Electoral results for the Division of Grey

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Grey in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1903 until the present.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Alexander Poynton Labour 1903–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1922
  Andrew Lacey Labor 1922–1931
  Philip McBride United Australia 1931–1937
  Oliver Badman Country 1937–1940
  United Australia 1940–1943
  Edgar Russell Labor 1943–1963
  Jack Mortimer Labor 1963–1966
  Don Jessop Liberal 1966–1969
  Laurie Wallis Labor 1969–1983
  Lloyd O'Neil Labor 1983–1993
  Barry Wakelin Liberal 1993–2007
  Rowan Ramsey Liberal 2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Grey[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 38,409 42.74 −12.91
Xenophon Andrea Broadfoot 24,936 27.74 +27.74
Labor Scott Martin 19,373 21.56 −5.74
Family First Cheryl Kaminski 3,710 4.13 −1.37
Greens Jillian Marsh 2,304 2.56 −1.15
Independent Phillip Gourlay 1,144 1.27 +1.27
Total formal votes 89,876 96.13 +1.53
Informal votes 3,619 3.87 −1.53
Turnout 93,495 91.60 −1.41
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 52,696 58.63 −4.91
Labor Scott Martin 37,180 41.37 +4.91
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 46,692 51.95 −11.59
Xenophon Andrea Broadfoot 43,184 48.05 +48.05
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Australian federal election, 2013: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 49,334 55.65 −0.16
Labor Ben Browne 24,205 27.30 −3.76
Family First Cheryl Kaminski 4,878 5.50 +0.14
Palmer United Kristian Rees 4,457 5.03 +5.03
Greens Alison Sentance 3,289 3.71 −4.06
Independent Greg Fidge 2,488 2.81 +2.81
Total formal votes 88,651 94.60 −0.05
Informal votes 5,063 5.40 +0.05
Turnout 93,714 93.02 −0.53
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 56,330 63.54 +2.38
Labor Ben Browne 32,321 36.46 −2.38
Liberal hold Swing +2.38
Australian federal election, 2010: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 49,361 55.78 +8.52
Labor Tauto Sansbury 27,514 31.09 -7.57
Greens Andrew Melville-Smith 6,876 7.77 +3.65
Family First Sylvia Holland 4,741 5.36 +0.86
Total formal votes 88,492 94.65 -1.10
Informal votes 4,997 5.35 +1.10
Turnout 93,489 93.66 -1.29
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 54,119 61.16 +6.73
Labor Tauto Sansbury 34,373 38.84 -6.73
Liberal hold Swing +6.73

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 42,132 47.26 -9.24
Labor Karin Bolton 34,466 38.66 +8.35
Family First Mal Holland 4,009 4.50 -0.55
Greens Rosalie Garland 3,669 4.12 +0.82
National Wilbur Klein 2,725 3.06 +3.06
Democrats Gil Robertson 1,094 1.23 -1.11
Independent David Wright 1,050 1.18 +1.18
Total formal votes 89,145 95.75 +0.80
Informal votes 3,961 4.25 -0.80
Turnout 93,106 94.93 +0.74
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 48,522 54.43 -9.39
Labor Karin Bolton 40,623 45.57 +9.39
Liberal hold Swing -9.39
Australian federal election, 2004: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Barry Wakelin 49,155 56.49 +2.01
Labor John Hackett 26,375 30.31 -0.86
Family First Roger Kleinig 4,397 5.05 +5.05
Greens Felicity Martin 2,872 3.30 +0.87
Democrats Gil Robertson 2,036 2.34 -2.46
One Nation Peter Fitzpatrick 1,903 2.19 -4.93
CEC Paul Siebert 270 0.31 +0.31
Total formal votes 87,008 94.95 -0.28
Informal votes 4,631 5.05 +0.28
Turnout 91,639 94.19 -0.99
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Wakelin 55,528 63.82 +3.17
Labor John Hackett 31,480 36.18 -3.17
Liberal hold Swing +3.17
Australian federal election, 2001: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Barry Wakelin 42,270 54.61 +6.91
Labor Con O'Neill 24,345 31.45 +0.83
One Nation Sylvia Holland 5,276 6.82 -6.19
Democrats Gil Robertson 3,672 4.74 -0.41
Greens Felicity Martin 1,845 2.38 +2.38
Total formal votes 77,408 95.43 -0.31
Informal votes 3,708 4.57 +0.31
Turnout 81,116 94.95
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Wakelin 46,876 60.56 +1.53
Labor Con O'Neill 30,532 39.44 -1.53
Liberal hold Swing +1.53

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Barry Wakelin 35,669 47.45 -6.84
Labor Geoff Buckland 23,581 31.37 -5.06
One Nation Noel Dickson 9,469 12.60 +12.60
Democrats Nick Weetman 3,802 5.06 -1.85
National Ian Gray 1,592 2.12 +2.12
Independent Martin Jackson 729 0.97 +0.97
Natural Law Paul Brown 325 0.43 +0.43
Total formal votes 75,167 95.79 -0.75
Informal votes 3,306 4.21 +0.75
Turnout 78,473 94.64 -0.39
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Wakelin 43,627 58.04 -0.50
Labor Geoff Buckland 31,540 41.96 +0.50
Liberal hold Swing -0.50
Australian federal election, 1996: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Barry Wakelin 41,625 54.29 +10.02
Labor Denis Crisp 27,929 36.43 -1.80
Democrats Martin Jackson 5,298 6.91 +3.95
Greens Julia Tymukas 1,813 2.36 +2.36
Total formal votes 76,665 96.54 +0.66
Informal votes 2,749 3.46 -0.66
Turnout 79,414 95.02 +0.40
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Wakelin 44,681 58.54 +6.46
Labor Denis Crisp 31,649 41.46 -6.46
Liberal hold Swing +6.46
Australian federal election, 1993: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Barry Wakelin 34,703 44.28 +4.25
Labor Barry Piltz 29,963 38.23 -5.34
Independent George Crowe 6,248 7.97 +7.97
National Rod Nettle 2,878 3.67 +3.67
Democrats Matthew Rogers 2,318 2.96 -4.86
Call to Australia Anne Wilson 813 1.04 -5.85
Natural Law Colin Vincent 445 0.57 +0.57
Independent Jeff Munchenberg 354 0.45 +0.45
Independent John Fisher 307 0.39 -0.14
Independent Peter Solomon 220 0.28 +0.28
Confederate Action Roger Oates 124 0.16 +0.16
Total formal votes 78,373 95.88 -0.96
Informal votes 3,365 4.12 +0.96
Turnout 81,738 94.62
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Wakelin 40,729 52.08 +4.11
Labor Barry Piltz 37,483 47.92 -4.11
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.11
Australian federal election, 1990: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lloyd O'Neil 30,600 47.7 -4.2
Liberal Jonathan Man 22,601 35.2 -0.1
Call to Australia Ern Heyne 5,006 7.8 +7.8
Democrats Harm Folkers 4,608 7.2 +1.9
Independent Peter Clark 904 1.4 +1.4
Independent John Fisher 414 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 64,133 96.7
Informal votes 2,176 3.3
Turnout 66,309 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lloyd O'Neil 36,169 56.5 +0.7
Liberal Jonathan Man 27,852 43.5 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lloyd O'Neil 32,005 51.9 -0.6
Liberal Russell Reid 21,759 35.3 -2.3
National Robin Dixon-Thompson 4,189 6.8 +2.9
Democrats Chris James 3,286 5.3 -0.7
Unite Australia Leonce Kealy 480 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 61,719 93.9
Informal votes 3,996 6.1
Turnout 65,715 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lloyd O'Neil 34,425 55.8 -1.3
Liberal Russell Reid 27,271 44.2 +1.3
Labor hold Swing -1.3
Australian federal election, 1984: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lloyd O'Neil 31,518 52.5 +0.3
Liberal Russell Reid 22,584 37.6 +4.8
Democrats Harm Folkers 3,626 6.0 +0.2
National Robin Dixon-Thompson 2,354 3.9 -1.1
Total formal votes 60,082 90.6
Informal votes 6,248 9.4
Turnout 66,330 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lloyd O'Neil 34,278 57.1 -0.2
Liberal Russell Reid 25,799 42.9 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2
Australian federal election, 1983: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lloyd O'Neil 35,276 51.0 +0.9
Liberal Joy Baluch 24,114 34.9 -5.5
Democrats Jack Babbage 3,981 5.8 +1.2
National Anthony Haskett 3,454 5.0 +0.1
Independent James Cronin 1,556 2.3 +2.3
Libertarian Kerry Hawkes 732 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 69,113 96.9
Informal votes 2,207 3.1
Turnout 71,320 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lloyd O'Neil 56.1 +2.7
Liberal Joy Baluch 43.9 -2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7
Australian federal election, 1980: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Wallis 33,871 50.1 +3.4
Liberal Brian Fitzgerald 27,263 40.4 +1.2
National Country Anthony Haskett 3,342 4.9 -4.2
Democrats Mary Good 3,084 4.6 -0.4
Total formal votes 67,560 97.4
Informal votes 1,801 2.6
Turnout 69,361 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Wallis 53.4 +3.4
Liberal Brian Fitzgerald 46.6 -3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Wallis 31,221 46.7 +0.7
Liberal John Oswald 26,166 39.2 -10.6
National Country John Henderson 6,065 9.1 +9.1
Democrats Ronald Moulds 3,331 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 66,783 96.9
Informal votes 2,152 3.1
Turnout 68,935 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Wallis 33,424 50.0 +2.9
Liberal John Oswald 33,359 50.0 -2.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.9
Australian federal election, 1975: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Wallis 28,182 49.4 -3.3
Liberal Dennis Burman 26,438 46.4 +14.2
Liberal Movement Arnold Eckersley 2,371 4.2 +2.6
Total formal votes 56,991 97.9
Informal votes 1,220 2.1
Turnout 58,211 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Wallis 28,777 50.5 -5.0
Liberal Dennis Burman 28,214 49.5 +5.0
Labor hold Swing -5.0
Australian federal election, 1974: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Wallis 28,373 52.7 -1.3
Liberal Dennis Burman 17,337 32.2 -2.6
Country Reginald Heading 6,112 11.4 +11.4
Australia Party Edward McMahon 1,124 2.1 +2.1
Liberal Movement Nigel Clarke 882 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 53,828 97.6
Informal votes 1,344 2.4
Turnout 55,172 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Wallis 55.5 -2.9
Liberal Dennis Burman 44.5 +2.9
Labor hold Swing -2.9
Australian federal election, 1972: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Wallis 25,941 54.0 +4.2
Liberal Pat Rehn 16,698 34.8 -8.6
Australia Party Derek Ball 3,368 7.0 +4.0
Democratic Labor David Gray 2,015 4.2 +0.3
Total formal votes 48,022 97.6
Informal votes 1,170 2.4
Turnout 49,192 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Wallis 58.4 +6.5
Liberal Pat Rehn 41.6 -6.5
Labor hold Swing +6.5

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Wallis 22,096 49.8 +2.3
Liberal Don Jessop 19,257 43.4 -3.0
Democratic Labor Douglas Barnes 1,723 3.9 -2.1
Australia Party Thomas Manthorpe 1,314 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 44,390 97.0
Informal votes 1,380 3.0
Turnout 45,770 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Wallis 51.9 +3.1
Liberal Don Jessop 48.1 -3.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.1
Australian federal election, 1966: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Don Jessop 22,562 48.2 +6.3
Labor Jack Mortimer 21,391 45.7 -8.5
Democratic Labor Douglas Barnes 2,811 6.0 +2.2
Total formal votes 46,764 98.2
Informal votes 864 1.8
Turnout 47,628 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Jessop 24,797 53.0 +7.8
Labor Jack Mortimer 21,967 47.0 -7.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.8
Australian federal election, 1963: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Mortimer 24,236 54.2 -4.0
Liberal Vern Dyason 18,749 41.9 +3.7
Democratic Labor William Ahern 1,718 3.8 +0.2
Total formal votes 44,703 98.9
Informal votes 492 1.1
Turnout 45,195 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Mortimer 54.8 -4.0
Liberal Vern Dyason 45.2 +4.0
Labor hold Swing -4.0
Grey by-election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Mortimer 21,463 51.3 -6.9
Liberal Vern Dyason 17,494 41.8 +3.6
Independent Leonard Kent 1,265 3.0 +3.0
Democratic Labor Richard Mills 935 2.2 -1.4
Independent Labor Desmond Clark 705 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 41,862 98.3
Informal votes 718 1.7
Turnout 42,580 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Mortimer 53.5 -5.3
Liberal Vern Dyason 46.5 +5.3
Labor hold Swing -5.3
Australian federal election, 1961: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Russell 24,642 58.2 +4.7
Liberal Arthur Dodgson 16,155 38.2 -2.6
Democratic Labor Richard Mills 1,512 3.6 -0.8
Total formal votes 42,309 97.4
Informal votes 1,127 2.6
Turnout 43,436 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edgar Russell 58.8 +3.8
Liberal Arthur Dodgson 41.2 -3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Russell 21,323 53.5 -3.2
Liberal David Gunn 16,233 40.8 -2.5
Democratic Labor Richard Mills 1,755 4.4 +4.4
Independent Frank Rieck 513 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 39,824 97.2
Informal votes 1,156 2.8
Turnout 40,980 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edgar Russell 55.0 -1.7
Liberal David Gunn 45.0 +1.7
Labor hold Swing -1.7
Australian federal election, 1955: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Russell 21,836 56.7 -1.6
Liberal George Bockelberg 16,646 43.3 +1.6
Total formal votes 38,482 97.6
Informal votes 959 2.4
Turnout 39,441 95.7
Labor hold Swing -1.6
Australian federal election, 1954: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Russell 22,749 58.3 +2.2
Liberal Thomas Cheesman 16,253 41.7 -2.2
Total formal votes 39,002 98.4
Informal votes 622 1.6
Turnout 39,624 96.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2
Australian federal election, 1951: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Russell 21,384 56.1 +1.7
Liberal Edward Andrews 16,749 43.9 -1.7
Total formal votes 38,133 98.4
Informal votes 616 1.6
Turnout 38,749 96.3
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Russell 20,465 54.4 -6.1
Liberal Edward Andrews 17,145 45.6 +6.1
Total formal votes 37,610 98.3
Informal votes 656 1.7
Turnout 38,266 95.5
Labor hold Swing -6.1
Australian federal election, 1946: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Russell 27,479 55.5 +3.0
Liberal Oliver Badman 22,016 44.5 -3.0
Total formal votes 49,495 97.8
Informal votes 1,128 2.2
Turnout 50,623 95.2
Labor hold Swing +3.0
Australian federal election, 1943: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Russell 25,735 52.5 +15.1
United Australia Oliver Badman 23,285 47.5 +47.5
Total formal votes 49,020 97.5
Informal votes 1,241 2.5
Turnout 50,261 96.5
Labor gain from Country Swing +10.2
Australian federal election, 1940: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Oliver Badman 25,683 52.8 +0.8
Labor Charles Davis 18,178 37.4 -0.4
Independent Percy McFarlane 4,790 9.8 +9.8
Total formal votes 48,651 96.9
Informal votes 1,580 3.1
Turnout 50,231 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Oliver Badman 57.7 +0.6
Labor Charles Davis 42.3 -0.6
Country hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Oliver Badman 24,153 52.0 +52.0
Labor James Marner 17,528 37.8 +3.6
Independent Alfred Parker 4,736 10.2 +10.2
Total formal votes 46,417 95.8
Informal votes 2,029 4.2
Turnout 48,446 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Oliver Badman 57.1 +57.1
Labor James Marner 42.9 +2.9
Country gain from United Australia Swing -2.9
Australian federal election, 1934: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Philip McBride 24,930 55.2 +1.5
Labor Michael Murphy 15,424 34.2 +9.0
Independent Alfred Barns 4,781 10.6 +6.8
Total formal votes 45,135 95.2
Informal votes 2,297 4.8
Turnout 47,432 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Philip McBride 60.0 -0.6
Labor Michael Murphy 40.0 +0.6
United Australia hold Swing -0.6
Australian federal election, 1931: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Emergency Committee (SA) Philip McBride 16,372 48.1 +48.1
Labor Andrew Lacey 12,691 37.3 -22.3
Single Tax League James Hodgson 3,674 10.8 +10.8
Independent Alfred Barns 1,292 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 34,029 95.0
Informal votes 1,805 5.0
Turnout 35,834 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Emergency Committee (SA) Philip McBride 19,560 57.5 +57.5
Labor Andrew Lacey 14,469 42.5 -17.1
Emergency Committee (SA) gain from Labor Swing +17.1

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Andrew Lacey 19,870 59.6 +3.8
Country Oliver Badman 13,445 40.4 +40.4
Total formal votes 33,315 95.7
Informal votes 1,485 4.3
Turnout 34,800 92.7
Labor hold Swing +3.8
Australian federal election, 1928: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Andrew Lacey 17,904 55.8 +3.2
Nationalist William Blight 14,174 44.2 -3.2
Total formal votes 32,078 91.9
Informal votes 2,839 8.1
Turnout 34,917 92.0
Labor hold Swing +3.2
Australian federal election, 1925: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Andrew Lacey 16,427 52.6 -1.1
Nationalist John Lyons 14,780 47.4 +1.1
Total formal votes 31,207 95.9
Informal votes 1,318 4.1
Turnout 32,525 91.8
Labor hold Swing -1.1
Australian federal election, 1922: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Andrew Lacey 9,778 53.7 +5.5
Nationalist Alexander Poynton 8,425 46.3 -5.5
Total formal votes 18,203 92.9
Informal votes 1,385 7.1
Turnout 19,588 57.3
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Alexander Poynton 11,642 51.8 -5.9
Labor Charles Gray 10,843 48.2 +5.9
Total formal votes 22,485 97.3
Informal votes 616 2.7
Turnout 23,101 68.3
Nationalist hold Swing -5.9
Australian federal election, 1917: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Alexander Poynton 13,495 57.7 +11.7
Labor Thomas Lyons 9,909 42.3 -11.7
Total formal votes 23,404 96.5
Informal votes 840 3.5
Turnout 24,244 70.1
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +11.7
Australian federal election, 1914: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alexander Poynton 14,218 54.0 +2.0
Liberal William Morrow 12,116 46.0 -2.0
Total formal votes 26,334 97.9
Informal votes 565 2.1
Turnout 26,899 80.3
Labor hold Swing +2.0
Australian federal election, 1913: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alexander Poynton 12,622 52.0 -48.0
Liberal Arthur McDonald 11,642 48.0 +48.0
Total formal votes 24,264 95.6
Informal votes 1,108 4.4
Turnout 25,372 78.9
Labor hold Swing -48.0
Australian federal election, 1910: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Alexander Poynton unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Alexander Poynton unopposed
Labour gain from Anti-Socialist Swing
Australian federal election, 1903: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade Alexander Poynton unopposed
Free Trade win (new seat)

References

  1. Grey, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
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