Electoral results for the district of Cheltenham

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

Members for Cheltenham edit

Member Party Term
  Jay Weatherill Labor 2002–2018
  Joe Szakacs Labor 2019–present

Election results edit

Elections in the 2020s edit

2022 South Australian state election: Cheltenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Szakacs 13,027 55.6 +2.4
Liberal Shane Rix 5,730 24.4 +2.7
Greens Steffi Medrow 2,545 10.9 +4.6
Family First Alex Tennikoff 1,513 6.5 +6.5
Independent Mike Lesiw 633 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 23,448 96.4
Informal votes 888 3.6
Turnout 24,336 88.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Szakacs 16,194 69.1 +2.4
Liberal Shane Rix 7,254 30.9 −2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 2010s edit

2019 Cheltenham state by-election[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Szakacs 11,290 58.6 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Miller 3,612 18.7 +18.7
Greens Steffi Medrow 2,818 14.6 +8.3
Independent Adelaide Olympics 2032 Rob de Jonge 877 4.5 +4.5
Independent The Other Guy Mike Lesiw 679 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 19,276 93.5 −1.4
Informal votes 1,338 6.5 +1.4
Turnout 20,614 78.1 −12.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Joe Szakacs 14,365 74.5 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Miller 4,911 25.5 +25.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
2018 South Australian state election: Cheltenham[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jay Weatherill 11,661 52.4 −2.9
Liberal Penny Pratt 4,954 22.3 −7.2
SA-Best John Noonan 3,369 15.1 +15.1
Greens Steffi Medrow 1,403 6.3 −2.5
Dignity Madeline McCaul 537 2.4 +2.4
Independent Vincent Scali 337 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 22,261 94.9 −1.7
Informal votes 1,195 5.1 +1.7
Turnout 23,456 90.0 +5.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jay Weatherill 14,662 65.9 +1.5
Liberal Penny Pratt 7,599 34.1 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5
2014 South Australian state election: Cheltenham[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jay Weatherill 12,060 55.4 −0.6
Liberal Jack Batty 6,414 29.5 +5.1
Greens Rebecca Galdies 1,831 8.4 +2.2
Family First Alex Tennikoff 1,470 6.8 +1.3
Total formal votes 21,775 96.5 +0.8
Informal votes 786 3.5 −0.8
Turnout 22,561 91.3 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jay Weatherill 13,993 64.3 −1.8
Liberal Jack Batty 7,782 35.7 +1.8
Labor hold Swing −1.8
2010 South Australian state election: Cheltenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jay Weatherill 11,326 56.2 -6.9
Liberal James Bourke 4,912 24.4 +7.2
Independent Henrietta Child 1,551 7.7 +7.7
Greens Paul Downton 1,280 6.3 +0.5
Family First Walter Shigrov 1,091 5.4 -4.1
Total formal votes 20,160 95.4
Informal votes 908 4.6
Turnout 21,068 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jay Weatherill 13,327 66.1 -9.4
Liberal James Bourke 6,833 33.9 +9.4
Labor hold Swing -9.4

Elections in the 2000s edit

2006 South Australian state election: Cheltenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jay Weatherill 12,020 62.7 +14.1
Liberal Sue Lawrie 3,259 17.0 -6.8
Family First Greg Perry 1,895 9.9 +9.9
Greens Margaret Davies 1,140 6.0 +3.0
Democrats Pam Moore 842 4.4 -2.4
Total formal votes 19,156 95.7 +1.6
Informal votes 866 4.3 -1.6
Turnout 20,022 91.4 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jay Weatherill 14,444 75.4 +8.7
Liberal Sue Lawrie 4,712 24.6 -8.7
Labor hold Swing +8.7
2002 South Australian state election: Cheltenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jay Weatherill 9,457 48.6 -6.4
Liberal Sue Lawrie 4,627 23.8 -1.2
Independent Murray De Laine 1,886 9.7 +9.7
Democrats Cheryl Glenie 1,329 6.8 -9.0
SA First Alex Alexander 847 4.3 +4.3
Greens Anne McMenamin 588 3.0 +3.0
One Nation Sarah Gibson 391 2.0 +2.0
Independent Nugget Cooke 348 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 19,473 94.1
Informal votes 1,213 5.9
Turnout 20,686 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jay Weatherill 12,986 66.7 +0.1
Liberal Sue Lawrie 6,487 33.3 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

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