Results_of_the_1973_South_Australian_state_election_(House_of_Assembly)

Results of the 1973 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1973 South Australian state election.

South Australian state election, 10 March 1973^[1] House of Assembly << 1970–1975 >>
Enrolled voters		696,290
Votes cast		655,937		Turnout	94.20%	-0.83%
Informal votes		26,794		Informal	4.08%	+2.02%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	324,135	51.52%	–0.12%	26	- 1
	Liberal and Country	250,312	39.79%	–3.97%	20	± 0
	Country	24,810	3.94%	+2.05%	1	+ 1
	Independent	27,178	4.32%	+2.86%	0	± 0
	Other	2,708	0.43%	*	0	± 0
Total		629,143			47
Two-party-preferred
	Labor		54.50%	+1.20%
	Liberal and Country		45.50%	–1.20%

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"Details of SA 1973 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.

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"History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Wright	9,792	66.7	+3.8
	Liberal and Country	Milton Blake	4,892	33.3	+1.1
Total formal votes			14,684	94.6	-2.4
Informal votes			840	5.4	+2.4
Turnout			15,524	92.9	-0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Harrison	10,716	71.7	+3.7
	Liberal and Country	Valentine Dignum	4,236	28.3	-3.7
Total formal votes			14,952	94.5	-2.6
Informal votes			870	5.5	+2.6
Turnout			15,822	94.9	-0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Ted Chapman	5,229	50.3	-9.7
	Country	Lester James	3,523	33.9	+33.9
	Independent	David Baines	1,642	15.8	+15.8
Total formal votes			10,394	95.1	-3.7
Informal votes			536	4.9	+3.7
Turnout			10,930	95.5	+1.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Ted Chapman	6,050	58.2	-9.8
	Country	Lester James	4,344	41.8	+41.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Geoff Virgo	9,685	64.7	+1.5
	Liberal and Country	John Forgan	5,289	35.3	-1.5
Total formal votes			14,974	96.7	-1.7
Informal votes			506	3.3	+1.7
Turnout			15,480	94.8	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Tonkin	9,619	66.4	-0.5
	Labor	Florence Pens	4,863	33.6	+0.5
Total formal votes			14,482	97.3	-1.0
Informal votes			398	2.7	+1.0
Turnout			14,880	93.5	-0.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-0.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	10,099	60.1	+6.2
	Liberal and Country	Ronald Moulds	6,045	36.0	-6.5
	Independent	Betty Preston	656	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			16,800	98.1	-0.7
Informal votes			333	1.9	+0.7
Turnout			17,133	94.9	-1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	10,416	62.0	+7.5
	Liberal and Country	Ronald Moulds	6,384	38.0	-7.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Peter Arnold	5,561	53.5	+13.4
	Labor	Reg Curren	4,830	46.5	+2.2
Total formal votes			10,391	97.8	-0.5
Informal votes			233	2.2	+0.5
Turnout			10,624	95.2	-1.1
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing	+3.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len King	10,341	59.2	+4.7
	Liberal and Country	Graeme Sargent	7,116	40.8	-1.9
Total formal votes			17,457	96.7	-1.4
Informal votes			589	3.3	+1.4
Turnout			18,046	95.4	-1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Dean Brown	11,082	68.2	+0.2
	Labor	Graham Jamieson	5,176	31.8	-0.2
Total formal votes			16,258	97.5	-0.7
Informal votes			419	2.5	+0.7
Turnout			16,677	94.0	-1.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Duncan	9,904	65.0	+1.3
	Liberal and Country	Brian Marsden	3,247	21.3	-9.6
	Independent	Fred Smith	1,617	10.6	+10.6
	Independent	Nick Bolkus	476	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			15,244	96.1	-1.7
Informal votes			622	3.9	+1.7
Turnout			15,866	91.5	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Duncan	10,610	69.6	+3.2
	Liberal and Country	Brian Marsden	4,634	30.4	-3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Graham Gunn	5,848	72.6	+16.5
	Labor	Peter Kennedy	2,202	27.4	-5.8
Total formal votes			8,050	96.1	-1.5
Informal votes			327	3.9	+1.5
Turnout			8,377	88.7	-3.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+6.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Stan Evans	9,876	59.4	+0.8
	Labor	Ronald Caldicott	6,742	40.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			16,618	97.0	-1.8
Informal votes			511	3.0	+1.8
Turnout			17,129	94.1	+0.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-2.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Peter Blacker	5,221	54.9	+54.9
	Liberal and Country	John Carnie	4,297	45.1	-14.8
Total formal votes			9,518	93.4	-5.0
Informal votes			672	6.6	+5.0
Turnout			10,190	95.0	-1.0
	Country gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+54.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Wells	12,517	70.4	+2.2
	Liberal and Country	Anthony Deane-Shaw	5,262	29.6	-2.2
Total formal votes			17,779	95.0	-2.6
Informal votes			925	5.0	+2.6
Turnout			18,704	94.6	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Ernest Allen	4,584	60.9	+10.1
	Labor	Gerard Casanova	2,939	39.1	-6.1
Total formal votes			7,523	97.1	-1.1
Informal votes			224	2.9	+1.1
Turnout			7,747	93.5	-0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+6.7

