Results of the 1975 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 12 July 1975[1] House of Assembly << 1973–1977 >>
Enrolled voters		771,414
Votes cast		721,770		Turnout	93.56%	-0.64%
Informal votes		27,785		Informal	3.85%	-0.23%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	321,481	46.32%	-5.20%	23	- 3
	Liberal	218,820	31.53%	–8.26%	20	± 0
	Liberal Movement	126,820	18.27%	*	2	+ 2
	National Country	19,208	2.77%	-1.18%	1	± 0
	Independent	6,281	0.91%	-3.41%	1	+ 1
	Other	1,375	0.20%	*	0	± 0
Total		693,985			47
Two-party-preferred
	Labor		49.20%	-5.30%
	Liberal		50.80%	+5.30%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1975 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district[]

Adelaide[]

1975 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Wright	9,048	60.3	-6.4
	Liberal	David Mount	3,146	21.0	-12.3
	Liberal Movement	Robert Hercus	2,812	18.7	+18.7
Total formal votes			15,006	94.1	-0.5
Informal votes			934	5.9	+0.5
Turnout			15,940	91.2	-1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Wright	9,334	62.2	-4.5
	Liberal	David Mount	5,672	37.8	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.5

Albert Park[]

1975 South Australian state election: Albert Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Harrison	10,095	61.9	-9.8
	Liberal	Barry Savage	3,744	23.0	-5.3
	Liberal Movement	Philip Sutton	2,471	15.1	+15.1
Total formal votes			16,310	94.4	-0.1
Informal votes			972	5.6	+0.1
Turnout			17,282	93.3	-1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Harrison	10,341	63.4	-8.3
	Liberal	Barry Savage	5,969	36.6	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.3

Alexandra[]

1975 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	6,270	52.6	+2.3
	Liberal Movement	Donald Glazbrook	2,775	23.3	+23.3
	Labor	Ruth Newell	2,447	20.5	+20.5
	National	George Graham	435	3.6	-30.3
Total formal votes			11,927	97.6	+2.5
Informal votes			297	2.4	-2.5
Turnout			12,224	93.5	-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	9,160	76.8	+6.9
	Labor	Ruth Newell	2,767	23.2	+23.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

• The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Liberal Movement candidates for Alexandra.

Ascot Park[]

1975 South Australian state election: Ascot Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Geoff Virgo	8,925	58.1	-6.6
	Liberal	George Basisovs	3,649	23.8	-11.5
	Liberal Movement	Dorothy Heide	2,787	18.1	+18.1
Total formal votes			15,361	96.5	-0.2
Informal votes			558	3.5	+0.2
Turnout			15,919	94.2	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Geoff Virgo	9,201	59.9	-4.8
	Liberal	George Basisovs	6,160	40.1	+4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.8

Bragg[]

1975 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Tonkin	7,596	52.0	-14.4
	Labor	Florence Pens	4,067	27.8	-5.8
	Liberal Movement	Ross Thomas	2,948	20.2	+20.2
Total formal votes			14,611	97.2	-0.1
Informal votes			415	2.8	+0.1
Turnout			15,026	91.8	-1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Tonkin	10,242	70.1	+3.7
	Labor	Florence Pens	4,369	29.9	-3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

Brighton[]

1975 South Australian state election: Brighton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	9,394	51.3	-8.8
	Liberal	Ursula Pridham	4,394	24.0	-12.0
	Liberal Movement	Ronald Moulds	4,169	22.8	+22.8
	Independent	Sydney Monks	342	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			18,299	97.3	-0.8
Informal votes			333	1.9	+0.8
Turnout			18,814	94.1	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	9,845	53.8	-8.2
	Liberal	Ursula Pridham	8,454	46.2	+8.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.2

Chaffey[]

