Results of the 1965 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 6 March 1965^[1] House of Assembly << 1962–1968 >>
Enrolled voters		562,824
Votes cast		513,064		Turnout	94.59%	+0.61%
Informal votes		14,424		Informal	2.81%	+0.35%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	274,432	55.04%	+1.06%	21	+ 2
	Liberal and Country	179,183	35.93%	+1.43%	17	– 1
	Democratic Labor	21,679	4.35%	–3.40%	0	± 0
	Social Credit	9,553	1.92%	+1.92%	0	± 0
	National	2,227	0.45%	+0.45%	0	± 0
	Communist	2,214	0.44%	–0.18%	0	± 0
	Independent	9,352	1.88%	–1.27%	1	– 1
Total		498,640			39
Two-party-preferred
	Labor		54.30%	0.00%
	Liberal and Country		45.70%	0.00%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1965 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1965 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Lawn	10,444	72.9	−4.0
	Democratic Labor	George Basivovs	2,372	16.6	−1.9
	Social Credit	Thomas Ellis	774	5.4	+5.4
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	746	5.2	+0.6
Total formal votes			14,336	92.9	−2.1
Informal votes			1,100	7.1	+2.1
Turnout			15,436	91.9	+0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Lawn	11,204	78.2	−2.1
	Democratic Labor	George Basivovs	3,132	21.8	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

Albert

1965 South Australian state election: Albert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bill Nankivell	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Alexandra

1965 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	5,557	57.7	−1.1
	Labor	Desmond Merton	4,068	42.3	+10.5
Total formal votes			9,625	98.1	−0.5
Informal votes			185	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			9,810	95.8	+0.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−5.8

Angas

1965 South Australian state election: Angas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Berthold Teusner	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Barossa

1965 South Australian state election: Barossa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Molly Byrne	6,015	51.5	+51.5
	Liberal and Country	Condor Laucke	5,405	46.2	−39.7
	Social Credit	David Wood	165	1.4	+1.4
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Shore	104	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			11,689	98.6	+5.7
Informal votes			170	1.4	−5.7
Turnout			11,859	95.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Molly Byrne	6,113	52.3	+52.3
	Liberal and Country	Condor Laucke	5,576	47.7	−38.2
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	N/A

Burnside

1965 South Australian state election: Burnside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Joyce Steele	18,394	59.6	+1.1
	Labor	Joyce Henriott	10,864	35.2	+0.8
	Social Credit	William Carruthers	1,624	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			30,882	97.4	−0.3
Informal votes			821	2.6	+0.3
Turnout			31,703	94.2	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Joyce Steele	19,206	62.2	−2.0
	Labor	Joyce Henriott	11,676	37.8	+2.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−2.0

Burra

1965 South Australian state election: Burra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Percy Quirke	3,467	62.3	+18.8
	Labor	John Phelan	2,101	37.7	+37.7
Total formal votes			5,568	98.6	−0.2
Informal votes			78	1.4	+0.2
Turnout			5,646	95.9	+0.2
	Liberal and Country gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Chaffey

1965 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Curren	3,449	48.6	−1.5
	Liberal and Country	Harold King	3,356	47.3	−2.6
	Independent	Herbert Wilson	169	2.4	+2.4
	Democratic Labor	William Ahern	124	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			7,098	97.4	−0.4
Informal votes			189	2.6	+0.4
Turnout			7,287	95.9	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Curren	3,599	50.7	+0.6
	Liberal and Country	Harold King	3,499	49.3	−0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Edwardstown

1965 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Walsh	17,917	60.4	−11.2
	Liberal and Country	Laurence Daly	9,578	32.3	+32.3
	Democratic Labor	Allan Anderson	1,894	6.4	−22.0
	Independent	Brian Waters	297	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			29,686	98.0	+1.9
Informal votes			599	2.0	−1.9
Turnout			30,285	94.9	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Walsh	18,350	61.8	−9.8
	Liberal and Country	Laurence Daly	11,336	38.2	+38.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Enfield

1965 South Australian state election: Enfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Jennings	21,951	61.2	−16.5
	Liberal and Country	Allan Stock	9,125	25.4	+25.4
	Social Credit	David Beavan	2,947	8.2	+8.2
	Democratic Labor	Desmond Timlin	1,409	3.9	−18.4
	Communist	Alan Miller	434	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			35,866	96.5	+0.7
Informal votes			1,301	3.5	−0.7
Turnout			37,167	95.1	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Jennings	24,025	67.0	−10.7
	Liberal and Country	Allan Stock	11,841	33.0	+33.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Eyre

1965 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Bockelberg	3,206	46.8	−53.2
	Labor	Isaac Rayson	1,843	26.9	+26.9
	National	Harold Schiller	1,806	26.4	+26.4
Total formal votes			6,855	98.4
Informal votes			110	1.6
Turnout			6,965	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	George Bockelberg	4,130	60.2	−39.8
	Labor	Isaac Rayson	2,725	39.8	+39.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Flinders

