Electoral results for the district of Flinders

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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Flinders in South Australian state elections from the district's first election in 1938 until the present.

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Members for Flinders

MemberPartyTerm
  Edward Craigie Single Tax League 1938–1941
  Rex Pearson Liberal and Country League 1941–1951
  Glen Pearson Liberal and Country League 1951–1970
  John Carnie Liberal and Country League 1970–1973
  Peter Blacker Nationals SA 1973–1993
  Liz Penfold Liberal Party 1993–2010
  Peter Treloar Liberal Party 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sam Telfer 9,74346.0−21.4
Independent Liz Habermann5,75727.2+27.2
Labor Sarah Tynan2,94313.9−4.0
Greens Kathryn Hardwick-Franco9964.7−2.1
National Lillian Poynter8864.2+4.2
Family First Tracey Dalton8604.1+4.1
Total formal votes21,18596.8
Informal votes6983.2
Turnout 21,88387.2
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Sam Telfer 70.4−5.7
Labor Sarah Tynan29.6+5.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Sam Telfer 11,22453.0−23.1
Independent Liz Habermann9,96147.0+47.0
Liberal hold 

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Flinders [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Treloar 13,56568.2−3.5
Labor Julie Watson3,59818.1+2.5
Greens Ian Dudley1,4297.2+0.9
Conservatives Tony Parker1,3006.5+0.2
Total formal votes19,89297.0−0.6
Informal votes6063.0+0.6
Turnout 20,49890.1+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Treloar 15,17676.3−2.6
Labor Julie Watson4,71623.7+2.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.6
2014 South Australian state election: Flinders [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Treloar 14,99472.0+14.0
Labor Mathew Deane3,21415.4−0.1
Family First Grant Wilson1,3136.3+1.5
Greens Felicity Wright1,2996.2−0.7
Total formal votes20,82097.6+0.4
Informal votes5052.4−0.4
Turnout 21,32591.1−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Treloar 16,48079.2+3.0
Labor Mathew Deane4,34020.8−3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0
2010 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Treloar 11,68958.0+4.0
Labor Tauto Sansbury 3,12915.5+2.7
National Wilbur Klein2,96914.7-8.6
Greens Felicity Wright1,3946.9+2.9
Family First Grant Wilson9794.9+0.7
Total formal votes20,16097.1
Informal votes5652.9
Turnout 20,72591.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Treloar 15,36176.2+15.2
Labor Tauto Sansbury 4,79923.8+23.8
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Liz Penfold 10,05253.2-12.1
National Hank Swalue4,59624.3+15.1
Labor John Lovegrove2,38012.6-3.6
Family First Errol Schuster7854.2+4.2
Greens Felicity Wright7734.1+4.1
Democrats John Hunwick3161.7-4.4
Total formal votes18,90297.6-0.6
Informal votes4732.4+0.6
Turnout 19,37591.3-1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 14,83978.5+1.1
Labor John Lovegrove4,06321.5-1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 11,35860.1-18.3
National Hank Swalue7,54439.9+39.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A
2002 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Liz Penfold 13,37365.3+11.7
Labor John Lovegrove3,31816.2+5.4
National Grantley Siviour1,8819.2-15.9
Democrats Sally Tonkin1,2426.1-0.1
One Nation Charles Kirvan6623.2+3.2
Total formal votes20,47698.2
Informal votes3851.8
Turnout 20,86192.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 16,04778.4+18.4
Labor John Lovegrove4,42921.6+21.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Liz Penfold 10,47353.6-1.8
National Peter Blacker 4,90425.1-0.9
Labor Manuel Chrisan2,11410.8-0.8
Democrats Kime Pedler1,2196.2+2.0
United Australia John Kroezen8294.2+4.2
Total formal votes19,53997.6-0.6
Informal votes4712.4+0.6
Turnout 20,01091.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 15,33178.5-1.9
Labor Manuel Chrisan4,20821.5+1.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 11,71560.0+0.6
National Peter Blacker 7,82440.0-0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6
1993 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Liz Penfold 10,35354.0+14.5
National Peter Blacker 5,48928.6-13.0
Labor Justin Jarvis2,09110.9-3.1
Democrats Elden Lawrie9314.9+1.9
Call to Australia Deidre Kent3081.6+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 15,45680.6-4.9
Labor Justin Jarvis3,71619.4+4.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Liz Penfold 11,08657.8+14.6
National Peter Blacker 8,08642.2-14.6
Liberal gain from National Swing +14.6

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Peter Blacker 8,24148.3+8.9
Liberal Kieran Kelly6,14836.1-2.6
Labor Terrence Krieg2,15612.6-7.2
Democrats Trevor Blood5103.0+0.8
Total formal votes17,05598.4+0.3
Informal votes2831.6-0.3
Turnout 17,33894.7+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Blacker 13,33778.2+4.0
Labor Terrence Krieg3,71821.8-4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Peter Blacker 10,39260.9+2.6
Liberal Kieran Kelly6,66339.1-2.6
National hold Swing +2.6
1985 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Peter Blacker 6,86439.4-12.6
Liberal Arthur Whyte6,74038.7+14.7
Labor Terrence Krieg3,44619.8-3.2
Democrats George Jukes3802.2-0.2
Total formal votes17,43098.1
Informal votes3311.9
Turnout 17,76194.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Arthur Whyte12,93374.2-0.8
Labor Terrence Krieg4,49725.8+0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Peter Blacker 10,16158.3
Liberal Arthur Whyte7,26941.7
National hold Swing N/A
1982 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Peter Blacker 8,10653.6-0.3
Liberal Rex Mader3,67924.3-2.7
Labor Terrence Krieg2,96819.6+0.5
Democrats Helen Breakey3632.4+2.4
Total formal votes15,11696.7-0.6
Informal votes5093.3+0.6
Turnout 15,62594.2+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Blacker 11,13773.7-0.4
Labor Terrence Krieg3,97926.3+0.4
National hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Peter Blacker 7,83353.9+2.4
Liberal Brian Fitzgerald3,93127.0+3.5
Labor Terrence Krieg2,78419.1-5.9
Total formal votes14,54897.3-1.4
Informal votes4032.7+1.4
Turnout 14,95193.8-1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Peter Blacker 10,19970.1-1.4
Liberal Brian Fitzgerald4,34929.9+29.9
National hold Swing N/A
1977 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Peter Blacker 7,61851.5+11.2
Labor Terrence Krieg3,70025.0+0.3
Liberal Victor Gerschwitz3,47723.5-8.4
Total formal votes14,79598.7
Informal votes1881.3
Turnout 14,98395.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Blacker 10,98674.2+2.9
Labor Terrence Krieg3,80925.8+25.8
National hold Swing N/A
1975 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Peter Blacker 5,56151.1-3.8
Labor Maxwell Glenn2,47522.7+22.7
Liberal Ilimar Tohver2,39822.0-23.1
Liberal Movement William Turner4484.1+4.1
Total formal votes10,88297.3+3.9
Informal votes3032.7-3.9
Turnout 11,18594.5-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Blacker 7,80271.7+16.8
Labor Maxwell Glenn3,08028.3+28.3
National hold Swing N/A
1973 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Peter Blacker 5,22154.9+54.9
Liberal and Country John Carnie 4,29745.1-14.8
Total formal votes9,51893.4-5.0
Informal votes6726.6+5.0
Turnout 10,19095.0-1.0
National gain from Liberal and Country Swing +54.9
1970 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Carnie 5,72659.9
Labor Neville Cowan3,24834.0
Democratic Labor Douglas Barnes5866.1
Total formal votes9,56098.4
Informal votes1541.6
Turnout 9,71496.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Carnie 6,22465.1
Labor Neville Cowan3,33634.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 4,28559.1+5.5
Labor Hugh Patterson2,51234.7-4.3
Democratic Labor Douglas Barnes4516.2-1.2
Total formal votes7,24898.1-0.5
Informal votes1371.9+0.5
Turnout 7,38595.7-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 4,57863.2+3.3
Labor Hugh Patterson2,67036.8-3.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing +3.3
1965 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 3,67853.6+0.1
Labor James Hudson2,68039.0-7.5
Democratic Labor Douglas Barnes5087.4+7.4
Total formal votes6,86698.6+0.4
Informal votes971.4-0.4
Turnout 6,96396.3+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 4,11059.9+6.4
Labor James Hudson2,75640.1-6.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +6.4
1962 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 3,47153.5-6.6
Labor James Hudson3,01346.5+6.6
Total formal votes6,48498.2-0.6
Informal votes1211.8+0.6
Turnout 6,60595.5+0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing -6.6

Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 3,80660.1n/a
Labor P.J. Baillie2,52739.9n/a
Total formal votes6,33398.8n/a
Informal votes741.2n/a
Turnout 6,40795.1n/a
Liberal and Country hold Swing n/a
1956 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1953 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 4,12958.4n/a
Labor P.J. Baillie2,93641.6n/a
Total formal votes7,06598.7n/a
Informal votes941.3n/a
Turnout 7,15996.3n/a
Liberal and Country hold Swing +26.5
1950 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 4,20568.6+26.5
Labor W.A. Gosling1,92531.4+4.7
Total formal votes6,13098.2+0.9
Informal votes1121.8-0.7
Turnout 6,24293.9+4.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing +9.6
1944 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 2,18542.1+8.0
Labor J. V. O'Leary1,38326.7-1.3
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,20823.3-14.7
Unendorsed Liberal Janette Octoman4107.9+7.9
Total formal votes5,16897.3-1.4
Informal votes1322.5+1.6
Turnout 5,31889.0-1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 3,05959.0+5.6
Labor J. V. O'Leary2,12741.0+41.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.6
1941 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,30138.0+3.1
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 1,16934.1+3.5
Labor R. F. Poole95828.0+1.1
Total formal votes3,42899.1+1.5
Informal votes300.9-1.5
Turnout 3,45855.2-14.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 1,83153.4+14.0
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,59746.6-14.0
Liberal and Country gain from Single Tax League Swing +14.0
1938 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,45134.9
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 1,27230.6
Labor J. V. O'Leary1,11726.9
P. V. Provis3157.6
Total formal votes4,15597.6
Informal votes1032.4
Turnout 4,25869.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 2,51660.6
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 1,63939.4
Single Tax League hold Swing N/A

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