Electoral results for the district of Alexandra

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

Members for Alexandra

Four members (1902–1915)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Blacker		1902–1906		Alexander McDonald	National League	1902–1910		George Ritchie		1902–1904		Charles Tucker	National League	1902–1906
										Farmers and Producers	1904–1910
		Liberal and Democratic	1906–1910										Percy Heggaton		1906–1910
		Liberal Union	1910–1913			Liberal Union	1910–1915			Liberal Union	1910–1915			Liberal Union	1910–1915
	George Laffer	Liberal Union	1913–1915

Three members (1915–1938)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	George Laffer	Liberal Union	1915–1923		Archibald Peake	Liberal Union	1915–1920		George Ritchie	Liberal Union	1915–1922
					Herbert Hudd	Liberal Union	1920–1923
		Liberal Federation	1923–1932			Liberal Federation	1923–1932		Percy Heggaton	Liberal Federation	1923–1932
		Liberal and Country	1932–1933			Liberal and Country	1932–1938			Liberal and Country	1932–1938
	George Connor	Independent	1934–1941

Single member (1938–1993)
	George Connor	Independent	1938–1941
	Herbert Hudd	Liberal and Country	1941–1948
	David Brookman	Liberal and Country	1948–1973
	Ted Chapman	Liberal and Country	1973–1974
		Liberal	1974–1992
	Dean Brown	Liberal	1992–1993

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Alexandra state by-election, 9 May 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	9,662	47.9	−11.3
	Independent	Ivar Schmidt	2,889	14.3	+14.3
	Democrats	Anthony Dickson	2,484	12.3	−2.9
	Labor	Johanna van der Velde	2,290	11.3	−13.3
	Independent	Peter Charles	1,219	6.0	+6.0
	Australian Independent Alliance	Roger Oates	998	4.9	+4.9
	Australian Independent Alliance	Reg Macey	644	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			20,186	95.5	−2.4
Informal votes			943	4.5	+2.4
Turnout			21,129	88.4	−6.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,155	60.2	−5.8
	Independent	Ivar Schmidt	8,031	39.8	+39.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	12,200	59.2	+3.2
	Labor	Jacqueline Horton	5,286	25.6	−3.9
	Democrats	Judith Logan	3,132	15.2	+8.4
Total formal votes			20,618	97.9	+3.0
Informal votes			437	2.1	−3.0
Turnout			21,055	95.2	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	13,599	66.0	+0.8
	Labor	Jacqueline Horton	7,019	34.0	−0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

1985 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	9,938	56.0	−10.0
	Labor	John Quirke	5,241	29.5	+9.5
	National	Rex Tilbrook	1,363	7.7	+2.7
	Democrats	David Willson	1,215	6.8	−2.2
Total formal votes			17,757	94.9
Informal votes			951	5.1
Turnout			18,708	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	11,577	65.2	−9.8
	Labor	John Quirke	6,180	34.8	+9.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.8

1982 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	10,519	57.8	−11.9
	Labor	Helen McSkimming	4,235	23.3	+1.6
	Democrats	Andrew Mills	2,158	11.9	+3.3
	National	Rex Tilbrook	1,279	7.0	+7.0
Total formal votes			18,191	95.3	−1.5
Informal votes			906	4.7	+1.5
Turnout			19,097	94.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	12,557	69.0	−5.0
	Labor	Helen McSkimming	5,634	31.0	+5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.0

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	11,584	69.7	+8.2
	Labor	Helen McSkimming	3,614	21.7	−4.4
	Democrats	Kaye Gibbs	1,434	8.6	−3.8
Total formal votes			16,632	96.8	−1.4
Informal votes			547	3.2	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	12,301	74.0	+6.3
	Labor	Helen McSkimming	4,331	26.0	−6.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.3

1977 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	9,822	61.5	+8.6
	Labor	Kenneth Jared	4,159	26.1	+6.7
	Democrats	Kaye Gibbs	1,976	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			15,957	98.2
Informal votes			298	1.8
Turnout			16,255	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	11,134	69.8	−6.6
	Labor	Kenneth Jared	4,823	30.2	+6.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.6

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.

1973 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Ted Chapman	5,229	50.3	−9.7
	Country	Lester James	3,523	33.9	+33.9
	Independent	David Baines	1,642	15.8	+15.8
Total formal votes			10,394	95.1	−3.7
Informal votes			536	4.9	+3.7
Turnout			10,930	95.5	+1.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Ted Chapman	6,050	58.2	−9.8
	Country	Lester James	4,344	41.8	+41.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

1970 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	5,830	60.0
	Labor	Kenneth Jared	2,520	25.9
	Independent	Lester James	1,373	14.1
Total formal votes			9,723	98.8
Informal votes			116	1.2
Turnout			9,839	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	6,903	71.0
	Labor	Kenneth Jared	2,820	29.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	6,349	48.7	−9.0
	Labor	Robert Harris	5,910	45.3	+3.0
	Independent	Betty Bishop	442	3.4	+3.4
	National	William Johns	350	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			13,051	98.1	0.0
Informal votes			255	1.9	0.0
Turnout			13,306	95.9	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	7,040	53.9	−3.8
	Labor	Robert Harris	6,011	46.1	+3.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−3.8

1965 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	5,557	57.7	−1.1
	Labor	Desmond Merton	4,068	42.3	+10.5
Total formal votes			9,625	98.1	−0.5
Informal votes			185	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			9,810	95.8	+0.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−5.8

1962 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	4,348	58.8	−41.2
	Labor	Ralph Dettman	2,353	31.8	+31.8
	Independent	Frank Halleday	698	9.4	+9.4
Total formal votes			7,399	98.6
Informal votes			101	1.4
Turnout			7,500	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	4,697	63.5	−36.5
	Labor	Ralph Dettman	2,702	36.5	+36.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

1956 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

1953 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

1950 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	4,502	65.9	−34.1
	Labor	Albert Taverner	1,442	21.1	+21.1
	Independent	Ethel Wache	887	13.0	+13.0
Total formal votes			6,831	97.5
Informal votes			173	2.5
Turnout			7,004	95.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

1944 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Hudd	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

1941 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Hudd	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Connor	2,085	50.4
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Hudd	2,056	49.6
Total formal votes			4,141	98.6
Informal votes			59	1.4
Turnout			4,200	64.3
	Independent gain from Liberal and Country		Swing