Results of the 1973 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 10 March 1973 House of Assembly << 1970–1975 >>
Enrolled voters		696,290
Votes cast		655,937		Turnout	94.20%	-0.83%
Informal votes		26,794		Informal	4.08%	+2.02%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	324,135	51.52%	–0.12%	26	- 1
	Liberal and Country	250,312	39.79%	–3.97%	20	± 0
	Country	24,810	3.94%	+2.05%	1	+ 1
	Independent	27,178	4.32%	+2.86%	0	± 0
	Other	2,708	0.43%	*	0	± 0
Total		629,143			47
Two-party-preferred
	Labor		54.50%	+1.20%
	Liberal and Country		45.50%	–1.20%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1973 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1973 South Australian state election: Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Wright	9,792	66.7	+3.8
	Liberal and Country	Milton Blake	4,892	33.3	+1.1
Total formal votes			14,684	94.6	−2.4
Informal votes			840	5.4	+2.4
Turnout			15,524	92.9	−0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.6

Albert Park

1973 South Australian state election: Albert Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Harrison	10,716	71.7	+3.7
	Liberal and Country	Valentine Dignum	4,236	28.3	−3.7
Total formal votes			14,952	94.5	−2.6
Informal votes			870	5.5	+2.6
Turnout			15,822	94.9	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

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

Ascot Park

1973 South Australian state election: Ascot Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Geoff Virgo	9,685	64.7	+1.5
	Liberal and Country	John Forgan	5,289	35.3	−1.5
Total formal votes			14,974	96.7	−1.7
Informal votes			506	3.3	+1.7
Turnout			15,480	94.8	−1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

Bragg

1973 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Tonkin	9,619	66.4	−0.5
	Labor	Florence Pens	4,863	33.6	+0.5
Total formal votes			14,482	97.3	−1.0
Informal votes			398	2.7	+1.0
Turnout			14,880	93.5	−0.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−0.5

Brighton

1973 South Australian state election: Brighton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	10,099	60.1	+6.2
	Liberal and Country	Ronald Moulds	6,045	36.0	−6.5
	Independent	Betty Preston	656	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			16,800	98.1	−0.7
Informal votes			333	1.9	+0.7
Turnout			17,133	94.9	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	10,416	62.0	+7.5
	Liberal and Country	Ronald Moulds	6,384	38.0	−7.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.5

Chaffey

1973 South Australian state election: Chaffey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Peter Arnold	5,561	53.5	+13.4
	Labor	Reg Curren	4,830	46.5	+2.2
Total formal votes			10,391	97.8	−0.5
Informal votes			233	2.2	+0.5
Turnout			10,624	95.2	−1.1
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing	+3.7

Coles

1973 South Australian state election: Coles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len King	10,341	59.2	+4.7
	Liberal and Country	Graeme Sargent	7,116	40.8	−1.9
Total formal votes			17,457	96.7	−1.4
Informal votes			589	3.3	+1.4
Turnout			18,046	95.4	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.3

Davenport

1973 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Dean Brown	11,082	68.2	+0.2
	Labor	Graham Jamieson	5,176	31.8	−0.2
Total formal votes			16,258	97.5	−0.7
Informal votes			419	2.5	+0.7
Turnout			16,677	94.0	−1.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.2

Elizabeth

1973 South Australian state election: Elizabeth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Duncan	9,904	65.0	+1.3
	Liberal and Country	Brian Marsden	3,247	21.3	−9.6
	Independent	Fred Smith	1,617	10.6	+10.6
	Independent	Nick Bolkus	476	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			15,244	96.1	−1.7
Informal votes			622	3.9	+1.7
Turnout			15,866	91.5	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Duncan	10,610	69.6	+3.2
	Liberal and Country	Brian Marsden	4,634	30.4	−3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

Eyre

1973 South Australian state election: Eyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Graham Gunn	5,848	72.6	+16.5
	Labor	Peter Kennedy	2,202	27.4	−5.8
Total formal votes			8,050	96.1	−1.5
Informal votes			327	3.9	+1.5
Turnout			8,377	88.7	−3.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+6.9

