Results of the 1975 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 12 July 1975^[1] House of Assembly << 1973–1977 >>
Enrolled voters		771,414
Votes cast		721,770		Turnout	93.56%	-0.64%
Informal votes		27,785		Informal	3.85%	-0.23%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	321,481	46.32%	-5.20%	23	- 3
	Liberal	218,820	31.53%	–8.26%	20	± 0
	Liberal Movement	126,820	18.27%	*	2	+ 2
	National Country	19,208	2.77%	-1.18%	1	± 0
	Independent	6,281	0.91%	-3.41%	1	+ 1
	Other	1,375	0.20%	*	0	± 0
Total		693,985			47
Two-party-preferred
	Labor		49.20%	-5.30%
	Liberal		50.80%	+5.30%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1975 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1975 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Wright	9,048	60.3	−6.4
	Liberal	David Mount	3,146	21.0	−12.3
	Liberal Movement	Robert Hercus	2,812	18.7	+18.7
Total formal votes			15,006	94.1	−0.5
Informal votes			934	5.9	+0.5
Turnout			15,940	91.2	−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Wright	9,334	62.2	−4.5
	Liberal	David Mount	5,672	37.8	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.5

Albert Park

1975 South Australian state election: Albert Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Harrison	10,095	61.9	−9.8
	Liberal	Barry Savage	3,744	23.0	−5.3
	Liberal Movement	Philip Sutton	2,471	15.1	+15.1
Total formal votes			16,310	94.4	−0.1
Informal votes			972	5.6	+0.1
Turnout			17,282	93.3	−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Harrison	10,341	63.4	−8.3
	Liberal	Barry Savage	5,969	36.6	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.3

Alexandra

1975 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	6,270	52.6	+2.3
	Liberal Movement	Donald Glazbrook	2,775	23.3	+23.3
	Labor	Ruth Newell	2,447	20.5	+20.5
	National	George Graham	435	3.6	−30.3
Total formal votes			11,927	97.6	+2.5
Informal votes			297	2.4	−2.5
Turnout			12,224	93.5	−2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	9,160	76.8	+6.9
	Labor	Ruth Newell	2,767	23.2	+23.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Liberal Movement candidates for Alexandra.

Ascot Park

1975 South Australian state election: Ascot Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Geoff Virgo	8,925	58.1	−6.6
	Liberal	George Basisovs	3,649	23.8	−11.5
	Liberal Movement	Dorothy Heide	2,787	18.1	+18.1
Total formal votes			15,361	96.5	−0.2
Informal votes			558	3.5	+0.2
Turnout			15,919	94.2	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Geoff Virgo	9,201	59.9	−4.8
	Liberal	George Basisovs	6,160	40.1	+4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.8

Bragg

1975 South Australian state election: Bragg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Tonkin	7,596	52.0	−14.4
	Labor	Florence Pens	4,067	27.8	−5.8
	Liberal Movement	Ross Thomas	2,948	20.2	+20.2
Total formal votes			14,611	97.2	−0.1
Informal votes			415	2.8	+0.1
Turnout			15,026	91.8	−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Tonkin	10,242	70.1	+3.7
	Labor	Florence Pens	4,369	29.9	−3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

Brighton

1975 South Australian state election: Brighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	9,394	51.3	−8.8
	Liberal	Ursula Pridham	4,394	24.0	−12.0
	Liberal Movement	Ronald Moulds	4,169	22.8	+22.8
	Independent	Sydney Monks	342	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			18,299	97.3	−0.8
Informal votes			333	1.9	+0.8
Turnout			18,814	94.1	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	9,845	53.8	−8.2
	Liberal	Ursula Pridham	8,454	46.2	+8.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.2

Chaffey

1975 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Arnold	6,281	55.9	+2.4
	Labor	John Hooper	3,562	31.7	−14.8
	Liberal Movement	Jack Seekamp	1,391	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			11,234	96.4	−1.4
Informal votes			418	3.6	+1.4
Turnout			11,652	93.8	−1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Arnold	7,538	67.1	+13.5
	Labor	John Hooper	3,696	32.9	−13.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+13.5

