Electoral results for the district of Stuart

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

Members for Stuart

Member		Party	Term
	Lindsay Riches	Labor	1938–1970
	Gavin Keneally	Labor	1970–1989
	Colleen Hutchison	Labor	1989–1993
	Graham Gunn	Liberal	1997–2010
	Dan van Holst Pellekaan	Liberal	2010–2022
	Geoff Brock	Independent	2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

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

2022 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Geoff Brock	10,396	48.5	+13.8
	Liberal	Dan van Holst Pellekaan	6,079	28.3	−15.9
	Labor	Andrew Wright	3,124	14.6	−0.8
	One Nation	David Stone	1,192	5.5	+5.5
	Greens	Beth Leese	660	3.1	−1.0
Total formal votes			21,451	97.6
Informal votes			525	2.4
Turnout			21,976	87.0
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Andrew Wright		50.8	+14.7
	Liberal	Dan van Holst Pellekaan		49.2	−14.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Geoff Brock	14,403	67.1	+67.1
	Liberal	Dan van Holst Pellekaan	7,048	32.9	−28.7
	Independent gain from Liberal

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Stuart ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dan van Holst Pellekaan	14,157	69.7	+5.5
	Labor	Khatija Thomas	4,698	23.1	+0.0
	Greens	Brendan Fitzgerald	1,460	7.2	+2.4
Total formal votes			20,315	96.9	−0.6
Informal votes			646	3.1	+0.6
Turnout			20,961	89.5	−2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dan van Holst Pellekaan	14,847	73.1	+3.0
	Labor	Khatija Thomas	5,468	26.9	−3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

2014 South Australian state election: Stuart ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dan van Holst Pellekaan	13,806	65.7	+13.3
	Labor	Josh Vines	5,051	24.0	−11.7
	Family First	Sylvia Holland	1,128	5.4	+0.8
	Greens	Brendan Fitzgerald	1,035	4.9	+0.0
Total formal votes			21,020	97.5	+0.4
Informal votes			550	2.5	−0.4
Turnout			21,570	91.4	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dan van Holst Pellekaan	14,812	70.5	+12.8
	Labor	Josh Vines	6,208	29.5	−12.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+12.8

2010 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dan van Holst Pellekaan	10,929	52.4	+6.7
	Labor	Sean Holden	7,455	35.8	-8.0
	Greens	Jane Alcorn	1,019	4.9	+1.3
	Family First	Sylvia Holland	951	4.6	+0.0
	Independent	Rob Williams	497	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			20,851	97.0
Informal votes			624	3.0
Turnout			21,475	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dan van Holst Pellekaan	12,015	57.6	+7.1
	Labor	Sean Holden	8,836	42.4	-7.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.1

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	9,441	45.7	-0.4
	Labor	Justin Jarvis	9,021	43.7	+3.4
	Family First	Greg Patrick	943	4.6	+4.6
	Greens	Jane Alcorn	737	3.6	+3.6
	Democrats	Bruce Lennon	353	1.7	-2.2
	Independent	Simon Cook	142	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			20,637	96.9	-0.8
Informal votes			669	3.1	+0.8
Turnout			21,306	91.9	-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	10,435	50.6	-0.7
	Labor	Justin Jarvis	10,202	49.4	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.7

2002 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	9,072	46.1	+1.2
	Labor	Justin Jarvis	7,945	40.3	+4.0
	One Nation	Sandra Wauchope	1,461	7.4	+7.4
	Democrats	Bruce Lennon	764	3.9	-8.4
	Independent	David Moore	452	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			19,694	97.7
Informal votes			469	2.3
Turnout			20,163	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	10,099	51.3	-1.4
	Labor	Justin Jarvis	9,595	48.7	+1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.4

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	8,203	44.0	-4.6
	Labor	Ben Browne	7,039	37.8	+3.6
	Democrats	Nick Weetman	2,264	12.1	+7.9
	Independent	Vince Coulthard	1,135	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			18,641	96.9	-0.9
Informal votes			592	3.1	+0.9
Turnout			19,233	91.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	9,602	51.5	-7.5
	Labor	Ben Browne	9,039	48.5	+7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.5

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Colleen Hutchison	8,573	48.9	-18.6
	Independent	Joy Baluch	3,857	22.0	+22.0
	Liberal	Simon Dawson	2,517	14.4	-10.5
	Call to Australia	David Squirrell	1,691	9.6	+9.6
	Democrats	Kaye Matthews	887	5.1	+1.9
Total formal votes			17,525	97.3	+4.3
Informal votes			482	2.7	-4.3
Turnout			18,007	94.0	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Colleen Hutchison	11,917	68.0	-4.0
	Liberal	Simon Dawson	5,608	32.0	+4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Colleen Hutchison	9,853	56.2	-15.8
	Independent	Joy Baluch	7,672	43.8	+43.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1985 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	11,164	67.5	-2.5
	Liberal	Bob Smith	4,130	24.9	+3.0
	Independent	Peter Clark	728	4.4	+4.4
	Democrats	Harm Folkers	526	3.2	-4.8
Total formal votes			16,548	93.0
Informal votes			1,237	7.0
Turnout			17,785	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	11,920	72.0	-2.0
	Liberal	Bob Smith	4,628	28.0	+2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.0

1982 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	10,403	66.6	-0.4
	Liberal	Sydney Cheesman	3,865	24.7	-8.3
	Democrats	David Chapman	1,364	8.7	+8.7
Total formal votes			15,632	92.8	-2.5
Informal votes			1,212	7.2	+2.5
Turnout			16,844	93.9	-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	10,942	70.0	+3.1
	Liberal	Sydney Cheesman	4,690	30.0	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	10,236	67.0	-6.9
	Liberal	Sydney Cheeseman	5,054	33.0	+6.9
Total formal votes			15,290	95.3	-1.3
Informal votes			760	4.7	+1.3
Turnout			16,050	94.2	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.9

1977 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	11,295	73.9	+27.0
	Liberal	Colin Struck	3,985	26.1	+14.3
Total formal votes			15,280	96.6
Informal votes			530	3.4
Turnout			15,810	94.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1975 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	8,847	69.0	-12.2
	Liberal	Brian Kinnear	2,781	21.7	+21.7
	Liberal Movement	Brenda Groves	1,202	9.3	+9.3
Total formal votes			12,830	94.2	+1.3
Informal votes			794	5.8	-1.3
Turnout			13,624	92.7	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	8,968	69.9	-11.3
	Liberal	Brian Kinnear	3,862	30.1	+30.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1973 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	8,702	81.2	+5.2
	Independent	George Rogers	2,012	18.8	+18.8
Total formal votes			10,714	92.9	-4.2
Informal votes			822	7.1	+4.2
Turnout			11,536	90.4	-2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1970 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	7,080	76.0
	Liberal and Country	Richard Mould	2,238	24.0
Total formal votes			9,318	97.1
Informal votes			279	2.9
Turnout			9,597	92.7
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	6,002	73.9	-13.8
	Liberal and Country	Robert Semmens	2,124	26.1	+26.1
Total formal votes			8,126	98.0	+2.3
Informal votes			169	2.0	-2.3
Turnout			8,295	93.8	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1965 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	6,618	87.7	-0.3
	Independent	William Young	926	12.3	+12.3
Total formal votes			7,544	95.7	-0.7
Informal votes			336	4.3	+0.7
Turnout			7,880	93.1	-0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.3

1962 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	6,496	88.0	-0.4
	Independent	James Yates	889	12.0	+0.4
Total formal votes			7,385	96.4	+0.3
Informal votes			272	3.6	-0.3
Turnout			7,657	93.3	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.4

References

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

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