Results of the 1977 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 17 September 1977^[1] House of Assembly << 1975–1979 >>
Enrolled voters		818,341
Votes cast		764,077		Turnout	93.37	-0.19
Informal votes		20,743		Informal	2.71	-1.14
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	383,831	51.64	+5.31	27	+ 4
	Liberal	306,356	41.21	+9.68	17	– 3
	Democrats	25,855	3.48	*	1	– 1
	National Country	11,855	1.59	-1.18	1	± 0
	Independent Liberal	10,793	1.45	*	1	+ 1
	Independent	2,914	0.39	-0.51	0	– 1
	Other	1,730	0.23	*	0	± 0
Total		743,334			47
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	396,957	53.40	+4.20
	Liberal	346,372	46.60	–4.20

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1977 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1977 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Wright	9,996	66.2	+5.9
	Liberal	Terry McClean	5,102	33.8	+12.8
Total formal votes			15,098	96.1
Informal votes			605	3.9
Turnout			15,703	90.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Albert Park

1977 South Australian state election: Albert Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Harrison	10,188	64.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Glendon Stotter	5,701	35.9	+13.5
Total formal votes			15,889	96.2
Informal votes			621	3.8
Turnout			16,510	94.6
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

Alexandra

1977 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	9,822	61.5	+8.6
	Labor	Kenneth Jared	4,159	26.1	+6.7
	Democrats	Kaye Gibbs	1,976	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			15,957	98.2
Informal votes			298	1.8
Turnout			16,255	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	11,134	69.8	−6.6
	Labor	Kenneth Jared	4,823	30.2	+6.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.6

Ascot Park

1977 South Australian state election: Ascot Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Geoff Virgo	9,331	59.2	+1.1
	Liberal	Dean Le Poidevin	4,594	29.1	+5.3
	Democrats	Kenneth Johnson	1,845	11.7	+11.7
Total formal votes			15,770	98.1
Informal votes			299	1.9
Turnout			16,069	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Geoff Virgo	9,856	62.5	+1.7
	Liberal	Dean Le Poidevin	5,914	37.5	−1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

Baudin

1977 South Australian state election: Baudin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Hopgood	11,463	66.7	+9.6
	Liberal	Mervyn Sawade	5,722	33.3	+11.9
Total formal votes			17,185	96.0
Informal votes			713	4.0
Turnout			17,898	93.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.4

Bragg

1977 South Australian state election: Bragg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Tonkin	10,134	65.3	+12.8
	Labor	Kevin Winn	5,390	34.7	+7.3
Total formal votes			15,524	97.6
Informal votes			380	2.4
Turnout			15,904	91.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.2

Brighton

1977 South Australian state election: Brighton
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

Chaffey

1977 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Arnold	9,522	59.6	+7.5
	Labor	John Howe	6,445	40.4	+11.0
Total formal votes			15,967	97.5
Informal votes			401	2.5
Turnout			16,368	93.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.2

Coles

1977 South Australian state election: Coles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jennifer Adamson	8,355	51.4	+12.7
	Labor	Greg Crafter	7,903	48.6	+5.1
Total formal votes			16,258	97.2
Informal votes			468	2.8
Turnout			16,726	94.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.4

Davenport

1977 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	10,311	64.5	+11.8
	Labor	Terry Cameron	3,226	20.2	−2.8
	Democrats	Michael Lee	2,112	13.2	+13.2
	Workers	Ewan Hutchison	345	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			15,994	98.8
Informal votes			200	1.2
Turnout			16,194	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	11,865	74.2	+0.9
	Labor	Terry Cameron	4,129	25.8	−0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

Elizabeth

1977 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Duncan	11,082	72.4	+8.4
	Liberal	Anthony Hutton	4,235	27.6	+11.8
Total formal votes			15,317	94.7
Informal votes			862	5.3
Turnout			16,179	92.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.3

Eyre

1977 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	7,259	53.5	−2.5
	Labor	Michael Sachsse	3,179	23.4	−14.4
	Labor	Barry Piltz	3,131	23.1	+23.1
Total formal votes			13,569	97.9
Informal votes			296	2.1
Turnout			13,865	88.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	7,589	55.9	−5.4
	Labor	Michael Sachsse	5,980	44.1	+5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.4

