Results of the 1968 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 2 March 1968^[1] House of Assembly << 1965–1970 >>
Enrolled voters		609,627
Votes cast		575,949		Turnout	94.48%	–0.11%
Informal votes		13,291		Informal	2.31%	–0.50%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	292,445	51.98%	–3.06%	19	- 2
	Liberal and Country	246,560	43.82%	+7.89%	19	+ 2
	Democratic Labor	9,223	1.64%	–2.71%	0	± 0
	Social Credit	4,792	0.85%	–1.07%	0	± 0
	National	2,251	0.40%	–0.05%	0	± 0
	Communist	1,606	0.29%	–0.15%	0	± 0
	Independent	5,781	1.03%	–0.85%	1	± 0
Total		562,658			39
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal and Country		46.80%	+1.10%
	Labor		53.20%	–1.10%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1968 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1968 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Lawn	8,315	61.3	-11.6
	Liberal and Country	Donald Maddocks	4,026	29.7	+29.7
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	1,226	9.0	+3.8
Total formal votes			13,567	96.4	+3.5
Informal votes			542	3.8	−3.5
Turnout			14,109	93.7	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Lawn	9,418	69.4	-10.1
	Liberal and Country	Donald Maddocks	4,149	30.6	+30.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Albert

1968 South Australian state election: Albert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bill Nankivell	5,872	76.7	-23.3
	Labor	Graham Maguire	1,783	23.3	+23.3
Total formal votes			7,655	98.4
Informal votes			125	1.7
Turnout			7,780	95.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Alexandra

1968 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	6,349	48.7	-9.0
	Labor	Robert Harris	5,910	45.3	+3.0
	Independent	Betty Bishop	442	3.4	+3.4
	National	William Johns	350	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			13,051	98.1	0.0
Informal votes			255	1.9	0.0
Turnout			13,306	95.9	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	7,040	53.9	-3.8
	Labor	Robert Harris	6,011	46.1	+3.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-3.8

Angas

1968 South Australian state election: Angas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Berthold Teusner	4,351	68.0	-32.0
	Labor	Brian Chatterton	2,045	32.0	+32.0
Total formal votes			6,396	97.9
Informal votes			135	2.1
Turnout			6,531	96.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Barossa

1968 South Australian state election: Barossa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Molly Byrne	8,792	52.5	+1.0
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	7,608	45.4	-0.8
	Democratic Labor	Bernard McRae	216	1.3	+0.4
	Independent	Luke Horan	138	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			16,754	98.1	−0.5
Informal votes			331	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			17,085	95.1	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Molly Byrne	8,893	53.1	+0.8
	Liberal and Country	Roger Goldsworthy	7,861	46.9	-0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

Burnside

1968 South Australian state election: Burnside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Joyce Steele	20,609	59.4	-0.2
	Labor	Joyce Henriott	14,059	40.6	+5.4
Total formal votes			34,668	97.2	−0.2
Informal votes			980	2.8	+0.2
Turnout			35,648	95.2	+1.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-2.8

Burra

1968 South Australian state election: Burra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Ernest Allen	3,131	56.9	-5.4
	Labor	John Phelan	1,767	32.1	-5.6
	Democratic Labor	William Ahern	602	11.0	+11.0
Total formal votes			5,500	98.7	+0.1
Informal votes			70	1.3	−0.1
Turnout			5,570	96.4	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Ernest Allen	3,643	66.2	+3.9
	Labor	John Phelan	1,857	33.8	-3.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+3.9

Chaffey

1968 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Peter Arnold	3,392	47.4	+0.1
	Labor	Reg Curren	3,073	42.9	-5.7
	National	James Trevor	367	5.1	+5.1
	Independent	Allan Anderson	329	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			7,161	97.3	−0.1
Informal votes			197	2.7	+0.1
Turnout			7,358	93.4	−2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Peter Arnold	4,008	56.0	+6.7
	Labor	Reg Curren	3,153	44.0	-6.7
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing	+6.7

Edwardstown

1968 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Geoff Virgo	18,055	57.5	-2.9
	Liberal and Country	David Rogers	11,399	36.3	+4.0
	Independent	Helen Anderson	1,948	6.2	+6.2
Total formal votes			31,402	98.0	0.0
Informal votes			645	2.0	0.0
Turnout			32,047	93.9	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Geoff Virgo	18,347	58.4	-3.4
	Liberal and Country	David Rogers	13,055	41.6	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.4

Enfield

1968 South Australian state election: Enfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Jennings	28,246	67.2	+6.0
	Liberal and Country	Allan Stock	13,036	31.0	+5.6
	Social Credit	Edwin Meier	724	1.7	-6.5
Total formal votes			42,006	97.5	+1.0
Informal votes			1,090	2.5	−1.0
Turnout			43,096	94.7	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Jennings	28,608	68.1	+1.1
	Liberal and Country	Allan Stock	13,398	31.9	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

Eyre

1968 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Ernie Edwards	3,292	45.4	-1.4
	Independent	William Wilkins	1,883	26.0	+26.0
	Labor	Jack Mortimer	1,306	18.0	-8.9
	National	Morley Rodda	775	10.7	-15.7
Total formal votes			7,256	98.8	+0.4
Informal votes			89	1.2	−0.4
Turnout			7,345	96.0	+0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Ernie Edwards	3,987	54.9	-5.3
	Independent	William Wilkins	3,269	45.1	+45.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Flinders

1968 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Glen Pearson	4,285	59.1	+5.5
	Labor	Hugh Patterson	2,512	34.7	-4.3
	Democratic Labor	Douglas Barnes	451	6.2	-1.2
Total formal votes			7,248	98.1	−0.5
Informal votes			137	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			7,385	95.7	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Glen Pearson	4,578	63.2	+3.3
	Labor	Hugh Patterson	2,670	36.8	-3.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+3.3

Frome

1968 South Australian state election: Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Casey	2,672	58.8	+0.9
	Liberal and Country	Maxwell Hams	1,874	41.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			4,546	98.1	−0.4
Informal votes			88	1.9	+0.4
Turnout			4,634	92.9	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Gawler

1968 South Australian state election: Gawler
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Clark	20,573	65.0	+0.2
	Liberal and Country	Stewart Gilchrist	9,720	30.7	+5.3
	Social Credit	Frank Lawrence	1,374	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			31,667	97.2	−0.3
Informal votes			901	2.8	+0.3
Turnout			32,568	92.7	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Clark	21,260	67.1	-2.6
	Liberal and Country	Stewart Gilchrist	10,407	32.9	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.6

Glenelg

1968 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	18,711	53.3	+1.8
	Liberal and Country	John McCoy	15,165	43.2	-1.4
	Democratic Labor	Mark Posa	1,203	3.4	-0.5
Total formal votes			35,079	98.5	−0.1
Informal votes			536	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			35,615	95.2	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	18,891	53.9	+1.8
	Liberal and Country	John McCoy	16,188	46.1	-1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

Gouger

1968 South Australian state election: Gouger
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Steele Hall	6,557	56.8	-6.7
	Labor	Edward Eaton	4,139	35.9	-0.6
	Social Credit	Albert Apponyi	579	5.0	+5.0
	Democratic Labor	Peter Meredith	261	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			11,536	97.4	0.0
Informal votes			305	2.6	0.0
Turnout			11,841	94.6	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Steele Hall	7,069	61.3	-2.2
	Labor	Edward Eaton	4,467	38.7	+2.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-2.2

Gumeracha

1968 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bryant Giles	4,740	67.9	+3.1
	Labor	Cyril Swaine	2,245	32.1	+10.6
Total formal votes			6,985	98.4	+0.5
Informal votes			115	1.6	−0.5
Turnout			7,100	91.7	−4.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-5.2

Hindmarsh

1968 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cyril Hutchens	14,874	72.2	-7.9
	Liberal and Country	Richard Leeton	5,741	27.8	+27.8
Total formal votes			20,615	96.3	+1.6
Informal votes			796	3.7	−1.6
Turnout			21,411	95.1	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Light

1968 South Australian state election: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Freebairn	3,873	68.9	-31.1
	Labor	Ernest Fahey	1,749	31.1	+31.1
Total formal votes			5,622	98.2
Informal votes			99	1.8
Turnout			5,721	96.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Millicent

1968 South Australian state election: Millicent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	3,635	50.0	-11.8
	Liberal and Country	Martin Cameron	3,634	50.0	+11.8
Total formal votes			7,269	99.0	+0.2
Informal votes			73	1.0	−0.2
Turnout			7,342	96.0	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.8

This result was declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was held, in which Labor retained the seat.

Mitcham

1968 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	16,056	64.8	-0.8
	Labor	Peter Gilchrist	8,727	35.2	+2.8
Total formal votes			24,783	98.5	+0.3
Informal votes			381	1.5	−1.5
Turnout			25,164	93.0	−0.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-1.8

Mount Gambier

1968 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Burdon	5,567	58.6	-2.0
	Liberal and Country	Archibald Scott	3,926	41.4	+2.0
Total formal votes			9,493	98.0	−0.2
Informal votes			198	2.0	+0.2
Turnout			9,691	95.6	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.0

Murray

1968 South Australian state election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gabe Bywaters	4,051	49.0	-18.1
	Liberal and Country	Ivon Wardle	4,044	48.9	+16.0
	Democratic Labor	Terence Critchley	178	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			8,273	98.3	+0.2
Informal votes			142	1.7	−0.2
Turnout			8,415	96.4	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Ivon Wardle	4,157	50.2	+17.3
	Labor	Gabe Bywaters	4,116	49.8	-17.3
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing	+17.3

Norwood

1968 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Dunstan	9,981	56.4	-1.2
	Liberal and Country	David Tonkin	7,417	41.9	-0.5
	Democratic Labor	Kevin McRae	303	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			17,701	97.9	+1.2
Informal votes			388	2.1	−1.2
Turnout			18,089	93.9	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Dunstan	10,026	56.6	-1.0
	Liberal and Country	David Tonkin	7,675	43.4	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.0

Onkaparinga

1968 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Stan Evans	4,228	57.6	+0.5
	Labor	David Rhodes	2,356	32.1	-6.7
	National	Robert Harper	759	10.3	+10.3
Total formal votes			7,343	98.1	−0.1
Informal votes			145	1.9	+0.1
Turnout			7,488	95.3	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Stan Evans	4,911	66.9	+7.8
	Labor	David Rhodes	2,432	33.1	-7.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+7.8

Port Adelaide

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

Port Pirie

1968 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dave McKee	4,301	69.1	-20.3
	Liberal and Country	Graham Hancock	1,378	22.1	+22.1
	Independent	Wesley Thomas	547	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			6,226	97.8	+1.0
Informal votes			141	2.2	−1.0
Turnout			6,367	95.5	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dave McKee	4,574	73.5	-0.5
	Liberal and Country	Graham Hancock	1,652	26.5	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.5

Ridley

1968 South Australian state election: Ridley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Stott	2,824	40.3	-26.6
	Liberal and Country	Geoffrey Blight	2,624	37.4	+37.4
	Labor	Francis Bulbeck	1,568	22.3	-10.8
Total formal votes			7,016	98.6	+0.2
Informal votes			99	1.4	−0.2
Turnout			7,115	96.6	−1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Tom Stott	3,901	55.6	-11.3
	Liberal and Country	Geoffrey Blight	3,115	44.4	+44.4
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Rocky River

1968 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Venning	3,671	70.1	+3.5
	Labor	Jim Dunford	1,565	29.9	-3.5
Total formal votes			5,236	97.9	−0.4
Informal votes			110	2.1	+0.4
Turnout			5,346	96.4	−0.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+3.5