1973 South Australian state election: Henley Beach
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	9,661	57.0	-0.9
	Liberal and Country	Reginald Appelkamp	5,668	33.4	-8.7
	Independent	Daniel Overduin	1,633	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			16,962	96.8	-1.3
Informal votes			564	3.2	+1.3
Turnout			17,526	94.1	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	10,211	60.2	+2.3
	Liberal and Country	Reginald Appelkamp	6,751	39.8	-2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.3

1973 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	5,267	55.8	-9.6
	Labor	Mark Eckermann	2,619	27.8	+27.8
	Country	Elmore Schulz	1,550	16.4	-18.2
Total formal votes			9,436	97.7	+6.5
Informal votes			221	2.3	-6.5
Turnout			9,657	96.0	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	6,605	70.0	+4.6
	Labor	Mark Eckermann	2,831	30.0	+30.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

1973 South Australian state election: Mawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Hopgood	13,812	61.6	+5.3
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Scott	7,786	34.7	-9.0
	Social Credit	George Gater	841	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			22,439	96.8	-1.0
Informal votes			730	3.2	+1.0
Turnout			23,169	94.0	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Hopgood	14,373	64.1	+7.8
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Scott	8,056	35.9	-7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

1973 South Australian state election: Millicent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	5,724	56.5	+2.5
	Liberal and Country	Murray Vandepeer	4,404	43.5	-2.5
Total formal votes			10,128	98.5	0.0
Informal votes			151	1.5	0.0
Turnout			10,279	96.2	-1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Slater	8,846	55.8	+0.4
	Liberal and Country	Donald Glazbrook	6,995	44.2	-0.4
Total formal votes			15,841	96.5	-1.7
Informal votes			574	3.5	+1.7
Turnout			16,415	94.8	-0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Mathwin	8,465	52.7	-1.0
	Labor	Brian Crawford	7,604	47.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			16,069	97.8	-0.9
Informal votes			359	2.2	+0.9
Turnout			16,428	94.3	-1.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-3.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Keith Russack	4,502	48.3	-3.3
	Labor	Peter Dewhurst	2,892	31.0	-9.5
	Country	Ronald Crosby	1,439	15.4	+7.5
	Independent	Patrick Carlin	489	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			9,322	97.9	-1.0
Informal votes			204	2.1	+1.0
Turnout			9,526	95.3	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Keith Russack	5,957	63.9	+5.2
	Labor	Peter Dewhurst	3,365	36.1	-5.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+5.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Steele Hall	4,678	51.5	-9.9
	Country	Francis McIntyre	2,811	30.9	+21.6
	Independent	Donald Gardner	1,597	17.6	+17.6
Total formal votes			9,086	95.0	-3.8
Informal votes			476	5.0	+3.8
Turnout			9,562	96.2	-0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Steele Hall	5,477	60.3	-9.4
	Country	Francis McIntyre	3,609	39.7	+39.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Heini Becker	9,022	52.4	+2.0
	Labor	Brian Smith	8,184	47.6	-2.0
Total formal votes			17,206	97.3	-1.0
Informal votes			470	2.7	+1.0
Turnout			17,676	93.7	-1.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	William McAnaney	7,327	73.0	+5.4
	Labor	Howard Houck	2,708	27.0	-5.4
Total formal votes			10,035	93.5	-4.2
Informal votes			694	6.5	+4.2
Turnout			10,729	94.3	-1.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+5.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bruce Eastick	6,031	62.1	+8.7
	Labor	William Sneesby	3,390	34.9	-9.2
	Independent	Eric Gerlach	294	3.0	+0.6
Total formal votes			9,715	97.0	-1.5
Informal votes			305	3.0	+1.5
Turnout			10,020	95.6	-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Bruce Eastick	6,179	63.6	+9.0
	Labor	William Sneesby	3,536	36.4	-9.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+9.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bill Nankivell	4,901	53.2	-4.9
	Country	Joseph Philbey	4,318	46.8	+28.9
Total formal votes			9,219	94.6	-4.1
Informal votes			525	5.4	+4.1
Turnout			9,744	95.7	+1.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	9,528	62.0	-3.0
	Labor	Sean Dawes	4,977	32.4	-2.6
	Independent	Arthur Cockington	856	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			15,361	98.0	-0.4
Informal votes			309	2.0	+0.4
Turnout			15,670	94.1	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	9,324	65.7	+0.7
	Labor	Sean Dawes	6,037	34.3	-0.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	9,472	61.0	+1.7
	Liberal and Country	Peter Daniels	6,059	39.0	-1.7
Total formal votes			15,531	96.8	-1.5
Informal votes			508	3.2	+1.5
Turnout			16,039	94.5	-1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