Coles

1975 South Australian state election: Coles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	10,010	52.4	−6.8
	Liberal	Peter Lewis	5,739	30.0	−10.8
	Liberal Movement	Lawrence Titheradge	3,352	17.6	+17.6
Total formal votes			19,101	96.0	−0.7
Informal votes			791	4.0	+0.7
Turnout			19,892	94.7	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Des Corcoran	10,353	54.2	−5.0
	Liberal	Peter Lewis	8,748	45.8	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.0

Davenport

1975 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	9,293	52.8	−15.4
	Labor	Mark Pickhaver	4,496	25.6	−6.2
	Liberal Movement	Lawrence Delroy	3,809	21.6	+21.6
Total formal votes			17,598	97.7	+0.2
Informal votes			408	2.3	−0.2
Turnout			18,006	93.4	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,723	72.3	+4.1
	Labor	Mark Pickhaver	4,875	27.7	−4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.1

Elizabeth

1975 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Duncan	11,619	68.2	+3.2
	Liberal	Geoffrey Crome	3,022	17.7	−3.6
	Liberal Movement	Shirley Liddiard	2,399	14.1	+14.1
Total formal votes			17,040	94.4	−1.7
Informal votes			1,013	5.6	+1.7
Turnout			18,053	92.1	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Duncan	11,860	69.6	0.0
	Liberal	Geoffrey Crome	5,180	30.4	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

Eyre

1975 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	6,478	73.8	+1.2
	Labor	David Uzzell	1,764	20.1	−7.3
	National	William Hitchcock	532	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			8,774	97.4	+1.3
Informal votes			230	2.6	−1.3
Turnout			9,004	89.4	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	6,958	79.3	+6.7
	Labor	David Uzzell	1,816	20.7	−6.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.7

Fisher

1975 South Australian state election: Fisher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stan Evans	8,255	42.8	−16.6
	Labor	Geoffrey Anderson	6,163	32.0	−8.6
	Liberal Movement	Maxwell Hall	4,601	23.9	+23.9
	Australia	Ingrid Temple	206	1.1	+1.1
	National	William Donnon	48	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			19,273	98.0	+1.0
Informal votes			397	2.0	−1.0
Turnout			19,670	93.5	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stan Evans	12,806	66.4	+7.0
	Labor	Geoffrey Anderson	6,467	33.6	−7.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.0

Flinders

1975 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Blacker	5,561	51.1	−3.8
	Labor	Maxwell Glenn	2,475	22.7	+22.7
	Liberal	Ilimar Tohver	2,398	22.0	−23.1
	Liberal Movement	William Turner	448	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			10,882	97.3	+3.9
Informal votes			303	2.7	−3.9
Turnout			11,185	94.5	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Blacker	7,802	71.7	+16.8
	Labor	Maxwell Glenn	3,080	28.3	+28.3
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Florey

1975 South Australian state election: Florey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Wells	12,006	61.6	−8.8
	Liberal	Glyndwr Morgan	4,092	21.0	−8.6
	Liberal Movement	Edward Smith	3,398	17.4	+17.4
Total formal votes			19,496	95.0	0.0
Informal votes			1,029	5.0	0.0
Turnout			20,525	93.9	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Wells	12,341	63.3	−7.1
	Liberal	Glyndwr Morgan	7,155	36.7	+7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.1

Frome

1975 South Australian state election: Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ernest Allen	4,242	55.3	−5.6
	Labor	James Reese	2,638	34.4	−4.7
	Liberal Movement	David Sara	785	10.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			7,665	97.2	+0.1
Informal votes			224	2.8	−0.1
Turnout			7,889	91.6	−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ernest Allen	4,952	64.6	+3.7
	Labor	James Reese	2,713	35.4	−3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

