Electoral results for the district of Yorke Peninsula
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South Australian district election results
This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Yorke Peninsula in South Australian elections.
| Two members (1884–1902) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
| William Beaglehole | 1884–1887 | Robert Caldwell | 1884–1890 | ||||
| Harry Bartlett | 1887–1896 | ||||||
| Henry Lamshed | 1890–1893 | ||||||
| Arthur Short | 1893–1896 | ||||||
| John Shannon | 1896–1902 | William Copley | National League | 1896–1902 | |||
| Two members (1915–1938) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
| Peter Allen | Liberal Union | 1915–1923 | Henry Tossell | Liberal Union | 1915–1923 | ||
| Liberal Federation | 1923–1925 | Liberal Federation | 1923–1930 | ||||
| Edward Giles | Liberal Federation | 1926–1932 | |||||
| Baden Pattinson | Liberal Federation | 1930–1932 | |||||
| Liberal and Country | 1932–1933 | Liberal and Country | 1932–1938 | ||||
| Daniel Davies | Independent | 1933–1938 | |||||
| Single member (1938–1970) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Daniel Davies | Independent | 1938–1941 | |
| Cecil Hincks | Liberal and Country | 1941–1963 | |
| James Ferguson | Liberal and Country | 1963–1970 | |
Election results
Elections in the 1960s
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | |||
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | |||
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | |||
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | |||
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | |||
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | |||
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | |||
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | 2,286 | 53.9 | +10.2 | |
| Independent | Daniel Davies | 1,365 | 32.2 | −24.1 | |
| Labor | Herman Dolling | 593 | 14.0 | +14.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,244 | 99.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 39 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,283 | 65.3 | −8.1 | ||
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Daniel Davies | 2,725 | 56.3 | ||
| Liberal and Country | Alexander Ferguson | 2,114 | 43.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,839 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 44 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,883 | 73.4 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
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