Electoral results for the district of Elder

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

Members for Elder

2022 South Australian state election: Elder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nadia Clancy	10,587	43.4	+10.1
	Liberal	Carolyn Power	9,289	38.1	−1.3
	Greens	Brock Le Cerf	2,402	9.9	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Joshua Smith	730	3.0	+3.0
	Family First	Cathryn Crosby-Wright	619	2.5	+2.5
	Animal Justice	Matt Pastro	450	1.8	+1.8
	Real Change	Eldert Hoebee	303	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			24,380	96.8
Informal votes			805	3.3
Turnout			25,185	90.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nadia Clancy	13,552	55.6	+7.5
	Liberal	Carolyn Power	10,828	44.4	−7.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.5

2018 South Australian state election: Elder^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Carolyn Habib	9,812	42.3	−5.1
	Labor	Annabel Digance	7,347	31.7	−2.3
	SA-Best	Michael Slattery	3,257	14.0	+14.0
	Greens	Jody Moate	1,679	7.2	−3.5
	Conservatives	Shawn Van Groesen	669	2.9	−1.7
	Dignity	Nick Schumi	433	1.9	−1.3
Total formal votes			23,197	96.7	−0.2
Informal votes			794	3.3	+0.2
Turnout			23,991	91.9	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Carolyn Habib	12,609	54.4	+0.3
	Labor	Annabel Digance	10,588	45.6	−0.3
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	+0.3

2014 South Australian state election: Elder^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Carolyn Habib	8,828	41.8	+2.5
	Labor	Annabel Digance	8,350	39.5	−1.8
	Greens	Paul Petherick	1,990	9.4	−1.7
	Family First	Cosimo Russo	1,035	4.9	+0.3
	Dignity for Disability	Nick Schumi	910	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			21,113	96.4	+0.1
Informal votes			787	3.6	−0.1
Turnout			21,900	91.9	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Annabel Digance	10,945	51.8	−0.1
	Liberal	Carolyn Habib	10,168	48.2	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

2010 South Australian state election: Elder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	8,805	43.3	-10.4
	Liberal	Ben Turner	7,691	37.8	+10.4
	Greens	Daryl Bullen	2,408	11.8	+5.4
	Family First	Wendy Hay	1,003	4.9	-0.5
	Democrats	Greg Croke	437	2.1	-0.7
Total formal votes			20,344	96.1
Informal votes			791	3.9
Turnout			21,135	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	10,904	53.6	-12.0
	Liberal	Ben Turner	9,440	46.4	+12.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.0

2006 South Australian state election: Elder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	10,618	55.2	+11.6
	Liberal	Heidi Greaves	5,564	28.9	-9.1
	Greens	Mark Arthurson	1,396	7.3	+3.4
	Family First	Roy Brake	1,081	5.6	+1.5
	Democrats	Greg Croke	564	2.9	-3.8
Total formal votes			19,223	95.9	+0.1
Informal votes			818	4.1	−0.1
Turnout			20,041	92.1	−1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	12,476	64.9	+11.2
	Liberal	Heidi Greaves	6,747	35.1	-11.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.2

2002 South Australian state election: Elder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	8,672	43.6	+8.6
	Liberal	Heidi Harris	7,545	38.0	+0.8
	Democrats	Greg Croke	1,340	6.7	-6.3
	Family First	Peter Heaven	817	4.1	+4.1
	Greens	Kate Cooper	777	3.9	+3.9
	SA First	Bob Stewart	382	1.9	+1.9
	One Nation	Colin Roediger	264	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Mnem Giles	78	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			19,875	95.8
Informal votes			865	4.2
Turnout			20,740	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	10,666	53.7	+1.8
	Liberal	Heidi Harris	9,209	46.3	-1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

1997 South Australian state election: Elder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wade	6,455	35.8	-12.1
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	6,192	34.3	-3.0
	Democrats	Chris Kennedy	2,262	12.5	+4.2
	Independent	Bruce Hull	1,360	7.5	+7.5
	Independent	Jo Stokes	698	3.9	+3.9
	Independent	George Apap	671	3.7	+3.7
	United Australia	Robert Low	417	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			18,055	94.2	−1.2
Informal votes			1,121	5.8	+1.2
Turnout			19,176	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Patrick Conlon	9,493	52.6	+6.1
	Liberal	David Wade	8,562	47.4	-6.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.1

1993 South Australian state election: Elder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wade	9,098	48.0	+8.2
	Labor	Paul Holloway	7,070	37.3	-11.2
	Democrats	Donald Knott	1,520	8.0	-3.4
	Independent	Michael Nelson	547	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Terrence Leane	365	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Reece Dobie	193	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Dean Le Poidevin	142	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			18,935	95.3	−2.1
Informal votes			925	4.7	+2.1
Turnout			19,860	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wade	10,113	53.4	+8.0
	Labor	Paul Holloway	8,822	46.6	-8.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.0