Electoral results for the district of Davenport

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

Members for Davenport

Member		Party	Term
	Joyce Steele	Liberal and Country	1970–1973
	Dean Brown	Liberal and Country	1973–1973
		Liberal	1973–1985
	Stan Evans	Independent Liberal	1985–1985
		Liberal	1985–1993
	Iain Evans	Liberal	1993–2014
	Sam Duluk	Liberal	2015–2018
	Steve Murray	Liberal	2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

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

2022 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Murray	9,928	41.2	−1.3
	Labor	Erin Thompson	9,835	40.8	+15.4
	Greens	John Photakis	2,266	9.4	+2.2
	Independent	Dan Golding	2,063	8.6	+2.2
Total formal votes			24,092	97.6
Informal votes			595	2.4
Turnout			24,687	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Erin Thompson	12,870	53.4	+11.6
	Liberal	Steve Murray	11,222	46.6	−11.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.6

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Davenport ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Murray	9,306	42.1	−0.3
	Labor	Jonette Thorsteinsen	5,275	23.9	+3.8
	SA-Best	Karen Hockley	4,604	20.8	+20.8
	Greens	John Photakis	1,600	7.2	−0.2
	Independent	Dan Golding	1,317	6.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			22,102	96.5	−1.3
Informal votes			792	3.5	+1.3
Turnout			22,894	92.3	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steve Murray	12,992	58.8	−0.7
	Labor	Jonette Thorsteinsen	9,110	41.2	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.7

2015 Davenport state by-election ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sam Duluk	9,740	46.9	−4.1
	Labor	Mark Ward	6,927	33.4	+4.8
	Greens	Jody Moate	2,584	12.5	−2.8
	Family First	Natasha Edmonds	816	3.9	−1.2
	Independent Australian Democrats	Jeanie Walker	685	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			20,752	97.1	−0.7
Informal votes			613	2.9	+0.7
Turnout			21,365	85.7	−7.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sam Duluk	11,021	53.1	−5.0
	Labor	Mark Ward	9,731	46.9	+5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.0

2014 South Australian state election: Davenport ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	11,581	51.0	+1.5
	Labor	Lucie Lock-Weir	6,498	28.6	+4.1
	Greens	Stephen Thomas	3,468	15.3	+1.6
	Family First	Natasha Edmonds	1,158	5.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			22,705	97.8	+0.4
Informal votes			511	2.2	−0.4
Turnout			23,216	93.4	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	13,192	58.1	−2.8
	Labor	Lucie Lock-Weir	9,513	41.9	+2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.8

2010 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	10,648	52.0	+3.7
	Labor	James Wangmann	5,134	25.1	-5.8
	Greens	Nat Elliott	2,892	14.1	+2.7
	Family First	Natasha Burfield	808	3.9	-0.6
	Independent	Robert de Jonge	568	2.8	+2.8
	Democrats	Bridgid Medder	408	2.0	-2.7
Total formal votes			20,458	97.3
Informal votes			542	2.7
Turnout			21,000	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	12,642	61.8	+5.5
	Labor	James Wangmann	7,816	38.2	-5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.5

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	9,579	48.5	-3.3
	Labor	Gerry Bowen	6,111	30.9	+8.1
	Greens	Adrian Miller	2,250	11.4	+11.4
	Democrats	Bridgid Medder	927	4.7	-12.1
	Family First	Toni Howard	897	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			19,764	97.7	+0.0
Informal votes			474	2.3	+0.0
Turnout			20,238	92.9	-1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	11,143	56.4	-5.1
	Labor	Gerry Bowen	8,621	43.6	+5.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.1

2002 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	10,337	51.8	+2.6
	Labor	Gerry Bowen	4,563	22.8	+0.6
	Democrats	Yvonne Caddy	3,369	16.9	-3.3
	Independent	Ralph Hahnheuser	540	2.7	+2.7
	SA First	Brenton Chappell	533	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Moira Humphries	365	1.8	+1.8
	One Nation	F. Vandenbroek	263	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			19,970	97.7
Informal votes			477	2.3
Turnout			20,447	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	12,289	61.5	+7.1
	Labor	Gerry Bowen	7,681	38.5	+38.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	8,913	47.8	-10.1
	Labor	Jillian Bradbury	4,113	22.1	+9.9
	Democrats	Gordon Russell	3,462	18.6	-7.9
	Independent	Bob Marshall	1,140	6.1	+6.1
	Independent	Jack King	539	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Annie Seaman	472	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			18,639	96.3	-1.7
Informal votes			715	3.7	+1.7
Turnout			19,354	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	11,883	63.8	-8.5
	Labor	Jillian Bradbury	6,756	36.2	+8.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	10,115	54.3	-5.9
	Democrats	Gordon Russell	8,524	45.7	+5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.9