1975 South Australian state election: Chaffey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Arnold	6,281	55.9	+2.4
	Labor	John Hooper	3,562	31.7	-14.8
	Liberal Movement	Jack Seekamp	1,391	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			11,234	96.4	-1.4
Informal votes			418	3.6	+1.4
Turnout			11,652	93.8	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Arnold	7,538	67.1	+13.5
	Labor	John Hooper	3,696	32.9	-13.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+13.5

Coles[]

1975 South Australian state election: Coles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	10,010	52.4	-6.8
	Liberal	Peter Lewis	5,739	30.0	-10.8
	Liberal Movement	Lawrence Titheradge	3,352	17.6	+17.6
Total formal votes			19,101	96.0	-0.7
Informal votes			791	4.0	+0.7
Turnout			19,892	94.7	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Des Corcoran	10,353	54.2	-5.0
	Liberal	Peter Lewis	8,748	45.8	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Davenport[]

1975 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	9,293	52.8	-15.4
	Labor	Mark Pickhaver	4,496	25.6	-6.2
	Liberal Movement	Lawrence Delroy	3,809	21.6	+21.6
Total formal votes			17,598	97.7	+0.2
Informal votes			408	2.3	-0.2
Turnout			18,006	93.4	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,723	72.3	+4.1
	Labor	Mark Pickhaver	4,875	27.7	-4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.1

Elizabeth[]

1975 South Australian state election: Elizabeth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Duncan	11,619	68.2	+3.2
	Liberal	Geoffrey Crome	3,022	17.7	-3.6
	Liberal Movement	Shirley Liddiard	2,399	14.1	+14.1
Total formal votes			17,040	94.4	-1.7
Informal votes			1,013	5.6	+1.7
Turnout			18,053	92.1	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Duncan	11,860	69.6	0.0
	Liberal	Geoffrey Crome	5,180	30.4	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

Eyre[]

1975 South Australian state election: Eyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	6,478	73.8	+1.2
	Labor	David Uzzell	1,764	20.1	-7.3
	National	William Hitchcock	532	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			8,774	97.4	+1.3
Informal votes			230	2.6	-1.3
Turnout			9,004	89.4	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	6,958	79.3	+6.7
	Labor	David Uzzell	1,816	20.7	-6.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.7

Fisher[]

1975 South Australian state election: Fisher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stan Evans	8,255	42.8	-16.6
	Labor	Geoffrey Anderson	6,163	32.0	-8.6
	Liberal Movement	Maxwell Hall	4,601	23.9	+23.9
	Australia	Ingrid Temple	206	1.1	+1.1
	National	William Donnon	48	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			19,273	98.0	+1.0
Informal votes			397	2.0	-1.0
Turnout			19,670	93.5	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stan Evans	12,806	66.4	+7.0
	Labor	Geoffrey Anderson	6,467	33.6	-7.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.0

Flinders[]

1975 South Australian state election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Blacker	5,561	51.1	-3.8
	Labor	Maxwell Glenn	2,475	22.7	+22.7
	Liberal	Ilimar Tohver	2,398	22.0	-23.1
	Liberal Movement	William Turner	448	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			10,882	97.3	+3.9
Informal votes			303	2.7	-3.9
Turnout			11,185	94.5	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Blacker	7,802	71.7	+16.8
	Labor	Maxwell Glenn	3,080	28.3	+28.3
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Florey[]

1975 South Australian state election: Florey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Wells	12,006	61.6	-8.8
	Liberal	Glyndwr Morgan	4,092	21.0	-8.6
	Liberal Movement	Edward Smith	3,398	17.4	+17.4
Total formal votes			19,496	95.0	0.0
Informal votes			1,029	5.0	0.0
Turnout			20,525	93.9	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Wells	12,341	63.3	-7.1
	Liberal	Glyndwr Morgan	7,155	36.7	+7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.1

Frome[]

