Electoral results for the district of Price

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Price in South Australian elections.

Members for Price

MemberPartyTerm
  John Ryan Labor 1970–1975
  George Whitten Labor 1975–1985
  Murray De-Laine Labor 1985–2002

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Price[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Murray De Laine 11,314 63.4 +10.7
Liberal Amber Del Pin 3,456 19.4 -13.5
Democrats Phillip Thomas 3,078 17.2 +9.2
Total formal votes 17,848 95.3 -0.5
Informal votes 878 4.7 +0.5
Turnout 18,726 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Murray De Laine 13,279 74.4 +13.4
Liberal Amber Del Pin 4,569 25.6 -13.4
Labor hold Swing +13.4
South Australian state election, 1993: Price
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Murray De Laine 10,098 52.7 -7.2
Liberal Lawrence Liang 6,308 32.9 +2.9
Democrats Alex Bowie 1,546 8.1 -1.4
Grey Power Emily Gilbey-Riley 1,226 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 19,178 95.8 +0.5
Informal votes 832 4.2 -0.5
Turnout 20,010 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Murray De Laine 11,700 61.0 -4.9
Liberal Lawrence Liang 7,478 39.0 +4.9
Labor hold Swing -4.9

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Price
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Murray De Laine 10,813 60.7 -8.7
Liberal Bernice Pfitzner 5,282 29.7 +6.0
Democrats Martin Kay 1,702 9.6 +2.7
Total formal votes 17,797 95.2 +0.4
Informal votes 904 4.8 -0.4
Turnout 18,701 94.3 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Murray De Laine 11,854 66.3 -8.0
Liberal Bernice Pfitzner 5,943 33.4 +8.0
Labor hold Swing -8.0
South Australian state election, 1985: Price
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Murray De Laine 12,163 69.4 -4.6
Liberal Jean Lawrie 4,144 23.7 -1.3
Democrats Don Bond 1,216 6.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 17,523 94.8
Informal votes 961 5.2
Turnout 18,484 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Murray De Laine 13,025 74.3 -0.7
Liberal Jean Lawrie 4,498 25.7 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7
South Australian state election, 1982: Price
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Whitten 8,753 66.1 +9.7
Liberal Sue Crew 4,488 33.9 +1.3
Total formal votes 13,241 89.0 -3.6
Informal votes 1,634 11.0 +3.6
Turnout 14,875 94.1 +1.7
Labor hold Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1970s

South Australian state election, 1979: Price
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Whitten 7,694 56.4 -13.0
Liberal David Beames 4,448 32.6 +2.0
Democrats Robert Manhire 1,507 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 13,649 92.6 -3.0
Informal votes 1,092 7.4 +3.0
Turnout 14,741 92.8 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Whitten 8,262 60.5 -8.9
Liberal David Beames 5,387 39.5 +8.9
Labor hold Swing -8.9
South Australian state election, 1977: Price
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Whitten 10,304 69.4 +8.8
Liberal Jean Lawrie 4,545 30.6 +8.0
Total formal votes 14,849 95.6
Informal votes 676 4.4
Turnout 15,525 93.2
Labor hold Swing +6.3
South Australian state election, 1975: Price
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Whitten 8,944 60.6 -4.0
Liberal Terence Hanson 3,338 22.6 -2.9
Liberal Movement Jean Lawrie 2,474 16.8 +16.8
Total formal votes 14,756 92.9 -1.6
Informal votes 1,135 7.1 +1.6
Turnout 15,891 93.9 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Whitten 9,192 62.3 -10.2
Liberal Terence Hanson 5,563 37.7 +10.2
Labor hold Swing -10.2
South Australian state election, 1973: Price
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
South Australian state election, 1970: Price
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Ryan 10,330 68.8
Liberal and Country John Dyer 4,692 31.2
Total formal votes 15,022 96.7
Informal votes 518 3.3
Turnout 15,540 95.1
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
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