Electoral results for the district of Peake

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

Members for Peake

MemberPartyTerm
  Don Simmons Labor 1970–1979
  Keith Plunkett Labor 1979–1989
  Vic Heron Labor 1989–1993
  Heini Becker Liberal 1993–1997
  Tom Koutsantonis Labor 1997–2002

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Peake[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Koutsantonis 8,804 46.7 +15.1
Liberal Graham Parry 6,998 37.1 -9.2
Democrats Sharon Robertson 3,067 16.3 +12.4
Total formal votes 18,869 95.9 +0.6
Informal votes 804 4.1 -0.6
Turnout 19,673 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Koutsantonis 10,747 57.0 +12.0
Liberal Graham Parry 8,122 43.0 -12.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.0
South Australian state election, 1993: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Heini Becker 9,005 47.2 +6.6
Labor Vic Heron 5,818 30.5 -17.0
Independent Kym Buckley 2,074 10.9 +10.9
Democrats David Lasscock 686 3.6 -5.4
Greens Michael Lamb 550 2.9 +2.9
Independent Harry Magias 358 1.9 +1.9
Natural Law Timothy Brady 348 1.8 +1.8
Democratic Socialist Melanie Sjoberg 242 1.3 -0.1
Total formal votes 19,081 95.4 +0.1
Informal votes 923 4.6 -0.1
Turnout 20,004 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Heini Becker 10,613 55.6 +9.6
Labor Vic Heron 8,468 44.4 -9.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.6

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Vic Heron 8,965 51.9 -10.0
Liberal Darcy Constantine 5,784 33.5 -1.9
Democrats Stephen Crabbe 1,707 9.9 +5.3
Socialist Alliance Philippa Skinner 422 2.5 +2.5
Call to Australia Terry Lear 385 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 17,263 94.5 +1.5
Informal votes 1,004 5.5 -1.5
Turnout 18,267 93.5 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vic Heron 10,355 60.0 -5.7
Liberal Darcy Constantine 6,908 40.0 +5.7
Labor hold Swing -5.7
South Australian state election, 1985: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Keith Plunkett 10,593 61.9 -3.1
Liberal Steve Peake 5,401 31.6 +1.6
Democrats Jeff Wild 794 4.6 -1.4
Independent Ian Frances 313 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 17,101 93.0
Informal votes 1,294 7.0
Turnout 18,395 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Plunkett 11,232 65.7 -1.3
Liberal Steve Peake 5,869 34.3 +1.3
Labor hold Swing -1.3
South Australian state election, 1982: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Keith Plunkett 8,837 60.9 +3.1
Liberal Laurie Whitelaw 3,928 27.1 -15.1
Democrats Jim Mitchell 1,744 12.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 14,509 92.2 -1.4
Informal votes 1,223 7.8 +1.4
Turnout 15,732 92.9 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Plunkett 10,077 69.5 +11.7
Liberal Laurie Whitelaw 4,432 30.5 -11.7
Labor hold Swing +11.7

Elections in the 1970s

South Australian state election, 1979: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Keith Plunkett 8,319 57.8 -9.6
Liberal Marko Milosevic 6,066 42.2 +9.6
Total formal votes 14,385 93.6 -3.2
Informal votes 982 6.4 +3.2
Turnout 15,367 93.2 +2.7
Labor hold Swing -9.6
South Australian state election, 1977: 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
South Australian state election, 1975: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Don Simmons 8,341 54.1 -5.5
Liberal Mark Tregoning 3,733 24.2 -16.2
Liberal Movement Desmond Moran 3,349 21.7 +21.7
Total formal votes 15,423 95.1 -0.5
Informal votes 802 4.9 +0.5
Turnout 16,225 93.9 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Simmons 8,683 56.3 -3.3
Liberal Mark Tregoning 6,740 43.7 +3.3
Labor hold Swing -3.3
South Australian state election, 1973: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Don Simmons 8,855 59.6 +0.3
Liberal and Country Barbara Ashwin 6,003 40.4 -0.3
Total formal votes 14,858 95.6 -2.0
Informal votes 676 4.4 +2.0
Turnout 15,534 94.6 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +0.3
South Australian state election, 1970: Peake
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Don Simmons 8,644 59.3
Liberal and Country Richard Leeton 5,925 40.7
Total formal votes 14,569 97.6
Informal votes 353 2.4
Turnout 14,922 95.6
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
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