Gilles

1975 South Australian state election: Gilles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Slater	8,626	50.4	−5.4
	Liberal	Louis Ravesi	4,333	25.3	−18.9
	Liberal Movement	Norman Wilson	3,900	22.8	+22.8
	National	Maxwell Clifton	265	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			17,124	95.5	−1.0
Informal votes			815	4.5	+1.0
Turnout			17,939	93.5	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Slater	9,041	52.8	−3.0
	Liberal	Louis Ravesi	8,083	47.2	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.0

Glenelg

1975 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Crawford	6,706	39.8	−7.5
	Liberal	John Mathwin	6,429	38.1	−14.6
	Liberal Movement	Peter Heysen	3,728	22.1	+22.1
Total formal votes			16,863	97.2	−0.6
Informal votes			490	2.8	+0.6
Turnout			17,353	93.0	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Mathwin	9,766	57.9	+5.2
	Labor	Brian Crawford	7,096	42.1	−5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Gouger

1975 South Australian state election: Gouger
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Russack	4,580	46.5	−1.8
	Labor	Peter Dewhurst	3,055	31.0	0.0
	Liberal Movement	Desmond Ross	1,750	17.8	+17.8
	National	Donald Herriman	465	4.7	−10.7
Total formal votes			9,850	98.1	+0.2
Informal votes			189	1.9	−0.2
Turnout			10,039	94.8	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Keith Russack	6,560	66.6	+2.7
	Labor	Peter Dewhurst	3,290	33.4	−2.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.7

Goyder

1975 South Australian state election: Goyder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Movement	David Boundy	4,563	45.4	+45.4
	Liberal	Maurice Schulz	3,166	31.5	−20.0
	Labor	Irene Krastev	1,811	18.0	+18.0
	National	Richard Kitto	510	5.1	−25.8
Total formal votes			10,050	97.5	+2.5
Informal votes			260	2.5	−2.5
Turnout			10,310	95.7	−0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal Movement	David Boundy	6,387	63.6	+63.6
	Liberal	Maurice Schulz	3,663	36.4	−37.2
	Liberal Movement hold		Swing	N/A

Hanson

1975 South Australian state election: Hanson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Groom	7,440	42.1	−5.5
	Liberal	Heini Becker	7,232	40.9	−11.5
	Liberal Movement	Graham Slape	3,017	17.0	+17.0
Total formal votes			17,689	96.5	−1.8
Informal votes			636	3.5	+1.8
Turnout			18,325	92.6	−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Heini Becker	9,844	55.7	+3.3
	Labor	Terry Groom	8,184	47.6	−3.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.3

Henley Beach

1975 South Australian state election: Henley Beach
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	9,780	52.3	−4.7
	Liberal	John Rogers	5,845	31.3	−2.1
	Liberal Movement	Trevor Vivian	3,057	16.4	+16.4
Total formal votes			18,682	96.1	−0.7
Informal votes			754	3.9	+0.7
Turnout			19,436	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	10,088	54.0	−6.2
	Liberal	John Rogers	8,594	46.0	+6.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.2

Heysen

1975 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wotton	5,588	47.5	−25.5
	Liberal Movement	Terence McAnaney	3,124	26.6	+26.6
	Labor	Myles McCallum	2,690	22.9	−4.1
	Australia	Howard Houck	357	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			11,759	97.2	+3.7
Informal votes			333	2.8	−3.7
Turnout			12,092	93.5	−0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	7,626	64.8	−8.2
	Liberal Movement	Terence McAnaney	4,133	35.2	+35.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Kavel

1975 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	5,292	52.4	−3.4
	Liberal Movement	Roger Teusner	2,418	24.0	+24.0
	Labor	Roy Hobden	1,854	18.4	−9.4
	National	Eric Bartsch	477	4.7	−11.7
	National	Harold Booth	50	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			10,091	97.6	−0.1
Informal votes			253	2.4	+0.1
Turnout			10,344	95.3	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	7,942	78.7	+8.7
	Labor	Roy Hobden	2,149	21.3	−8.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.7

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Liberal Movement candidates for Kavel.

