Electoral results for the district of Waite

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

Members for Waite

Member		Party	Term
	Stephen Baker	Liberal	1993–1997
	Martin Hamilton-Smith	Liberal	1997–2014
		Independent	2014–2018
	Sam Duluk	Liberal	2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

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

2022 South Australian state election: Waite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Catherine Hutchesson	6,698	26.6	+2.5
	Liberal	Alexander Hyde	6,509	25.8	−18.7
	Independent	Sam Duluk	4,949	19.7	+19.7
	Independent	Heather Holmes-Ross	3,665	14.6	+14.6
	Greens	Brendan White	2,872	11.4	+0.9
	Animal Justice	Ben Freeling	482	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			25,175	97.6
Informal votes			607	2.4
Turnout			25,782	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Catherine Hutchesson	13,597	54.0	+11.4
	Liberal	Alexander Hyde	11,578	46.0	−11.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.4

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Waite ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sam Duluk	11,115	45.2	−8.0
	Labor	Cathy Hutchesson	5,783	23.5	−2.6
	SA-Best	Graham Davies	3,870	15.7	+15.7
	Greens	Brendan White	2,607	10.6	−5.0
	Conservatives	John Duncan	677	2.8	−1.0
	Dignity	Cathi Tucker	533	2.2	+0.9
Total formal votes			24,585	97.6	−0.3
Informal votes			596	2.4	+0.3
Turnout			25,181	92.7	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sam Duluk	14,211	57.8	−2.3
	Labor	Cathy Hutchesson	10,374	42.2	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.3

2014 South Australian state election: Waite ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	12,585	54.8	−0.1
	Labor	Rebekah Huppatz	6,239	27.1	−1.3
	Greens	Simon Hope	2,639	11.5	−1.4
	Family First	Steve Edmonds	868	3.8	+0.5
	Dignity for Disability	Cathi Tucker	652	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			22,983	97.6	−0.4
Informal votes			575	2.4	+0.4
Turnout			23,558	92.8	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	14,106	61.4	−0.7
	Labor	Rebekah Huppatz	8,877	38.6	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.7

2010 South Australian state election: Waite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	12,166	56.1	+9.1
	Labor	Adrian Tisato	5,997	27.6	-6.0
	Greens	Matt Wilson	2,899	13.4	+2.8
	Family First	John Vottari	631	2.9	-1.3
Total formal votes			21,693	97.8
Informal votes			455	2.2
Turnout			22,148	93.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	13,636	62.9	+8.8
	Labor	Adrian Tisato	8,057	37.1	-8.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.8

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Waite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	9,876	47.0	−6.0
	Labor	Diana Gibbs-Ludbrook	7,078	33.7	+9.6
	Greens	Zane Young	2,222	10.6	+5.3
	Democrats	Simon Regan	957	4.6	−7.7
	Family First	John Queale	895	4.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			21,028	97.5	+0.0
Informal votes			546	2.5	+0.0
Turnout			21,574	91.4	−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	11,362	54.0	−8.0
	Labor	Diana Gibbs-Ludbrook	9,666	46.0	+8.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.0

2002 South Australian state election: Waite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	11,018	53.0	+2.2
	Labor	Mark Hancock	5,007	24.1	+0.5
	Democrats	Stephen Spence	2,552	12.3	-11.2
	Greens	Michael Pritchard	1,109	5.3	+5.3
	Family First	Thea Hennessey	624	3.0	+3.0
	SA First	Chris Alford	273	1.3	+1.3
	One Nation	Hazel Nicholls	221	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			20,804	97.5
Informal votes			540	2.5
Turnout			21,344	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	12,897	62.0	+7.2
	Labor	Mark Hancock	7,907	38.0	+38.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Waite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	9,899	52.4	-11.1
	Democrats	Don Gilbert	4,592	24.3	+6.2
	Labor	Sara Cochrane	4,394	23.3	+7.6
Total formal votes			18,885	96.6	-0.5
Informal votes			658	3.4	+0.5
Turnout			19,543	90.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	11,751	62.2	-12.1
	Labor	Sara Cochrane	7,134	37.8	+12.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	10,550	55.9	-17.4
	Democrats	Don Gilbert	8,335	44.1	+17.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-17.4

1993 South Australian state election: Waite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stephen Baker	12,622	63.1	+6.3
	Democrats	Judith Barr	3,632	18.2	+4.6
	Labor	Geoffrey Phillips	3,195	16.0	-13.5
	Natural Law	Anne Davidson	209	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	David Bidstrup	205	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Neil Worrall	132	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			19,995	97.1	-1.0
Informal votes			595	2.9	+1.0
Turnout			20,590	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stephen Baker	14,777	73.9	+11.0
	Labor	Geoffrey Phillips	5,218	26.1	-11.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Stephen Baker	14,654	73.3	+10.4
	Democrats	Judith Barr	5,341	26.7	+26.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

References

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

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