Electoral results for the Division of Kingston

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Kingston in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Jim Handby Liberal 1949–1951
  Pat Galvin Labor 1951–1966
  Kay Brownbill Liberal 1966–1969
  Dr Richard Gun Labor 1969–1975
  Grant Chapman Liberal 1975–1983
  Gordon Bilney Labor 1983–1996
  Susan Jeanes Liberal 1996–1998
  David Cox Labor 1998–2004
  Kym Richardson Liberal 2004–2007
  Amanda Rishworth Labor 2007–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in South Australia § Kingston.[]
2019 Australian federal election: Kingston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Amanda Rishworth 53,655 50.58 +5.22
Liberal Laura Curran 33,650 31.72 +5.60
Greens Nikki Mortier 9,764 9.20 +3.36
United Australia Jodie Hoskin 5,270 4.97 +4.97
Animal Justice Kellie Somers 3,742 3.53 +3.27
Total formal votes 106,081 95.89 −0.25
Informal votes 4,547 4.11 +0.25
Turnout 110,628 93.17 +1.31
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Amanda Rishworth 65,708 61.94 −1.61
Liberal Laura Curran 40,373 38.06 +1.61
Labor hold Swing −1.61

2016[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in South Australia § Kingston.[]
2016 Australian federal election: Kingston[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Amanda Rishworth 46,151 49.42 +0.16
Liberal Kelvin Binns 21,772 23.31 −9.09
Xenophon Damian Carey 16,059 17.20 +17.20
Greens Robyn Holtham 5,361 5.74 −1.15
Family First Geoff Doecke 4,048 4.33 −1.55
Total formal votes 93,391 96.27 +1.34
Informal votes 3,617 3.73 −1.34
Turnout 97,008 91.79 −2.01
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Amanda Rishworth 62,616 67.05 +7.35
Liberal Kelvin Binns 30,775 32.95 −7.35
Labor hold Swing +7.35

2013[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in South Australia § Kingston.[]
2013 Australian federal election: Kingston[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Amanda Rishworth 43,328 49.26 −2.50
Liberal Damien Mills 28,492 32.40 +3.99
Greens Palitja Moore 6,062 6.89 −5.22
Family First Geoff Doecke 5,168 5.88 +0.08
Palmer United Mitchell Frost 3,709 4.22 +4.22
Rise Up Australia Andy Snoswell 1,191 1.35 +1.35
Total formal votes 87,950 94.93 +0.09
Informal votes 4,697 5.07 −0.09
Turnout 92,647 93.80 −0.53
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Amanda Rishworth 52,504 59.70 −4.85
Liberal Damien Mills 35,446 40.30 +4.85
Labor hold Swing −4.85

2010[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in South Australia § Kingston.[]
2010 Australian federal election: Kingston[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Amanda Rishworth 46,882 51.05 +4.40
Liberal Chris Zanker 26,652 29.02 -10.72
Greens Palitja Moore 11,264 12.27 +6.60
Family First Geoff Doecke 5,288 5.76 +0.05
Democrats Ron Baker 1,748 1.90 +0.95
Total formal votes 91,834 94.91 -1.36
Informal votes 4,925 5.09 +1.36
Turnout 96,759 94.59 -1.38
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Amanda Rishworth 58,695 63.91 +9.49
Liberal Chris Zanker 33,139 36.09 -9.49
Labor hold Swing +9.49

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Amanda Rishworth 42,212 46.65 +4.36
Liberal Kym Richardson 35,961 39.74 -3.85
Family First Robert Brokenshire 5,169 5.71 +0.07
Greens Bill Weller 5,132 5.67 +0.37
Democrats Matthew Fowler 859 0.95 -1.21
Independent Barry Becker 505 0.56 +0.56
Independent Alex Kusznir 380 0.42 +0.42
Liberty & Democracy Lachlan Smith 273 0.30 +0.30
Total formal votes 90,491 96.27 +2.04
Informal votes 3,505 3.73 -2.04
Turnout 93,996 96.00 +0.69
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Amanda Rishworth 49,247 54.42 +4.49
Liberal Kym Richardson 41,244 45.58 -4.49
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.49

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kym Richardson 36,848 43.59 +3.82
Labor David Cox 35,748 42.29 +3.41
Family First Andrew Cole 4,767 5.64 +5.64
Greens Yvonne Darlington 4,478 5.30 +1.96
Democrats Deirdre Albrighton 1,825 2.16 -9.70
One Nation Laurel Payne 869 1.03 -3.59
Total formal votes 84,535 94.23 -0.26
Informal votes 5,178 5.77 +0.26
Turnout 89,713 95.31 -0.23
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kym Richardson 42,327 50.07 +1.42
Labor David Cox 42,208 49.93 -1.42
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.42