1975 South Australian state election: Frome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ernest Allen	4,242	55.3	-5.6
	Labor	James Reese	2,638	34.4	-4.7
	Liberal Movement	David Sara	785	10.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			7,665	97.2	+0.1
Informal votes			224	2.8	-0.1
Turnout			7,889	91.6	-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ernest Allen	4,952	64.6	+3.7
	Labor	James Reese	2,713	35.4	-3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

Gilles[]

1975 South Australian state election: Gilles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Slater	8,626	50.4	-5.4
	Liberal	Louis Ravesi	4,333	25.3	-18.9
	Liberal Movement	Norman Wilson	3,900	22.8	+22.8
	National	Maxwell Clifton	265	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			17,124	95.5	-1.0
Informal votes			815	4.5	+1.0
Turnout			17,939	93.5	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Slater	9,041	52.8	-3.0
	Liberal	Louis Ravesi	8,083	47.2	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.0

Glenelg[]

1975 South Australian state election: Glenelg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Crawford	6,706	39.8	-7.5
	Liberal	John Mathwin	6,429	38.1	-14.6
	Liberal Movement	Peter Heysen	3,728	22.1	+22.1
Total formal votes			16,863	97.2	-0.6
Informal votes			490	2.8	+0.6
Turnout			17,353	93.0	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Mathwin	9,766	57.9	+5.2
	Labor	Brian Crawford	7,096	42.1	-5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Gouger[]

1975 South Australian state election: Gouger

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Russack	4,580	46.5	-1.8
	Labor	Peter Dewhurst	3,055	31.0	0.0
	Liberal Movement	Desmond Ross	1,750	17.8	+17.8
	National	Donald Herriman	465	4.7	-10.7
Total formal votes			9,850	98.1	+0.2
Informal votes			189	1.9	-0.2
Turnout			10,039	94.8	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Keith Russack	6,560	66.6	+2.7
	Labor	Peter Dewhurst	3,290	33.4	-2.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.7

Goyder[]

1975 South Australian state election: Goyder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Movement	David Boundy	4,563	45.4	+45.4
	Liberal	Maurice Schulz	3,166	31.5	-20.0
	Labor	Irene Krastev	1,811	18.0	+18.0
	National	Richard Kitto	510	5.1	-25.8
Total formal votes			10,050	97.5	+2.5
Informal votes			260	2.5	-2.5
Turnout			10,310	95.7	-0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal Movement	David Boundy	6,387	63.6	+63.6
	Liberal	Maurice Schulz	3,663	36.4	-37.2
	Liberal Movement hold		Swing	N/A

Hanson[]

1975 South Australian state election: Hanson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Groom	7,440	42.1	-5.5
	Liberal	Heini Becker	7,232	40.9	-11.5
	Liberal Movement	Graham Slape	3,017	17.0	+17.0
Total formal votes			17,689	96.5	-1.8
Informal votes			636	3.5	+1.8
Turnout			18,325	92.6	-2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Heini Becker	9,844	55.7	+3.3
	Labor	Terry Groom	8,184	47.6	-3.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.3

Henley Beach[]

1975 South Australian state election: Henley Beach

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	9,780	52.3	-4.7
	Liberal	John Rogers	5,845	31.3	-2.1
	Liberal Movement	Trevor Vivian	3,057	16.4	+16.4
Total formal votes			18,682	96.1	-0.7
Informal votes			754	3.9	+0.7
Turnout			19,436	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	10,088	54.0	-6.2
	Liberal	John Rogers	8,594	46.0	+6.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.2

Heysen[]

1975 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wotton	5,588	47.5	-25.5
	Liberal Movement	Terence McAnaney	3,124	26.6	+26.6
	Labor	Myles McCallum	2,690	22.9	-4.1
	Australia	Howard Houck	357	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			11,759	97.2	+3.7
Informal votes			333	2.8	-3.7
Turnout			12,092	93.5	-0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	7,626	64.8	-8.2
	Liberal Movement	Terence McAnaney	4,133	35.2	+35.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Kavel[]

1975 South Australian state election: Kavel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	5,292	52.4	-3.4
	Liberal Movement	Roger Teusner	2,418	24.0	+24.0
	Labor	Roy Hobden	1,854	18.4	-9.4
	National	Eric Bartsch	477	4.7	-11.7
	National	Harold Booth	50	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			10,091	97.6	-0.1
Informal votes			253	2.4	+0.1
Turnout			10,344	95.3	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	7,942	78.7	+8.7
	Labor	Roy Hobden	2,149	21.3	-8.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.7

• The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Liberal Movement candidates for Kavel.