Fisher

1973 South Australian state election: Fisher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Stan Evans	9,876	59.4	+0.8
	Labor	Ronald Caldicott	6,742	40.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			16,618	97.0	−1.8
Informal votes			511	3.0	+1.8
Turnout			17,129	94.1	+0.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−2.4

Flinders

1973 South Australian state election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Peter Blacker	5,221	54.9	+54.9
	Liberal and Country	John Carnie	4,297	45.1	−14.8
Total formal votes			9,518	93.4	−5.0
Informal votes			672	6.6	+5.0
Turnout			10,190	95.0	−1.0
	Country gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+54.9

Florey

1973 South Australian state election: Florey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Wells	12,517	70.4	+2.2
	Liberal and Country	Anthony Deane-Shaw	5,262	29.6	−2.2
Total formal votes			17,779	95.0	−2.6
Informal votes			925	5.0	+2.6
Turnout			18,704	94.6	−1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Frome

1973 South Australian state election: Frome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Ernest Allen	4,584	60.9	+10.1
	Labor	Gerard Casanova	2,939	39.1	−6.1
Total formal votes			7,523	97.1	−1.1
Informal votes			224	2.9	+1.1
Turnout			7,747	93.5	−0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+6.7

Gilles

1973 South Australian state election: Gilles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Slater	8,846	55.8	+0.4
	Liberal and Country	Donald Glazbrook	6,995	44.2	−0.4
Total formal votes			15,841	96.5	−1.7
Informal votes			574	3.5	+1.7
Turnout			16,415	94.8	−0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Glenelg

1973 South Australian state election: Glenelg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Mathwin	8,465	52.7	−1.0
	Labor	Brian Crawford	7,604	47.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			16,069	97.8	−0.9
Informal votes			359	2.2	+0.9
Turnout			16,428	94.3	−1.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−3.8

Gouger

1973 South Australian state election: Gouger

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Keith Russack	4,502	48.3	−3.3
	Labor	Peter Dewhurst	2,892	31.0	−9.5
	Country	Ronald Crosby	1,439	15.4	+7.5
	Independent	Patrick Carlin	489	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			9,322	97.9	−1.0
Informal votes			204	2.1	+1.0
Turnout			9,526	95.3	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Keith Russack	5,957	63.9	+5.2
	Labor	Peter Dewhurst	3,365	36.1	−5.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+5.2

Goyder

1973 South Australian state election: Goyder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Steele Hall	4,678	51.5	−9.9
	Country	Francis McIntyre	2,811	30.9	+21.6
	Independent	Donald Gardner	1,597	17.6	+17.6
Total formal votes			9,086	95.0	−3.8
Informal votes			476	5.0	+3.8
Turnout			9,562	96.2	−0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Steele Hall	5,477	60.3	−9.4
	Country	Francis McIntyre	3,609	39.7	+39.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Hanson

1973 South Australian state election: Hanson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Heini Becker	9,022	52.4	+2.0
	Labor	Brian Smith	8,184	47.6	−2.0
Total formal votes			17,206	97.3	−1.0
Informal votes			470	2.7	+1.0
Turnout			17,676	93.7	−1.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.0

Henley Beach

1973 South Australian state election: Henley Beach

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	9,661	57.0	−0.9
	Liberal and Country	Reginald Appelkamp	5,668	33.4	−8.7
	Independent	Daniel Overduin	1,633	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			16,962	96.8	−1.3
Informal votes			564	3.2	+1.3
Turnout			17,526	94.1	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	10,211	60.2	+2.3
	Liberal and Country	Reginald Appelkamp	6,751	39.8	−2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.3

Heysen

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

Kavel

1973 South Australian state election: Kavel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	5,267	55.8	−9.6
	Labor	Mark Eckermann	2,619	27.8	+27.8
	Country	Elmore Schulz	1,550	16.4	−18.2
Total formal votes			9,436	97.7	+6.5
Informal votes			221	2.3	−6.5
Turnout			9,657	96.0	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	6,605	70.0	+4.6
	Labor	Mark Eckermann	2,831	30.0	+30.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Light

