Results of the 1993 Australian federal election in South Australia

1993 Australian federal election
(South Australia)

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All 25 South Australia seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Hewson Paul Keating Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 6 seats 7 seats Seats won 8 seats 4 seats Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 424,565 358,707 Percentage 46.0% 38.8% Swing 3.3 0.9 TPP 52.67% 47.33% TPP swing 1.27 1.27

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1993 federal election in the state of South Australia. ^{[1] [2]}

Overall results

Turnout 94.9% (CV) — Informal 4.1% ^[3]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	421,687	45.65	3.00	8	2
		National	2,878	0.31	0.31
	Liberal/National Coalition		424,565	45.96	3.31	8	2
	Labor		358,707	38.84	0.89	4	3
	Democrats		71,981	7.79	-7.37
	Independents		43,317	4.69	3.39
	Natural Law		13,592	1.47
	Call to Australia		8,134	0.88
	Grey Power		1,759	0.19
	Greens		1,496	0.16	-0.05
	Confederate Action		124	0.01
Total			923,645			13
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal/National Coalition		485,892	52.67	1.27	8	2
	Labor		436,650	47.33	-1.27	4	3
Invalid/blank votes			39,088	4.06	+0.38
Turnout			962,763	94.91
Registered voters			1,014,400
Source: Federal Elections 1993

Results by division

Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Adelaide   ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Trish Worth	34,296	44.82	+3.71
	Labor	Bob Catley	31,459	41.11	+1.70
	Democrats	Matthew Mitchell	6,451	8.43	−5.91
	Independent	Jack King	1,624	2.12	+2.12
	Natural Law	Peter Fenwick	1,514	1.98	+1.98
		Adam Hanieh	558	0.73	+0.73
	Independent	Chris Matuhina	318	0.42	+0.42
	Independent	David Bidstrup	295	0.39	+0.39
Total formal votes			76,515	95.86	−0.30
Informal votes			3,304	4.14	+0.30
Turnout			79,819	93.37
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Trish Worth	39,188	51.31	+3.15
	Labor	Bob Catley	37,181	48.69	−3.15
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.15

Barker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian McLachlan	46,667	60.37	+2.63
	Labor	Harry Early	19,939	25.79	−2.22
	Democrats	Regine Andersen	4,742	6.13	−5.44
	Natural Law	Chris Wells	1,784	2.31	+2.31
	Call to Australia	Deidre Kent	1,548	2.00	+1.06
	Independent	Francis Boylan	1,399	1.81	+1.81
	Independent	Stephen Wikblom	1,221	1.58	+1.58
Total formal votes			77,300	96.44	−0.57
Informal votes			2,857	3.56	+0.57
Turnout			80,157	95.71
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian McLachlan	50,928	65.97	+2.27
	Labor	Harry Early	26,265	34.03	−2.27
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.27

Bonython

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bonython § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Bonython

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neal Blewett	38,820	55.60	+3.52
	Liberal	Ian Brookfield	20,032	28.69	+2.30
	Democrats	Colin Maas	6,596	9.45	−8.80
	Independent	Tony Rocca	1,994	2.86	+2.86
	Call to Australia	Dennis Hood	1,099	1.57	−1.71
	Natural Law	Eamon McAleer	667	0.96	+0.96
	Independent	Bruce Hannaford	615	0.88	+0.88
Total formal votes			69,823	94.75	−0.21
Informal votes			3,870	5.25	+0.21
Turnout			73,693	94.63
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neal Blewett	45,174	64.75	−0.92
	Liberal	Ian Brookfield	24,598	35.25	+0.92
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.92

Boothby

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steele Hall	41,708	52.88	+7.89
	Labor	Cathy Orr	26,556	33.67	+1.63
	Democrats	David Thackrah	7,560	9.59	−9.36
	Natural Law	Bevan Morris	1,650	2.09	+2.09
	Independent	Reg Macey	1,399	1.77	+1.77
Total formal votes			78,873	97.37	+0.12
Informal votes			2,129	2.63	−0.12
Turnout			81,002	95.27
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steele Hall	45,557	57.80	+3.29
	Labor	Cathy Orr	33,266	42.20	−3.29
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.29

Grey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry Wakelin	34,703	44.28	+4.25
	Labor	Barry Piltz	29,963	38.23	−5.34
	Independent	George Crowe	6,248	7.97	+7.97
	National	Rod Nettle	2,878	3.67	+3.67
	Democrats	Matthew Rogers	2,318	2.96	−4.86
	Call to Australia	Anne Wilson	813	1.04	−5.85
	Natural Law	Colin Vincent	445	0.57	+0.57
	Independent	Jeff Munchenberg	354	0.45	+0.45
	Independent	John Fisher	307	0.39	−0.14
	Independent	Peter Solomon	220	0.28	+0.28
	Confederate Action	Roger Oates	124	0.16	+0.16
Total formal votes			78,373	95.88	−0.96
Informal votes			3,365	4.12	+0.96
Turnout			81,738	94.62
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry Wakelin	40,729	52.08	+4.11
	Labor	Barry Piltz	37,483	47.92	−4.11
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.11