Semaphore

1968 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Hurst	15,613	69.6	-8.5
	Liberal and Country	Reginald Appelkamp	6,076	27.1	+27.1
	Social Credit	Edward Wright	731	3.3	-5.4
Total formal votes			22,520	97.0	+2.1
Informal votes			692	3.0	−2.1
Turnout			23,112	95.1	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Hurst	15,978	71.3	-0.7
	Liberal and Country	Reginald Appelkamp	6,442	28.7	+28.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Stirling

1968 South Australian state election: Stirling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	William McAnaney	5,124	72.0	+1.1
	Labor	Glenton Gregory	1,989	28.0	-1.1
Total formal votes			7,113	98.3	−0.7
Informal votes			122	1.7	+0.7
Turnout			7,235	96.3	−0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+1.1

Stuart

1968 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	6,002	73.9	-13.8
	Liberal and Country	Robert Semmens	2,124	26.1	+26.1
Total formal votes			8,126	98.0	+2.3
Informal votes			169	2.0	−2.3
Turnout			8,295	93.8	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Torrens

1968 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Coumbe	9,126	52.3	+3.8
	Labor	Terry McRae	7,578	42.6	-1.1
	Democratic Labor	George Basivovs	1,076	6.1	-0.1
Total formal votes			17,780	97.5	−0.4
Informal votes			462	2.5	+0.4
Turnout			18,242	93.6	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	John Coumbe	10,041	56.5	+2.4
	Labor	Terry McRae	7,739	43.5	-2.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.4

Unley

1968 South Australian state election: Unley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Langley	8,820	50.8	+0.1
	Liberal and Country	Lewis Short	7,689	44.3	-0.6
	Democratic Labor	Ted Farrell	852	4.9	+1.2
Total formal votes			17,361	97.5	−0.1
Informal votes			450	2.5	+0.1
Turnout			17,811	92.9	−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Langley	8,948	51.5	-0.1
	Liberal and Country	Lewis Short	8,413	48.5	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.1

Victoria

1968 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Allan Rodda	4,439	62.3	+11.2
	Labor	Reginald Jordan	1,942	28.1	-11.4
	Independent	Alfred Donnelly	527	7.6	+7.6
Total formal votes			6,908	97.9	−1.2
Informal votes			149	2.1	+1.2
Turnout			7,057	95.6	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Allan Rodda	4,703	68.1	+9.8
	Labor	Reginald Jordan	2,205	31.9	-9.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+9.8

Wallaroo

1968 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lloyd Hughes	2,899	52.0	-7.1
	Liberal and Country	Keith Russack	2,612	46.8	+5.9
	Democratic Labor	John McMahon	67	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			5,578	98.7	+0.6
Informal votes			74	1.3	−0.6
Turnout			5,652	96.9	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lloyd Hughes	2,909	52.2	-6.9
	Liberal and Country	Keith Russack	2,669	47.8	+6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.9

West Torrens

1968 South Australian state election: West Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	20,283	55.7	-1.1
	Liberal and Country	Ross Stanford	14,838	40.7	-2.5
	Democratic Labor	Gary Lockwood	1,295	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			36,416	97.9	+0.6
Informal votes			771	2.1	−0.6
Turnout			37,187	94.5	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	20,477	56.2	-0.6
	Liberal and Country	Ross Stanford	15,939	43.8	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

Whyalla

1968 South Australian state election: Whyalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Loveday	9,268	75.1	-4.7
	Liberal and Country	Colin Norton	3,072	24.9	+24.9
Total formal votes			12,340	96.5	+0.1
Informal votes			449	3.5	−0.1
Turnout			12,789	90.5	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Yorke Peninsula

1968 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Ferguson	4,651	74.9	+5.4
	Labor	Leo Travis	1,563	25.2	-5.4
Total formal votes			6,214	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			99	1.6	−0.2
Turnout			6,313	96.3	−1.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+5.4

References

^ "Details of SA 1968 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[1] "Details of SA 1968 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 1968 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