Light[]

1975 South Australian state election: Light

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	5,211	46.7	-15.4
	Labor	Douglas Harrison	3,684	33.0	-1.9
	Liberal Movement	John Lienert	2,260	20.3	+20.3
Total formal votes			11,155	96.8	-0.2
Informal votes			364	3.2	+0.2
Turnout			11,519	94.4	-1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	7,019	62.9	-0.7
	Labor	Douglas Harrison	4,136	37.1	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.7

Mallee[]

1975 South Australian state election: Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Nankivell	5,040	50.2	-3.0
	National	John Petch	2,443	24.3	-22.5
	Labor	Ronald Maczkowiack	1,509	15.0	+15.0
	Liberal Movement	William McConnell	1,046	10.4	+10.4
Total formal votes			10,038	98.1	+3.5
Informal votes			193	1.9	-3.5
Turnout			10,231	95.0	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Nankivell	8,181	81.5	+28.3
	Labor	Ronald Maczkowiack	1,857	18.5	+18.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

• The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Country candidates for Mallee.

Mawson[]

1975 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Hopgood	16,051	53.0	-8.6
	Liberal Movement	Rodney Adam	8,110	26.7	+26.7
	Liberal	Neil Bannister	6,149	20.3	-14.4
Total formal votes			30,310	96.4	-0.4
Informal votes			1,125	3.6	+0.4
Turnout			31,435	94.0	0.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Don Hopgood	16,852	55.6	-8.5
	Liberal Movement	Rodney Adam	13,458	44.4	+44.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Millicent[]

1975 South Australian state election: Millicent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Vandepeer	4,195	38.8	-4.7
	Labor	Brian Corcoran	3,963	36.6	-19.9
	National	Donald Ferguson	2,014	18.6	+18.6
	Liberal Movement	Brian Prowse	535	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	John Clark	108	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			10,815	97.6	-0.9
Informal votes			265	2.4	+0.9
Turnout			11,080	95.5	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Vandepeer	6,482	59.9	+16.4
	Labor	Brian Corcoran	4,333	40.1	-16.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+16.4

Mitcham[]

1975 South Australian state election: Mitcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Movement	Robin Millhouse	6,820	43.2	+43.2
	Labor	Sean Dawes	4,602	29.1	-3.3
	Liberal	Graham Callister	4,382	27.7	-34.3
Total formal votes			15,804	97.7	-0.3
Informal votes			377	2.3	+0.3
Turnout			16,181	93.3	-0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal Movement	Robin Millhouse	10,710	67.8	+67.8
	Labor	Sean Dawes	5,094	32.2	-2.1
	Liberal Movement gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Mitchell[]

1975 South Australian state election: Mitchell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	8,765	54.2	-6.8
	Liberal	Robert Alcock	3,883	24.9	-14.1
	Liberal Movement	Peter Amor	3,537	21.9	+21.9
Total formal votes			16,185	95.8	-1.0
Informal votes			701	4.2	+1.0
Turnout			16,886	94.4	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Payne	9,112	56.3	-4.7
	Liberal	Robert Alcock	7,013	43.7	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.7

Mount Gambier[]

1975 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Burdon	4,983	43.7	-14.9
	Liberal	Harold Allison	4,084	35.8	+2.4
	Independent	Lloyd Hobbs	877	7.7	+7.7
	National	Alwin Crafter	755	6.6	+6.6
	Liberal Movement	Brian O'Connor	604	5.3	+5.3
	Independent	Neville Ferguson	110	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			11,413	96.7	-0.9
Informal votes			392	3.3	+0.9
Turnout			11,805	94.8	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harold Allison	5,883	51.5	+15.5
	Labor	Allan Burdon	5,530	48.5	-15.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+15.5

Murray[]

1975 South Australian state election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ivon Wardle	6,078	54.4	-2.9
	Labor	Harold McLaren	4,110	36.8	-5.9
	Liberal Movement	Darian Monjean	647	5.8	+5.8
	Independent	John Potts	197	1.8	+1.8
	National	Beryl Moreton	137	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			11,169	96.9	-0.7
Informal votes			361	3.1	+0.7
Turnout			11,530	95.0	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ivon Wardle	6,925	62.0	+4.7
	Labor	Harold McLaren	4,244	38.0	-4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

Norwood[]

1975 South Australian state election: Norwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Dunstan	8,643	55.6	-4.1
	Liberal	Barry Briegel	4,912	31.6	-8.7
	Liberal Movement	Frank Mercorella	1,980	12.8	+12.8
Total formal votes			15,535	95.1	-1.2
Informal votes			800	4.9	+1.2
Turnout			16,335	90.7	-2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Dunstan	8,839	56.9	-2.8
	Liberal	Barry Briegel	6,696	43.1	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.8

Peake[]

1975 South Australian state election: Peake

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Simmons	8,341	54.1	-5.5
	Liberal	Mark Tregoning	3,733	24.2	-16.2
	Liberal Movement	Desmond Moran	3,349	21.7	+21.7
Total formal votes			15,423	95.1	-0.5
Informal votes			802	4.9	+0.5
Turnout			16,225	93.9	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Simmons	8,683	56.3	-3.3
	Liberal	Mark Tregoning	6,740	43.7	+3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.3

Pirie[]

1975 South Australian state election: Pirie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ted Connelly	4,351	42.7	+42.7
	Labor	John Phelan	3,508	34.4	-39.5
	National	John Hutchins	1,716	16.9	+16.9
	Liberal	Alan Beste	491	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	Raymond Fullgrabe	119	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			10,185	96.7	+2.9
Informal votes			352	3.3	-2.9
Turnout			10,537	95.0	-0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Ted Connelly	6,506	63.9	+63.9
	Labor	John Phelan	3,679	36.1	-37.8
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Playford[]

1975 South Australian state election: Playford

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

Price[]

1975 South Australian state election: 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

Rocky River[]

1975 South Australian state election: Rocky River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Venning	4,151	42.2	-5.6
	National	Ian Bruce	3,018	30.7	+1.5
	Labor	Hank Van Galen	1,785	18.2	-4.8
	Liberal Movement	Clement Hampton	878	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			9,832	98.0	-0.1
Informal votes			198	2.0	+0.1
Turnout			10,030	96.5	+0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Howard Venning	5,984	60.9	+10.7
	National	Ian Bruce	3,848	39.1	-10.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.7

Ross Smith[]

1975 South Australian state election: Ross Smith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Jennings	9,458	65.0	-15.3
	Liberal	James Porter	2,703	18.6	+18.6
	Liberal Movement	Noel Hodges	2,391	16.4	+16.4
Total formal votes			14,552	93.9	+1.0
Informal votes			947	6.1	-1.0
Turnout			15,499	93.1	-1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Jennings	9,692	66.6	-13.7
	Liberal	James Porter	4,860	33.4	+33.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Salisbury[]

1975 South Australian state election: Salisbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Groth	10,398	62.1	-21.9
	Liberal	Lancelot Chaplin	3,367	20.1	+20.1
	Liberal Movement	Ronald Woods	2,984	17.8	+17.8
Total formal votes			16,749	94.6	+7.8
Informal votes			947	5.4	-7.8
Turnout			17,696	92.8	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Groth	10,703	63.9	-20.1
	Liberal	Lancelot Chaplin	6,046	36.1	+36.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Semaphore[]

