Electoral results for the district of Bragg

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

Members for Bragg

Member		Party	Term
	David Tonkin	Liberal	1970–1983
	Graham Ingerson	Liberal	1983–2002
	Vickie Chapman	Liberal	2002–2022
	Jack Batty	Liberal	2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 Bragg state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jack Batty	11,070	50.5	−3.3
	Labor	Alice Rolls	6,574	30.0	+1.3
	Greens	Jim Bastiras	3,261	14.9	+2.2
	Family First	Daryl McCann	505	2.3	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	James Hol	347	1.6	+1.6
	Independent Freedom Family Life	Neil Aitchison	175	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			20,932	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			362	1.6	−0.2
Turnout			22,294	83.8	−6.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jack Batty	12,204	55.6	−2.5
	Labor	Alice Rolls	9,728	44.4	+2.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.5

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Bragg.[edit]

2022 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	12,751	53.8	−7.6
	Labor	Rick Sarre	6,793	28.6	+5.7
	Greens	Michael Petrilli	3,000	12.6	+4.1
	Family First	Daryl McCann	1,175	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			23,719	98.2
Informal votes			438	1.8
Turnout			24,157	90.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	13,796	58.2	−8.8
	Labor	Rick Sarre	9,923	41.8	+8.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.8

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	14,567	63.1	−0.8
	Labor	Rick Sarre	5,513	23.9	−0.4
	Greens	Neil Zwaans	2,072	9.0	−2.1
	Dignity	Taylah Neagle	927	4.0	+3.8
Total formal votes			23,079	97.7	−0.5
Informal votes			541	2.3	+0.5
Turnout			23,620	91.8	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	15,566	67.4	+0.3
	Labor	Rick Sarre	7,513	32.6	−0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.3

2014 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	15,033	65.7	+2.6
	Labor	Ella Waters	4,958	21.7	+0.1
	Greens	Ami Harrison	2,891	12.6	+0.4
Total formal votes			22,882	98.3	+0.2
Informal votes			400	1.7	−0.2
Turnout			23,282	92.7	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	15,711	68.7	−1.5
	Labor	Ella Waters	7,171	31.3	+1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.5

2010 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	13,726	64.0	+9.1
	Labor	Ben Dineen	4,426	20.6	-6.0
	Greens	Brendan Fitzgerald	2,679	12.5	+2.4
	Family First	Nick Zollo	614	2.9	-1.0
Total formal votes			21,445	98.0
Informal votes			416	2.0
Turnout			21,861	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	15,257	71.1	+9.1
	Labor	Ben Dineen	6,188	28.9	-9.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.1

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	11,143	55.9	-6.0
	Labor	Andrew Plimer	5,310	26.6	+5.6
	Greens	Ben Gray	1,854	9.3	+9.3
	Democrats	Janet Kelly	864	4.3	-6.3
	Family First	Paul Hannan	769	3.9	+1.2
Total formal votes			19,940	97.7	-0.2
Informal votes			473	2.3	+0.2
Turnout			20,413	91.7	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	12,525	62.8	-6.8
	Labor	Andrew Plimer	7,415	37.2	+6.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.8

2002 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	12,568	61.9	+0.4
	Labor	Karen Atherton	4,267	21.0	+1.1
	Democrats	Julia Grant	2,150	10.6	-7.4
	SA First	John Wood	614	3.0	+3.0
	Family First	Jamilah Lovibond	551	2.7	+2.7
	One Nation	Betty Bedford	169	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			20,319	97.9
Informal votes			430	2.1
Turnout			20,749	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Vickie Chapman	14,143	69.6	-0.4
	Labor	Karen Atherton	6,176	30.4	+0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.4

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	11,328	60.0	-13.3
	Labor	Anthony Schultz	3,832	20.3	+5.1
	Democrats	Jackie Dearing	3,712	19.7	+10.6
Total formal votes			18,872	96.6	-1.5
Informal votes			668	3.4	+1.5
Turnout			19,540	89.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	12,983	68.8	-10.5
	Labor	Anthony Schultz	5,889	31.2	+10.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.5

1993 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	14,584	72.7	+11.2
	Labor	Paul Pilowsky	3,127	15.6	-9.6
	Democrats	Pamela Kelly	1,844	9.2	-3.5
	Natural Law	Richard Barnes	498	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			20,053	98.1	-0.1
Informal votes			398	1.9	+0.1
Turnout			20,451	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	15,790	78.7	+11.3
	Labor	Paul Pilowsky	4,263	21.3	-11.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+11.3

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	11,585	63.8	-1.3
	Labor	Jennifer Richardson	4,070	22.4	-7.1
	Democrats	Margaret-Ann Williams	2,502	13.8	+8.4
Total formal votes			18,157	98.3	+0.3
Informal votes			316	1.7	-0.3
Turnout			18,473	92.8	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	12,711	70.0	+2.5
	Labor	Jennifer Richardson	5,446	30.0	-2.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.5

1985 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	11,719	65.1	-2.9
	Labor	Phil Robins	5,315	29.5	+7.5
	Democrats	Alison Dolling	978	5.4	-4.6
Total formal votes			18,012	98.0
Informal votes			368	2.0
Turnout			18,380	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	12,166	67.5	-5.5
	Labor	Phil Robins	5,846	32.5	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.5

1983 Bragg state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	7,969	62.6	-0.4
	Labor	Carolyn Pickles	3,150	24.8	-2.1
	Democrats	Guy Harley	1,559	12.6	+2.5
Total formal votes			12,718	98.2	N/A
Informal votes			237	1.8	N/A
Turnout			12,955	78.5	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1982 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Tonkin	9,177	63.0	-3.0
	Labor	Neill Lean	3,910	26.9	+3.9
	Democrats	Guy Harley	1,475	10.1	-0.9
Total formal votes			14,562	95.9	-0.5
Informal votes			614	4.1	+0.5
Turnout			15,176	93.3	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Tonkin	9,915	68.1	-3.4
	Labor	Neill Lean	4,647	31.9	+3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.4

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Tonkin	9,784	66.0	+0.7
	Labor	Carolyn Latta	3,408	23.0	-11.7
	Democrats	Guy Harley	1,637	11.0	+11.0
Total formal votes			14,830	96.4	-1.2
Informal votes			547	3.6	+1.2
Turnout			15,377	92.0	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Tonkin	10,603	71.5	+6.2
	Labor	Carolyn Latta	4,227	28.5	-6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.2

1977 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Tonkin	10,134	65.3	+12.8
	Labor	Kevin Winn	5,390	34.7	+7.3
Total formal votes			15,524	97.6
Informal votes			380	2.4
Turnout			15,904	91.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.2

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

1973 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Tonkin	9,619	66.4	-0.5
	Labor	Florence Pens	4,863	33.6	+0.5
Total formal votes			14,482	97.3	-1.0
Informal votes			398	2.7	+1.0
Turnout			14,880	93.5	-0.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-0.5

1970 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Tonkin	9,476	66.9
	Labor	Andrew Mack	4,691	33.1
Total formal votes			14,167	98.3
Informal votes			244	1.7
Turnout			14,411	93.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

References

• Green, Antony. "SA elections archive". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
• 2002 SA election: Antony Green ABC