Electoral results for the district of Torrens

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This is a list of electoral results for the

South Australian
state elections.

Members for Torrens

First incarnation (1902-1915, 5 members)
Member Party Term
  John Darling Jr.
Australasian National League
 1902-1905
  John Jenkins Independent (Liberal) 1902-1905
 
George Soward
Australasian National League
 1902-1905
  Thomas Price
United Labor Party
 1902-1909
  Frederick Coneybeer
United Labor Party
 1902-1915
  Crawford Vaughan
United Labor Party
 1905-1910
  George Dankel
United Labor Party
 1905-1912
  Thomas Hyland Smeaton
United Labor Party
 1905-1915
  Thomas Ryan
United Labor Party
 1909-1912
  Herbert Hudd
Liberal Union
 1912-1915
 
Herbert Angas Parsons
Liberal Union
 1912-1915
Second incarnation (1938-1985, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  Shirley Jeffries
Liberal and Country League
 1938–1944
  Herbert Baldock
Labor Party
 1944–1947
  Shirley Jeffries
Liberal and Country League
 1947–1953
 
John Travers
Liberal and Country League
 1953–1956
  John Coumbe
Liberal and Country League
 1956–1973
 
Liberal Party
 1973–1977
  Michael Wilson
Liberal Party
 1977–1985
Third incarnation (1993–present)
Member Party Term
  Joe Tiernan
Liberal Party
 1993–1994
  Robyn Geraghty
Labor Party
 1994–2014
  Dana Wortley
Labor Party
 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Torrens.[edit]
2022 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dana Wortley 11,732 48.6 +5.3
Liberal Ursula Henderson 8,114 33.6 −3.2
Greens Lazaras Panayiotou 2,559 10.6 +3.3
Family First Mervin Joshua 1,737 7.2 +7.2
Total formal votes 24,142 96.9
Informal votes 772 3.1
Turnout 24,914 88.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dana Wortley 14,475 60.0 +4.3
Liberal Ursula Henderson 9,667 40.0 −4.3
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Torrens[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dana Wortley 9,981 45.9 +3.3
Liberal Therese Kenny 8,817 40.5 −0.4
Greens Alex Dinovitser 1,668 7.7 −1.7
Dignity John Duthie 1,289 5.9 +5.5
Total formal votes 21,755 95.8 −0.8
Informal votes 946 4.2 +0.8
Turnout 22,701 90.4 +2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dana Wortley 11,872 54.6 +2.1
Liberal Therese Kenny 9,883 45.4 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1
2014 South Australian state election: Torrens[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dana Wortley 8,959 43.8 −5.9
Liberal Michael Manetta 8,111 39.6 +5.0
Greens Anne Walker 1,853 9.1 +1.0
Family First Owen Hood 1,552 7.6 −0.1
Total formal votes 20,475 96.6 −0.1
Informal votes 727 3.4 +0.1
Turnout 21,202 91.0 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dana Wortley 10,958 53.5 −4.7
Liberal Michael Manetta 9,517 46.5 +4.7
Labor hold Swing −4.7
2010 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robyn Geraghty 10,265 49.4 -9.4
Liberal Stuart Lomax 7,292 35.1 +11.0
Greens Peter Fiebig 1,657 8.0 +1.5
Family First Owen Hood 1,575 7.6 +0.3
Total formal votes 20,789 96.4
Informal votes 710 3.6
Turnout 21,499 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robyn Geraghty 11,988 57.7 -11.5
Liberal Stuart Lomax 8,801 42.3 +11.5
Labor hold Swing -11.5

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robyn Geraghty 11,587 58.8 +10.7
Liberal Adam Howard 4,738 24.0 -8.6
Family First Owen Hood 1,439 7.3 +1.3
Greens Sally Reid 1,274 6.5 +6.5
Democrats Luke Fraser 672 3.4 -5.4
Total formal votes 19,710 96.4
Informal votes 689 3.6
Turnout 20,399 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robyn Geraghty 13,614 69.1 +10.7
Liberal Adam Howard 6,096 30.9 -10.7
Labor hold Swing +10.7
2002 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robyn Geraghty 9,840 47.1 -0.9
Liberal Damian Wyld 7,063 33.8 +1.7
Democrats Tony Hill 1,824 8.7 -7.4
Family First Carolyn Halfpenny 1,245 6.0 +6.0
SA First Harry Krieg 518 2.5 +2.5
One Nation Malcolm Hilliard 422 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 20,912 96.6
Informal votes 733 3.4
Turnout 21,645 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robyn Geraghty 11,968 57.2 -3.1
Liberal Damian Wyld 8,944 42.8 +3.1
Labor hold Swing -3.1

