Electoral results for the district of Heysen

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

Members for Heysen

First incarnation (1970–1977)
Member		Party	Term
	William McAnaney	Liberal and Country	1970–1974
		Liberal	1974–1975
	David Wotton	Liberal	1975–1977
Second incarnation (1985–present)
Member		Party	Term
	David Wotton	Liberal	1985–2002
	Isobel Redmond	Liberal	2002–2018
	Josh Teague	Liberal	2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

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

2022 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Josh Teague	10,336	43.3	+3.0
	Labor	Rowan Voogt	6,410	26.9	+8.0
	Greens	Lynton Vonow	4,937	20.7	+8.7
	One Nation	Alexander Allwood	1,159	4.9	+4.9
	Family First	Belinda Nikitins	1,008	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			23,850	98.0
Informal votes			494	2.0
Turnout			24,344	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Josh Teague	12,377	51.9	−5.7
	Labor	Rowan Voogt	11,473	48.1	+5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.7

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Josh Teague	9,227	40.7	−13.4
	SA-Best	John Illingworth	5,514	24.3	+24.3
	Labor	Tony Webb	4,123	18.2	−2.1
	Greens	Lynton Vonow	2,557	11.3	−8.3
	Conservatives	Lynette Stevenson	785	3.5	+3.0
	Dignity	Andrew Ey	467	2.1	−2.7
Total formal votes			22,673	96.7	−0.6
Informal votes			767	3.3	+0.6
Turnout			23,440	93.7	+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Josh Teague	13,259	58.5	−3.8
	Labor	Tony Webb	9,414	41.5	+3.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Josh Teague	11,749	51.8	−10.4
	SA-Best	John Illingworth	10,924	48.2	+48.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

2014 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Isobel Redmond	12,768	55.5	−2.4
	Greens	Lynton Vonow	4,527	19.7	+2.7
	Labor	Paul Yiallouros	4,527	19.7	−0.1
	Dignity for Disability	Amy Park	1,192	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			23,014	97.3	−0.1
Informal votes			630	2.7	+0.1
Turnout			23,644	93.1	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Isobel Redmond	14,619	63.5	−3.0
	Labor	Paul Yiallouros	8,395	36.5	+3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Isobel Redmond	14,040	61.0	−5.5
	Greens	Lynton Vonow	8,974	39.0	+39.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

2010 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Isobel Redmond	12,519	58.0	+13.7
	Labor	Stephanie Gheller	4,278	19.8	−6.9
	Greens	Lynton Vonow	3,662	17.0	+0.3
	Family First	John Day	728	3.4	−3.1
	Democrats	Andrew Castrique	416	1.9	−3.1
Total formal votes			21,603	97.2
Informal votes			568	2.8
Turnout			22,171	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Isobel Redmond	14,368	66.5	+11.6
	Labor	Stephanie Gheller	7,235	33.5	−11.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+11.6

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Isobel Redmond	8,683	43.9	−2.1
	Labor	Andrew Christie	5,553	28.1	+9.8
	Greens	John Gitsham	3,508	17.7	+8.9
	Democrats	Rosemary Drabsch	1,044	5.3	−11.0
	Family First	Peter Robins	996	5.0	+1.5
Total formal votes			19,784	97.3	−0.1
Informal votes			539	2.7	+0.1
Turnout			20,323	92.8	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Isobel Redmond	10,491	53.0	−1.0
	Labor	Andrew Christie	9,293	47.0	+47.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

2002 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Isobel Redmond	9,222	46.0	−3.8
	Labor	Jeremy Makin	3,662	18.3	−2.3
	Democrats	Ted Dexter	3,266	16.3	−12.6
	Greens	Dave Clark	1,760	8.8	+8.8
	Independent	John Norris	736	3.7	+3.7
	Family First	Sally McPherson	703	3.5	+3.5
	SA First	Steve Hall	375	1.9	+1.9
	One Nation	Lance Iles	276	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Howie Coombe	53	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			20,053	97.4
Informal votes			536	2.6
Turnout			20,589	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Isobel Redmond		59.6	−2.5
	Labor	Jeremy Makin		40.4	+2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Isobel Redmond	10,825	54.0	+2.1
	Democrats	Ted Dexter	9,228	46.0	−2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wotton	9,723	50.4	−15.3
	Democrats	Susan Scrymgour	5,643	29.2	+17.9
	Labor	Tom Kenyon	3,938	20.4	+4.9
Total formal votes			19,304	96.8	−1.3
Informal votes			632	3.2	+1.3
Turnout			19,936	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	11,997	62.1	−12.3
	Labor	Tom Kenyon	7,307	37.9	+12.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	10,051	52.1	−22.4
	Democrats	Susan Scrymgour	9,253	47.9	+47.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1993 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wotton	12,753	65.6	+10.8
	Labor	David Cornish	3,003	15.5	−10.8
	Democrats	John Tons	2,199	11.3	−6.7
	Greens	Mnemosyne Giles	1,092	5.6	+5.6
	Natural Law	Pamela Chipperfield	384	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			19,431	98.2	−0.7
Informal votes			364	1.8	+0.7
Turnout			19,795	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	14,475	74.5	+10.5
	Labor	David Cornish	4,956	25.5	−10.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.5

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wotton	11,162	57.0	+2.6
	Labor	Jillian Bromley	5,131	26.2	−11.3
	Democrats	Merilyn Pedrick	3,299	16.8	+10.5
Total formal votes			19,592	98.1	+0.7
Informal votes			369	1.9	−0.7
Turnout			19,961	94.3	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	12,749	65.1	+6.3
	Labor	Jillian Bromley	6,843	34.9	−6.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.3

1985 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wotton	9,418	54.4	−2.6
	Labor	Elizabeth Harvey	6,497	37.5	+4.5
	Democrats	Merilyn Pedrick	1,095	6.3	−3.7
	National	Douglas Lindley	304	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			17,314	97.4
Informal votes			460	2.6
Turnout			17,774	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	10,175	58.8	−3.2
	Labor	Elizabeth Harvey	7,139	41.2	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1975 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wotton	5,588	47.5	−25.5
	Liberal Movement	Terence McAnaney	3,124	26.6	+26.6
	Labor	Myles McCallum	2,690	22.9	−4.1
	Australia	Howard Houck	357	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			11,759	97.2	+3.7
Informal votes			333	2.8	−3.7
Turnout			12,092	93.5	−0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	7,626	64.8	−8.2
	Liberal Movement	Terence McAnaney	4,133	35.2	+35.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1973 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	William McAnaney	7,327	73.0	+5.4
	Labor	Howard Houck	2,708	27.0	−5.4
Total formal votes			10,035	93.5	−4.2
Informal votes			694	6.5	+4.2
Turnout			10,729	94.3	−1.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+5.4

1970 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	William McAnaney	6,589	67.6
	Labor	Charles Greeneklee	3,165	32.4
Total formal votes			9,754	97.7
Informal votes			226	2.3
Turnout			9,980	95.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

References

Notes

Sources

• SA elections archive: Antony Green ABC
• 2002 SA election: Antony Green ABC