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Cox 31,127 40.17 +0.66
Liberal Dean Hersey 30,080 38.82 +0.56
Democrats Graham Pratt 9,076 11.71 +2.22
One Nation Charlie McCormack 3,634 4.69 -4.59
Greens Deborah Guildner 2,437 3.14 +3.14
No GST Gordon Arandelovic 1,136 1.47 +1.47
Total formal votes 77,490 94.50 -0.81
Informal votes 4,511 5.50 +0.81
Turnout 82,001 96.59
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Cox 40,618 52.42 +0.54
Liberal Dean Hersey 36,872 47.58 -0.54
Labor hold Swing +0.54

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Susan Jeanes 32,211 39.45 -3.44
Labor David Cox 31,441 38.51 -1.04
Democrats Graham Pratt 7,725 9.46 -0.49
One Nation Charlie McCormack 7,510 9.20 +9.20
Independent Olive Weston 980 1.20 +1.20
Independent Ralph Hahnheuser 869 1.06 +1.06
Independent EFF Chris Planeta 513 0.63 +0.63
Natural Law Hugh Dickson 400 0.49 +0.08
Total formal votes 81,649 95.34 -0.17
Informal votes 3,989 4.66 +0.17
Turnout 85,638 96.22 -0.41
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Cox 41,206 50.47 +2.48
Liberal Susan Jeanes 40,443 49.53 -2.48
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.48

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Susan Jeanes 34,023 42.89 +0.85
Labor Gordon Bilney 31,372 39.55 -4.90
Democrats Debbie Webb 7,890 9.95 +2.23
Greens David Nurton 1,852 2.33 +2.33
AAFI Evonne Moore 1,780 2.24 +2.24
Independent Paula Newell 1,004 1.27 +1.27
Independent John Watson 443 0.56 +0.56
Independent Bob Campbell 381 0.48 +0.48
Natural Law Sally Ann Hunter 327 0.41 -0.87
Independent Patrick Muldowney 249 0.31 +0.31
Total formal votes 79,321 95.51 -0.94
Informal votes 3,726 4.49 +0.94
Turnout 83,047 96.64 +0.78
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Susan Jeanes 41,056 52.01 +3.46
Labor Gordon Bilney 37,881 47.99 -3.46
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.46

1993[]

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

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bilney 26,206 37.1 -11.2
Liberal Judy Fuller 23,355 33.0 -5.5
Democrats Janine Haines 18,694 26.4 +17.1
Call to Australia Cliff Boyd 1,533 2.2 +2.2
Independent George Gater 327 0.5 +0.5
Independent Lyall McDonald 304 0.4 +0.4
Democratic Socialist Tom Flanagan 296 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 70,715 96.6
Informal votes 2,507 3.4
Turnout 73,222 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bilney 38,824 55.0 +0.2
Liberal Judy Fuller 31,722 45.0 -0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1980s[]

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bilney 30,138 48.3 -2.4
Liberal Richard Noble 23,997 38.5 +2.8
Democrats Colin Miller 5,819 9.3 +0.7
National Gerald Larkin 1,874 3.0 +2.0
Unite Australia Michael Prowse 539 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 62,367 93.6
Informal votes 4,231 6.4
Turnout 66,598 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bilney 34,157 54.8 -2.6
Liberal Richard Noble 28,203 45.2 +2.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bilney 29,140 50.7 -1.4
Liberal Richard Noble 20,546 35.7 -6.0
Democrats Robert Ralph 4,951 8.6 +2.3
Nuclear Disarmament Paul Breakwell 2,270 3.9 +3.9
National Neville Agars 584 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 57,491 91.5
Informal votes 5,308 8.5
Turnout 62,799 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bilney 32,965 57.4 +2.2
Liberal Richard Noble 24,514 42.6 -2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

1983[]

1983 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bilney 40,019 50.0 +5.3
Liberal Grant Chapman 35,057 43.8 -2.5
Democrats Robert Ralph 5,038 6.3 -2.7
Total formal votes 80,114 98.2
Informal votes 1,488 1.8
Turnout 81,602 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bilney 42,568 53.1 +3.3
Liberal Grant Chapman 37,546 46.9 -3.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.3

1980[]

1980 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Grant Chapman 35,069 46.3 +1.0
Labor Richard Gun 33,822 44.7 +2.8
Democrats Judith Jenkins 6,813 9.0 -3.8
Total formal votes 75,704 98.1
Informal votes 1,485 1.9
Turnout 77,189 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Grant Chapman 38,034 50.2 -1.6
Labor Richard Gun 37,670 49.8 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977[]

