Electoral results for the district of Light

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

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Members for Light

MemberPartyTerm
  Richard Layton Butler Liberal and Country League 1938–1938
  Herbert Michael Liberal and Country League 1939–1941
  Sydney McHugh Labor Party 1941–1944
  Herbert Michael Liberal and Country League 1944–1956
  George Hambour Liberal and Country League 1956–1960
  Leslie Nicholson Liberal and Country League 1960–1962
  John Freebairn Liberal and Country League 1962–1970
  Bruce Eastick Liberal and Country League 1970–1973
  Liberal Party 1973–1993
  Malcolm Buckby Liberal Party 1993–2006
  Tony Piccolo Labor Party 2006–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tony Piccolo 13,14457.5+6.4
Liberal Andrew Williamson5,46823.9−10.5
One Nation David Duncan1,5426.8+6.8
Greens Brett Ferris1,5066.6−0.3
Family First Benjamin Hackett1,1845.2+5.2
Total formal votes22,84497.0
Informal votes7043.0
Turnout 23,54888.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Piccolo 15,87369.5+11.1
Liberal Andrew Williamson6,97130.5−11.1
Labor hold Swing +11.1

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Light [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tony Piccolo 11,90652.8+6.0
Liberal Karen McColl7,52733.4−7.0
Greens Felicity Green1,6067.1+1.3
Conservatives Carl Teusner1,5256.8−0.3
Total formal votes22,56495.9−1.2
Informal votes9534.1+1.2
Turnout 23,51790.5+8.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Piccolo 13,51659.9+5.9
Liberal Karen McColl9,04840.1−5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9
2014 South Australian state election: Light [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tony Piccolo 9,91946.2−0.2
Liberal Cosie Costa9,01142.0+1.5
Family First Wendy Rose1,3556.3+2.1
Greens Terry Allen1,1935.6+0.2
Total formal votes21,47897.3+0.8
Informal votes5922.7−0.8
Turnout 22,07092.6−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Piccolo 11,33452.8−0.0
Liberal Cosie Costa10,14447.2+0.0
Labor hold Swing −0.0
2010 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tony Piccolo 10,07748.5+3.8
Liberal Cosie Costa7,89938.0−1.8
Greens Penny Johnston1,0885.2+0.3
Family First Tony Bates9064.4−2.4
Save the RAH Simon Stewart-Rattray4582.2+2.2
Gamers 4 Croydon Matthew Allpress2161.0+1.0
Fair Land Tax Lachlan Hetherington1500.7+0.7
Total formal votes20,79495.8
Informal votes7584.2
Turnout 21,55292.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Piccolo 11,49955.3+3.2
Liberal Cosie Costa9,29544.7−3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tony Piccolo 9,21744.6+5.5
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 8,21739.7−3.9
Family First Olga Vidoni1,4036.8+2.3
Greens Jenni Douglas1,0275.0+2.1
No Rodeo Craig Allan4452.2+2.2
Democrats Alan Collinson3701.8−3.7
Total formal votes20,67996.1−0.5
Informal votes8353.9+0.5
Turnout 21,51492.5−2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Piccolo 10,76852.1+4.9
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 9,91147.9−4.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.9
2002 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 8,95443.6+1.2
Labor Annette Hurley 8,03239.1+3.2
Democrats Tim Haines1,1215.5−16.2
Family First Shane Thorman9334.5+4.5
One Nation David Dwyer6273.1+3.1
Greens Ruth Jackson5872.9+2.9
SA First James Gallagher2851.4+1.4
Total formal votes20,53996.6
Informal votes7183.4
Turnout 21,25794.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 10,84352.8+1.9
Labor Annette Hurley 9,69647.2−1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 9,13347.3−12.7
Labor Pauline Gill5,91730.7+3.1
Democrats Kate Reynolds 4,24922.0+10.4
Total formal votes19,29995.6−1.5
Informal votes8924.4+1.5
Turnout 20,19193.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 10,86256.3−8.9
Labor Pauline Gill8,43743.7+8.9
Liberal hold Swing -8.9
1993 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 11,48261.4+9.0
Labor Susan Simpson4,87726.1−8.3
Democrats Catherine Tucker-Lee2,33912.5+4.1
Total formal votes18,69897.3+0.3
Informal votes5262.7−0.3
Turnout 19,22493.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Buckby 12,41566.4+5.8
Labor Susan Simpson6,28333.6−5.8
Liberal hold Swing +5.8

