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Electoral results for the district of Peake

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

Members for Peake

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Member Party Term
  Don Simmons Labor 1970–1979
  Keith Plunkett Labor 1979–1989
  Vic Heron Labor 1989–1993
  Heini Becker Liberal 1993–1997
  Tom Koutsantonis Labor 1997–2002

Election results

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Elections in the 1990s

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1997 South Australian state election: Peake[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Koutsantonis 8,804 46.7 +15.1
Liberal Graham Parry 6,998 37.1 −9.2
Democrats Sharon Robertson 3,067 16.3 +12.4
Total formal votes 18,869 95.9 +0.6
Informal votes 804 4.1 −0.6
Turnout 19,673 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Koutsantonis 10,747 57.0 +12.0
Liberal Graham Parry 8,122 43.0 −12.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.0
1993 South Australian state election: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Heini Becker 9,005 47.2 +6.6
Labor Vic Heron 5,818 30.5 −17.0
Independent Kym Buckley 2,074 10.9 +10.9
Democrats David Lasscock 686 3.6 −5.4
Greens Michael Lamb 550 2.9 +2.9
Independent Harry Magias 358 1.9 +1.9
Natural Law Timothy Brady 348 1.8 +1.8
Democratic Socialist Melanie Sjoberg 242 1.3 −0.1
Total formal votes 19,081 95.4 +0.1
Informal votes 923 4.6 −0.1
Turnout 20,004 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Heini Becker 10,613 55.6 +9.6
Labor Vic Heron 8,468 44.4 −9.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.6

Elections in the 1980s

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1989 South Australian state election: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vic Heron 8,965 51.9 −10.0
Liberal Darcy Constantine 5,784 33.5 −1.9
Democrats Stephen Crabbe 1,707 9.9 +5.3
Socialist Alliance Philippa Skinner 422 2.5 +2.5
Call to Australia Terry Lear 385 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 17,263 94.5 +1.5
Informal votes 1,004 5.5 −1.5
Turnout 18,267 93.5 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vic Heron 10,355 60.0 −5.7
Liberal Darcy Constantine 6,908 40.0 +5.7
Labor hold Swing −5.7
1985 South Australian state election: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Plunkett 10,593 61.9 −3.1
Liberal Steve Peake 5,401 31.6 +1.6
Democrats Jeff Wild 794 4.6 −1.4
Independent Ian Frances 313 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 17,101 93.0
Informal votes 1,294 7.0
Turnout 18,395 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Plunkett 11,232 65.7 −1.3
Liberal Steve Peake 5,869 34.3 +1.3
Labor hold Swing −1.3
1982 South Australian state election: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Plunkett 8,837 60.9 +3.1
Liberal Laurie Whitelaw 3,928 27.1 −15.1
Democrats Jim Mitchell 1,744 12.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 14,509 92.2 −1.4
Informal votes 1,223 7.8 +1.4
Turnout 15,732 92.9 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Plunkett 10,077 69.5 +11.7
Liberal Laurie Whitelaw 4,432 30.5 −11.7
Labor hold Swing +11.7

Elections in the 1970s

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1979 South Australian state election: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Plunkett 8,319 57.8 −9.6
Liberal Marko Milosevic 6,066 42.2 +9.6
Total formal votes 14,385 93.6 −3.2
Informal votes 982 6.4 +3.2
Turnout 15,367 93.2 +2.7
Labor hold Swing −9.6
1977 South Australian state election: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Simmons 10,325 67.4 +6.7
Liberal Mark Tregoning 4,989 32.6 +11.4
Total formal votes 15,314 96.2
Informal votes 607 3.8
Turnout 15,921 92.9
Labor hold Swing +4.0
1975 South Australian state election: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Simmons 8,341 54.1 −5.5
Liberal Mark Tregoning 3,733 24.2 −16.2
Liberal Movement Desmond Moran 3,349 21.7 +21.7
Total formal votes 15,423 95.1 −0.5
Informal votes 802 4.9 +0.5
Turnout 16,225 93.9 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Simmons 8,683 56.3 −3.3
Liberal Mark Tregoning 6,740 43.7 +3.3
Labor hold Swing −3.3
1973 South Australian state election: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Simmons 8,855 59.6 +0.3
Liberal and Country Barbara Ashwin 6,003 40.4 −0.3
Total formal votes 14,858 95.6 −2.0
Informal votes 676 4.4 +2.0
Turnout 15,534 94.6 −1.0
Labor hold Swing +0.3
1970 South Australian state election: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Simmons 8,644 59.3
Liberal and Country Richard Leeton 5,925 40.7
Total formal votes 14,569 97.6
Informal votes 353 2.4
Turnout 14,922 95.6
Labor hold Swing

References

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