Results of the 1975 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)

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South Australian state election, 12 July, 1975 [1]
Legislative Council
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Enrolled voters771,414
Votes cast719,753 Turnout 93.3–0.6
Informal votes32,690Informal4.5–4.8
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeats
won
Seats
held
  Labor 324,74447.3–5.3610
  Liberal 191,34127.8–18.439
  Liberal Movement 129,11018.8+18.822
  National 14,6402.1+2.100
  Family Movement 9,9661.5+1.500
 Free Enterprise Group8,1411.2+1.200
  Socialist 4,2730.6+0.600
  Australia 3,8220.6–0.200
 Other1,0260.1*00
Total687,063  1121

This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1975 South Australian state election.

Continuing members

The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.

MemberPartyTerm
  John Burdett Liberal 1973–1979
  Jessie Cooper Liberal 1973–1979
  Ren DeGaris Liberal 1973–1979
  Richard Geddes Liberal 1973–1979
  Frank Potter Liberal 1973–1979
  Arthur Whyte Liberal 1973–1979
  Don Banfield Labor 1973–1979
  Tom Casey Labor 1973–1979
  Brian Chatterton Labor 1973–1979
  Cec Creedon Labor 1973–1979

Election results

1975 South Australian state election: Legislative Council
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 57,058
Labor 1. Norm Foster (elected)
2. Jim Dunford (elected)
3. Anne Levy (elected)
4. Frank Blevins (elected)
5. John Cornwall (elected)
6. Chris Sumner (elected)
7. Terry Hemmings
324,74447.3−5.3
Liberal 1. Murray Hill (elected)
2. Don Laidlaw (elected)
3. Boyd Dawkins (elected)
4. Gordon Gilfillan
5. Graham Hancock
6. Judith Roberts
7. Ross Story
191,34127.8−18.4
Liberal Movement 1. Martin Cameron (elected)
2. John Carnie (elected)
3. Richard Clampett
4. Charles Groves
5. Janine Haines
6. Peter Adamson
129,11018.8+18.8
National 1. Lester James
2. Richard Morris
3. George Olesnicky
14,6402.1+2.1
Family Movement 1. John Court
2. Raymond Kidney
9,9661.5+1.5
Free Enterprise Group1. Marcus Dodd
2. William Forster
3. Robert Hill
4. Frederick Koop
8,1411.2+1.2
Socialist Alan Miller4,2730.6+0.6
Australia 1. Mark Lainio
2. David Middleton
3. Colyn Van Reenen
3,8220.6−0.2
Independent Mark Higgs1,0260.1+0.1
Total formal votes687,06395.5+4.8
Informal votes32,6904.5−4.8
Turnout 719,75393.3−0.6

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References

  1. "History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 2 Legislative Council". ECSA. Retrieved 22 May 2016.