Light

1975 South Australian state election: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	5,211	46.7	−15.4
	Labor	Douglas Harrison	3,684	33.0	−1.9
	Liberal Movement	John Lienert	2,260	20.3	+20.3
Total formal votes			11,155	96.8	−0.2
Informal votes			364	3.2	+0.2
Turnout			11,519	94.4	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	7,019	62.9	−0.7
	Labor	Douglas Harrison	4,136	37.1	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.7

Mallee

1975 South Australian state election: Mallee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Nankivell	5,040	50.2	−3.0
	National	John Petch	2,443	24.3	−22.5
	Labor	Ronald Maczkowiack	1,509	15.0	+15.0
	Liberal Movement	William McConnell	1,046	10.4	+10.4
Total formal votes			10,038	98.1	+3.5
Informal votes			193	1.9	−3.5
Turnout			10,231	95.0	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Nankivell	8,181	81.5	+28.3
	Labor	Ronald Maczkowiack	1,857	18.5	+18.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Country candidates for Mallee.

Mawson

1975 South Australian state election: Mawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Hopgood	16,051	53.0	−8.6
	Liberal Movement	Rodney Adam	8,110	26.7	+26.7
	Liberal	Neil Bannister	6,149	20.3	−14.4
Total formal votes			30,310	96.4	−0.4
Informal votes			1,125	3.6	+0.4
Turnout			31,435	94.0	0.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Don Hopgood	16,852	55.6	−8.5
	Liberal Movement	Rodney Adam	13,458	44.4	+44.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Millicent

1975 South Australian state election: Millicent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Vandepeer	4,195	38.8	−4.7
	Labor	Brian Corcoran	3,963	36.6	−19.9
	National	Donald Ferguson	2,014	18.6	+18.6
	Liberal Movement	Brian Prowse	535	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	John Clark	108	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			10,815	97.6	−0.9
Informal votes			265	2.4	+0.9
Turnout			11,080	95.5	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Vandepeer	6,482	59.9	+16.4
	Labor	Brian Corcoran	4,333	40.1	−16.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+16.4

Mitcham

1975 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Movement	Robin Millhouse	6,820	43.2	+43.2
	Labor	Sean Dawes	4,602	29.1	−3.3
	Liberal	Graham Callister	4,382	27.7	−34.3
Total formal votes			15,804	97.7	−0.3
Informal votes			377	2.3	+0.3
Turnout			16,181	93.3	−0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal Movement	Robin Millhouse	10,710	67.8	+67.8
	Labor	Sean Dawes	5,094	32.2	−2.1
	Liberal Movement gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Mitchell

1975 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	8,765	54.2	−6.8
	Liberal	Robert Alcock	3,883	24.9	−14.1
	Liberal Movement	Peter Amor	3,537	21.9	+21.9
Total formal votes			16,185	95.8	−1.0
Informal votes			701	4.2	+1.0
Turnout			16,886	94.4	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Payne	9,112	56.3	−4.7
	Liberal	Robert Alcock	7,013	43.7	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.7

Mount Gambier

1975 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Burdon	4,983	43.7	−14.9
	Liberal	Harold Allison	4,084	35.8	+2.4
	Independent	Lloyd Hobbs	877	7.7	+7.7
	National	Alwin Crafter	755	6.6	+6.6
	Liberal Movement	Brian O'Connor	604	5.3	+5.3
	Independent	Neville Ferguson	110	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			11,413	96.7	−0.9
Informal votes			392	3.3	+0.9
Turnout			11,805	94.8	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harold Allison	5,883	51.5	+15.5
	Labor	Allan Burdon	5,530	48.5	−15.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+15.5

Murray

1975 South Australian state election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ivon Wardle	6,078	54.4	−2.9
	Labor	Harold McLaren	4,110	36.8	−5.9
	Liberal Movement	Darian Monjean	647	5.8	+5.8
	Independent	John Potts	197	1.8	+1.8
	National	Beryl Moreton	137	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			11,169	96.9	−0.7
Informal votes			361	3.1	+0.7
Turnout			11,530	95.0	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ivon Wardle	6,925	62.0	+4.7
	Labor	Harold McLaren	4,244	38.0	−4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