1965 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Glen Pearson	3,678	53.6	+0.1
	Labor	James Hudson	2,680	39.0	−7.5
	Democratic Labor	Douglas Barnes	508	7.4	+7.4
Total formal votes			6,866	98.6	+0.4
Informal votes			97	1.4	−0.4
Turnout			6,963	96.3	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Glen Pearson	4,110	59.9	+6.4
	Labor	James Hudson	2,756	40.1	−6.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+6.4

Frome

1965 South Australian state election: Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Casey	2,666	57.9	+2.3
	Liberal and Country	Maxwell Hams	1,799	39.0	−1.3
	Democratic Labor	John McMahon	142	3.1	−1.0
Total formal votes			4,607	98.5	+0.5
Informal votes			68	1.5	−0.5
Turnout			4,675	92.4	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Casey	2,687	58.3	+2.1
	Liberal and Country	Maxwell Hams	1,920	41.7	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

Gawler

1965 South Australian state election: Gawler
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Clark	16,413	64.8	−1.5
	Liberal and Country	Phillip Hockey	6,441	25.4	−4.1
	Independent	Desmond Clark	1,893	7.5	+7.5
	Independent	John Fielder	569	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			25,316	97.5	−0.4
Informal votes			651	2.5	+0.4
Turnout			25,967	94.0	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Clark	17,644	69.7	+2.8
	Liberal and Country	Phillip Hockey	7,672	30.3	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Glenelg

1965 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	16,869	51.5	+7.4
	Liberal and Country	Baden Pattinson	14,613	44.6	−5.3
	Democratic Labor	Mark Posa	1,267	3.9	−2.1
Total formal votes			32,749	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			457	1.4	−0.1
Turnout			33,206	95.0	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	17,059	52.1	+5.4
	Liberal and Country	Baden Pattinson	15,690	47.9	−5.4
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+5.4

Gouger

1965 South Australian state election: Gouger
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Steele Hall	5,384	63.5	−36.5
	Labor	Robert Thredgold	3,094	36.5	+36.5
Total formal votes			8,478	97.4
Informal votes			223	2.6
Turnout			8,701	95.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Gumeracha

1965 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford	4,365	64.8	−16.3
	Labor	Ernie Crimes	1,449	21.5	+21.5
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Coffey	420	6.2	−12.7
	Social Credit	Marcus Dodd	375	5.6	+5.6
	Communist	Brian Rooney	130	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			6,739	97.9	+2.5
Informal votes			143	2.1	−2.5
Turnout			6,882	96.2	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford	4,923	73.1	−8.0
	Labor	Ernie Crimes	1,816	26.9	+26.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Hindmarsh

1965 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cyril Hutchens	16,241	80.1	−19.9
	Democratic Labor	Cyril Holasek	4,024	19.9	+19.9
Total formal votes			20,265	94.7
Informal votes			1,136	5.3
Turnout			21,401	94.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Light

1965 South Australian state election: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Freebairn	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Millicent

1965 South Australian state election: Millicent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	4,160	61.8	+8.7
	Liberal and Country	John Osborne	2,569	38.2	−7.1
Total formal votes			6,729	98.8	−0.5
Informal votes			78	1.2	+0.5
Turnout			6,807	95.0	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.5

Mitcham

1965 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	15,015	65.6	+1.8
	Labor	Murty Conlon	7,427	32.4	+2.0
	Social Credit	Ernst Hergstrom	454	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			22,896	98.2	−0.6
Informal votes			441	1.8	+0.6
Turnout			23,337	93.8	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	15,242	66.6	−2.2
	Labor	Murty Conlon	7,654	33.4	+2.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−2.2

Mount Gambier

1965 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Burdon	5,399	60.6	−8.1
	Liberal and Country	Mary Hill	3,507	39.4	+8.1
Total formal votes			8,906	98.2	−0.4
Informal votes			166	1.8	+0.4
Turnout			9,072	94.5	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.1

Murray

1965 South Australian state election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gabe Bywaters	5,144	67.1	−3.5
	Liberal and Country	Eric Doecke	2,522	32.9	+3.5
Total formal votes			7,666	98.1	−0.3
Informal votes			152	1.9	+0.3
Turnout			7,818	96.3	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

Norwood

1965 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Dunstan	10,452	57.6	−0.5
	Liberal and Country	Sidney Daws	7,679	42.4	+5.2
Total formal votes			18,131	96.7	−1.4
Informal votes			610	3.3	+1.4
Turnout			18,741	93.4	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.2

Onkaparinga

1965 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	3,836	57.1	+0.7
	Labor	Frank Staniford	2,608	38.8	−4.8
	Social Credit	Harvey Burns	278	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			6,722	98.2	+2.4
Informal votes			122	1.8	−2.4
Turnout			6,844	95.8	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	3,975	59.1	+2.7
	Labor	Frank Staniford	2,747	40.9	−2.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.7

