Electoral district of Brighton (South Australia)
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Brighton was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 1985. Brighton was replaced by the seat of Bright at the 1985 election.[1]
Brighton South Australia—House of Assembly | |
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State | South Australia |
Created | 1970 |
Abolished | 1985 |
Namesake | Brighton, South Australia |
Demographic | Metropolitan |
Members
editMember | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Hugh Hudson | Labor | 1970–1979 | |
Dick Glazbrook | Liberal | 1979–1982 | |
June Appleby | Labor | 1982–1985 |
Election results
editElections in the 1980s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | June Appleby | 8,486 | 47.3 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | Dick Glazbrook | 8,192 | 45.6 | -3.1 | |
Democrats | Bob Ralph | 1,272 | 7.1 | -3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 17,950 | 95.8 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 792 | 4.2 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 18,742 | 94.3 | +0.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | June Appleby | 9,123 | 50.8 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | Dick Glazbrook | 8,827 | 49.2 | -5.5 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.5 |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dick Glazbrook | 8,195 | 48.7 | +14.4 | |
Labor | Hugh Hudson | 6,908 | 41.0 | -11.6 | |
Democrats | Ronald Moulds | 1,731 | 10.3 | -2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 16,834 | 96.6 | −1.9 | ||
Informal votes | 600 | 3.4 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 17,434 | 93.5 | −1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Dick Glazbrook | 9,209 | 54.7 | +12.5 | |
Labor | Hugh Hudson | 7,625 | 45.3 | -12.5 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +12.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Hugh Hudson | 8,911 | 52.6 | -0.6 | |
Liberal | Natalie Richardson | 5,822 | 34.3 | +13.1 | |
Democrats | Ronald Moulds | 2,224 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Total formal votes | 16,957 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 256 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 17,213 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Hugh Hudson | 9,848 | 58.1 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | Natalie Richardson | 7,109 | 41.9 | -1.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.3 |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Hugh Hudson | 8,471 | 53.9 | ||
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Griffin | 6,679 | 42.5 | ||
Democratic Labor | Ted Farrell | 557 | 3.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 15,707 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 186 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 15,893 | 96.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Hugh Hudson | 8,555 | 54.5 | ||
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Griffin | 7,152 | 45.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
- S.A. Former Members Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine