Electoral results for the district of Morphett

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

Members for Morphett[edit]

Member Party Term
  Terry Groom Labor 1977–1979
  John Oswald Liberal 1979–2002
  Duncan McFetridge Liberal 2002–2017
  Independent 2017–2018
  Stephen Patterson Liberal 2018–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen Patterson 11,730 51.7 +8.4
Labor Cameron Hurst 8,086 35.6 +10.0
Greens Autumn Slavin 2,881 12.7 +7.3
Total formal votes 22,697 97.5
Informal votes 583 2.5
Turnout 23,280 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Stephen Patterson 12,380 54.5 −6.4
Labor Cameron Hurst 10,317 45.5 +6.4
Liberal hold Swing −6.4

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2018 South Australian state election: Morphett[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen Patterson 9,576 41.4 −11.1
Labor Mark Siebentritt 5,929 25.6 −7.1
Independent Duncan McFetridge 3,288 14.2 +14.2
SA-Best Simon Jones 2,790 12.1 +12.1
Greens Chris Crabbe 1,187 5.1 −4.9
Dignity Monica Kwan 379 1.6 +1.0
Total formal votes 23,149 96.7 −0.2
Informal votes 785 3.3 +0.2
Turnout 23,934 90.7 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Stephen Patterson 13,998 60.5 +2.6
Labor Mark Siebentritt 9,151 39.5 −2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6
2014 South Australian state election: Morphett[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Duncan McFetridge 12,164 57.7 +3.1
Labor Tim Looker 5,973 28.3 −3.7
Greens Matthew Carey 2,128 10.1 +0.9
Family First Bob Randall 808 3.8 +0.3
Total formal votes 21,073 97.5 −0.3
Informal votes 547 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 21,620 91.1 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Duncan McFetridge 13,264 62.9 +2.4
Labor Tim Looker 7,809 37.1 −2.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.4
2010 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Duncan McFetridge 11,660 55.4 +8.1
Labor Tim Looker 6,595 31.3 -6.6
Greens Jack Robins 1,993 9.5 +2.1
Family First Helen Zafiriou 807 3.8 -0.5
Total formal votes 21,055 97.8
Informal votes 479 2.4
Turnout 21,534 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Duncan McFetridge 12,856 61.1 +7.6
Labor Tim Looker 8,199 38.9 -7.6
Liberal hold Swing +7.6

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2006 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Duncan McFetridge 10,385 49.2 -5.4
Labor Tim Looker 7,604 36.0 +5.0
Greens Damien Uern 1,594 7.6 +2.4
Family First John Ewers 868 4.1 +4.1
Democrats Keryn Hassall 649 3.1 -4.1
Total formal votes 21,100 97.4 -0.6
Informal votes 559 2.6 +0.6
Turnout 21,659 92.2 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Duncan McFetridge 11,686 55.4 -4.6
Labor Tim Looker 9,414 44.6 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing -4.6
2002 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Duncan McFetridge 11,731 54.6 +1.2
Labor Rosemary Clancy 6,659 31.0 +3.0
Democrats Ben Howieson 1,544 7.2 -10.9
Greens Adam MacLeod 1,119 5.2 +5.2
One Nation Peter Fitzpatrick 414 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 21,467 98.0
Informal votes 447 2.0
Turnout 21,914 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Duncan McFetridge 12,889 60.0 -1.9
Labor Rosemary Clancy 8,578 40.0 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing -1.9

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1997 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Oswald 10,069 54.8 -11.2
Labor Stephen Graney 5,002 27.2 +4.3
Democrats Danny Carroll 3,313 18.0 +10.6
Total formal votes 18,384 96.5 -0.8
Informal votes 659 3.5 +0.8
Turnout 19,043 90.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Oswald 11,591 63.0 -9.4
Labor Stephen Graney 6,793 37.0 +9.4
Liberal hold Swing -9.4
1993 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Oswald 12,523 65.3 +11.2
Labor Ronald Williams 4,497 23.5 -12.0
Democrats Michael Morphett 1,405 7.3 -2.7
Natural Law Andrew Reimer 424 2.2 +2.2
Call to Australia Howard Martin 326 1.7 +1.5
Total formal votes 19,175 97.3 -0.9
Informal votes 539 2.7 +0.9
Turnout 19,714 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Oswald 13,781 71.9 +12.7
Labor Ronald Williams 5,394 28.1 -12.7
Liberal hold Swing +12.7

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1989 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Oswald 9,364 55.1 +2.4
Labor Trevor Peikert 5,917 34.8 -8.2
Democrats Rosalina Bouchee 1,724 10.1 +5.8
Total formal votes 17,005 98.2 +0.9
Informal votes 318 1.8 -0.9
Turnout 17,323 93.6 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Oswald 10,199 60.0 +5.3
Labor Trevor Peikert 6,806 40.0 -5.3
Liberal hold Swing +5.3
1985 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Oswald 8,987 52.7 -2.3
Labor Trevor Peikert 7,329 43.0 +3.0
Democrats Sue Carver 725 4.3 -0.7
Total formal votes 17,041 97.3
Informal votes 476 2.7
Turnout 17,517 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Oswald 9,318 54.7 -2.3
Labor Trevor Peikert 7,723 45.3 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing -2.3
1982 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Oswald 7,346 49.1 -2.7
Labor Stephen Blight 6,888 46.1 +3.8
Democrats Graham Pamount 721 4.8 -1.1
Total formal votes 14,955 95.1 -1.6
Informal votes 764 4.9 +1.6
Turnout 15,719 92.5 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Oswald 7,696 51.5 -3.8
Labor Stephen Blight 7,259 48.5 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing -3.8

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1979 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Oswald 7,959 51.8 +7.8
Labor Terry Groom 6,497 42.3 -5.2
Democrats Elizabeth Topperwien 910 5.9 -2.6
Total formal votes 15,366 96.7 -1.3
Informal votes 525 3.3 +1.3
Turnout 15,891 93.7 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Oswald 8,499 55.3 +5.7
Labor Terry Groom 6,867 44.7 -5.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.7
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

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