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robyn Geraghty 9,096 48.0 +12.5
Liberal Geoff Harris 6,226 32.9 -15.5
Democrats Tony Hill 2,895 15.3 +5.6
United Australia Ronald Lupp 731 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 18,948 96.0 +0.1
Informal votes 796 4.0 -0.1
Turnout 19,744 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robyn Geraghty 11,380 60.1 +16.6
Liberal Geoff Harris 7,568 39.9 -16.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +16.6
1994 Torrens state by-election[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robyn Geraghty 8,261 47.14 +11.66
Liberal Stephen Ernst 7,785 44.42 -3.98
HEMP David Sag 459 2.62 +2.62
Independent (No Mining in National Parks) Scott Wilson 336 1.92 +1.92
Grey Power William Patrick 224 1.28 +1.28
Independent (Christians for Law and Order) Robert Payne 214 1.22 +1.22
Independent Bernhard Cotton 166 0.95 +0.95
Independent (Smokers' Rights) Dorothy Bremert 79 0.45 +0.45
Total formal votes 17,524 95.78 -0.10
Informal votes 773 4.22 +0.10
Turnout 18,297 85.34 -8.89
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robyn Geraghty 9,185 52.41 +8.63
Liberal Stephen Ernst 8,339 47.59 -8.63
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.63
1993 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Tiernan 9,368 48.4 +9.7
Labor John Klunder 6,868 35.5 -12.2
Democrats Jennifer Whitehead 1,873 9.7 -2.4
Call to Australia Thomas Curnow 505 2.6 +1.2
Natural Law Dianne Fenwick 376 1.9 +1.9
Independent Aniello Carbone 365 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 19,355 95.9 -1.1
Informal votes 832 4.1 +1.1
Turnout 20,187 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Tiernan 10,943 56.5 +11.0
Labor John Klunder 8,412 43.5 -11.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.0

Elections in the 1980s

1982 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Wilson 7,602 52.0 -4.0
Labor
Michael Duigan
 6,277 43.0 +8.0
Democrats Joseph Zingarelli 732 5.0 -4.0
Total formal votes 14,611 95.6 -0.8
Informal votes 674 4.4 +0.8
Turnout 15,285 90.4 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Wilson 7,961 54.5 -5.6
Labor
Michael Duigan
 6,650 45.5 +5.6
Liberal hold Swing -5.6

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Wilson 8,186 56.0 +5.5
Labor Ralph Clarke 5,113 35.0 -11.2
Democrats Stuart Brasted 1,313 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 14,612 96.4 -1.3
Informal votes 548 3.6 +1.3
Turnout 15,160 89.8 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Wilson 8,777 60.1 +7.6
Labor Ralph Clarke 5,835 39.9 -7.6
Liberal hold Swing +7.6
1977 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Wilson 7,819 50.5 +10.7
Labor Ralph Clarke 7,138 46.2 +5.8
Workers
 Leslie Huxley 514 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 15,471 97.7
Informal votes 362 2.3
Turnout 15,833 90.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Wilson 8,119 52.5 -4.1
Labor Ralph Clarke 7,347 47.5 +4.1
Liberal hold Swing -4.1
1975 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nick Bolkus 6,266 40.4 -4.4
Liberal John Coumbe 6,144 39.8 -15.4
Liberal Movement Brian Billard 3,049 19.8 +19.8
Total formal votes 15,419 96.9 +0.1
Informal votes 486 3.1 -0.1
Turnout 15,905 91.9 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Coumbe 8,652 56.1 +0.9
Labor Nick Bolkus 6,767 43.9 -0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9
1973 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country
 John Coumbe 8,202 55.2 +1.3
Labor Christopher Sumner 6,669 44.8 +1.9
Total formal votes 14,871 96.8 -1.2
Informal votes 498 3.2 +1.2
Turnout 15,369 92.8 0.0
Liberal and Country
hold 		Swing -1.4
1970 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country
 John Coumbe 7,823 53.9
Labor Mark Harrison 6,233 42.9
Democratic Labor Gary Lockwood 464 3.2
Total formal votes 14,520 98.0
Informal votes 292 2.0
Turnout 14,812 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country
 John Coumbe 8,218 56.6
Labor Mark Harrison 6,302 43.4
Liberal and Country
hold 		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country
 John Coumbe 9,126 52.3 +3.8
Labor Terry McRae 7,578 42.6 -1.1
Democratic Labor George Basivovs 1,076 6.1 -0.1
Total formal votes 17,780 97.5 -0.4
Informal votes 462 2.5 +0.4
Turnout 18,242 93.6 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country
 John Coumbe 10,041 56.5 +2.4
Labor Terry McRae 7,739 43.5 -2.4
Liberal and Country
hold 		Swing +2.4
1965 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country
 John Coumbe 8,937 48.5 -1.3
Labor Chris Hurford 8,063 43.7 -1.6
Democratic Labor Charles Bradley 1,136 6.2 +1.4
Social Credit Russell Sellars 310 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 18,446 97.9 -0.5
Informal votes 397 2.1 +0.5
Turnout 18,843 94.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country
 John Coumbe 9,982 54.1 +0.2
Labor Chris Hurford 8,464 45.9 -0.2
Liberal and Country
hold 		Swing +0.2
1962 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country
 John Coumbe 9,642 49.8 -4.1
Labor Christopher Hurford 8,770 45.3 +5.9
Democratic Labor Ursula Cock 933 4.8 -1.9
Total formal votes 19,345 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 312 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 19,657 94.0 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country
 John Coumbe 10,421 53.9 -5.7
Labor Christopher Hurford 8,652 46.1 +5.7
Liberal and Country
hold 		Swing -5.7

References

  1. ^ State Election Results - District Results for Torrens, ECSA.
  2. ^ 2014 State Election Results – Torrens, ECSA.
  3. ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
  4. ^ State Electoral Office (1995). Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections. pp. 166, 188–189.
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