Results of the 1977 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 17 September 1977 [1]
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Enrolled voters818,341
Votes cast764,077 Turnout 93.37-0.19
Informal votes20,743Informal2.71-1.14
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 383,83151.64+5.3127+ 4
  Liberal 306,35641.21+9.6817– 3
  Democrats 25,8553.48*1– 1
  National Country 11,8551.59-1.181± 0
  Independent Liberal 10,7931.45*1+ 1
  Independent 2,9140.39-0.510– 1
 Other1,7300.23*0± 0
Total743,334  47 
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 396,95753.40+4.20
  Liberal 346,37246.60–4.20

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1977 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1977 South Australian state election: Adelaide [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Wright 9,99666.2+5.9
Liberal Terry McClean5,10233.8+12.8
Total formal votes15,09896.1
Informal votes6053.9
Turnout 15,70390.1
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Albert Park

1977 South Australian state election: Albert Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charles Harrison 10,18864.1+2.1
Liberal Glendon Stotter5,70135.9+13.5
Total formal votes15,88996.2
Informal votes6213.8
Turnout 16,51094.6
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Alexandra

1977 South Australian state election: Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ted Chapman 9,82261.5+8.6
Labor Kenneth Jared4,15926.1+6.7
Democrats Kaye Gibbs1,97612.4+12.4
Total formal votes15,95798.2
Informal votes2981.8
Turnout 16,25593.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ted Chapman 11,13469.8−6.6
Labor Kenneth Jared4,82330.2+6.6
Liberal hold Swing -6.6

Ascot Park

1977 South Australian state election: Ascot Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Geoff Virgo 9,33159.2+1.1
Liberal Dean Le Poidevin4,59429.1+5.3
Democrats Kenneth Johnson1,84511.7+11.7
Total formal votes15,77098.1
Informal votes2991.9
Turnout 16,06994.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Virgo 9,85662.5+1.7
Liberal Dean Le Poidevin5,91437.5−1.7
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Baudin

1977 South Australian state election: Baudin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Hopgood 11,46366.7+9.6
Liberal Mervyn Sawade5,72233.3+11.9
Total formal votes17,18596.0
Informal votes7134.0
Turnout 17,89893.7
Labor hold Swing +6.4

Bragg

1977 South Australian state election: Bragg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Tonkin 10,13465.3+12.8
Labor Kevin Winn5,39034.7+7.3
Total formal votes15,52497.6
Informal votes3802.4
Turnout 15,90491.6
Liberal hold Swing -4.2

Brighton

1977 South Australian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hugh Hudson 8,91152.6−0.6
Liberal Natalie Richardson5,82234.3+13.1
Democrats Ronald Moulds2,22413.1+13.1
Total formal votes16,95798.5
Informal votes2561.5
Turnout 17,21394.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh Hudson 9,84858.1+1.3
Liberal Natalie Richardson7,10941.9−1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

Chaffey

1977 South Australian state election: Chaffey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Arnold 9,52259.6+7.5
Labor John Howe6,44540.4+11.0
Total formal votes15,96797.5
Informal votes4012.5
Turnout 16,36893.4
Liberal hold Swing -8.2

Coles

1977 South Australian state election: Coles
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jennifer Adamson 8,35551.4+12.7
Labor Greg Crafter 7,90348.6+5.1
Total formal votes16,25897.2
Informal votes4682.8
Turnout 16,72694.4
Liberal hold Swing -2.4

Davenport

1977 South Australian state election: Davenport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dean Brown 10,31164.5+11.8
Labor Terry Cameron 3,22620.2−2.8
Democrats Michael Lee2,11213.2+13.2
Workers Ewan Hutchison3452.1+2.1
Total formal votes15,99498.8
Informal votes2001.2
Turnout 16,19492.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dean Brown 11,86574.2+0.9
Labor Terry Cameron 4,12925.8−0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Elizabeth

1977 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Duncan 11,08272.4+8.4
Liberal Anthony Hutton4,23527.6+11.8
Total formal votes15,31794.7
Informal votes8625.3
Turnout 16,17992.4
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Eyre

