Electoral results for the district of Elder

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

Members for Elder

Member		Party	Term
	David Wade	Liberal	1993–1997
	Patrick Conlon	Labor	1997–2014
	Annabel Digance	Labor	2014–2018
	Carolyn Power	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) § Elder.[ edit ]

2022 South Australian state election: Elder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nadia Clancy	10,587	43.4	+10.1
	Liberal	Carolyn Power	9,289	38.1	−1.3
	Greens	Brock Le Cerf	2,402	9.9	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Joshua Smith	730	3.0	+3.0
	Family First	Cathryn Crosby-Wright	619	2.5	+2.5
	Animal Justice	Matt Pastro	450	1.8	+1.8
	Real Change	Eldert Hoebee	303	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			24,380	96.8
Informal votes			805	3.3
Turnout			25,185	90.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nadia Clancy	13,552	55.6	+7.5
	Liberal	Carolyn Power	10,828	44.4	−7.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.5

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Elder ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Carolyn Habib	9,812	42.3	−5.1
	Labor	Annabel Digance	7,347	31.7	−2.3
	SA-Best	Michael Slattery	3,257	14.0	+14.0
	Greens	Jody Moate	1,679	7.2	−3.5
	Conservatives	Shawn Van Groesen	669	2.9	−1.7
	Dignity	Nick Schumi	433	1.9	−1.3
Total formal votes			23,197	96.7	−0.2
Informal votes			794	3.3	+0.2
Turnout			23,991	91.9	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Carolyn Habib	12,609	54.4	+0.3
	Labor	Annabel Digance	10,588	45.6	−0.3
	Liberal notional  hold		Swing	+0.3

2014 South Australian state election: Elder ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Carolyn Habib	8,828	41.8	+2.5
	Labor	Annabel Digance	8,350	39.5	−1.8
	Greens	Paul Petherick	1,990	9.4	−1.7
	Family First	Cosimo Russo	1,035	4.9	+0.3
	Dignity for Disability	Nick Schumi	910	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			21,113	96.4	+0.1
Informal votes			787	3.6	−0.1
Turnout			21,900	91.9	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Annabel Digance	10,945	51.8	−0.1
	Liberal	Carolyn Habib	10,168	48.2	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

2010 South Australian state election: Elder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	8,805	43.3	-10.4
	Liberal	Ben Turner	7,691	37.8	+10.4
	Greens	Daryl Bullen	2,408	11.8	+5.4
	Family First	Wendy Hay	1,003	4.9	-0.5
	Democrats	Greg Croke	437	2.1	-0.7
Total formal votes			20,344	96.1
Informal votes			791	3.9
Turnout			21,135	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	10,904	53.6	-12.0
	Liberal	Ben Turner	9,440	46.4	+12.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.0

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Elder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	10,618	55.2	+11.6
	Liberal	Heidi Greaves	5,564	28.9	-9.1
	Greens	Mark Arthurson	1,396	7.3	+3.4
	Family First	Roy Brake	1,081	5.6	+1.5
	Democrats	Greg Croke	564	2.9	-3.8
Total formal votes			19,223	95.9	+0.1
Informal votes			818	4.1	-0.1
Turnout			20,041	92.1	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	12,476	64.9	+11.2
	Liberal	Heidi Greaves	6,747	35.1	-11.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.2

2002 South Australian state election: Elder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	8,672	43.6	+8.6
	Liberal	Heidi Harris	7,545	38.0	+0.8
	Democrats	Greg Croke	1,340	6.7	-6.3
	Family First	Peter Heaven	817	4.1	+4.1
	Greens	Kate Cooper	777	3.9	+3.9
	SA First	Bob Stewart	382	1.9	+1.9
	One Nation	Colin Roediger	264	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Mnem Giles	78	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			19,875	95.8
Informal votes			865	4.2
Turnout			20,740	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	10,666	53.7	+1.8
	Liberal	Heidi Harris	9,209	46.3	-1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Elder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wade	6,455	35.8	-12.1
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	6,192	34.3	-3.0
	Democrats	Chris Kennedy	2,262	12.5	+4.2
	Independent	Bruce Hull	1,360	7.5	+7.5
	Independent	Jo Stokes	698	3.9	+3.9
	Independent	George Apap	671	3.7	+3.7
	United Australia	Robert Low	417	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			18,055	94.2	-1.2
Informal votes			1,121	5.8	+1.2
Turnout			19,176	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	9,493	52.6	+6.1
	Liberal	David Wade	8,562	47.4	-6.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.1

1993 South Australian state election: Elder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wade	9,098	48.0	+8.2
	Labor	Paul Holloway	7,070	37.3	-11.2
	Democrats	Donald Knott	1,520	8.0	-3.4
	Independent	Michael Nelson	547	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Terrence Leane	365	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Reece Dobie	193	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Dean Le Poidevin	142	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			18,935	95.3	-2.1
Informal votes			925	4.7	+2.1
Turnout			19,860	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wade	10,113	53.4	+8.0
	Labor	Paul Holloway	8,822	46.6	-8.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.0

References

1. State Election Results - District Results for Elder, ECSA.
2. 2014 State Election Results – Elder, ECSA.

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