1975 South Australian state election: Semaphore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Olson	11,813	69.9	-2.8
	Liberal	Willem Van Wyk	2,732	16.2	-7.4
	Liberal Movement	Rodney Sporn	2,348	13.9	+13.9
Total formal votes			16,893	94.8	-0.9
Informal votes			929	5.2	+0.9
Turnout			17,822	95.1	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Olson	12,045	71.3	-4.7
	Liberal	Willem Van Wyk	4,848	28.7	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.7

Spence[]

1975 South Australian state election: Spence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roy Abbott	10,364	71.0	-10.9
	Liberal	Anthony Hutton	2,386	16.4	+16.4
	Liberal Movement	Patrick Carlin	1,844	12.6	+12.6
Total formal votes			14,594	94.1	+1.4
Informal votes			921	5.9	-1.4
Turnout			15,515	93.0	-1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Roy Abbott	10,551	72.3	-9.6
	Liberal	Anthony Hutton	4,043	27.7	+27.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Stuart[]

1975 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	8,847	69.0	-12.2
	Liberal	Brian Kinnear	2,781	21.7	+21.7
	Liberal Movement	Brenda Groves	1,202	9.3	+9.3
Total formal votes			12,830	94.2	+1.3
Informal votes			794	5.8	-1.3
Turnout			13,624	92.7	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	8,968	69.9	-11.3
	Liberal	Brian Kinnear	3,862	30.1	+30.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Tea Tree Gully[]

1975 South Australian state election: Tea Tree Gully

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Molly Byrne	15,331	54.2	-8.0
	Liberal	Robert Sloane	6,521	23.0	-11.0
	Liberal Movement	John Hincksman	6,162	21.8	+21.8
	Independent	Emily Perry	177	0.6	+0.6
	National	Barry Leaver	120	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			28,311	97.3	-0.2
Informal votes			794	2.7	+0.2
Turnout			29,105	94.6	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Molly Byrne	16,219	57.3	-6.8
	Liberal	Robert Sloane	12,092	42.7	+6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.8

Torrens[]

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

Unley[]

1975 South Australian state election: Unley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Langley	7,579	52.1	-6.5
	Liberal	Ronald Berryman	3,662	25.2	-10.2
	Liberal Movement	Bruce Wark	3,295	22.7	+22.7
Total formal votes			14,536	95.7	-0.6
Informal votes			659	4.3	+0.6
Turnout			15,195	92.5	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Langley	7,991	55.0	-6.1
	Liberal	Ronald Berryman	6,545	45.0	+6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

Victoria[]

1975 South Australian state election: Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan Rodda	6,500	64.1	0.0
	Labor	Jean Hillier	1,698	16.7	+16.7
	National	Graham Carrick	1,145	11.3	-24.6
	Liberal Movement	Colin Hall	796	7.9	+7.9
Total formal votes			10,139	97.6	+3.8
Informal votes			251	2.4	-3.8
Turnout			10,390	93.7	-1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Allan Rodda	8,055	79.4	+15.3
	Labor	Jean Hillier	2,084	20.6	+20.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Whyalla[]

1975 South Australian state election: Whyalla

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Max Brown	6,735	66.4	-8.3
	Liberal	Martinus Vette	1,879	18.5	-6.8
	Liberal Movement	Arnold Eckersley	1,526	15.1	+15.1
Total formal votes			10,140	95.2	-1.5
Informal votes			513	4.8	+1.5
Turnout			10,653	92.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Max Brown	6,926	68.3	-6.4
	Liberal	Martinus Vette	3,214	31.7	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.4

See also[]

• Candidates of the 1975 South Australian state election
• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1975–1977

References[]