1977 South Australian state election: Eyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graham Gunn 7,25953.5−2.5
Labor Michael Sachsse3,17923.4−14.4
Labor Barry Piltz3,13123.1+23.1
Total formal votes13,56997.9
Informal votes2962.1
Turnout 13,86588.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Gunn 7,58955.9−5.4
Labor Michael Sachsse5,98044.1+5.4
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Fisher

1977 South Australian state election: Fisher
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stan Evans 10,42960.4+17.9
Labor Sean Dawes6,82839.6+6.4
Total formal votes17,25797.5
Informal votes4392.5
Turnout 17,69693.6
Liberal hold Swing -2.3

Flinders

1977 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Peter Blacker 7,61851.5+11.2
Labor Terrence Krieg3,70025.0+0.3
Liberal Victor Gerschwitz3,47723.5−8.4
Total formal votes14,79598.7
Informal votes1881.3
Turnout 14,98395.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Blacker 10,98674.2+2.9
Labor Terrence Krieg3,80925.8+25.8
National hold Swing N/A

Florey

1977 South Australian state election: Florey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charles Wells 10,82467.0+6.1
Liberal John Wadey5,32533.0+11.7
Total formal votes16,14996.6
Informal votes5733.4
Turnout 16,72293.3
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Gilles

1977 South Australian state election: Gilles
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Slater 9,33958.1+2.7
Liberal Lois Bell4,90530.5+7.5
Democrats Andrew Graham1,84111.4+11.4
Total formal votes16,08597.9
Informal votes3502.1
Turnout 16,43593.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Slater 10,10162.8+3.7
Liberal Lois Bell5,98437.2−3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Glenelg

1977 South Australian state election: Glenelg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Mathwin 9,42159.5+23.9
Labor Barbara Wiese 6,42340.5−0.4
Total formal votes15,84497.7
Informal votes3742.3
Turnout 16,21892.8
Liberal hold Swing +4.2

Goyder

1977 South Australian state election: Goyder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Boundy 6,08838.8+1.3
Independent Liberal Keith Russack 5,90737.7+37.7
Labor Roger Thomas3,69023.5+4.6
Total formal votes15,68598.6
Informal votes2261.4
Turnout 15,91194.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Liberal Keith Russack 9,08257.9+57.9
Liberal David Boundy 6,60342.1
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Movement Swing N/A

Hanson

1977 South Australian state election: Hanson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Heini Becker 8,88555.4+18.1
Labor Reece Jennings7,15044.6+2.0
Total formal votes16,03597.0
Informal votes4903.0
Turnout 16,52592.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Hartley

1977 South Australian state election: Hartley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Des Corcoran 9,96558.5+7.2
Liberal George Trotta6,32937.2+9.1
Workers William Forster7344.3+4.3
Total formal votes17,02896.8
Informal votes5563.2
Turnout 17,58494.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Des Corcoran 10,29260.4+5.7
Liberal George Trotta6,73639.6−5.7
Labor hold Swing +5.7

Henley Beach

1977 South Australian state election: Henley Beach
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Glen Broomhill 9,78059.3+4.4
Liberal Barry Lawson6,70240.7+11.3
Total formal votes16,48296.5
Informal votes5903.5
Turnout 17,07294.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

Kavel

1977 South Australian state election: Kavel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Roger Goldsworthy 10,26063.8+12.6
Labor Sydney Tilmouth4,58928.5+8.1
Democrats Reginald Goldsworthy1,2447.7+7.7
Total formal votes16,09398.2
Informal votes2881.8
Turnout 16,38194.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Goldsworthy 11,06468.7−6.3
Labor Sydney Tilmouth5,02931.3+6.3
Liberal hold Swing -6.3

Light

1977 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Eastick 8,96860.7+12.0
Labor James Reese5,81539.3+9.3
Total formal votes14,78397.6
Informal votes3622.4
Turnout 15,14593.7
Liberal hold Swing -6.1

