Electoral results for the district of Pirie

This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Pirie in South Australian elections.

Members for Pirie edit

Member Party Term
  David McKee Labor 1970–1975
  Ted Connelly Independent 1975–1977

Election results edit

Elections in the 1970s edit

1975 South Australian state election: Pirie[1]
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
1973 South Australian state election: Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dave McKee 6,749 73.9 -0.7
Independent Myles McCallum 2,385 26.1 +26.1
Total formal votes 9,134 93.8 -4.1
Informal votes 602 6.2 +4.1
Turnout 9,736 95.4 -0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1970 South Australian state election: Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dave McKee 7,008 74.6
Liberal and Country John Bailey 2,393 25.4
Total formal votes 9,401 97.9
Informal votes 198 2.1
Turnout 9,599 96.3
Labor hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4