This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Playford in South Australian state elections.
Members for Playford
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Terry McRae | Labor | 1970–1989 | |
John Quirke | Labor | 1989–1997 | |
Jack Snelling | Labor | 1997–2018 | |
Michael Brown | Labor | 2018–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Fulbrook | 11,922 | 53.5 | +3.1 | |
Liberal | Hemant Dave | 5,511 | 24.7 | +6.8 | |
Greens | David Wright | 2,118 | 9.5 | +4.6 | |
Family First | Rojan Jose | 1,773 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Independent | Shane Quinn | 973 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 22,297 | 95.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,011 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 23,308 | 87.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Fulbrook | 14,777 | 66.3 | −2.7 | |
Liberal | Hemant Dave | 7,520 | 33.7 | +2.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −2.7 |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Michael Brown | 10,551 | 47.2 | −4.9 | |
Liberal | Hemant Dave | 4,679 | 20.9 | −10.4 | |
SA-Best | Helen Szuty | 4,455 | 19.9 | +19.9 | |
Greens | Brock Le Cerf | 1,346 | 6.0 | −1.1 | |
Conservatives | Shane Sheoran | 1,325 | 5.9 | −3.5 | |
Total formal votes | 22,356 | 95.0 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,175 | 5.0 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 23,531 | 89.2 | +2.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Michael Brown | 14,827 | 66.3 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | Hemant Dave | 7,529 | 33.7 | −4.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jack Snelling | 11,352 | 52.5 | −1.5 | |
Liberal | Michael Santagata | 6,779 | 31.4 | +2.4 | |
Family First | Greg Evitts | 2,052 | 9.5 | +2.9 | |
Greens | Danny Carroll | 1,426 | 6.6 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 21,609 | 95.8 | −0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 942 | 4.2 | +0.0 | ||
Turnout | 22,551 | 91.7 | −1.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jack Snelling | 13,533 | 62.6 | −2.0 | |
Liberal | Michael Santagata | 8,076 | 37.4 | +2.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jack Snelling | 11,292 | 54.5 | -9.5 | |
Liberal | Kerry Faggotter | 5,892 | 28.4 | +9.3 | |
Family First | Steve Ambler | 1,349 | 6.5 | -1.7 | |
Greens | Dion Ashenden | 1,116 | 5.4 | +0.4 | |
FREE Australia | Frank Feldmann | 647 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Democrats | Andrew Woon | 435 | 2.1 | -1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 20,731 | 95.6 | |||
Informal votes | 903 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 21,634 | 92.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jack Snelling | 13,734 | 66.2 | -9.5 | |
Liberal | Kerry Faggotter | 6,997 | 33.8 | +9.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -9.5 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jack Snelling | 13,205 | 64.0 | +12.3 | |
Liberal | Tom Javor | 3,955 | 19.2 | -9.8 | |
Family First | John Doening | 1,686 | 8.2 | +2.7 | |
Greens | Paul Sharpe | 1,039 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Democrats | Ben Howieson | 759 | 3.7 | -4.8 | |
Total formal votes | 20,644 | 95.8 | |||
Informal votes | 858 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 21,502 | 92.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jack Snelling | 15,642 | 75.8 | +12.7 | |
Liberal | Tom Javor | 5,002 | 24.2 | -12.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +12.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jack Snelling | 10,464 | 51.7 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | Tom Javor | 5,859 | 28.9 | +1.1 | |
Democrats | Andrew Sickerdick | 1,714 | 8.5 | -9.6 | |
Family First | Eileen Strikwerda | 1,116 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
One Nation | Bert Joy | 632 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
SA First | Jan Vrtielka | 469 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 20,254 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 774 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 21,028 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jack Snelling | 12,778 | 63.1 | -0.4 | |
Liberal | Tom Javor | 7,476 | 36.9 | +0.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.4 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jack Snelling | 9,464 | 48.8 | +5.6 | |
Liberal | Peter Panagaris | 5,498 | 28.4 | -13.6 | |
Democrats | Mal Cummings | 3,545 | 18.3 | +10.3 | |
United Australia | Bexley Carman | 876 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Total formal votes | 19,383 | 95.2 | −1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 975 | 4.8 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 20,358 | 93.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jack Snelling | 12,200 | 62.9 | +10.8 | |
