Electoral results for the district of Giles

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

Members for Giles

Member		Party	Term
	Frank Blevins	Labor	1993–1997
	Lyn Breuer	Labor	1997–2014
	Eddie Hughes	Labor	2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

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

2022 South Australian state election: Giles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Hughes	11,285	58.0	+10.1
	Liberal	Graham Taylor	3,460	17.8	−2.5
	SA-Best	Tom Antonio	2,171	11.2	−11.9
	One Nation	Barry Drage	1,236	6.4	+6.4
	Greens	Jane Mount	753	3.9	−0.2
	Family First	John McComb	536	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			19,441	96.4
Informal votes			725	3.6
Turnout			20,166	80.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Hughes	13,798	71.0	+6.1
	Liberal	Graham Taylor	5,643	29.0	−6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.1

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Giles ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Hughes	9,176	47.0	−2.7
	SA-Best	Tom Antonio	5,070	25.9	+25.9
	Liberal	Mark Walsh	3,611	18.5	−20.8
	Greens	Anna Taylor	713	3.6	−1.3
	Conservatives	Cheryl Kaminski	502	2.6	−3.6
	Dignity	Cyanne Westerman	470	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			19,542	96.7	−0.3
Informal votes			662	3.3	+0.3
Turnout			20,204	86.0	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Hughes	12,732	65.2	+10.0
	Liberal	Mark Walsh	6,810	34.8	−10.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Hughes	11,222	57.4	+2.2
	SA-Best	Tom Antonio	8,320	42.6	+42.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

2014 South Australian state election: Giles ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Hughes	9,800	51.4	−1.2
	Liberal	Bernadette Abraham	7,134	37.4	+8.1
	Family First	Cheryl Kaminski	1,196	6.3	+0.3
	Greens	Alison Sentance	942	4.9	−7.2
Total formal votes			19,072	97.0	+0.6
Informal votes			581	3.0	−0.6
Turnout			19,653	86.5	−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Hughes	10,877	57.0	−4.9
	Liberal	Bernadette Abraham	8,195	43.0	+4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.9

2010 South Australian state election: Giles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	9,943	52.6	−7.3
	Liberal	Chad Oldfield	5,533	29.3	+1.0
	Greens	Andrew Melville-Smith	2,290	12.1	+7.6
	Family First	Cheryl Kaminski	1,134	6.0	+0.1
Total formal votes			18,900	96.2
Informal votes			693	3.8
Turnout			19,593	88.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	11,696	61.9	−4.5
	Liberal	Chad Oldfield	7,204	38.1	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.5

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Giles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	11,121	58.2	+8.9
	Liberal	Tina Wakelin	5,775	30.2	+0.3
	Family First	Cheryl Kaminski	1,106	5.8	+5.8
	Greens	Kieran Turnbull	854	4.5	+4.5
	No Rodeo	Esmond Vettoretti	257	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			19,113	96.6	−0.7
Informal votes			677	3.4	+0.7
Turnout			19,790	86.5	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	12,317	64.4	+4.7
	Liberal	Tina Wakelin	6,796	35.6	−4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.7

2002 South Australian state election: Giles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	8,742	49.6	+1.5
	Liberal	Jim Pollock	5,272	29.9	+0.4
	Democrats	Clint Garrett	1,664	9.4	−7.3
	Independent	John Smith	1,404	8.0	+8.0
	One Nation	Valarie Nas	538	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			17,620	97.3
Informal votes			489	2.7
Turnout			18,109	87.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	10,527	59.7	−1.8
	Liberal	Jim Pollock	7,093	40.3	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Giles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	8,734	48.1	+7.4
	Liberal	Terry Stephens	5,361	29.5	−3.2
	Democrats	Clint Garrett	3,041	16.7	+5.4
	United Australia	Terry Sotos	1,026	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			18,162	96.7	−0.9
Informal votes			616	3.3	+0.9
Turnout			18,778	86.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	11,159	61.4	+7.0
	Liberal	Terry Stephens	7,003	38.6	−7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.0

1993 South Australian state election: Giles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Blevins	7,298	39.0	−7.0
	Liberal	Terry Stephens	6,330	33.8	+4.1
	Independent	Keith Wilson	2,925	15.6	+15.6
	Democrats	George Crowe	2,164	11.6	+3.4
Total formal votes			18,717	97.7	+0.5
Informal votes			434	2.3	−0.5
Turnout			19,151	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Blevins	9,816	52.4	−2.8
	Liberal	Terry Stephens	8,901	47.6	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.8

References

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

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