1973 South Australian state election: Light

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bruce Eastick	6,031	62.1	+8.7
	Labor	William Sneesby	3,390	34.9	−9.2
	Independent	Eric Gerlach	294	3.0	+0.6
Total formal votes			9,715	97.0	−1.5
Informal votes			305	3.0	+1.5
Turnout			10,020	95.6	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Bruce Eastick	6,179	63.6	+9.0
	Labor	William Sneesby	3,536	36.4	−9.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+9.0

Mallee

1973 South Australian state election: Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bill Nankivell	4,901	53.2	−4.9
	Country	Joseph Philbey	4,318	46.8	+28.9
Total formal votes			9,219	94.6	−4.1
Informal votes			525	5.4	+4.1
Turnout			9,744	95.7	+1.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Mawson

1973 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Hopgood	13,812	61.6	+5.3
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Scott	7,786	34.7	−9.0
	Social Credit	George Gater	841	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			22,439	96.8	−1.0
Informal votes			730	3.2	+1.0
Turnout			23,169	94.0	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Hopgood	14,373	64.1	+7.8
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Scott	8,056	35.9	−7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

Millicent

1973 South Australian state election: Millicent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	5,724	56.5	+2.5
	Liberal and Country	Murray Vandepeer	4,404	43.5	−2.5
Total formal votes			10,128	98.5	0.0
Informal votes			151	1.5	0.0
Turnout			10,279	96.2	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Mitcham

1973 South Australian state election: Mitcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	9,528	62.0	−3.0
	Labor	Sean Dawes	4,977	32.4	−2.6
	Independent	Arthur Cockington	856	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			15,361	98.0	−0.4
Informal votes			309	2.0	+0.4
Turnout			15,670	94.1	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	9,324	65.7	+0.7
	Labor	Sean Dawes	6,037	34.3	−0.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.7

Mitchell

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

Mount Gambier

1973 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Burdon	5,253	58.6	+3.8
	Liberal and Country	David Rogers	2,566	25.1	+2.0
	Independent	Brian O'Connor	1,671	16.3	−5.8
Total formal votes			10,228	97.6	−0.8
Informal votes			247	2.4	+0.8
Turnout			10,475	95.0	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Burdon	6,546	64.0	+3.6
	Liberal and Country	David Rogers	3,682	36.0	−3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.6

Murray

1973 South Australian state election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Ivon Wardle	5,929	57.3	+7.2
	Labor	Harold McLaren	4,421	42.7	−4.2
Total formal votes			10,350	97.6	−1.0
Informal votes			253	2.4	+1.0
Turnout			10,603	95.9	−0.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+5.1

Norwood

1973 South Australian state election: Norwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Dunstan	9,033	59.7	+4.1
	Liberal and Country	Peter Adamson	6,095	40.3	+1.7
Total formal votes			15,128	96.3	−1.6
Informal votes			583	3.7	+1.6
Turnout			15,711	92.9	−1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Peake

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

Pirie

1973 South Australian state election: Pirie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dave McKee	6,749	73.9	−0.7
	Independent	Myles McCallum	2,385	26.1	+26.1
Total formal votes			9,134	93.8	−4.1
Informal votes			602	6.2	+4.1
Turnout			9,736	95.4	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Playford

1973 South Australian state election: Playford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	11,545	64.8	+7.7
	Liberal and Country	Lloyd Duffield	6,276	35.2	−0.4
Total formal votes			17,821	94.2	−3.9
Informal votes			1,104	5.8	+3.9
Turnout			18,925	93.6	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Price

1973 South Australian state election: Price

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Ryan	9,396	64.6	−4.2
	Liberal and Country	Jean Lawrie	3,718	25.5	−5.7
	Independent	Julie Dearing	1,442	9.9	+9.9
Total formal votes			14,556	94.5	−2.2
Informal votes			852	5.5	+2.2
Turnout			15,408	94.3	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Ryan	10,553	72.5	+3.7
	Liberal and Country	Jean Lawrie	4,003	27.5	−3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Rocky River