Hindmarsh

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Gallus	38,117	47.68	+5.58
	Labor	John Rau	32,814	41.05	+0.32
	Democrats	Mark Lobban	3,855	4.82	−7.93
	Natural Law	Athena Yiossis	1,602	2.00	+2.00
	Greens	Bob Lamb	1,496	1.87	+1.87
	Independent	Cliff Boyd	579	0.72	+0.72
	Grey Power	Martin Stretton	577	0.72	−1.21
	Independent	Ron Dean	477	0.60	+0.60
	Democratic Socialist	Melanie Sjoberg	418	0.52	+0.52
Total formal votes			79,935	95.11	−0.72
Informal votes			4,111	4.89	+0.72
Turnout			84,046	94.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Chris Gallus	41,245	51.64	+2.61
	Labor	John Rau	38,627	48.36	−2.61
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.61

Kingston

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Kingston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bilney	33,906	44.45	+7.45
	Liberal	Martin Gordon	32,073	42.04	+7.76
	Democrats	Anji Gesserit	5,885	7.71	−17.51
	Call to Australia	John Watson	1,917	2.51	+0.13
	Natural Law	Robert Brown	976	1.28	+1.28
	Independent	Alexa Jamieson	908	1.19	+1.19
	Independent	Egils Burtmanis	427	0.56	+0.56
		Robert Graham	194	0.25	+0.25
Total formal votes			76,286	96.45	+0.00
Informal votes			2,806	3.55	+0.00
Turnout			79,092	95.86
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bilney	39,212	51.45	−2.85
	Liberal	Martin Gordon	37,000	48.55	+2.85
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.85

Makin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Makin § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Makin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Duncan	36,748	46.79	+5.49
	Liberal	Alan Irving	32,353	41.19	+2.87
	Democrats	Angela Smith	5,585	7.11	−8.60
	Independent	Eva Dobson	986	1.26	+1.26
	Call to Australia	Dorothy Durland	986	1.26	−1.97
	Natural Law	Susan Brown	844	1.07	+1.07
	Independent	Alf Taylor	745	0.95	+0.95
	Independent	Stan Batten	294	0.37	+0.37
Total formal votes			78,541	96.36	+0.14
Informal votes			2,966	3.64	−0.14
Turnout			81,507	95.91
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Duncan	42,155	53.70	+0.28
	Liberal	Alan Irving	36,339	46.30	−0.28
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.28

Mayo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mayo § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Mayo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	42,647	53.98	+3.43
	Labor	Patrick Scott	21,601	27.33	+0.42
	Democrats	Merilyn Pedrick	10,731	13.58	−5.81
	Independent	Elena Lomsargis	1,322	1.67	+1.67
	Natural Law	Pamela Chipperfield	1,209	1.53	+1.53
	Call to Australia	Philippe Bayet	988	1.25	−1.09
	Independent	Michael Camilleri	523	0.66	+0.66
Total formal votes			79,031	96.64	−0.23
Informal votes			2,751	3.36	+0.23
Turnout			81,782	95.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	47,827	60.60	+1.01
	Labor	Patrick Scott	31,097	39.40	−1.01
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.01

Port Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rod Sawford	41,248	53.47	+1.11
	Liberal	Alan McCarthy	25,437	33.00	+0.66
	Democrats	Don Knott	5,235	6.79	−5.29
	Independent	Colin Shearing	2,473	3.21	+3.21
	Grey Power	Emily Gilbey-Riley	1,182	1.53	+1.09
	Natural Law	Andrew Hobbs	830	1.08	+1.08
	Independent	Bert Joy	719	0.93	+0.93
Total formal votes			77,144	94.73	−0.55
Informal votes			4,288	5.27	+0.55
Turnout			81,432	94.36
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rod Sawford	47,811	62.05	−0.35
	Liberal	Alan McCarthy	29,246	37.95	+0.35
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.35

Sturt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sturt § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Sturt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Christopher Pyne	29,121	39.41	−7.58
	Labor	Marco de Chellis	25,293	34.23	+0.16
		Mike Pratt	10,756	14.56	+14.56
	Democrats	Elizabeth Williams	6,085	8.23	−6.47
	Natural Law	Vladimir Lorenzon	1,167	1.58	+1.58
	Call to Australia	Tom Curnow	783	1.06	−0.64
	Independent	Geoff Freer	689	0.93	+0.93
Total formal votes			73,894	95.55	−0.56
Informal votes			3,439	4.45	+0.56
Turnout			77,333	93.71
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Christopher Pyne	41,123	55.71	+1.04
	Labor	Martin de Chellis	32,690	44.29	−1.04
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.04

Wakefield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1993.[ edit ]

1993 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil Andrew	44,503	57.08	+2.69
	Labor	Mike Stevens	20,360	26.12	−2.82
	Democrats	Roy Milne	6,938	8.90	−4.28
	Independent	Don Allen	3,189	4.09	+4.09
	Independent	Shirley Faulkner	2,066	2.65	+2.65
	Natural Law	Ingrid Hergstrom	904	1.16	+1.16
Total formal votes			77,960	96.05	−0.72
Informal votes			3,202	3.95	+0.72
Turnout			81,162	95.66
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neil Andrew	52,112	66.98	+4.91
	Labor	Mike Stevens	25,689	33.02	−4.91
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.91

See also

• Results of the 1993 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1993–1996

References

1. "1993 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
2. Newman, G; Kopras, A (8 October 1993). "Federal Elections 1993" (PDF). Background Paper 22 1993. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN   1037-2938 . Retrieved 20 June 2022.
3. "1993 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.