Electoral results for the district of Port Adelaide

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

Members for Port Adelaide

2022 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Susan Close	14,074	58.3	+10.4
	Liberal	Chad McLaren	5,448	22.6	+4.0
	Greens	Jim Moss	2,471	10.2	+4.4
	Family First	Lucia Snelling	1,204	5.0	+5.0
	Animal Justice	Adrian Romeo	945	3.9	+0.0
Total formal votes			24,142	96.6
Informal votes			850	3.4
Turnout			24,992	88.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Susan Close	17,335	71.8	+5.0
	Liberal	Chad McLaren	6,807	28.2	−5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

2018 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Susan Close	11,396	47.9	−3.1
	Liberal	Chad McLaren	4,432	18.6	−9.2
	SA-Best	Gary Johanson	4,419	18.6	+18.6
	Greens	Danica Moors	1,400	5.9	−4.0
	Animal Justice	Nicholas Hancock	930	3.9	+3.9
	Dignity	Bryan Tingey	568	2.4	+2.4
	Conservatives	Bruce Hambour	495	2.1	−3.7
	Danig	Peter Matthews	163	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			23,803	94.2	−2.2
Informal votes			1,462	5.8	+2.2
Turnout			25,265	90.6	+5.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Susan Close	15,895	66.8	+2.8
	Liberal	Chad McLaren	7,908	33.2	−2.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Susan Close	14,550	61.1	−2.9
	SA-Best	Gary Johanson	9,253	38.9	+38.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

2014 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Susan Close	11,760	51.8	+2.0
	Liberal	Brad Vermeer	7,330	32.3	+5.4
	Greens	Mark Seater	1,815	8.0	+1.6
	Family First	Bruce Hambour	1,783	7.9	+2.1
Total formal votes			22,688	96.6	+0.0
Informal votes			800	3.4	−0.0
Turnout			23,488	91.4	−1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Susan Close	13,745	60.6	−2.1
	Liberal	Brad Vermeer	8,943	39.4	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

Port Adelaide state by-election, 11 February 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Susan Close	8,218	42.3	–7.6
	Independent for You	Gary Johanson	4,717	24.3	+24.3
	Independent True Blue Voice	Sue Lawrie	2,938	15.1	+15.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Humble	1,415	7.3	+7.3
	Greens	Justin McArthur	1,096	5.6	–0.6
	Independent Ban Live Animal Exports	Colin Thomas	314	1.6	+1.6
	Independent Communist Australia	Bob Briton	292	1.5	+1.5
	One Nation	Grant Carlin	269	1.4	+1.4
	Democratic Labor	Elizabeth Pistor	151	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			19,410	92.8	–3.8
Informal votes			1,505	7.2	+3.8
Turnout			20,915	82.8	–10.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Susan Close	10,277	52.9	–9.8
	Independent for You	Gary Johanson	9,133	47.1	+47.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

2010 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Foley	10,854	49.9	−14.4
	Liberal	Sue Lawrie	5,831	26.8	+8.6
	Independent	Max James	2,398	11.0	+11.0
	Greens	Marie Boland	1,368	6.3	+0.1
	Family First	Bruce Hambour	1,281	5.9	−0.1
Total formal votes			21,732	95.9
Informal votes			767	4.1
Turnout			22,499	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kevin Foley	13,643	62.8	−13.4
	Liberal	Sue Lawrie	8,089	37.2	+13.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−13.4

2006 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Foley	12,453	63.6	+5.2
	Liberal	Anna Micheel	3,671	18.7	−3.9
	Greens	Anne McMenamin	1,289	6.6	+2.4
	Family First	James Troup	1,120	5.7	+5.7
	Democrats	Amy Van Oosten	499	2.5	−3.6
	One Nation	Darren Fairweather	310	1.6	−1.2
	Independent	John McGill	250	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			19,592	95.0	−1.5
Informal votes			1,030	5.0	+1.5
Turnout			20,622	92.4	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kevin Foley	14,823	75.7	+4.0
	Liberal	Anna Micheel	4,769	24.3	−4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

2002 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Foley	11,796	58.4	−4.5
	Liberal	Robert Crew	4,571	22.6	+1.7
	Democrats	Meryl McDougall	1,239	6.1	−9.1
	SA First	Joe Carbone	1,171	5.8	+5.8
	Greens	Andrew Nance	843	4.2	+4.2
	One Nation	Jan Amos	564	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			20,184	96.5
Informal votes			730	3.5
Turnout			20,914	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kevin Foley	14,466	71.7	−1.1
	Liberal	Robert Crew	5,718	28.3	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.1

1968 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Ryan	15,460	68.4	−8.4
	Liberal and Country	Graeme Sargent	4,811	23.6	+23.6
	Social Credit	Denis McEvoy	1,246	6.1	+6.1
	Communist	Peter Symon	380	1.9	−2.6
Total formal votes			20,348	96.5	+2.2
Informal votes			740	3.5	−2.2
Turnout			21,088	93.5	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Ryan	14,876	73.1	−0.9
	Liberal and Country	Graeme Sargent	5,472	26.9	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.9

1965 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Ryan	15,460	76.8	−6.5
	Democratic Labor	Donald Boys	3,768	18.7	+5.6
	Communist	Peter Symon	904	4.5	+0.9
Total formal votes			20,132	94.3	−1.7
Informal votes			1,216	5.7	+1.7
Turnout			21,348	94.7	+1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	John Ryan	16,228	80.6	−5.7
	Democratic Labor	Donald Boys	3,904	19.4	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.7

1962 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Ryan	17,834	83.3	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	George Basivovs	2,811	13.1	−0.4
	Communist	James Moss	770	3.6	−2.8
Total formal votes			21,415	96.0	+1.2
Informal votes			885	4.0	−1.2
Turnout			22,300	93.6	−0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	John Ryan	18,412	86.0	+1.1
	Democratic Labor	George Basivovs	3,003	14.0	−1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1