Norwood

1975 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Dunstan	8,643	55.6	−4.1
	Liberal	Barry Briegel	4,912	31.6	−8.7
	Liberal Movement	Frank Mercorella	1,980	12.8	+12.8
Total formal votes			15,535	95.1	−1.2
Informal votes			800	4.9	+1.2
Turnout			16,335	90.7	−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Dunstan	8,839	56.9	−2.8
	Liberal	Barry Briegel	6,696	43.1	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.8

Peake

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

Pirie

1975 South Australian state election: Pirie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ted Connelly	4,351	42.7	+42.7
	Labor	John Phelan	3,508	34.4	−39.5
	National	John Hutchins	1,716	16.9	+16.9
	Liberal	Alan Beste	491	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	Raymond Fullgrabe	119	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			10,185	96.7	+2.9
Informal votes			352	3.3	−2.9
Turnout			10,537	95.0	−0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Ted Connelly	6,506	63.9	+63.9
	Labor	John Phelan	3,679	36.1	−37.8
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Playford

1975 South Australian state election: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	13,473	59.8	−5.0
	Liberal Movement	Dennis Paul	4,888	21.7	+21.7
	Liberal	Peter Shurven	3,434	15.3	−19.9
	National	Reginald Hewitt	722	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			22,517	94.8	+0.6
Informal votes			1,245	5.2	−0.6
Turnout			23,762	93.5	−0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Terry McRae	14,028	62.3	−2.5
	Liberal Movement	Dennis Paul	8,489	37.7	+37.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Price

1975 South Australian state election: Price
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Whitten	8,944	60.6	−4.0
	Liberal	Terence Hanson	3,338	22.6	−2.9
	Liberal Movement	Jean Lawrie	2,474	16.8	+16.8
Total formal votes			14,756	92.9	−1.6
Informal votes			1,135	7.1	+1.6
Turnout			15,891	93.9	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Whitten	9,192	62.3	−10.2
	Liberal	Terence Hanson	5,563	37.7	+10.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.2

Rocky River

1975 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Venning	4,151	42.2	−5.6
	National	Ian Bruce	3,018	30.7	+1.5
	Labor	Hank Van Galen	1,785	18.2	−4.8
	Liberal Movement	Clement Hampton	878	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			9,832	98.0	−0.1
Informal votes			198	2.0	+0.1
Turnout			10,030	96.5	+0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Howard Venning	5,984	60.9	+10.7
	National	Ian Bruce	3,848	39.1	−10.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.7

Ross Smith

1975 South Australian state election: Ross Smith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Jennings	9,458	65.0	−15.3
	Liberal	James Porter	2,703	18.6	+18.6
	Liberal Movement	Noel Hodges	2,391	16.4	+16.4
Total formal votes			14,552	93.9	+1.0
Informal votes			947	6.1	−1.0
Turnout			15,499	93.1	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Jennings	9,692	66.6	−13.7
	Liberal	James Porter	4,860	33.4	+33.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Salisbury

1975 South Australian state election: Salisbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Groth	10,398	62.1	−21.9
	Liberal	Lancelot Chaplin	3,367	20.1	+20.1
	Liberal Movement	Ronald Woods	2,984	17.8	+17.8
Total formal votes			16,749	94.6	+7.8
Informal votes			947	5.4	−7.8
Turnout			17,696	92.8	−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Groth	10,703	63.9	−20.1
	Liberal	Lancelot Chaplin	6,046	36.1	+36.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Semaphore

1975 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Olson	11,813	69.9	−2.8
	Liberal	Willem Van Wyk	2,732	16.2	−7.4
	Liberal Movement	Rodney Sporn	2,348	13.9	+13.9
Total formal votes			16,893	94.8	−0.9
Informal votes			929	5.2	+0.9
Turnout			17,822	95.1	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Olson	12,045	71.3	−4.7
	Liberal	Willem Van Wyk	4,848	28.7	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.7