1977 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Grant Chapman 31,254 45.3 -3.0
Labor Richard Gun 28,919 41.9 +0.0
Democrats Christopher Harte 8,810 12.8 +12.8
Total formal votes 68,983 97.6
Informal votes 1,697 2.4
Turnout 70,680 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Grant Chapman 35,732 51.8 -4.8
Labor Richard Gun 33,251 48.2 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.8

1975[]

1975 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Grant Chapman 34,893 48.3 +12.5
Labor Richard Gun 30,296 41.9 -11.0
Liberal Movement Rodney Adam 6,412 8.9 -1.2
Workers Verna Oakley 696 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 72,297 98.0
Informal votes 1,469 2.0
Turnout 73,766 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Grant Chapman 40,932 56.6 +12.7
Labor Richard Gun 31,365 43.4 -12.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +12.7

1974[]

1974 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Gun 35,647 52.9 +1.0
Liberal Peter Tonkin 24,117 35.8 -8.4
Liberal Movement Peter Heysen 6,771 10.1 +10.1
Australia Janet Veilands 833 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 67,368 98.1
Informal votes 1,281 1.9
Turnout 68,649 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Richard Gun 56.1 +3.4
Liberal Peter Tonkin 43.9 -3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

1972[]

1972 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Gun 30,169 51.9 -1.5
Liberal Peter Tonkin 25,657 44.2 +1.3
Democratic Labor Mark Posa 2,251 3.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 58,077 98.3
Informal votes 1,005 1.7
Turnout 59,082 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Richard Gun 52.7 -1.2
Liberal Peter Tonkin 47.3 +1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969[]

1969 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Gun 26,975 53.4 +17.0
Liberal Kay Brownbill 21,687 42.9 -14.9
Democratic Labor Betty Bishop 1,886 3.7 -2.1
Total formal votes 50,548 97.9
Informal votes 1,060 2.1
Turnout 51,608 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Richard Gun 53.9 +16.5
Liberal Kay Brownbill 46.1 -16.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +16.5

1966[]

1966 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kay Brownbill 35,041 53.4 +11.7
Labor Pat Galvin 26,764 40.8 -12.8
Democratic Labor Allan Anderson 3,776 5.8 +1.1
Total formal votes 65,581 98.1
Informal votes 1,300 1.9
Turnout 66,881 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kay Brownbill 58.2 +12.7
Labor Pat Galvin 41.8 -12.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +12.7

1963[]

1963 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Galvin 32,582 53.6 -2.6
Liberal Kay Brownbill 25,375 41.7 +6.6
Democratic Labor Brian Crowe 2,858 4.7 -4.0
Total formal votes 60,815 98.8
Informal votes 752 1.2
Turnout 61,567 97.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Galvin 54.5 -4.2
Liberal Kay Brownbill 45.5 +4.2
Labor hold Swing -4.2

1961[]

1961 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Galvin 32,279 56.2 +5.4
Liberal John McCoy 20,144 35.1 -7.5
Democratic Labor Brian Crowe 5,026 8.7 +2.1
Total formal votes 57,449 97.8
Informal votes 1,316 2.2
Turnout 58,765 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Galvin 58.7 +6.6
Liberal John McCoy 41.3 -6.6
Labor hold Swing +6.6

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958[]

1958 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Galvin 25,607 50.8 -0.8
Liberal Cecil Anderson 21,442 42.6 -5.8
Democratic Labor Brian Crowe 3,321 6.6 +6.6
Total formal votes 50,370 97.5
Informal votes 1,292 2.5
Turnout 51,662 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Galvin 52.1 +0.5
Liberal Cecil Anderson 47.9 -0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

1955[]

1955 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Galvin 21,429 51.6 -4.0
Liberal Jim Forbes 20,129 48.4 +4.0
Total formal votes 41,558 96.7
Informal votes 1,414 3.3
Turnout 42,972 96.5
Labor hold Swing -4.0

1954[]

1954 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Galvin 31,602 55.0 +4.4
Liberal Howard Zelling 25,88 45.0 -3.1
Total formal votes 57,490 98.6
Informal votes 830 1.4
Turnout 58,320 97.1
Labor hold Swing +3.2

1951[]

1951 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Galvin 24,834 50.6 +2.2
Liberal Jim Handby 23,614 48.1 -0.3
Communist Eric Stead 654 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 49,102 98.1
Informal votes 966 1.9
Turnout 50,068 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Galvin 51.8 +3.4
Liberal Jim Handby 48.2 -3.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1940s[]

1949[]

1949 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Handby 23,713 51.6 +9.3
Labor Thomas Sheehy 22,233 48.4 -7.6
Total formal votes 45,946 97.8
Informal votes 1,057 2.2
Turnout 47,003 97.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.4

References[]

  1. ^ Kingston, SA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Kingston, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ 2013 results for Kingston, AEC.
  4. ^ "2010 results for Kingston". AEC.
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