0.1
Democrats David d'Angelo5,9038.1−5.4
Progressive Conservative Colin Wuttke3540.5+0.5
Total formal votes72,73297.5
Informal votes1,9022.5
Turnout 74,63495.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Wilson 54.0−3.3
Labor Andrew Dunstan46.0+3.3
Liberal hold Swing -3.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Wilson 35,30051.0−3.7
Labor Ann Pengelly24,63935.6−2.2
Democrats Dean Bendall9,33513.5+13.5
Total formal votes69,27496.9
Informal votes2,2353.1
Turnout 71,50995.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Wilson 57.3−2.5
Labor Ann Pengelly35.6+2.5
Liberal hold Swing -2.5

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Wilson 37,08754.2+8.8
Labor Graham Maguire 25,51037.3−6.9
Liberal Movement Barry Lake3,8355.6−1.6
Workers William Forster2,0433.0+3.0
Total formal votes68,47597.9
Informal votes1,5002.1
Turnout 69,97597.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Wilson 60.3+8.3
Labor Graham Maguire 39.7−8.3
Liberal hold Swing +8.3

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Wilson 28,79945.4−5.1
Labor Graham Maguire 28,08844.2−2.0
Liberal Movement Betty Hall4,5537.2+7.2
Australia Roger Marshman1,0341.6+1.6
Independent Anthony Figallo1,0181.6+1.6
Total formal votes63,49297.2
Informal votes1,8022.8
Turnout 65,29496.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Wilson 33,00552.0−0.2
Labor Graham Maguire 30,48748.0+0.2
Liberal hold Swing -0.2

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Wilson 28,05650.5+3.0
Labor Norm Foster 25,68946.2−3.8
Democratic Labor Walter Doran1,4792.7+0.3
National Socialist Peter Wilkinson3210.6+0.6
Total formal votes55,54597.5
Informal votes1,4112.5
Turnout 56,95696.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Wilson 52.2+2.7
Labor Norm Foster 47.8−2.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.7

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norm Foster 24,00750.0+16.1
Liberal Ian Wilson 22,80047.5−14.3
Democratic Labor Paul Hubert1,1642.4−2.0
Total formal votes47,97196.7
Informal votes1,6313.3
Turnout 49,60296.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Norm Foster 50.5+15.0
Liberal Ian Wilson 49.5−15.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +15.0

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Wilson 31,47963.5+7.5
Labor Keith Le Page15,94132.2−6.4
Democratic Labor Walter Doran2,1574.4−1.0
Total formal votes49,57797.9
Informal votes1,4552.9
Turnout 51,03295.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Wilson 66.2+6.7
Labor Keith Le Page33.8−6.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.7

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Wilson 26,46956.0+3.8
Labor Norm Foster 18,26438.6−0.3
Democratic Labor Walter Doran2,5515.4−3.5
Total formal votes47,28498.0
Informal votes9712.0
Turnout 48,25596.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Wilson 59.5+1.0
Labor Norm Foster 40.5−1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Wilson 23,39252.2−4.9
Labor Arthur Penn17,43038.9+1.3
Democratic Labor Walter Doran4,0008.9+3.6
Total formal votes44,82297.0
Informal votes1,3673.0
Turnout 46,18995.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Wilson 58.5−2.8
Labor Arthur Penn41.5+2.8
Liberal hold Swing -2.8

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Wilson 24,32557.1−3.2
Labor Siegfried Hausler16,01337.6−2.1
Democratic Labor Norman Vowles2,2665.3+5.3
Total formal votes42,60497.0
Informal votes1,3333.0
Turnout 43,93796.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Wilson 61.3+1.0
Labor Siegfried Hausler38.7−1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Wilson 24,30660.3+7.9
Labor Frederick Hansford16,02239.7−7.9
Total formal votes40,32896.1
Informal votes1,6373.9
Turnout 41,96596.1
Liberal notional  hold Swing +7.9

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norman Makin 25,85753.0+5.4
Liberal Keith Wilson 22,89047.0−5.4
Total formal votes48,74798.5
Informal votes7291.5
Turnout 49,47697.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.4

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Wilson 22,59952.4+1.6
Labor Leslie McMullin20,55447.6+2.4
Total formal votes43,15397.7
Informal votes1,0382.3
Turnout 44,19197.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.4

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Wilson 21,15750.8+7.2
Labor Leslie McMullin18,82845.2−8.8
Independent Leonard Smith1,6283.9+3.9
Total formal votes41,61397.4
Informal votes1,1232.6
Turnout 42,73696.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Wilson 52.8+8.9
Labor Leslie McMullin47.2−8.9
Liberal notional  gain from Labor Swing +8.9

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  2. Sturt, SA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
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  4. 2013 results for Sturt, AEC.
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