Electoral results for the district of Port Adelaide

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

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Members for Port Adelaide

MemberPartyTerm
  James Stephens Labor Party 1938–1959
  John Ryan Labor Party 1959–1970
  Kevin Foley Labor Party 2002–2012
  Susan Close Labor Party 2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Susan Close 14,07458.3+10.4
Liberal Chad McLaren5,44822.6+4.0
Greens Jim Moss2,47110.2+4.4
Family First Lucia Snelling1,2045.0+5.0
Animal Justice Adrian Romeo9453.9+0.0
Total formal votes24,14296.6
Informal votes8503.4
Turnout 24,99288.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 17,33571.8+5.0
Liberal Chad McLaren6,80728.2−5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Susan Close 11,39647.9−3.1
Liberal Chad McLaren4,43218.6−9.2
SA-Best Gary Johanson4,41918.6+18.6
Greens Danica Moors1,4005.9−4.0
Animal Justice Nicholas Hancock9303.9+3.9
Dignity Bryan Tingey5682.4+2.4
Conservatives Bruce Hambour4952.1−3.7
DanigPeter Matthews1630.7+0.7
Total formal votes23,80394.2−2.2
Informal votes1,4625.8+2.2
Turnout 25,26590.6+5.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 15,89566.8+2.8
Liberal Chad McLaren7,90833.2−2.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 14,55061.1−2.9
SA-Best Gary Johanson9,25338.9+38.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
2014 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Susan Close 11,76051.8+2.0
Liberal Brad Vermeer7,33032.3+5.4
Greens Mark Seater1,8158.0+1.6
Family First Bruce Hambour1,7837.9+2.1
Total formal votes22,68896.6+0.0
Informal votes8003.4−0.0
Turnout 23,48891.4−1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 13,74560.6−2.1
Liberal Brad Vermeer8,94339.4+2.1
Labor hold Swing −2.1
Port Adelaide state by-election, 11 February 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Susan Close 8,21842.3–7.6
Independent for YouGary Johanson4,71724.3+24.3
Independent True Blue VoiceSue Lawrie2,93815.1+15.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Humble1,4157.3+7.3
Greens Justin McArthur1,0965.6–0.6
Independent Ban Live Animal ExportsColin Thomas3141.6+1.6
Independent Communist AustraliaBob Briton2921.5+1.5
One Nation Grant Carlin2691.4+1.4
Democratic Labor Elizabeth Pistor1510.8+0.8
Total formal votes19,41092.8–3.8
Informal votes1,5057.2+3.8
Turnout 20,91582.8–10.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Susan Close 10,27752.9–9.8
Independent for YouGary Johanson9,13347.1+47.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
2010 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Foley 10,85449.9−14.4
Liberal Sue Lawrie5,83126.8+8.6
Independent Max James 2,39811.0+11.0
Greens Marie Boland1,3686.3+0.1
Family First Bruce Hambour1,2815.9−0.1
Total formal votes21,73295.9
Informal votes7674.1
Turnout 22,49993.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Foley 13,64362.8−13.4
Liberal Sue Lawrie8,08937.2+13.4
Labor hold Swing -13.4

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Foley 12,45363.6+5.2
Liberal Anna Micheel3,67118.7−3.9
Greens Anne McMenamin1,2896.6+2.4
Family First James Troup1,1205.7+5.7
Democrats Amy Van Oosten4992.5−3.6
One Nation Darren Fairweather3101.6−1.2
Independent John McGill2501.3+1.3
Total formal votes19,59295.0−1.5
Informal votes1,0305.0+1.5
Turnout 20,62292.4−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Foley 14,82375.7+4.0
Liberal Anna Micheel4,76924.3−4.0
Labor hold Swing +4.0
2002 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Foley 11,79658.4−4.5
Liberal Robert Crew4,57122.6+1.7
Democrats Meryl McDougall1,2396.1−9.1
SA First Joe Carbone1,1715.8+5.8
Greens Andrew Nance8434.2+4.2
One Nation Jan Amos5642.8+2.8
Total formal votes20,18496.5
Informal votes7303.5
Turnout 20,91493.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Foley 14,46671.7−1.1
Liberal Robert Crew5,71828.3+1.1
Labor hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Ryan 15,46068.4−8.4
Liberal and Country Graeme Sargent4,81123.6+23.6
Social Credit Denis McEvoy1,2466.1+6.1
Communist Peter Symon 3801.9−2.6
Total formal votes20,34896.5+2.2
Informal votes7403.5−2.2
Turnout 21,08893.5−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 14,87673.1−0.9
Liberal and Country Graeme Sargent5,47226.9+0.9
Labor hold Swing -0.9
1965 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Ryan 15,46076.8−6.5
Democratic Labor Donald Boys3,76818.7+5.6
Communist Peter Symon 9044.5+0.9
Total formal votes20,13294.3−1.7
Informal votes1,2165.7+1.7
Turnout 21,34894.7+1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 16,22880.6−5.7
Democratic Labor Donald Boys3,90419.4+5.7
Labor hold Swing -5.7
1962 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Ryan 17,83483.3+3.1
Democratic Labor George Basivovs2,81113.1−0.4
Communist James Moss7703.6−2.8
Total formal votes21,41596.0+1.2
Informal votes8854.0−1.2
Turnout 22,30093.6−0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 18,41286.0+1.1
Democratic Labor George Basivovs3,00314.0−1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

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