Results of the 1973 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)
South Australian state election, 10 March, 1973[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 383,758 | |||||
Votes cast | 357,971 | Turnout | 93.3 | –1.9 | ||
Informal votes | 27,140 | Informal | 7.6 | +1.7 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
Labor | 174,082 | 52.6 | –5.3 | 4 | 6 | |
Liberal and Country | 152,921 | 46.2 | +4.2 | 6 | 14 | |
Australia | 2,618 | 0.8 | +0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 1,210 | 0.4 | +0.4 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 330,831 | 10 | 20 |
This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1973 South Australian state election.
Results by District[]
Central No. 1[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Don Banfield (elected) | 57,873 | 63.9 | ||
Labor | Tom Casey (elected) | 3,130 | 3.5 | ||
Liberal and Country | Iris MacDonald | 27,563 | 30.4 | ||
Liberal and Country | Lois Bell | 2,002 | 2.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 90,568 | 90.7 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 9,228 | 9.3 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 99,976 | 93.9 | +0.1 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 61,003 | 67.4 | -16.1 | ||
Liberal and Country | 29,565 | 32.6 | +32.6 |
Central No. 2[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Frank Potter (elected) | 39,749 | 48.0 | ||
Liberal and Country | Jessie Cooper (elected) | 1,856 | 2.2 | ||
Labor | Mary Brannigan | 37,240 | 45.0 | ||
Labor | Ronald Lock | 1,300 | 1.6 | ||
Australia | Richard Grove | 2,112 | 2.6 | ||
Australia | Colin Miller | 506 | 0.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 82,763 | 92.5 | -2.3 | ||
Informal votes | 6,690 | 7.5 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 89,453 | 93.7 | -1.8 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Liberal and Country | 41,605 | 50.3 | -6.6 | ||
Labor | 38,540 | 46.6 | +5.9 | ||
Australia | 2,618 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
Midland[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Cec Creedon (elected) | 31,786 | 52.3 | ||
Labor | Brian Chatterton (elected) | 2,017 | 3.3 | ||
Liberal and Country | John Freebairn | 23,216 | 38.2 | ||
Liberal and Country | Les Hart | 3,803 | 6.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 60,822 | 93.3 | -1.8 | ||
Informal votes | 4,357 | 6.7 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 65,179 | 93.5 | -2.1 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 33,803 | 55.6 | +8.9 | ||
Liberal and Country | 27,019 | 44.4 | -8.9 |
Northern[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal and Country | Richard Geddes (elected) | 19,667 | 45.4 | ||
Liberal and Country | Arthur Whyte (elected) | 2,988 | 6.9 | ||
Labor | Frank Blevins | 19,159 | 44.2 | ||
Labor | John Phelan | 1,515 | 3.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 43,329 | 93.4 | -2.2 | ||
Informal votes | 3,038 | 6.6 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 46,367 | 91.4 | -6.4 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Liberal and Country | 22,655 | 52.3 | -8.4 | ||
Labor | 20,674 | 47.7 | +8.4 |
Southern[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal and Country | Ren DeGaris (elected) | 30,263 | 56.7 | ||
Liberal and Country | Henry Kemp (elected) | 1,814 | 3.4 | ||
Labor | Dennis Beager | 18,355 | 34.4 | ||
Labor | James Hennessy | 1,707 | 3.2 | ||
Independent | John Gartner | 1,210 | 2.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 53,349 | 93.3 | -2.0 | ||
Informal votes | 3,827 | 6.7 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 57,176 | 92.9 | -1.5 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Liberal and Country | 32,077 | 60.1 | -4.3 | ||
Labor | 20,062 | 37.6 | +2.0 | ||
Independent | John Gartner | 1,210 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
See also[]
- Candidates of the 1973 South Australian state election
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1973–1975
References[]
- ^ "History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 2 Legislative Council". ECSA. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
Categories:
- Results of South Australian elections
- 1973 elections in Australia
- 1970s in South Australia