Electoral results for the district of Mawson

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

Members for Mawson

Member		Party	Term
	Don Hopgood	Labor	1970–1977
	Leslie Drury	Labor	1977–1979
	Ivar Schmidt	Liberal	1979–1982
	Susan Lenehan	Labor	1982–1993
	Robert Brokenshire	Liberal	1993–2006
	Leon Bignell	Labor	2006–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

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

2022 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leon Bignell	12,288	51.2	+15.8
	Liberal	Amy Williams	6,724	28.0	−6.6
	Greens	Jason Garrood	2,126	8.9	+0.7
	One Nation	Jennifer Game	1,574	6.6	+6.6
	Animal Justice	Steve Campbell	574	2.4	+2.4
	Family First	Lynton Barry	443	1.8	+1.8
	Australian Family	Peter Ieraci	279	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			24,008	97.0
Informal votes			745	3.0
Turnout			24,753	90.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leon Bignell	15,322	63.8	+13.1
	Liberal	Amy Williams	8,686	36.2	−13.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.1

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Mawson ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andy Gilfillan	7,697	34.7	−9.7
	Labor	Leon Bignell	7,688	34.7	+1.7
	SA-Best	Hazel Wainwright	4,142	18.7	+18.7
	Greens	Ami-Louise Harrison	1,789	8.1	−3.4
	Conservatives	Heidi Greaves	867	3.9	−4.7
Total formal votes			22,183	96.7	−0.4
Informal votes			760	3.3	+0.4
Turnout			22,943	91.6	+3.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leon Bignell	11,149	50.3	+4.5
	Liberal	Andy Gilfillan	11,034	49.7	−4.5
	Labor notional  gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.5

2014 South Australian state election: Mawson ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leon Bignell	9,666	45.0	−0.8
	Liberal	Stephen Annells	8,012	37.3	+1.9
	Family First	Geoff Doecke	1,944	9.1	+1.4
	Greens	Katie Wright	1,843	8.6	+1.8
Total formal votes			21,465	96.9	+1.1
Informal votes			695	3.1	−1.1
Turnout			22,160	92.5	−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leon Bignell	11,925	55.6	+1.0
	Liberal	Stephen Annells	9,540	44.4	−1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

2010 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leon Bignell	9,849	45.9	+2.1
	Liberal	Matt Donovan	7,642	35.6	-4.3
	Family First	Andrew Tainsh	1,570	7.3	+0.8
	Greens	Palitja Moore	1,387	6.5	+1.4
	Gamers 4 Croydon	Ben Ernst	413	1.9	+1.9
	Save the RAH	David Senior	259	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Michael Lee	168	0.8	+0.8
	Fair Land Tax	Harry Tsekouras	155	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			21,443	95.4
Informal votes			941	4.6
Turnout			22,384	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leon Bignell	11,659	54.4	+2.2
	Liberal	Matt Donovan	9,784	45.6	-2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leon Bignell	8,886	43.8	+7.0
	Liberal	Robert Brokenshire	8,087	39.9	-3.8
	Family First	Roger Andrews	1,330	6.6	+0.0
	Greens	Mika Kabacznik-Weller	1,019	5.0	+5.0
	Democrats	Ibojka Baumann	476	2.3	-6.2
	Dignity for Disabled	Joanne Harvey	469	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			20,267	96.2	-0.7
Informal votes			809	3.8	+0.7
Turnout			21,076	93.3	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leon Bignell	10,572	52.2	+5.7
	Liberal	Robert Brokenshire	9,695	47.8	-5.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.7

2002 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Brokenshire	9,206	43.7	-1.1
	Labor	Moira Deslandes	7,739	36.8	+3.5
	Democrats	Angela Nicholas	1,791	8.5	-11.0
	Family First	Michael Last	1,391	6.6	+6.6
	One Nation	Bert Justin	585	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	Benny Zable	336	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			21,048	96.9
Informal votes			669	3.1
Turnout			21,717	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Brokenshire	11,270	53.5	-0.3
	Labor	Moira Deslandes	9,778	46.5	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.3