Results_of_the_1973_South_Australian_state_election_(House_of_Assembly)

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

Albert Park

Alexandra

Ascot Park

Bragg

Brighton

Chaffey

Coles

Davenport

Elizabeth

Eyre

Fisher

Flinders

Florey

Frome

Gilles

Glenelg

Gouger

Goyder

Hanson

Henley Beach

Heysen

Kavel

Light

Mallee

Mawson

Millicent

Mitcham

Mitchell

Mount Gambier

Murray

Norwood

Peake

Pirie

Playford

Price

Rocky River

Ross Smith

Salisbury

Semaphore

Spence

Stuart

Tea Tree Gully

Torrens

Unley

Victoria

Whyalla

See also

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Burdon	5,253	58.6	+3.8
	Liberal and Country	David Rogers	2,566	25.1	+2.0
	Independent	Brian O'Connor	1,671	16.3	-5.8
Total formal votes			10,228	97.6	-0.8
Informal votes			247	2.4	+0.8
Turnout			10,475	95.0	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Burdon	6,546	64.0	+3.6
	Liberal and Country	David Rogers	3,682	36.0	-3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Ivon Wardle	5,929	57.3	+7.2
	Labor	Harold McLaren	4,421	42.7	-4.2
Total formal votes			10,350	97.6	-1.0
Informal votes			253	2.4	+1.0
Turnout			10,603	95.9	-0.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+5.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Dunstan	9,033	59.7	+4.1
	Liberal and Country	Peter Adamson	6,095	40.3	+1.7
Total formal votes			15,128	96.3	-1.6
Informal votes			583	3.7	+1.6
Turnout			15,711	92.9	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Simmons	8,855	59.6	+0.3
	Liberal and Country	Barbara Ashwin	6,003	40.4	-0.3
Total formal votes			14,858	95.6	-2.0
Informal votes			676	4.4	+2.0
Turnout			15,534	94.6	-1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dave McKee	6,749	73.9	-0.7
	Independent	Myles McCallum	2,385	26.1	+26.1
Total formal votes			9,134	93.8	-4.1
Informal votes			602	6.2	+4.1
Turnout			9,736	95.4	-0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	11,545	64.8	+7.7
	Liberal and Country	Lloyd Duffield	6,276	35.2	-0.4
Total formal votes			17,821	94.2	-3.9
Informal votes			1,104	5.8	+3.9
Turnout			18,925	93.6	-1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Ryan	9,396	64.6	-4.2
	Liberal and Country	Jean Lawrie	3,718	25.5	-5.7
	Independent	Julie Dearing	1,442	9.9	+9.9
Total formal votes			14,556	94.5	-2.2
Informal votes			852	5.5	+2.2
Turnout			15,408	94.3	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Ryan	10,553	72.5	+3.7
	Liberal and Country	Jean Lawrie	4,003	27.5	-3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Venning	4,454	47.8	-8.5
	Country	Peter Longmire	2,716	29.2	+13.6
	Labor	Nathan Smith	2,147	23.0	-5.1
Total formal votes			9,317	97.9	-0.8
Informal votes			201	2.1	+0.8
Turnout			9,518	95.9	-0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Howard Venning	4,680	50.2	-20.1
	Country	Peter Longmire	4,637	49.8	+49.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Jennings	11,102	80.3	+12.2
	Independent	John Lynch	2,720	19.7	+19.7
Total formal votes			13,822	92.9	-4.7
Informal votes			1,057	7.1	4.7
Turnout			14,879	94.6	-0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Groth	10,943	84.0	+17.0
	Independent	Robert Maczkowiack	2,079	16.0	+16.0
Total formal votes			13,022	86.8	-10.8
Informal votes			1,979	13.2	+10.8
Turnout			15,001	93.9	-0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A