Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in South Australia

1990 Australian federal election
(South Australia)

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All 13 South Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Andrew Peacock Bob Hawke Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 5 seats 8 Seats won 6 seats 7 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 381,172 339,218 Percentage 42.6% 38.0% Swing 0.1 6.6 TPP 50.5% 49.5% TPP swing 0.7 0.7

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1990 federal election in the state of South Australia. ^{[1] [2]}

Overall results

Turnout 96.0% (CV) — Informal 3.7% ^[3]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal		381,172	42.65	+0.14	6	1
	Labor		339,218	37.95	-6.60	7	1
	Democrats		135,546	15.17	+7.38
	Call to Australia		22,297	2.49
	Independents		8,104	0.91	0.02
	Grey Power		3,907	0.44
	Greens		1,878	0.21
	Democratic Socialist		1,632	0.18
Total			893,754			13
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		441,659	49.5	-0.7	7	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		450.503	50.5	+0.7	6	1
Invalid/blank votes			34,143	3.68	-3.16
Turnout			927,897	96.01
Registered voters			966,431
Source: Federal Elections 1990

Results by division

Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Adelaide   ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Catley	27,422	40.5	−8.4
	Liberal	Mike Pratt	26,953	39.8	+4.3
	Democrats	Peter Mann	9,197	13.6	+4.5
	Greens	Keith Oehme	1,878	2.8	+2.8
	Call to Australia	Cathryn Linedale	1,123	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Jean Booth	1,100	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			67,673	96.1
Informal votes			2,771	3.9
Turnout			70,444	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Catley	36,267	53.7	−2.8
	Liberal	Mike Pratt	31,273	46.3	+2.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	−2.8

Barker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian McLachlan	39,470	57.8	+5.6
	Labor	Bill Hender	19,865	29.1	−4.2
	Democrats	Mark Lobban	6,730	9.9	+4.3
	Independent	Pieter Raams	2,211	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			68,276	97.0
Informal votes			2,087	3.0
Turnout			70,363	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian McLachlan	43,388	63.6	+2.0
	Labor	Bill Hender	24,841	36.4	−2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.0

Bonython

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bonython § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Bonython

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neal Blewett	36,326	52.1	−9.2
	Liberal	Natalie Richardson	18,216	26.2	+1.9
	Democrats	Colin Maas	12,782	18.3	+8.8
	Call to Australia	Bruce Hannaford	2,334	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			69,658	95.0
Informal votes			3,635	5.0
Turnout			73,293	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neal Blewett	45,837	65.9	−2.2
	Liberal	Natalie Richardson	23,722	34.1	+2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.2

Boothby

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steele Hall	36,010	51.4	−2.7
	Labor	Michael Keenan	18,404	26.3	−5.8
	Democrats	Margaret-Ann Williams	12,796	18.3	+8.3
	Call to Australia	Bruce Byrne	1,515	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Colin Banks	1,300	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			70,025	97.7
Informal votes			1,661	2.3
Turnout			71,686	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steele Hall	42,409	60.7	−0.9
	Labor	Michael Keenan	27,421	39.3	+0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.9

Grey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lloyd O'Neil	30,600	47.7	-4.2
	Liberal	Jonathan Man	22,601	35.2	-0.1
	Call to Australia	Ern Heyne	5,006	7.8	+7.8
	Democrats	Harm Folkers	4,608	7.2	+1.9
	Independent	Peter Clark	904	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	John Fisher	414	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			64,133	96.7
Informal votes			2,176	3.3
Turnout			66,309	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lloyd O'Neil	36,169	56.5	+0.7
	Liberal	Jonathan Man	27,852	43.5	-0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Hawker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hawker § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Hawker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Gallus	28,348	43.1	-0.8
	Labor	Elizabeth Harvey	26,641	40.5	-5.7
	Democrats	Elizabeth Williams	8,362	12.7	+5.8
	Call to Australia	Reg Macey	1,266	1.9	+1.9
	Grey Power	Glen Bottam	702	1.1	+1.1
	Democratic Socialist	Kathy Ragless	477	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			65,796	96.7
Informal votes			2,270	3.3
Turnout			68,066	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Chris Gallus	32,845	50.0	-1.2
	Labor	Elizabeth Harvey	32,831	50.0	+1.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.2