Port Adelaide

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

Port Pirie

1965 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dave McKee	5,468	89.4	−1.4
	Independent	Allan Mossop	649	10.6	+10.6
Total formal votes			6,117	96.8	−0.1
Informal votes			204	3.2	+0.1
Turnout			6,321	96.2	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.4

Ridley

1965 South Australian state election: Ridley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Stott	4,483	66.9	+28.2
	Labor	Arnold Busbridge	2,215	33.1	+8.1
Total formal votes			6,698	98.4	−0.6
Informal votes			106	1.6	+0.6
Turnout			6,804	98.0	+1.8
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Rocky River

1965 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Heaslip	3,652	66.6	−33.4
	Labor	George Smart	1,832	33.4	+33.4
Total formal votes			5,484	98.3
Informal votes			96	1.7
Turnout			5,580	96.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Semaphore

1965 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Hurst	16,430	78.1	−21.9
	Democratic Labor	Charles Coffey	2,747	13.1	+13.1
	Social Credit	George Heritage	1,821	8.7	+8.7
Total formal votes			21,028	94.9
Informal votes			1,116	5.1
Turnout			22,144	95.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Hurst	17,341	82.5	−17.5
	Democratic Labor	Charles Coffey	3,687	17.5	+17.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Stirling

1965 South Australian state election: Stirling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	William McAnaney	4,906	70.9	+4.7
	Labor	Allan Stevens	2,011	29.1	+29.1
Total formal votes			6,917	99.0	+0.5
Informal votes			102	1.5	−0.5
Turnout			6,989	96.5	+0.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Stuart

1965 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	6,618	87.7	−0.3
	Independent	William Young	926	12.3	+12.3
Total formal votes			7,544	95.7	−0.7
Informal votes			336	4.3	+0.7
Turnout			7,880	93.1	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

Torrens

1965 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Coumbe	8,937	48.5	−1.3
	Labor	Chris Hurford	8,063	43.7	−1.6
	Democratic Labor	Charles Bradley	1,136	6.2	+1.4
	Social Credit	Russell Sellars	310	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			18,446	97.9	−0.5
Informal votes			397	2.1	+0.5
Turnout			18,843	94.2	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	John Coumbe	9,982	54.1	+0.2
	Labor	Chris Hurford	8,464	45.9	−0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.2

Unley

1965 South Australian state election: Unley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Langley	9,062	50.7	+0.2
	Liberal and Country	John McLeay	8,024	44.9	+1.7
	Democratic Labor	Mary Dempsey	660	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	John Hennessey	79	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	William Wallace	56	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			17,881	97.6	+4.9
Informal votes			455	2.4	−4.9
Turnout			18,336	94.0	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Langley	9,229	51.6	−2.0
	Liberal and Country	John McLeay	8,652	48.4	+2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.0

Victoria

1965 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Allan Rodda	3,511	51.1	−2.6
	Labor	David Walker	2,713	39.5	−6.8
	National	James McLachlan	421	6.1	+6.1
	Independent	John Gartner	221	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			6,866	99.1	+0.1
Informal votes			59	0.9	−0.1
Turnout			6,925	95.2	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Allan Rodda	4,001	58.3	+4.6
	Labor	David Walker	2,865	41.7	−4.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+4.6

Wallaroo

1965 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lloyd Hughes	3,346	59.1	−3.8
	Liberal and Country	Clarence Green	2,313	40.9	+3.8
Total formal votes			5,659	98.1	−0.7
Informal votes			112	1.9	+0.7
Turnout			5,771	96.5	−0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.8

West Torrens

1965 South Australian state election: West Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	18,496	56.8	−0.7
	Liberal and Country	Parker Morton	14,068	43.2	+4.8
Total formal votes			32,564	97.3	−1.3
Informal votes			899	2.7	+1.3
Turnout			33,463	94.1	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.3

Whyalla

1965 South Australian state election: Whyalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Loveday	7,589	79.8	−7.5
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Kimpton	1,043	11.0	+11.0
	Independent	Clarence Young	544	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	James Yates	332	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			9,508	96.4	−0.5
Informal votes			348	3.6	+0.5
Turnout			9,856	87.6	−1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Loveday	8,027	84.4	−2.9
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Kimpton	1,481	15.6	+15.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Yorke Peninsula

1965 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Ferguson	4,276	69.5	−30.5
	Labor	Michael Kennedy	1,875	30.5	+30.5
Total formal votes			6,151	98.2
Informal votes			111	1.8
Turnout			6,262	97.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

References

^ "Details of SA 1965 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[1] "Details of SA 1965 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 1965 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

Albert

Alexandra

Angas

Barossa

Burnside

Burra

Chaffey

Edwardstown

Enfield

Eyre

Flinders

Frome

Gawler

Glenelg

Gouger

Gumeracha

Hindmarsh

Light

Millicent

Mitcham

Mount Gambier

Murray

Norwood

Onkaparinga

Port Adelaide

Port Pirie

Ridley

Rocky River

Semaphore

Stirling

Stuart

Torrens

Unley

Victoria

Wallaroo

West Torrens

Whyalla

Yorke Peninsula

See also

References