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

Member		Party	Term
	James Stephens	Labor Party	1938–1959
	John Ryan	Labor Party	1959–1970
	Kevin Foley	Labor Party	2002–2012
	Susan Close	Labor Party	2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) § Port Adelaide.[edit]

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

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide

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

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

Elections in the 2000s

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

Elections in the 1960s

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

References

• SA elections archive: Antony Green ABC
• 2002 SA election: Antony Green ABC