Electoral results for the district of Mitchell (South Australia)

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

Members for Mitchell

2014 South Australian state election: Mitchell^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Corey Wingard	7,995	36.6	+8.1
	Labor	Alan Sibbons	7,309	33.5	−0.7
	Independent	Kris Hanna	4,006	18.4	−9.4
	Greens	Simon Roberts-Thomson	1,473	6.8	+1.6
	Family First	Barbara Bishop	1,034	4.7	+0.4
Total formal votes			21,817	96.8	−0.1
Informal votes			711	3.2	+0.1
Turnout			22,528	93.1	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Corey Wingard	11,161	51.2	+3.6
	Labor	Alan Sibbons	10,656	48.8	−3.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.6

2010 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Sibbons	7,545	33.9	−9.1
	Liberal	Peta McCance	6,386	28.7	+6.4
	Independent	Kris Hanna	6,237	28.0	+7.7
	Greens	Jeremy Miller	1,125	5.1	+1.3
	Family First	Colin Gibson	950	4.3	−1.7
Total formal votes			22,243	96.6
Informal votes			700	3.4
Turnout			22,943	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Sibbons	11,597	52.1	+2.7
	Liberal	Peta McCance	10,646	47.9	+47.9
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

2006 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rosemary Clancy	8,106	41.0	−2.1
	Independent	Kris Hanna	4,872	24.6	+24.6
	Liberal	Jack Gaffey	4,094	20.7	−17.4
	Family First	Meredith Resce	1,062	5.4	+0.7
	Greens	Jeffrey Williams	665	3.4	+3.4
	Dignity for Disabled	Michele Colmer	438	2.2	+2.2
	Democrats	Jenny Scott	344	1.7	−6.4
	Independent	Travis Gilbert	185	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			19,766	95.4	−1.2
Informal votes			953	4.6	+1.2
Turnout			20,719	93.2	−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rosemary Clancy	12,885	65.2	+10.5
	Liberal	Jack Gaffey	6,881	34.8	−10.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Kris Hanna	9,997	50.6	+50.6
	Labor	Rosemary Clancy	9,769	49.4	−5.3
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

2002 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kris Hanna	8,502	43.1	+5.4
	Liberal	Hugh Martin	7,520	38.1	−2.1
	Democrats	Bridgid Medder	1,595	8.1	−8.9
	Family First	Wayne Bishop	922	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	Deb Guildner	691	3.5	+3.5
	One Nation	Daniel Piechnick	393	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Josephine Dowsett	122	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			19,745	96.6
Informal votes			692	3.4
Turnout			20,437	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kris Hanna	10,794	54.7	+4.1
	Liberal	Hugh Martin	8,951	45.3	−4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

1997 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Colin Caudell	7,673	40.2	−11.7
	Labor	Kris Hanna	7,411	38.8	+6.3
	Democrats	Lawrence Wapnah	3,074	16.1	+6.8
	Independent	Daniel Elsley	936	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			19,094	96.4	−0.1
Informal votes			703	3.6	+0.1
Turnout			19,797	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kris Hanna	9,710	50.9	+10.3
	Liberal	Colin Caudell	9,384	49.1	−10.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+10.3

1993 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Colin Caudell	9,905	51.8	+12.4
	Labor	Paul Acfield	6,207	32.4	−14.5
	Democrats	Elizabeth Williams	1,793	9.4	−1.3
	Grey Power	John Darbishire	599	3.1	+3.1
	Independent	Vanessa Sutch	337	1.8	+1.8
	Natural Law	Andrew Scott	296	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			19,137	96.5	−0.5
Informal votes			691	3.5	+0.5
Turnout			19,828	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Colin Caudell	11,365	59.4	+13.0
	Labor	Paul Acfield	7,772	40.6	−13.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+13.0

1989 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Holloway	8,187	47.9	−12.9
	Liberal	Darryl Parslow	6,695	39.2	+4.8
	Democrats	Sue Ann Carver	2,196	12.9	+8.1
Total formal votes			17,078	97.2	+0.8
Informal votes			492	2.8	−0.8
Turnout			17,570	94.6	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Holloway	9,279	54.3	−9.2
	Liberal	Darryl Parslow	7,799	45.7	+9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.2

1985 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	10,408	60.8	+3.8
	Liberal	Mark Hanckel	5,876	34.4	−2.6
	Democrats	Peter Mann	821	4.8	−1.2
Total formal votes			17,105	96.4
Informal votes			636	3.6
Turnout			17,741	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Payne	10,864	63.5	+3.5
	Liberal	Mark Hanckel	6,241	36.5	−3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.5

1982 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	8,971	57.6	+7.8
	Liberal	David Phelps	5,574	35.8	−3.2
	Democrats	Kevin Whitby	1,026	6.6	−4.6
Total formal votes			15,571	94.7	−1.5
Informal votes			877	5.3	+1.5
Turnout			16,448	92.9	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Payne	9,448	60.7	+6.4
	Liberal	David Phelps	6,123	39.3	−6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.4

1979 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	7,624	49.8	−6.3
	Liberal	Thomas Wallace	5,975	39.0	+7.4
	Democrats	Kevin Whitby	1,721	11.2	+1.4
Total formal votes			15,320	96.2	−1.6
Informal votes			610	3.8	+1.6
Turnout			15,930	93.3	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Payne	8,321	54.3	−7.1
	Liberal	Thomas Wallace	6,999	45.7	+7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.1

1977 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	8,952	56.1	+1.9
	Liberal	June Schaeffer	5,046	31.6	+7.6
	Democrats	Kevin Whitby	1,566	9.8	+9.8
	Independent	Peter Amor	250	1.6	+1.6
	Workers	John Pocius	137	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			15,951	97.8
Informal votes			351	2.2
Turnout			16,302	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Payne	9,794	61.4	+1.6
	Liberal	June Schaeffer	6,157	38.6	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

1975 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	8,765	54.2	−6.8
	Liberal	Robert Alcock	3,883	24.9	−14.1
	Liberal Movement	Peter Amor	3,537	21.9	+21.9
Total formal votes			16,185	95.8	−1.0
Informal votes			701	4.2	+1.0
Turnout			16,886	94.4	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Payne	9,112	56.3	−4.7
	Liberal	Robert Alcock	7,013	43.7	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.7

1973 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	9,472	61.0	+1.7
	Liberal and Country	Peter Daniels	6,059	39.0	−1.7
Total formal votes			15,531	96.8	−1.5
Informal votes			508	3.2	+1.5
Turnout			16,039	94.5	−1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

1970 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Ron Payne	8,785	59.3
	Liberal and Country	Stephen Baker	6,020	40.7
Total formal votes			14,805	98.3
Informal votes			251	1.7
Turnout			15,056	95.5
	Labor hold		Swing