Electoral results for the district of Todd

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

Members for Todd edit

Member Party Term
  Molly Byrne Labor 1977–1979
  Scott Ashenden Liberal 1979–1985
  John Klunder Labor 1985–1993

Election results edit

Elections in the 1980s edit

1989 South Australian state election: Todd[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Klunder 8,822 46.8 -6.4
Liberal Ernest Harders de Braconier 7,635 40.5 -1.7
Democrats David Ball 1,834 9.7 +5.1
Call to Australia Tom Curnow 557 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 18,848 97.0 +0.3
Informal votes 580 3.0 -0.3
Turnout 19,428 95.7 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Klunder 9,958 52.8 -3.1
Liberal Ernest Harders de Braconier 8,890 47.2 +3.1
Labor hold Swing -3.1
1985 South Australian state election: Todd
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Klunder 9,203 53.2 +3.3
Liberal Jeff Nicholas 7,287 42.2 -2.8
Democrats Aussie Kanck 792 4.6 -0.4
Total formal votes 17,282 96.7
Informal votes 582 3.3
Turnout 17,864 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Klunder 9,669 55.9 +3.9
Liberal Jeff Nicholas 7,613 44.1 -3.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.9
  • Todd became a notionally Labor held seat in the redistribution.
1982 South Australian state election: Todd
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Ashenden 8,664 46.1 -3.7
Labor John Lewis 8,358 44.5 +3.7
Democrats Sandra Kanck 1,213 6.5 -2.9
National Rex Senior 538 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 18,773 95.1 -0.9
Informal votes 959 4.9 +0.9
Turnout 19,732 94.9 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Scott Ashenden 9,652 51.4 -3.2
Labor John Lewis 9,121 48.6 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 1970s edit

1979 South Australian state election: Todd
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Ashenden 8,478 49.8 +6.3
Labor Molly Byrne 6,935 40.8 -15.7
Democrats Michael Reglar 1,595 9.4 +9.4
Total formal votes 17,008 96.0 -1.6
Informal votes 711 4.0 +1.6
Turnout 17,719 94.0 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Scott Ashenden 9,287 54.6 +11.1
Labor Molly Byrne 7,721 45.4 -11.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.1
1977 South Australian state election: Todd
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Molly Byrne 9,273 56.5 +1.9
Liberal Robert Ritson 7,136 43.5 +21.2
Total formal votes 16,409 97.6
Informal votes 407 2.4
Turnout 16,816 95.0
Labor hold Swing -1.9

References edit

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