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 10,91253.5−2.1
Labor Tony Piccolo 6,56432.2−5.3
Democrats John Joyes1,5007.4+2.8
Call to Australia Theodor Stiller1,2065.9+5.9
Independent Eric Gerlach2071.0−1.3
Total formal votes20,38997.0+1.6
Informal votes6233.0−1.6
Turnout 21,01295.9+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Eastick 12,81862.9+3.6
Labor Tony Piccolo 7,57137.1−3.6
Liberal hold Swing +3.6
1985 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 10,01255.6−6.4
Labor Tony Piccolo 6,75637.5+4.5
Democrats Nicholas Wedge8284.6−0.4
Independent Eric Gerlach4102.3+2.3
Total formal votes18,00695.4
Informal votes8774.6
Turnout 18,88394.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Eastick 10,67559.3−5.7
Labor Tony Piccolo 7,33140.7+5.7
Liberal hold Swing -5.7
1982 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 9,55362.3−1.3
Labor William Young4,93332.2+2.5
Democrats Nicholas Wedge8455.5−1.2
Total formal votes15,33195.3−1.3
Informal votes7514.7+1.3
Turnout 16,08294.9+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Eastick 10,00065.2−2.0
Labor William Young5,33134.8+2.0
Liberal hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 9,41263.6+2.9
Labor William Young4,39229.7−9.6
Democrats Barrie Tornquist9996.7+6.7
Total formal votes14,80396.6−1.0
Informal votes5203.4+1.0
Turnout 15,32394.3+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Eastick 9,94767.2+6.5
Labor William Young4,85632.8−6.5
Liberal hold Swing +6.5
1977 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 8,96860.7+12.0
Labor James Reese5,81539.3+9.3
Total formal votes14,78397.6
Informal votes3622.4
Turnout 15,14593.7
Liberal hold Swing -6.1
1975 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 5,21146.7−15.4
Labor Douglas Harrison3,68433.0−1.9
Liberal Movement John Lienert2,26020.3+20.3
Total formal votes11,15596.8−0.2
Informal votes3643.2+0.2
Turnout 11,51994.4−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Eastick 7,01962.9−0.7
Labor Douglas Harrison4,13637.1+0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7
1973 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 6,03162.1+8.7
Labor William Sneesby3,39034.9−9.2
Independent Eric Gerlach2943.0+0.6
Total formal votes9,71597.0−1.5
Informal votes3053.0+1.5
Turnout 10,02095.6−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 6,17963.6+9.0
Labor William Sneesby3,53636.4−9.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +9.0
1970 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 4,96353.4
Labor Brian Chatterton 4,10144.1
Independent Eric Gerlach2272.4
Total formal votes9,29198.5
Informal votes1371.5
Turnout 9,42895.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bruce Eastick 5,07754.6
Labor Brian Chatterton 4,21445.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Freebairn 3,87368.9−31.1
Labor Ernest Fahey1,74931.1+31.1
Total formal votes5,62298.2
Informal votes991.8
Turnout 5,72196.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1965 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Freebairn unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1962 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Freebairn 2,60643.9−27.9
Labor Colin Wurst2,00533.8+5.6
Independent Eli Hambour1,32222.3+22.3
Total formal votes5,93399.1+0.5
Informal votes540.9−0.5
Turnout 5,98797.4+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Freebairn 3,61460.9−10.9
Labor Colin Wurst2,31939.1+10.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing -10.9

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