Mallee

1977 South Australian state election: Mallee
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Nankivell 8,68460.5+6.4
Labor Gerald Lea3,35323.3+4.4
National Leslie Ficken2,32916.2+2.4
Total formal votes14,36698.1
Informal votes2831.9
Turnout 14,64994.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Nankivell 10,61173.8−2.6
Labor Gerald Lea3,75526.2+2.6
Liberal hold Swing -2.6

Mawson

1977 South Australian state election: Mawson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Leslie Drury 9,42851.8+1.1
Liberal Tony Boyle6,85837.6+18.0
Democrats Charles Ferdinands1,92410.6+10.6
Total formal votes18,21098.4
Informal votes2951.6
Turnout 18,50595.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leslie Drury 10,28356.5+1.3
Liberal Tony Boyle7,92743.5+43.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Mitcham

1977 South Australian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Worth6,66341.8+14.1
Democrats Robin Millhouse 5,14632.3+32.3
Labor Rosemary Crowley 4,13025.9−3.2
Total formal votes15,93999.0
Informal votes1661.0
Turnout 16,10593.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Democrats Robin Millhouse 9,00256.5+56.5
Liberal Robert Worth6,93743.5+43.5
Democrats gain from Liberal Movement Swing N/A

Mitchell

1977 South Australian state election: Mitchell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ron Payne 8,95256.1+1.9
Liberal June Schaeffer5,04631.6+7.6
Democrats Kevin Whitby1,5669.8+9.8
Independent Peter Amor2501.6+1.6
Workers John Pocius1370.9+0.9
Total formal votes15,95197.8
Informal votes3512.2
Turnout 16,30293.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Payne 9,79461.4+1.6
Liberal June Schaeffer6,15738.6−1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Morphett

1977 South Australian state election: Morphett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Terry Groom 7,58147.5+5.2
Liberal Mark Hamilton7,02644.0+5.3
Democrats Margaret Sesr1,3618.5+8.5
Total formal votes15,96898.0
Informal votes3332.0
Turnout 16,30193.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Groom 8,04050.3+5.2
Liberal Mark Hamilton7,92849.7−5.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.2

Mount Gambier

1977 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harold Allison 8,18151.4+13.7
Labor James Hennessy7,72648.6+7.3
Total formal votes15,90798.1
Informal votes3081.9
Turnout 16,21594.9
Liberal hold Swing -1.7

Murray

1977 South Australian state election: Murray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Douglas Gerrie5,73435.9+1.8
Liberal David Wotton 5,12132.0−20.2
Independent Liberal Ivon Wardle 4,88630.6+30.6
Independent Maurice Thiele2431.5+1.5
Total formal votes15,98498.1
Informal votes3051.9
Turnout 16,28993.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Wotton 9,59560.0−3.0
Labor Douglas Gerrie6,38940.0+3.0
Liberal hold Swing -3.0

Napier

1977 South Australian state election: Napier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Terry Hemmings 10,35071.0+3.3
Liberal Elizabeth Pooley4,23829.0+10.9
Total formal votes14,58895.2
Informal votes7274.8
Turnout 15,31591.6
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Newland

1977 South Australian state election: Newland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Klunder 9,43753.7+0.1
Liberal Emily Perry5,77432.9+9.0
Democrats Betty Knott2,34513.4+13.4
Total formal votes17,55697.9
Informal votes3802.1
Turnout 17,93694.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Klunder 10,35059.8+2.3
Liberal Emily Perry7,05640.2−2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Norwood

1977 South Australian state election: Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Dunstan 9,36160.2+4.6
Liberal William Zacharia6,18139.8+8.2
Total formal votes15,54296.8
Informal votes5053.2
Turnout 16,04790.5
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Peake

1977 South Australian state election: Peake
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Simmons 10,32567.4+6.7
Liberal Mark Tregoning4,98932.6+11.4
Total formal votes15,31496.2
Informal votes6073.8
Turnout 15,92192.9
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Playford

1977 South Australian state election: Playford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Terry McRae 10,01160.6+1.9
Liberal John McGowan4,05224.5+8.5
Democrats John Longhurst2,27113.7+13.7
Communist Donald Sutherland1951.2+1.2
Total formal votes16,52997.1
Informal votes4922.9
Turnout 17,02193.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry McRae 11,08065.1+1.8
Liberal John McGowan5,44934.9−1.8
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Price