Liberal | Peter Panagaris | 7,183 | 37.1 | -10.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +10.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Quirke | 8,329 | 43.7 | -8.6 | |
Liberal | Peter Panagaris | 7,865 | 41.3 | +9.0 | |
Democrats | Colin Maas | 1,521 | 7.0 | -7.1 | |
Independent | Lionel Owen | 685 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Independent | John Cotton | 648 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 19,048 | 96.5 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 683 | 3.5 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 19,731 | 94.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Quirke | 10,036 | 52.7 | -7.1 | |
Liberal | Peter Panagaris | 9,012 | 47.3 | +7.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -7.1 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Quirke | 9,244 | 51.6 | -14.7 | |
Liberal | Peter Panagaris | 5,859 | 32.7 | +4.6 | |
Democrats | Andrew Sickerdick | 2,823 | 15.7 | +10.1 | |
Total formal votes | 17,926 | 96.3 | +2.4 | ||
Informal votes | 683 | 3.7 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 18,609 | 94.8 | +0.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Quirke | 10,597 | 59.1 | -10.3 | |
Liberal | Peter Panagaris | 7,329 | 40.9 | +10.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -10.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Terry McRae | 11,289 | 66.3 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | Dorothy Kotz | 4,782 | 28.1 | -2.9 | |
Democrats | Eileen Farmer | 955 | 5.6 | -3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 17,026 | 93.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,104 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 18,130 | 94.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Terry McRae | 11,810 | 69.4 | +5.4 | |
Liberal | Dorothy Kotz | 5,216 | 30.6 | -5.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Terry McRae | 10,391 | 59.5 | +12.6 | |
Liberal | Bill Arnold | 5,510 | 31.5 | -4.8 | |
Democrats | Colin Nieass | 1,568 | 9.0 | -7.8 | |
Total formal votes | 17,469 | 92.3 | −1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,452 | 7.7 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 18,921 | 93.2 | −0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Terry McRae | 11,304 | 64.7 | +9.6 | |
Liberal | Bill Arnold | 6,165 | 35.3 | -9.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.6 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Terry McRae | 7,524 | 46.9 | -13.7 | |
Liberal | Neville Mitchell | 5,835 | 36.3 | +11.8 | |
Democrats | John Longhurst | 2,691 | 16.8 | +3.1 | |
Total formal votes | 16,050 | 93.7 | −3.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,077 | 6.3 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 17,127 | 93.4 | −0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Terry McRae | 8,639 | 55.1 | -10.0 | |
Liberal | Neville Mitchell | 7,211 | 44.9 | +10.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -10.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Terry McRae | 10,011 | 60.6 | +1.9 | |
Liberal | John McGowan | 4,052 | 24.5 | +8.5 | |
Democrats | John Longhurst | 2,271 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
Communist | Donald Sutherland | 195 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 16,529 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 492 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 17,021 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Terry McRae | 11,080 | 65.1 | +1.8 | |
Liberal | John McGowan | 5,449 | 34.9 | -1.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Terry McRae | 13,473 | 59.8 | -5.0 | |
Liberal Movement | Dennis Paul | 4,888 | 21.7 | +21.7 | |
Liberal | Peter Shurven | 3,434 | 15.3 | -19.9 | |
National | Reginald Hewitt | 722 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 22,517 | 94.8 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,245 | 5.2 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 23,762 | 93.5 | −0.1 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Terry McRae | 14,028 | 62.3 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Movement | Dennis Paul | 8,489 | 37.7 | +37.7 | |
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 | Terry McRae | 8,358 | 57.1 | ||
Liberal and Country | Lloyd Duffield | 5,207 | 35.6 | ||
Social Credit | Frank Lawrence | 1,078 | 7.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,643 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 282 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 14,925 | 95.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Terry McRae | 8,897 | 60.8 | ||
Liberal and Country | Lloyd Duffield | 5,746 | 39.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |