Electoral results for the district of Mount Gambier

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Mount Gambier in South Australian state elections.

Members for Mount Gambier

Member Party Term
 John FletcherIndependent1938–1958
 Ron RalstonLabor Party1958–1962
 Allan BurdonLabor Party1962–1975
 Harold AllisonLiberal Party1975–1993
 Rory McEwenIndependent2002–2010
 Don PeglerIndependent2010–2014
  Troy Bell Liberal 2014–2017
  Independent 2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Troy Bell 8,314 38.7 +38.7
Liberal Craig Marsh 5,163 24.0 −27.7
SA-Best Kate Amoroso 3,385 15.8 +15.8
Labor Isabel Scriven 2,118 9.9 −1.0
Independent Richard Sage 1,250 5.8 +5.8
Greens Gavin Clarke 665 3.1 −1.7
Conservatives Gregg Bisset 464 2.2 −2.9
Dignity Lance Jones 121 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 21,480 94.4 −2.8
Informal votes 1,266 5.6 +2.8
Turnout 22,746 91.8 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Craig Marsh 14,705 68.5 −2.9
Labor Isabel Scriven 6,775 31.5 +2.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Troy Bell 12,946 60.3 +60.3
Liberal Craig Marsh 8,534 39.7 −31.7
Independent gain from Liberal SwingN/A
2014 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Troy Bell 11,100 51.8 +9.2
Independent Don Pegler 5,872 27.4 −8.6
Labor Jim Maher 2,338 10.9 −1.6
Family First Peter Heaven 1,095 5.1 +0.8
Greens John Baseley 1,031 4.8 +2.5
Total formal votes 21,436 97.2 +1.1
Informal votes 616 2.8 −1.1
Turnout 22,052 92.3 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Troy Bell 71.4 +5.9
Labor Jim Maher 28.6 −5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Troy Bell 12,251 57.2 +7.6
Independent Don Pegler 9,185 42.8 −7.6
Liberal gain from Independent Swing+7.6
2010 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steve Perryman 9,282 42.6 +8.7
Independent Don Pegler 7,842 36.0 +36.0
Labor Viv Maher 2,724 12.5 -9.7
Family First Henk Bruins 929 4.3 +0.2
Greens Donella Peters 492 2.3 +0.4
Independent Nick Fletcher 464 2.1 +2.1
Fair Land Tax John Desyllas 48 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 21,781 96.1
Informal votes 814 3.9
Turnout 22,595 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Perryman 14,261 65.5 +9.9
Labor Viv Maher 7,520 34.5 -9.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Don Pegler 10,971 50.4 +50.4
Liberal Steve Perryman 10,810 49.6 +5.8
Independent hold SwingN/A

Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rory McEwen 7,351 35.6 -22.8
Liberal Peter Gandolfi 7,002 33.9 +13.6
Labor Brad Coates 4,582 22.2 +4.9
Family First Laura Crowe-Owen 842 4.1 +4.1
Greens Rob Mengler 381 1.8 +1.8
Democrats Tony Hill 347 1.7 -0.5
Independent Laura Cunningham 170 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 20,675 95.7 -1.6
Informal votes 923 4.3 +1.6
Turnout 21,598 93.3 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Gandolfi 11,490 55.6
Labor Brad Coates 9,185 44.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rory McEwen 11,618 56.2 -20.4
Liberal Peter Gandolfi 9,057 43.8 +20.4
Independent hold Swing-20.4
2002 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rory McEwen 12,246 58.4 +35.9
Liberal Roger Saunders 4,261 20.3 -21.2
Labor Jim Maher 3,621 17.3 -4.3
Democrats Ron Purvis 460 2.2 -9.6
One Nation Mike Thomas 397 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 20,985 97.3
Informal votes 581 2.7
Turnout 21,566 94.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rory McEwen 16,065 76.6 +26.5
Liberal Roger Saunders 4,920 23.4 -26.5
Independent hold Swing+26.5

Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Allison 12,394 67.6 +8.7
Labor Brenton Lynch 4,383 23.9 -15.0
Democrats Glenn Taylor 380 2.2 +3.8
Call to Australia Johannes Bastiaens 464 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 18,336 98.2 +1.0
Informal votes 337 1.8 -1.0
Turnout 18,673 94.9 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Allison 13,286 72.5 +12.6
Labor Brenton Lynch 5,050 27.5 -12.6
Liberal hold Swing+12.6
1985 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Allison 10,292 58.9 +8.9
Labor Peter Humphries 6,789 38.9 -6.1
Democrats Glenn Taylor 380 2.2 -2.8
Total formal votes 17,461 97.2
Informal votes 510 2.8
Turnout 17,971 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Allison 10,457 59.9 +6.9
Labor Peter Humphries 7,004 40.1 -6.9
Liberal hold Swing+6.9
1982 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Allison 8,444 50.0 -5.6
Labor Kenneth Bonython 7,670 45.4 +1.0
Democrats Meg Lees 767 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 16,881 96.3 -1.0
Informal votes 652 3.7 +1.0
Turnout 17,533 94.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Allison 8,816 52.2 -3.4
Labor Kenneth Bonython 8,065 47.8 +3.4
Liberal hold Swing-3.4

Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Allison 8,983 55.6 +4.2
Labor Graham Bath 7,162 44.4 -4.2
Total formal votes 16,145 97.3 -0.8
Informal votes 452 2.7 +0.8
Turnout 16,597 93.8 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing+4.2
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
1975 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Burdon 4,983 43.7 -14.9
Liberal Harold Allison 4,084 35.8 +2.4
Independent Lloyd Hobbs 877 7.7 +7.7
National Alwin Crafter 755 6.6 +6.6
Liberal Movement Brian O'Connor 604 5.3 +5.3
Independent Neville Ferguson 110 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 11,413 96.7 -0.9
Informal votes 392 3.3 +0.9
Turnout 11,805 94.8 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Allison 5,883 51.5 +15.5
Labor Allan Burdon 5,530 48.5 -15.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+15.5
1973 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Burdon 5,253 58.6 +3.8
Liberal and Country David Rogers 2,566 25.1 +2.0
Independent Brian O'Connor 1,671 16.3 -5.8
Total formal votes 10,228 97.6 -0.8
Informal votes 247 2.4 +0.8
Turnout 10,475 95.0 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allan Burdon 6,546 64.0 +3.6
Liberal and Country David Rogers 3,682 36.0 -3.6
Labor hold Swing+3.6
1970 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Burdon 5,253 54.8
Liberal and Country David Rogers 2,210 23.1
Independent Graeme Gilbertson 2,117 22.1
Total formal votes 9,580 98.4
Informal votes 157 1.6
Turnout 9,737 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allan Burdon 5,782 60.4
Liberal and Country David Rogers 3,798 39.6
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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
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
1962 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Ralston 5,896 68.7 +10.4
Liberal and Country Frank Haines 2,681 31.3 -10.4
Total formal votes 8,577 98.6 -0.7
Informal votes 124 1.4 +0.7
Turnout 8,701 95.0 -0.8
Labor hold Swing+10.4

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