Hindmarsh

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Scott	29,212	43.8	-5.2
	Liberal	Barry Lewis	24,836	37.3	-0.6
	Democrats	Stephen Crabbe	9,070	13.6	+5.3
	Grey Power	John Maguire	1,848	2.8	+2.8
	Call to Australia	Peter Sparrow	1,072	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Alan McCarthy	418	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	David Moxham	178	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			66,634	94.9
Informal votes			3,558	5.1
Turnout			70,192	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Scott	36,801	55.3	+0.2
	Liberal	Barry Lewis	29,717	44.7	-0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

Kingston

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Kingston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bilney	26,206	37.1	-11.2
	Liberal	Judy Fuller	23,355	33.0	-5.5
	Democrats	Janine Haines	18,694	26.4	+17.1
	Call to Australia	Cliff Boyd	1,533	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	George Gater	327	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Lyall McDonald	304	0.4	+0.4
	Democratic Socialist	Tom Flanagan	296	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			70,715	96.6
Informal votes			2,507	3.4
Turnout			73,222	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bilney	38,824	55.0	+0.2
	Liberal	Judy Fuller	31,722	45.0	-0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

Makin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Makin § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Makin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Duncan	28,529	40.8	-6.5
	Liberal	Daryl Hicks	27,462	39.3	-0.1
	Democrats	Steve Bartholomew	10,619	15.2	+6.2
	Call to Australia	Jeff Penny	2,320	3.3	+3.3
	Independent	Geoff Roberts	639	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	David Howard	309	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			69,878	96.2
Informal votes			2,775	3.8
Turnout			72,653	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Duncan	36,573	52.4	-1.0
	Liberal	Daryl Hicks	33,197	47.6	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.0

Mayo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mayo § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Mayo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	39,037	52.5	-1.5
	Labor	Delia Skorin	17,584	23.6	-6.7
	Democrats	Merilyn Pedrick	15,817	21.3	+11.7
	Call to Australia	John Watson	1,937	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			74,375	96.9
Informal votes			2,359	3.1
Turnout			76,734	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	45,737	61.6	-1.1
	Labor	Delia Skorin	28,479	38.4	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.1

Port Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rod Sawford	36,186	53.5	-7.8
	Liberal	Howard Trotter	21,539	31.9	+3.3
	Democrats	Damien Aidon	8,003	11.8	+5.7
	Call to Australia	Peter Thompson	1,013	1.5	+1.5
	Democratic Socialist	Paul Petit	859	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			67,600	95.4
Informal votes			3,275	4.6
Turnout			70,875	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rod Sawford	42,718	63.3	-3.0
	Liberal	Howard Trotter	24,780	36.7	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.0

Sturt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sturt § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Sturt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Wilson	33,129	49.6	-1.7
	Labor	Mark Hough	21,278	31.9	-6.2
	Democrats	Arlyn Tombleson	9,989	15.0	+6.7
	Grey Power	Elena Bulis	1,357	2.0	+2.0
	Call to Australia	Tom Curnow	1,034	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			66,787	96.0
Informal votes			2,782	4.0
Turnout			69,569	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Wilson	38,493	57.7	+1.1
	Labor	Mark Hough	28,162	42.3	-1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

Wakefield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1990.[ edit ]

1990 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil Andrew	40,216	55.7	-0.1
	Labor	George Karzis	20,965	29.0	-4.0
	Democrats	Kaye Matthews	8,879	12.3	+8.2
	Call to Australia	Ashley Grace	2,144	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			72,204	96.9
Informal votes			2,287	3.1
Turnout			74,491	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neil Andrew	45,378	62.9	-0.8
	Labor	George Karzis	26,736	37.1	+0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.8

See also

• Results of the 1990 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1990–1993

References

1. "1990 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
2. Newman, G; Kopras, A (20 July 1990). "Federal Elections 1990" (PDF). Background Paper 18 1990. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN   1034-8107 . Retrieved 20 June 2022.
3. "1990 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.