Electoral results for the district of Giles

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

Members for Giles

Member		Party	Term
	Frank Blevins	Labor	1993–1997
	Lyn Breuer	Labor	1997–2014
	Eddie Hughes	Labor	2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Giles[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Hughes	9,800	51.4	−1.2
	Liberal	Bernadette Abraham	7,134	37.4	+8.1
	Family First	Cheryl Kaminski	1,196	6.3	+0.3
	Greens	Alison Sentance	942	4.9	−7.2
Total formal votes			19,072	97.0	+0.6
Informal votes			581	3.0	−0.6
Turnout			19,653	86.5	−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Hughes	10,877	57.0	−4.9
	Liberal	Bernadette Abraham	8,195	43.0	+4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.9

South Australian state election, 2010: Giles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	9,943	52.6	-7.3
	Liberal	Chad Oldfield	5,333	29.3	+1.0
	Greens	Andrew Melville-Smith	2,290	12.1	+7.6
	Family First	Cheryl Kaminski	1,134	6.0	+0.1
Total formal votes			18,900	96.2
Informal votes			693	3.8
Turnout			19,593	88.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	11,696	61.9	-4.5
	Liberal	Chad Oldfield	7,204	38.1	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.5

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Giles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	11,121	58.2	+8.9
	Liberal	Tina Wakelin	5,775	30.2	+0.3
	Family First	Cheryl Kaminski	1,106	5.8	+5.8
	Greens	Kieran Turnbull	854	4.5	+4.5
	No Rodeo	Esmond Vettoretti	257	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			19,113	96.6	-0.7
Informal votes			677	3.4	+0.7
Turnout			19,790	86.5	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	12,317	64.4	+4.7
	Liberal	Tina Wakelin	6,796	35.6	-4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.7

South Australian state election, 2002: Giles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	8,742	49.6	+1.5
	Liberal	Jim Pollock	5,272	29.9	+0.4
	Democrats	Clint Garrett	1,664	9.4	-7.3
	Independent	John Smith	1,404	8.0	+8.0
	One Nation	Valarie Nas	538	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			17,620	97.3
Informal votes			489	2.7
Turnout			18,109	87.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	10,527	59.7	-1.8
	Liberal	Jim Pollock	7,093	40.3	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Giles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	8,734	48.1	+7.4
	Liberal	Terry Stephens	5,361	29.5	-3.2
	Democrats	Clint Garrett	3,041	16.7	+5.4
	United Australia	Terry Sotos	1,026	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			18,162	96.7	-0.9
Informal votes			616	3.3	+0.9
Turnout			18,778	86.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lyn Breuer	11,159	61.4	+7.0
	Liberal	Terry Stephens	7,003	38.6	-7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.0

South Australian state election, 1993: Giles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Blevins	7,298	39.0	-7.0
	Liberal	Terry Stephens	6,330	33.8	+4.1
	Independent	Keith Wilson	2,925	15.6	+15.6
	Democrats	George Crowe	2,164	11.6	+3.4
Total formal votes			18,717	97.7	+0.5
Informal votes			434	2.3	-0.5
Turnout			19,151	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Blevins	9,816	52.4	-2.8
	Liberal	Terry Stephens	8,901	47.6	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.8

References

1. 2014 State Election Results – Giles, ECSA.

• SA elections archive: Antony Green ABC
• 2002 SA election: Antony Green ABC