Electoral results for the district of Napier

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

Members for Napier

Member		Party	Term
	Terry Hemmings	Labor Party	1977–1993
	Annette Hurley	Labor Party	1993–2002
	Michael O'Brien	Labor Party	2002–2014
	Jon Gee	Labor Party	2014–2018

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2014 South Australian state election: Napier ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jon Gee	9,689	47.6	−7.2
	Liberal	Robert Leggatt	6,206	30.5	+4.0
	Family First	Gary Balfort	2,741	13.5	+3.7
	Greens	Sam Miles	1,722	8.5	+2.9
Total formal votes			20,358	95.7	−0.0
Informal votes			906	4.3	+0.0
Turnout			21,264	89.9	−1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jon Gee	12,024	59.1	−7.1
	Liberal	Robert Leggatt	8,334	40.9	+7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.1

2010 South Australian state election: Napier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael O'Brien	11,176	53.9	−7.1
	Liberal	Brenton Chomel	5,497	26.5	+7.4
	Family First	Gary Balfort	2,162	10.4	−0.2
	Greens	Louise Rodbourn	1,257	6.1	+0.4
	Independent	Wayne Rich	661	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			20,753	95.3
Informal votes			916	4.7
Turnout			21,669	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael O'Brien	13,646	65.8	−8.2
	Liberal	Brenton Chomel	7,107	34.2	+8.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.2

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Napier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael O'Brien	12,066	61.1	+9.2
	Liberal	Joe Federico	3,718	18.8	−9.5
	Family First	Peter Barnes	2,122	10.7	+10.7
	Greens	Terry Allen	1,114	5.6	+5.6
	Democrats	Scharyn Varley	736	3.7	−4.9
Total formal votes			19,756	95.4
Informal votes			918	4.6
Turnout			20,675	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael O'Brien	14,681	74.3	+10.0
	Liberal	Joe Federico	5,075	25.7	−10.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.0

2002 South Australian state election: Napier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael O'Brien	10,328	51.9	−3.2
	Liberal	Joe Federico	5,623	28.3	+5.9
	Democrats	Simon Pointer	1,710	8.6	−13.8
	SA First	Tanya Adam	1,300	6.5	+6.5
	One Nation	Michael Pointer	933	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			19,894	96.4
Informal votes			741	3.6
Turnout			20,635	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael O'Brien	12,786	64.3	+4.8
	Liberal	Joe Federico	7,108	35.7	+35.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Napier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Annette Hurley	10,031	56.1	+17.5
	Democrats	Don Knott	4,055	22.7	+15.5
	Liberal	Rena Zurawel	3,798	21.2	−10.2
Total formal votes			17,884	95.4	+0.1
Informal votes			853	4.6	−0.1
Turnout			18,737	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Annette Hurley	12,718	71.1	+14.6
	Liberal	Rena Zurawel	5,166	28.9	−14.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Annette Hurley	10,642	59.5	+3.0
	Democrats	Don Knott	7,242	40.5	+40.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1993 South Australian state election: Napier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Happ	7,381	38.0	+7.9
	Labor	Annette Hurley	6,110	31.4	−17.9
	Independent	Terry Groom	2,620	13.5	+13.5
	Democrats	Eugene Brislan	1,175	6.0	−6.4
	Independent	Jack Webb	939	4.8	+4.8
	Grey Power	George Bell	743	3.8	+3.8
	Independent	Gaynor Smallwood-Smith	463	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			19,431	95.0	−1.3
Informal votes			1,017	5.0	+1.3
Turnout			20,448	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Annette Hurley	9,926	51.1	−10.4
	Liberal	Murray Happ	9,505	48.9	+10.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.4

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Napier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	10,300	59.8	−7.0
	Liberal	Rilda Sharp	4,387	25.5	−4.7
	Democrats	William Adams	2,533	14.7	+10.6
Total formal votes			17,220	96.4	+0.5
Informal votes			638	3.6	−0.5
Turnout			17,858	93.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	11,570	67.2	−6.3
	Liberal	Rilda Sharp	5,650	32.8	+6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.3

1985 South Australian state election: Napier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	10,744	66.8	+1.8
	Liberal	Brenda Bates	3,350	20.8	−2.2
	Independent	John Campbell	1,317	8.2	+8.2
	Democrats	Barbara Barlow	666	4.1	−7.9
Total formal votes			16,077	95.9
Informal votes			693	4.1
Turnout			16,770	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	11,814	73.5	+2.5
	Liberal	Brenda Bates	4,263	26.5	−2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

1982 South Australian state election: Napier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	9,862	63.4	+10.8
	Liberal	Eric Bates	3,775	24.3	−6.7
	Democrats	John Ferguson	1,920	12.3	−4.0
Total formal votes			15,557	91.9	−1.5
Informal votes			1,365	8.1	+1.5
Turnout			16,922	90.3	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	10,768	69.2	+9.7
	Liberal	Eric Bates	4,789	30.8	−9.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.7

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Napier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	7,940	52.6	−18.4
	Liberal	Eric Bates	4,682	31.0	+2.0
	Democrats	John Ferguson	2,465	16.3	+16.3
Total formal votes			15,087	93.4	−1.8
Informal votes			1,058	6.6	+1.8
Turnout			16,145	91.0	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	8,976	59.5	−11.5
	Liberal	Eric Bates	6,111	40.5	+11.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.5

1977 South Australian state election: Napier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	10,350	71.0	+3.3
	Liberal	Elizabeth Pooley	4,238	29.0	+10.9
Total formal votes			14,588	95.2
Informal votes			727	4.8
Turnout			15,315	91.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

References

1. 2014 State Election Results – Napier, ECSA.

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