1977 South Australian state election: Price
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Whitten 10,30469.4+8.8
Liberal Jean Lawrie4,54530.6+8.0
Total formal votes14,84995.6
Informal votes6764.4
Turnout 15,52593.2
Labor hold Swing +6.3

Rocky River

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1977 South Australian state election: Rocky River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Howard Venning 6,34440.2+2.1
Labor Ted Connelly 6,12138.8+11.0
National Peter Longmire1,90812.0−8.7
Independent Nevin Newbold1,4179.0+9.0
Total formal votes15,79098.6
Informal votes2191.4
Turnout 18,00995.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Howard Venning 9,19358.2−7.1
Labor Ted Connelly 6,59741.8+7.1
Liberal hold Swing -7.1

Ross Smith

1977 South Australian state election: Ross Smith
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Bannon 10,77372.2+7.2
Liberal Paul Baloglou4,15627.8+9.2
Total formal votes14,92996.2
Informal votes5943.8
Turnout 15,52394.2
Labor hold Swing +4.7

Salisbury

1977 South Australian state election: Salisbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Reg Groth 12,15069.5+7.1
Liberal Ann Allen5,33330.5+10.4
Total formal votes17,48395.0
Informal votes9195.0
Turnout 18,40293.2
Labor hold Swing +4.5

Semaphore

1977 South Australian state election: Semaphore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Olson 11,60170.8+0.3
Liberal Terence Hanson4,44727.1+11.1
Socialist J Mitchell3432.1+2.1
Total formal votes16,39197.1
Informal votes4812.9
Turnout 16,87293.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Olson 11,83372.2−0.3
Liberal Terence Hanson4,55827.8+0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3

Spence

1977 South Australian state election: Spence
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roy Abbott 11,30777.3+6.3
Liberal George Basivovs3,31622.7+6.4
Total formal votes14,62395.7
Informal votes6584.3
Turnout 15,28193.1
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Stuart

1977 South Australian state election: Stuart
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gavin Keneally 11,29573.9+27.0
Liberal Colin Struck3,98526.1+14.3
Total formal votes15,28096.6
Informal votes5303.4
Turnout 15,81094.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Todd

1977 South Australian state election: Todd
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Molly Byrne 9,27356.5+1.9
Liberal Robert Ritson 7,13643.5+21.2
Total formal votes16,40997.6
Informal votes4072.4
Turnout 16,81695.0
Labor hold Swing -1.9

Torrens

1977 South Australian state election: Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Wilson 7,81950.5+10.7
Labor Ralph Clarke 7,13846.2+5.8
Workers Leslie Huxley5143.3+3.3
Total formal votes15,47197.7
Informal votes3622.3
Turnout 15,83390.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Wilson 8,11952.5−4.1
Labor Ralph Clarke 7,34747.5+4.1
Liberal hold Swing -4.1

Unley

1977 South Australian state election: Unley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gil Langley 8,84858.9+6.8
Liberal Craig Spiel5,70738.0−6.8
Independent Victoria Wawryk4663.1+3.1
Total formal votes15,02197.5
Informal votes3892.5
Turnout 15,41090.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gil Langley 9,02260.1+4.6
Liberal Craig Spiel5,99939.9−4.6
Labor hold Swing +4.6

Victoria

1977 South Australian state election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Allan Rodda 9,28565.3+12.9
Labor Graeme Richardson4,92334.7+8.4
Total formal votes14,20897.9
Informal votes3062.1
Turnout 14,51493.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.1

Whyalla

1977 South Australian state election: Whyalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Max Brown 11,20373.2+5.0
Liberal Vivienne Cruickshank4,10226.8+8.9
Total formal votes15,30596.1
Informal votes6153.9
Turnout 15,92093.7
Labor hold Swing +2.9

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The 2022 South Australian state election was held on 19 March 2022 to elect members to the 55th Parliament of South Australia. All 47 seats in the House of Assembly, and half the seats in the Legislative Council were up for re-election.

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  1. ↑ "Details of SA 1977 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
  2. ↑ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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