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Brokenshire	9,031	46.2	-6.4
	Labor	John McInnes	6,599	33.7	+2.3
	Democrats	Graham Pratt	3,930	20.1	+13.1
Total formal votes			19,560	96.0	-0.9
Informal votes			815	4.0	+0.9
Turnout			20,375	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Brokenshire	10,695	54.7	-4.6
	Labor	John McInnes	8,865	45.3	+4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.6

1993 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Brokenshire	11,208	52.5	+11.2
	Labor	Michael Wright	6,634	31.1	-13.9
	Democrats	Lenore Turney	1,420	6.7	-6.7
	Independent	Peter Marshall	1,342	6.3	+6.3
	Independent	Christopher Thornton	403	1.9	+1.9
	Natural Law	Cliff Payne	333	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			21,340	96.7	-0.7
Informal votes			720	3.3	+0.7
Turnout			22,060	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Brokenshire	12,718	59.6	+12.2
	Labor	Michael Wright	8,622	40.4	-12.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+12.2

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Susan Lenehan	10,484	49.6	-13.2
	Liberal	Craig Spencer	7,776	36.8	+5.8
	Democrats	Dennis Dorney	2,857	13.6	+7.4
Total formal votes			21,117	97.3	+0.2
Informal votes			593	2.7	-0.2
Turnout			21,710	94.9	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Susan Lenehan	12,105	57.3	-8.8
	Liberal	Craig Spencer	9,012	42.7	+8.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.8

1985 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Susan Lenehan	11,152	62.8	+5.8
	Liberal	Raija Havu	5,502	31.0	-5.1
	Democrats	Tim Wells	1,095	6.2	-0.8
Total formal votes			17,749	97.1
Informal votes			528	2.9
Turnout			18,277	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Susan Lenehan	11,740	66.1	+5.1
	Liberal	Raija Havu	6,009	33.9	-5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.1

1982 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Susan Lenehan	11,968	53.1	+11.8
	Liberal	Ivar Schmidt	9,067	40.3	-6.8
	Democrats	Jay McMerrick	1,488	6.6	-5.0
Total formal votes			22,523	95.3	-1.0
Informal votes			1,113	4.7	+1.0
Turnout			23,636	94.6	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Susan Lenehan	12,737	56.6	+9.6
	Liberal	Ivar Schmidt	9,786	43.4	-9.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.6

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ivar Schmidt	9,225	47.1	+9.5
	Labor	Leslie Drury	8,082	41.3	-10.5
	Democrats	Jay McMerrick	2,278	11.6	+1.0
Total formal votes			19,585	96.3	-2.1
Informal votes			749	3.7	+2.1
Turnout			20,334	94.7	-1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ivar Schmidt	10,384	53.0	+9.5
	Labor	Leslie Drury	9,201	47.0	-9.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.5

1977 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leslie Drury	9,428	51.8	+1.1
	Liberal	Tony Boyle	6,858	37.6	+18.0
	Democrats	Charles Ferdinands	1,924	10.6	+10.6
Total formal votes			18,210	98.4
Informal votes			295	1.6
Turnout			18,505	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leslie Drury	10,283	56.5	+1.3
	Liberal	Tony Boyle	7,927	43.5	+43.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1975 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Hopgood	16,051	53.0	-8.6
	Liberal Movement	Rodney Adam	8,110	26.7	+26.7
	Liberal	Neil Bannister	6,149	20.3	-14.4
Total formal votes			30,310	96.4	-0.4
Informal votes			1,125	3.6	+0.4
Turnout			31,435	94.0	0.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Don Hopgood	16,852	55.6	-8.5
	Liberal Movement	Rodney Adam	13,458	44.4	+44.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1973 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Hopgood	13,812	61.6	+5.3
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Scott	7,786	34.7	-9.0
	Social Credit	George Gater	841	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			22,439	96.8	-1.0
Informal votes			730	3.2	+1.0
Turnout			23,169	94.0	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Hopgood	14,373	64.1	+7.8
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Scott	8,056	35.9	-7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

1970 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Hopgood	8,653	56.3
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Scott	6,719	43.7
Total formal votes			15,372	97.8
Informal votes			344	2.2
Turnout			15,716	94.9
	Labor hold		Swing

References

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

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