1993 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain Evans	11,691	58.0	+4.1
	Democrats	Mike Elliott	5,347	26.5	+9.5
	Labor	Pamela Kelly	2,458	12.2	-15.2
	Independent	Mavis Casey	401	2.0	+2.0
	Natural Law	Frances Mowling	277	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			20,174	98.0	-0.3
Informal votes			412	2.0	+0.3
Turnout			20,586	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	14,572	72.2	+9.4
	Labor	Pamela Kelly	5,602	27.8	-9.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain Evans	12,144	60.2	-2.6
	Democrats	Mike Elliott	8,030	39.8	+39.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stan Evans	10,146	55.8	+15.2
	Labor	John Whyatt	4,176	23.0	-2.0
	Democrats	Judith Smith	3,451	19.0	+14.9
	Independent	Lorraine Foster	399	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			18,172	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			288	1.6	-0.2
Turnout			18,460	94.6	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stan Evans	11,983	65.9	-3.4
	Labor	John Whyatt	6,189	34.1	+3.4
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

1985 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	6,991	40.6	-25.4
	Independent Liberal	Stan Evans	5,224	30.3	+30.3
	Labor	Mark Boughey	4,307	25.0	+3.0
	Democrats	Kevin Angove	711	4.1	-7.9
Total formal votes			17,233	98.2
Informal votes			309	1.8
Turnout			17,542	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	11,943	69.3	-2.7
	Labor	Mark Boughey	5,290	30.7	+2.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Liberal	Stan Evans	9,062	52.6	+52.6
	Liberal	Dean Brown	8,171	47.4	-24.6
	Independent Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

1982 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,133	71.2	-3.8
	Labor	Emanuel Frossinakis	3,102	18.2	+2.6
	Democrats	Merilyn de Guerin Pedrick	1,796	10.6	+1.2
Total formal votes			17,031	96.7	-1.3
Informal votes			584	3.3	+1.3
Turnout			17,615	92.5	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	13,031	76.5	-3.2
	Labor	Emanuel Frossinakis	4,000	23.5	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,253	75.0	+10.5
	Labor	David Cox	2,548	15.6	-4.6
	Democrats	John Phillips	1,533	9.4	-3.8
Total formal votes			16,334	98.0	-0.8
Informal votes			325	2.0	+0.8
Turnout			16,659	92.6	-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	13,020	79.7	+7.5
	Labor	David Cox	3,314	20.3	-7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.5

1977 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	10,311	64.5	+11.8
	Labor	Terry Cameron	3,226	20.2	-2.8
	Democrats	Michael Lee	2,112	13.2	+13.2
	Workers	Ewan Hutchison	345	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			15,994	98.8
Informal votes			200	1.2
Turnout			16,194	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	11,865	74.2	+0.9
	Labor	Terry Cameron	4,129	25.8	-0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

1975 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	9,293	52.8	-15.4
	Labor	Mark Pickhaver	4,496	25.6	-6.2
	Liberal Movement	Lawrence Delroy	3,809	21.6	+21.6
Total formal votes			17,598	97.7	+0.2
Informal votes			408	2.3	-0.2
Turnout			18,006	93.4	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,723	72.3	+4.1
	Labor	Mark Pickhaver	4,875	27.7	-4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.1

1973 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Dean Brown	11,082	68.2	+0.2
	Labor	Graham Jamieson	5,176	31.8	-0.2
Total formal votes			16,258	97.5	-0.7
Informal votes			419	2.5	+0.7
Turnout			16,677	94.0	-1.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.2

1970 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Joyce Steele	10,298	68.0
	Labor	Anne Levy	4,835	32.0
Total formal votes			15,133	98.2
Informal votes			270	1.8
Turnout			15,403	95.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

References

1. State Election Results - District Results for Davenport, ECSA.
2. 2015 Davenport by-election result: Antony Green ABC
3. 2015 Davenport by-election result: ECSA
4. Distribution of preferences, 2015 Davenport by-election: ECSA
5. 2014 State Election Results – Davenport, ECSA.

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