Electoral results for the district of Hartley

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

Members for Hartley

Member		Party	Term
	Des Corcoran	Labor Party	1977–1982
	Terry Groom	Labor Party	1982–1991
		Independent	1991–1993
	Joe Scalzi	Liberal Party	1993–2006
	Grace Portolesi	Labor Party	2006–2014
	Vincent Tarzia	Liberal Party	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) § Hartley.[ edit ]

2022 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vincent Tarzia	11,591	51.0	+9.5
	Labor	Trent Ames	8,511	37.4	+10.5
	Greens	Baeley Dear	2,627	11.6	+6.3
Total formal votes			22,729	96.9
Informal votes			717	3.1
Turnout			23,446	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Vincent Tarzia	12,179	53.6	−3.0
	Labor	Trent Ames	10,550	46.4	+3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.0

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Hartley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vincent Tarzia	8,619	40.4	−7.3
	SA-Best	Nick Xenophon	5,319	24.9	+24.9
	Labor	Grace Portolesi	5,117	24.0	−15.4
	Greens	Lauren Zwaans	1,028	4.8	−3.1
	Independent	Marijka Ryan	526	2.5	+2.5
	Conservatives	Bob Jackson	475	2.2	−2.8
	Dignity	Rick Neagle	239	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			21,323	95.3	−1.6
Informal votes			1,061	4.7	+1.6
Turnout			22,384	91.4	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Vincent Tarzia	12,316	57.8	+4.7
	Labor	Grace Portolesi	9,007	42.2	−4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

2014 South Australian state election: Hartley ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vincent Tarzia	10,118	47.3	+4.3
	Labor	Grace Portolesi	8,539	39.9	−1.7
	Greens	Paul Birkwood	1,804	8.4	+0.9
	Family First	David Maegraith	939	4.4	+1.2
Total formal votes			21,400	97.3	+1.2
Informal votes			595	2.7	−1.2
Turnout			21,995	91.9	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Vincent Tarzia	11,217	52.4	+2.6
	Labor	Grace Portolesi	10,183	47.6	−2.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.6

2010 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Grace Portolesi	8,560	43.3	-3.3
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	8,104	41.0	+3.1
	Greens	Keith Oehme	1,451	7.3	+1.0
	Family First	Suzanne Neal	622	3.1	-1.3
	Save the RAH	Robert Waltham	500	2.5	+2.5
	Democratic Labor	Mark Freer	326	1.7	+1.7
	Fair Land Tax	Natasha Marona	187	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			19,750	96.4
Informal votes			696	3.6
Turnout			20,446	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Grace Portolesi	10,322	52.3	-3.9
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	9,428	47.7	+3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.9

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Grace Portolesi	8,716	45.0	+6.0
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	7,651	39.5	-4.1
	Greens	Michelle Wauchope	1,289	6.7	+2.5
	Family First	Lisa Hood	814	4.2	-0.4
	Democrats	Josh Reynolds	562	2.9	-3.7
	Dignity for Disabled	Tim Cousins	323	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			19,355	96.3	+0.0
Informal votes			752	3.7	+0.0
Turnout			20,107	92.5	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Grace Portolesi	10,564	54.6	+5.9
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	8,791	45.4	-5.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.9

2002 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	8,779	43.6	+0.1
	Labor	Quentin Black	7,852	39.0	+0.7
	Democrats	Silard Regos	1,328	6.6	-11.5
	Family First	Darko Pucek	918	4.6	+4.6
	Greens	Joy O'Brien	845	4.2	+4.2
	One Nation	Brian Richards	227	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Wendy McMahon	178	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			20,127	96.3
Informal votes			765	3.7
Turnout			20,892	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	10,331	51.3	+0.7
	Labor	Quentin Black	9,796	48.7	-0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.7

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	8,096	43.6	-12.8
	Labor	Quentin Black	7,168	38.6	+7.6
	Democrats	Ian Richards	3,304	17.8	+9.2
Total formal votes			18,568	96.0	-0.4
Informal votes			780	4.0	+0.4
Turnout			19,348	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	9,376	50.5	-11.7
	Labor	Quentin Black	9,192	49.5	+11.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-11.7

1993 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	11,338	57.7	+11.4
	Labor	David Bamford	5,955	30.3	-11.9
	Democrats	Richard Greenwood	1,647	8.4	-3.0
	Natural Law	Anthony Coombe	713	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			19,653	96.6	0.0
Informal votes			691	3.4	0.0
Turnout			20,344	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	12,416	63.2	+11.8
	Labor	David Bamford	7,237	36.8	-11.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+11.8

• Hartley became a notional Liberal seat in the redistribution.

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Groom	8,371	47.7	-11.9
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	7,094	40.4	+5.2
	Democrats	Arlyn Tombleson	2,087	11.9	+6.7
Total formal votes			17,552	96.4	+0.5
Informal votes			652	3.6	-0.5
Turnout			18,204	94.4	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Groom	9,563	54.5	-8.0
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	7,989	45.5	+8.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.0

1985 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Groom	10,347	59.6	+7.6
	Liberal	Rilka Warbanoff	6,114	35.2	-1.0
	Democrats	Catherine Tucker-Lee	911	5.2	-6.5
Total formal votes			17,372	95.9
Informal votes			740	4.1
Turnout			18,112	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Groom	10,853	62.5	+3.5
	Liberal	Rilka Warbanoff	6,519	37.5	-3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.5

1982 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Groom	8,734	52.0	+1.3
	Liberal	Barry James	6,070	36.2	-4.8
	Democrats	George Belperio	1,983	11.8	+3.5
Total formal votes			16,787	92.3	-1.9
Informal votes			1,408	7.7	+1.9
Turnout			18,195	92.6	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Groom	10,076	60.0	+4.9
	Liberal	Barry James	6,711	40.0	-4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	8,253	50.7	-7.8
	Liberal	David Parish	6,669	41.0	+3.8
	Democrats	Geoffrey Brown	1,351	8.3	+8.3
Total formal votes			16,273	94.2	-2.6
Informal votes			1,005	5.8	+2.6
Turnout			17,278	93.4	-2.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Des Corcoran	8,959	55.1	-5.3
	Liberal	David Parish	7,314	44.9	+5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.3

1977 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	9,965	58.5	+7.2
	Liberal	George Trotta	6,329	37.2	+9.1
	Workers	William Forster	734	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			17,028	96.8
Informal votes			556	3.2
Turnout			17,584	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Des Corcoran	10,292	60.4	+5.7
	Liberal	George Trotta	6,736	39.6	-5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.7

References

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

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