Fisher

1977 South Australian state election: Fisher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stan Evans	10,429	60.4	+17.9
	Labor	Sean Dawes	6,828	39.6	+6.4
Total formal votes			17,257	97.5
Informal votes			439	2.5
Turnout			17,696	93.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.3

Flinders

1977 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Blacker	7,618	51.5	+11.2
	Labor	Terrence Krieg	3,700	25.0	+0.3
	Liberal	Victor Gerschwitz	3,477	23.5	−8.4
Total formal votes			14,795	98.7
Informal votes			188	1.3
Turnout			14,983	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Blacker	10,986	74.2	+2.9
	Labor	Terrence Krieg	3,809	25.8	+25.8
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Florey

1977 South Australian state election: Florey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Wells	10,824	67.0	+6.1
	Liberal	John Wadey	5,325	33.0	+11.7
Total formal votes			16,149	96.6
Informal votes			573	3.4
Turnout			16,722	93.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Gilles

1977 South Australian state election: Gilles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Slater	9,339	58.1	+2.7
	Liberal	Lois Bell	4,905	30.5	+7.5
	Democrats	Andrew Graham	1,841	11.4	+11.4
Total formal votes			16,085	97.9
Informal votes			350	2.1
Turnout			16,435	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Slater	10,101	62.8	+3.7
	Liberal	Lois Bell	5,984	37.2	−3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Glenelg

1977 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Mathwin	9,421	59.5	+23.9
	Labor	Barbara Wiese	6,423	40.5	−0.4
Total formal votes			15,844	97.7
Informal votes			374	2.3
Turnout			16,218	92.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.2

Goyder

1977 South Australian state election: Goyder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Boundy	6,088	38.8	+1.3
	Independent Liberal	Keith Russack	5,907	37.7	+37.7
	Labor	Roger Thomas	3,690	23.5	+4.6
Total formal votes			15,685	98.6
Informal votes			226	1.4
Turnout			15,911	94.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Liberal	Keith Russack	9,082	57.9	+57.9
	Liberal	David Boundy	6,603	42.1
	Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Movement		Swing	N/A

Hanson

1977 South Australian state election: Hanson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Heini Becker	8,885	55.4	+18.1
	Labor	Reece Jennings	7,150	44.6	+2.0
Total formal votes			16,035	97.0
Informal votes			490	3.0
Turnout			16,525	92.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

Hartley

1977 South Australian state election: Hartley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	9,965	58.5	+7.2
	Liberal	George Trotta	6,329	37.2	+9.1
	Workers	William Forster	734	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			17,028	96.8
Informal votes			556	3.2
Turnout			17,584	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Des Corcoran	10,292	60.4	+5.7
	Liberal	George Trotta	6,736	39.6	−5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.7

Henley Beach

1977 South Australian state election: Henley Beach
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	9,780	59.3	+4.4
	Liberal	Barry Lawson	6,702	40.7	+11.3
Total formal votes			16,482	96.5
Informal votes			590	3.5
Turnout			17,072	94.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

Kavel

1977 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	10,260	63.8	+12.6
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	4,589	28.5	+8.1
	Democrats	Reginald Goldsworthy	1,244	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			16,093	98.2
Informal votes			288	1.8
Turnout			16,381	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,064	68.7	−6.3
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	5,029	31.3	+6.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.3

Light

1977 South Australian state election: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	8,968	60.7	+12.0
	Labor	James Reese	5,815	39.3	+9.3
Total formal votes			14,783	97.6
Informal votes			362	2.4
Turnout			15,145	93.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.1

Mallee

1977 South Australian state election: Mallee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Nankivell	8,684	60.5	+6.4
	Labor	Gerald Lea	3,353	23.3	+4.4
	National	Leslie Ficken	2,329	16.2	+2.4
Total formal votes			14,366	98.1
Informal votes			283	1.9
Turnout			14,649	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Nankivell	10,611	73.8	−2.6
	Labor	Gerald Lea	3,755	26.2	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.6

Mawson

1977 South Australian state election: Mawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leslie Drury	9,428	51.8	+1.1
	Liberal	Tony Boyle	6,858	37.6	+18.0
	Democrats	Charles Ferdinands	1,924	10.6	+10.6
Total formal votes			18,210	98.4
Informal votes			295	1.6
Turnout			18,505	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leslie Drury	10,283	56.5	+1.3
	Liberal	Tony Boyle	7,927	43.5	+43.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Mitcham

1977 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Worth	6,663	41.8	+14.1
	Democrats	Robin Millhouse	5,146	32.3	+32.3
	Labor	Rosemary Crowley	4,130	25.9	−3.2
Total formal votes			15,939	99.0
Informal votes			166	1.0
Turnout			16,105	93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Democrats	Robin Millhouse	9,002	56.5	+56.5
	Liberal	Robert Worth	6,937	43.5	+43.5
	Democrats gain from Liberal Movement		Swing	N/A

Mitchell

1977 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	8,952	56.1	+1.9
	Liberal	June Schaeffer	5,046	31.6	+7.6
	Democrats	Kevin Whitby	1,566	9.8	+9.8
	Independent	Peter Amor	250	1.6	+1.6
	Workers	John Pocius	137	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			15,951	97.8
Informal votes			351	2.2
Turnout			16,302	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Payne	9,794	61.4	+1.6
	Liberal	June Schaeffer	6,157	38.6	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Morphett

1977 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Groom	7,581	47.5	+5.2
	Liberal	Mark Hamilton	7,026	44.0	+5.3
	Democrats	Margaret Sesr	1,361	8.5	+8.5
Total formal votes			15,968	98.0
Informal votes			333	2.0
Turnout			16,301	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Groom	8,040	50.3	+5.2
	Liberal	Mark Hamilton	7,928	49.7	−5.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.2

Mount Gambier

1977 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Allison	8,181	51.4	+13.7
	Labor	James Hennessy	7,726	48.6	+7.3
Total formal votes			15,907	98.1
Informal votes			308	1.9
Turnout			16,215	94.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.7

Murray

1977 South Australian state election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Douglas Gerrie	5,734	35.9	+1.8
	Liberal	David Wotton	5,121	32.0	−20.2
	Independent Liberal	Ivon Wardle	4,886	30.6	+30.6
	Independent	Maurice Thiele	243	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			15,984	98.1
Informal votes			305	1.9
Turnout			16,289	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	9,595	60.0	−3.0
	Labor	Douglas Gerrie	6,389	40.0	+3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.0

Napier

1977 South Australian state election: Napier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	10,350	71.0	+3.3
	Liberal	Elizabeth Pooley	4,238	29.0	+10.9
Total formal votes			14,588	95.2
Informal votes			727	4.8
Turnout			15,315	91.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Newland

1977 South Australian state election: Newland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Klunder	9,437	53.7	+0.1
	Liberal	Emily Perry	5,774	32.9	+9.0
	Democrats	Betty Knott	2,345	13.4	+13.4
Total formal votes			17,556	97.9
Informal votes			380	2.1
Turnout			17,936	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Klunder	10,350	59.8	+2.3
	Liberal	Emily Perry	7,056	40.2	−2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.3

Norwood

1977 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Dunstan	9,361	60.2	+4.6
	Liberal	William Zacharia	6,181	39.8	+8.2
Total formal votes			15,542	96.8
Informal votes			505	3.2
Turnout			16,047	90.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Peake

1977 South Australian state election: Peake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Simmons	10,325	67.4	+6.7
	Liberal	Mark Tregoning	4,989	32.6	+11.4
Total formal votes			15,314	96.2
Informal votes			607	3.8
Turnout			15,921	92.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Playford

1977 South Australian state election: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	10,011	60.6	+1.9
	Liberal	John McGowan	4,052	24.5	+8.5
	Democrats	John Longhurst	2,271	13.7	+13.7
	Communist	Donald Sutherland	195	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			16,529	97.1
Informal votes			492	2.9
Turnout			17,021	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry McRae	11,080	65.1	+1.8
	Liberal	John McGowan	5,449	34.9	−1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

Price

1977 South Australian state election: Price
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Whitten	10,304	69.4	+8.8
	Liberal	Jean Lawrie	4,545	30.6	+8.0
Total formal votes			14,849	95.6
Informal votes			676	4.4
Turnout			15,525	93.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.3

Rocky River

1977 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Venning	6,344	40.2	+2.1
	Labor	Ted Connelly	6,121	38.8	+11.0
	National	Peter Longmire	1,908	12.0	−8.7
	Independent	Nevin Newbold	1,417	9.0	+9.0
Total formal votes			15,790	98.6
Informal votes			219	1.4
Turnout			18,009	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Howard Venning	9,193	58.2	−7.1
	Labor	Ted Connelly	6,597	41.8	+7.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.1

Ross Smith

1977 South Australian state election: Ross Smith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Bannon	10,773	72.2	+7.2
	Liberal	Paul Baloglou	4,156	27.8	+9.2
Total formal votes			14,929	96.2
Informal votes			594	3.8
Turnout			15,523	94.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.7

Salisbury

1977 South Australian state election: Salisbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Groth	12,150	69.5	+7.1
	Liberal	Ann Allen	5,333	30.5	+10.4
Total formal votes			17,483	95.0
Informal votes			919	5.0
Turnout			18,402	93.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.5

Semaphore

1977 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Olson	11,601	70.8	+0.3
	Liberal	Terence Hanson	4,447	27.1	+11.1
	Socialist	J Mitchell	343	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			16,391	97.1
Informal votes			481	2.9
Turnout			16,872	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Olson	11,833	72.2	−0.3
	Liberal	Terence Hanson	4,558	27.8	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

Spence

1977 South Australian state election: Spence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roy Abbott	11,307	77.3	+6.3
	Liberal	George Basivovs	3,316	22.7	+6.4
Total formal votes			14,623	95.7
Informal votes			658	4.3
Turnout			15,281	93.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

Stuart

1977 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	11,295	73.9	+27.0
	Liberal	Colin Struck	3,985	26.1	+14.3
Total formal votes			15,280	96.6
Informal votes			530	3.4
Turnout			15,810	94.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Todd

1977 South Australian state election: Todd
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Molly Byrne	9,273	56.5	+1.9
	Liberal	Robert Ritson	7,136	43.5	+21.2
Total formal votes			16,409	97.6
Informal votes			407	2.4
Turnout			16,816	95.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.9

Torrens

1977 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Wilson	7,819	50.5	+10.7
	Labor	Ralph Clarke	7,138	46.2	+5.8
	Workers	Leslie Huxley	514	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			15,471	97.7
Informal votes			362	2.3
Turnout			15,833	90.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Wilson	8,119	52.5	−4.1
	Labor	Ralph Clarke	7,347	47.5	+4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.1

Unley

1977 South Australian state election: Unley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Langley	8,848	58.9	+6.8
	Liberal	Craig Spiel	5,707	38.0	−6.8
	Independent	Victoria Wawryk	466	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			15,021	97.5
Informal votes			389	2.5
Turnout			15,410	90.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Langley	9,022	60.1	+4.6
	Liberal	Craig Spiel	5,999	39.9	−4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Victoria

1977 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan Rodda	9,285	65.3	+12.9
	Labor	Graeme Richardson	4,923	34.7	+8.4
Total formal votes			14,208	97.9
Informal votes			306	2.1
Turnout			14,514	93.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.1

Whyalla

1977 South Australian state election: Whyalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Max Brown	11,203	73.2	+5.0
	Liberal	Vivienne Cruickshank	4,102	26.8	+8.9
Total formal votes			15,305	96.1
Informal votes			615	3.9
Turnout			15,920	93.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

References

^ "Details of SA 1977 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[1] "Details of SA 1977 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 1977 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

Albert Park

Alexandra

Ascot Park

Baudin

Bragg

Brighton

Chaffey

Coles

Davenport

Elizabeth

Eyre

Fisher

Flinders

Florey

Gilles

Glenelg

Goyder

Hanson

Hartley

Henley Beach

Kavel

Light

Mallee

Mawson

Mitcham

Mitchell

Morphett

Mount Gambier

Murray

Napier

Newland

Norwood

Peake

Playford

Price

Rocky River

Ross Smith

Salisbury

Semaphore

Spence

Stuart

Todd

Torrens

Unley

Victoria

Whyalla

See also

References