Spence

1975 South Australian state election: Spence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roy Abbott	10,364	71.0	−10.9
	Liberal	Anthony Hutton	2,386	16.4	+16.4
	Liberal Movement	Patrick Carlin	1,844	12.6	+12.6
Total formal votes			14,594	94.1	+1.4
Informal votes			921	5.9	−1.4
Turnout			15,515	93.0	−1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Roy Abbott	10,551	72.3	−9.6
	Liberal	Anthony Hutton	4,043	27.7	+27.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Stuart

1975 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	8,847	69.0	−12.2
	Liberal	Brian Kinnear	2,781	21.7	+21.7
	Liberal Movement	Brenda Groves	1,202	9.3	+9.3
Total formal votes			12,830	94.2	+1.3
Informal votes			794	5.8	−1.3
Turnout			13,624	92.7	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	8,968	69.9	−11.3
	Liberal	Brian Kinnear	3,862	30.1	+30.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Tea Tree Gully

1975 South Australian state election: Tea Tree Gully
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Molly Byrne	15,331	54.2	−8.0
	Liberal	Robert Sloane	6,521	23.0	−11.0
	Liberal Movement	John Hincksman	6,162	21.8	+21.8
	Independent	Emily Perry	177	0.6	+0.6
	National	Barry Leaver	120	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			28,311	97.3	−0.2
Informal votes			794	2.7	+0.2
Turnout			29,105	94.6	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Molly Byrne	16,219	57.3	−6.8
	Liberal	Robert Sloane	12,092	42.7	+6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.8

Torrens

1975 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nick Bolkus	6,266	40.4	−4.4
	Liberal	John Coumbe	6,144	39.8	−15.4
	Liberal Movement	Brian Billard	3,049	19.8	+19.8
Total formal votes			15,419	96.9	+0.1
Informal votes			486	3.1	−0.1
Turnout			15,905	91.9	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Coumbe	8,652	56.1	+0.9
	Labor	Nick Bolkus	6,767	43.9	−0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

Unley

1975 South Australian state election: Unley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Langley	7,579	52.1	−6.5
	Liberal	Ronald Berryman	3,662	25.2	−10.2
	Liberal Movement	Bruce Wark	3,295	22.7	+22.7
Total formal votes			14,536	95.7	−0.6
Informal votes			659	4.3	+0.6
Turnout			15,195	92.5	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Langley	7,991	55.0	−6.1
	Liberal	Ronald Berryman	6,545	45.0	+6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.1

Victoria

1975 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan Rodda	6,500	64.1	0.0
	Labor	Jean Hillier	1,698	16.7	+16.7
	National	Graham Carrick	1,145	11.3	−24.6
	Liberal Movement	Colin Hall	796	7.9	+7.9
Total formal votes			10,139	97.6	+3.8
Informal votes			251	2.4	−3.8
Turnout			10,390	93.7	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Allan Rodda	8,055	79.4	+15.3
	Labor	Jean Hillier	2,084	20.6	+20.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Whyalla

1975 South Australian state election: Whyalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Max Brown	6,735	66.4	−8.3
	Liberal	Martinus Vette	1,879	18.5	−6.8
	Liberal Movement	Arnold Eckersley	1,526	15.1	+15.1
Total formal votes			10,140	95.2	−1.5
Informal votes			513	4.8	+1.5
Turnout			10,653	92.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Max Brown	6,926	68.3	−6.4
	Liberal	Martinus Vette	3,214	31.7	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.4

References

^ "Details of SA 1975 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[1] "Details of SA 1975 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.

[2] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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Results of the 1975 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

Albert Park

Alexandra

Ascot Park

Bragg

Brighton

Chaffey

Coles

Davenport

Elizabeth

Eyre

Fisher

Flinders

Florey

Frome

Gilles

Glenelg

Gouger

Goyder

Hanson

Henley Beach

Heysen

Kavel

Light

Mallee

Mawson

Millicent

Mitcham

Mitchell

Mount Gambier

Murray

Norwood

Peake

Pirie

Playford

Price

Rocky River

Ross Smith

Salisbury

Semaphore

Spence

Stuart

Tea Tree Gully

Torrens

Unley

Victoria

Whyalla

See also

References