1973 South Australian state election: Rocky River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Venning	4,454	47.8	−8.5
	Country	Peter Longmire	2,716	29.2	+13.6
	Labor	Nathan Smith	2,147	23.0	−5.1
Total formal votes			9,317	97.9	−0.8
Informal votes			201	2.1	+0.8
Turnout			9,518	95.9	−0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Howard Venning	4,680	50.2	−20.1
	Country	Peter Longmire	4,637	49.8	+49.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Ross Smith

1973 South Australian state election: Ross Smith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Jennings	11,102	80.3	+12.2
	Independent	John Lynch	2,720	19.7	+19.7
Total formal votes			13,822	92.9	−4.7
Informal votes			1,057	7.1	4.7
Turnout			14,879	94.6	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Salisbury

1973 South Australian state election: Salisbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Groth	10,943	84.0	+17.0
	Independent	Robert Maczkowiack	2,079	16.0	+16.0
Total formal votes			13,022	86.8	−10.8
Informal votes			1,979	13.2	+10.8
Turnout			15,001	93.9	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Semaphore

1973 South Australian state election: Semaphore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Hurst	11,472	72.7	−1.9
	Liberal and Country	John Howarth	3,729	23.6	−1.8
	Socialist	Keith Waye	576	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			15,777	95.7	−1.8
Informal votes			701	4.3	+1.8
Turnout			16,478	94.8	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Hurst	11,991	76.0	+1.4
	Liberal and Country	John Howarth	3,786	24.0	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Spence

1973 South Australian state election: Spence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernie Crimes	11,363	81.9	+6.2
	Independent	James Sheridan	2,508	18.1	+18.1
Total formal votes			13,871	92.7	−4.5
Informal votes			1,098	7.3	+4.5
Turnout			14,969	94.8	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Stuart

1973 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	8,702	81.2	+5.2
	Independent	George Rogers	2,012	18.8	+18.8
Total formal votes			10,714	92.9	−4.2
Informal votes			822	7.1	+4.2
Turnout			11,536	90.4	−2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Tea Tree Gully

1973 South Australian state election: Tea Tree Gully

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Molly Byrne	13,525	62.2	+2.8
	Liberal and Country	William Brassington	7,382	34.0	−6.0
	Independent	Leo Davis	829	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			21,736	97.5	+0.6
Informal votes			566	2.5	−0.6
Turnout			22,302	94.6	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Molly Byrne	13,940	64.1	+4.7
	Liberal and Country	William Brassington	7,796	35.9	−4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.7

Torrens

1973 South Australian state election: Torrens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Coumbe	8,202	55.2	+1.3
	Labor	Chris Sumner	6,669	44.8	+1.9
Total formal votes			14,871	96.8	−1.2
Informal votes			498	3.2	+1.2
Turnout			15,369	92.8	0.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−1.4

Unley

1973 South Australian state election: Unley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Langley	8,357	58.6	+3.7
	Liberal and Country	Johnny Mac	5,040	35.4	−6.4
	Happy Birthday	Susie Creamcheese	855	6.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			14,252	96.3	−1.5
Informal votes			546	3.7	+1.5
Turnout			14,798	93.0	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Langley	8,785	61.6	+6.2
	Liberal and Country	Johnny Mac	5,467	38.4	−6.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.2

Victoria

1973 South Australian state election: Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Allan Rodda	5,768	64.1	+5.7
	Country	Graham Carrick	3,232	35.9	+20.7
Total formal votes			9,000	93.8	−4.9
Informal votes			598	6.2	+4.9
Turnout			9,598	94.7	−0.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Whyalla

1973 South Australian state election: Whyalla

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Max Brown	6,878	74.7	+17.8
	Liberal and Country	Jason Reid	2,334	25.3	+13.1
Total formal votes			9,212	96.7	−0.7
Informal votes			316	3.3	+0.7
Turnout			9,528	91.4	−1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1973–1975