Electoral results for the district of Cheltenham

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

Members for Cheltenham

Member		Party	Term
	Jay Weatherill	Labor	2002–2018
	Joe Szakacs	Labor	2019–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Cheltenham.[ edit ]

2022 South Australian state election: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Szakacs	13,027	55.6	+2.4
	Liberal	Shane Rix	5,730	24.4	+2.7
	Greens	Steffi Medrow	2,545	10.9	+4.6
	Family First	Alex Tennikoff	1,513	6.5	+6.5
	Independent	Mike Lesiw	633	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			23,448	96.4
Informal votes			888	3.6
Turnout			24,336	88.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Szakacs	16,194	69.1	+2.4
	Liberal	Shane Rix	7,254	30.9	−2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 Cheltenham state by-election ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Szakacs	11,290	58.6	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Miller	3,612	18.7	+18.7
	Greens	Steffi Medrow	2,818	14.6	+8.3
	Independent Adelaide Olympics 2032	Rob de Jonge	877	4.5	+4.5
	Independent The Other Guy	Mike Lesiw	679	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			19,276	93.5	−1.4
Informal votes			1,338	6.5	+1.4
Turnout			20,614	78.1	−12.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Szakacs	14,365	74.5	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Miller	4,911	25.5	+25.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

2018 South Australian state election: Cheltenham ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jay Weatherill	11,661	52.4	−2.9
	Liberal	Penny Pratt	4,954	22.3	−7.2
	SA-Best	John Noonan	3,369	15.1	+15.1
	Greens	Steffi Medrow	1,403	6.3	−2.5
	Dignity	Madeline McCaul	537	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Vincent Scali	337	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			22,261	94.9	−1.7
Informal votes			1,195	5.1	+1.7
Turnout			23,456	90.0	+5.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jay Weatherill	14,662	65.9	+1.5
	Liberal	Penny Pratt	7,599	34.1	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

2014 South Australian state election: Cheltenham ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jay Weatherill	12,060	55.4	−0.6
	Liberal	Jack Batty	6,414	29.5	+5.1
	Greens	Rebecca Galdies	1,831	8.4	+2.2
	Family First	Alex Tennikoff	1,470	6.8	+1.3
Total formal votes			21,775	96.5	+0.8
Informal votes			786	3.5	−0.8
Turnout			22,561	91.3	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jay Weatherill	13,993	64.3	−1.8
	Liberal	Jack Batty	7,782	35.7	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.8

2010 South Australian state election: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jay Weatherill	11,326	56.2	−6.9
	Liberal	James Bourke	4,912	24.4	+7.2
	Independent	Henrietta Child	1,551	7.7	+7.7
	Greens	Paul Downton	1,280	6.3	+0.5
	Family First	Walter Shigrov	1,091	5.4	−4.1
Total formal votes			20,160	95.4
Informal votes			908	4.6
Turnout			21,068	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jay Weatherill	13,327	66.1	−9.4
	Liberal	James Bourke	6,833	33.9	+9.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.4

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jay Weatherill	12,020	62.7	+14.1
	Liberal	Sue Lawrie	3,259	17.0	−6.8
	Family First	Greg Perry	1,895	9.9	+9.9
	Greens	Margaret Davies	1,140	6.0	+3.0
	Democrats	Pam Moore	842	4.4	−2.4
Total formal votes			19,156	95.7	+1.6
Informal votes			866	4.3	−1.6
Turnout			20,022	91.4	−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jay Weatherill	14,444	75.4	+8.7
	Liberal	Sue Lawrie	4,712	24.6	−8.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.7

2002 South Australian state election: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jay Weatherill	9,457	48.6	−6.4
	Liberal	Sue Lawrie	4,627	23.8	−1.2
	Independent	Murray De Laine	1,886	9.7	+9.7
	Democrats	Cheryl Glenie	1,329	6.8	−9.0
	SA First	Alex Alexander	847	4.3	+4.3
	Greens	Anne McMenamin	588	3.0	+3.0
	One Nation	Sarah Gibson	391	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Nugget Cooke	348	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			19,473	94.1
Informal votes			1,213	5.9
Turnout			20,686	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jay Weatherill	12,986	66.7	+0.1
	Liberal	Sue Lawrie	6,487	33.3	−0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

References

1. 2019 Cheltenham by-election results: ECSA
2. 2019 Cheltenham by-election results: ABC
3. House of Assembly final distribution of preferences, ECSA.
4. State Election Results - District Results for Cheltenham, ECSA.
5. 2014 State Election Results – Cheltenham, ECSA.

• SA elections archive: Antony Green ABC
• 2002 SA election: Antony Green ABC