Electoral results for the district of Light

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

Members for Light

Member		Party	Term
	Richard Layton Butler	Liberal and Country League	1938–1938
	Herbert Michael	Liberal and Country League	1939–1941
	Sydney McHugh	Australian Labor Party	1941–1944
	Herbert Michael	Liberal and Country League	1944–1956
	George Hambour	Liberal and Country League	1956–1960
	Leslie Nicholson	Liberal and Country League	1960–1962
	John Freebairn	Liberal and Country League	1962–1970
	Bruce Eastick	Liberal and Country League	1970–1973
		Liberal Party of Australia	1973–1993
	Malcolm Buckby	Liberal Party of Australia	1993–2006
	Tony Piccolo	Australian Labor Party	2006–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Light[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	9,919	46.2	−0.2
	Liberal	Cosie Costa	9,011	42.0	+1.5
	Family First	Wendy Rose	1,355	6.3	+2.1
	Greens	Terry Allen	1,193	5.6	+0.2
Total formal votes			21,478	97.3	+0.8
Informal votes			592	2.7	−0.8
Turnout			22,070	92.6	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	11,334	52.8	−0.0
	Liberal	Cosie Costa	10,144	47.2	+0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.0

South Australian state election, 2010: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	10,077	48.5	+3.8
	Liberal	Cosie Costa	7,899	38.0	-1.8
	Greens	Penny Johnston	1,088	5.2	+0.3
	Family First	Tony Bates	906	4.4	-2.4
	Save the RAH	Simon Stewart-Rattray	458	2.2	+2.2
	Gamers 4 Croydon	Matthew Allpress	216	1.0	+1.0
	Fair Land Tax	Lachlan Hetherington	150	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			20,794	95.8
Informal votes			758	4.2
Turnout			21,552	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	11,499	55.3	+3.2
	Liberal	Cosie Costa	9,295	44.7	-3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	9,217	44.6	+5.5
	Liberal	Malcolm Buckby	8,217	39.7	-3.9
	Family First	Olga Vidoni	1,403	6.8	+2.3
	Greens	Jenni Douglas	1,027	5.0	+2.1
	No Rodeo	Craig Allan	445	2.2	+2.2
	Democrats	Alan Collinson	370	1.8	-3.7
Total formal votes			20,679	96.1	-0.5
Informal votes			835	3.9	+0.5
Turnout			21,514	92.5	-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	10,768	52.1	+4.9
	Liberal	Malcolm Buckby	9,911	47.9	-4.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.9

South Australian state election, 2002: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Buckby	8,954	43.6	+1.2
	Labor	Annette Hurley	8,032	39.1	+3.2
	Democrats	Tim Haines	1,121	5.5	-16.2
	Family First	Shane Thorman	933	4.5	+4.5
	One Nation	David Dwyer	627	3.1	+3.1
	Greens	Ruth Jackson	587	2.9	+2.9
	SA First	James Gallagher	285	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			20,539	96.6
Informal votes			718	3.4
Turnout			21,257	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Buckby	10,843	52.8	+1.9
	Labor	Annette Hurley	9,696	47.2	-1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.9

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Buckby	9,133	47.3	-12.7
	Labor	Pauline Gill	5,917	30.7	+3.1
	Democrats	Kate Reynolds	4,249	22.0	+10.4
Total formal votes			19,299	95.6	-1.5
Informal votes			892	4.4	+1.5
Turnout			20,191	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Buckby	10,862	56.3	-8.9
	Labor	Pauline Gill	8,437	43.7	+8.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.9

South Australian state election, 1993: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Buckby	11,482	61.4	+9.0
	Labor	Susan Simpson	4,877	26.1	-8.3
	Democrats	Catherine Tucker-Lee	2,339	12.5	+4.1
Total formal votes			18,698	97.3	+0.3
Informal votes			526	2.7	-0.3
Turnout			19,224	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Buckby	12,415	66.4	+5.8
	Labor	Susan Simpson	6,283	33.6	-5.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.8

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	10,912	53.5	-2.1
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	6,564	32.2	-5.3
	Democrats	John Joyes	1,500	7.4	+2.8
	Call to Australia	Theodor Stiller	1,206	5.9	+5.9
	Independent	Eric Gerlach	207	1.0	-1.3
Total formal votes			20,389	97.0	+1.6
Informal votes			623	3.0	-1.6
Turnout			21,012	95.9	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	12,818	62.9	+3.6
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	7,571	37.1	-3.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.6

South Australian state election, 1985: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	10,012	55.6	-6.4
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	6,756	37.5	+4.5
	Democrats	Nicholas Wedge	828	4.6	-0.4
	Independent	Eric Gerlach	410	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			18,006	95.4
Informal votes			877	4.6
Turnout			18,883	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	10,675	59.3	-5.7
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	7,331	40.7	+5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.7

South Australian state election, 1982: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	9,553	62.3	-1.3
	Labor	William Young	4,933	32.2	+2.5
	Democrats	Nicholas Wedge	845	5.5	-1.2
Total formal votes			15,331	95.3	-1.3
Informal votes			751	4.7	+1.3
Turnout			16,082	94.9	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	10,000	65.2	-2.0
	Labor	William Young	5,331	34.8	+2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.0

Elections in the 1970s

South Australian state election, 1979: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	9,412	63.6	+2.9
	Labor	William Young	4,392	29.7	-9.6
	Democrats	Barrie Tornquist	999	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			14,803	96.6	-1.0
Informal votes			520	3.4	+1.0
Turnout			15,323	94.3	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	9,947	67.2	+6.5
	Labor	William Young	4,856	32.8	-6.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.5

South Australian state election, 1977: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	8,968	60.7	+12.0
	Labor	James Reese	5,815	39.3	+9.3
Total formal votes			14,783	97.6
Informal votes			362	2.4
Turnout			15,145	93.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.1

South Australian state election, 1975: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	5,211	46.7	-15.4
	Labor	Douglas Harrison	3,684	33.0	-1.9
	Liberal Movement	John Lienert	2,260	20.3	+20.3
Total formal votes			11,155	96.8	-0.2
Informal votes			364	3.2	+0.2
Turnout			11,519	94.4	-1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	7,019	62.9	-0.7
	Labor	Douglas Harrison	4,136	37.1	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.7

South Australian state election, 1973: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bruce Eastick	6,031	62.1	+8.7
	Labor	William Sneesby	3,390	34.9	-9.2
	Independent	Eric Gerlach	294	3.0	+0.6
Total formal votes			9,715	97.0	-1.5
Informal votes			305	3.0	+1.5
Turnout			10,020	95.6	-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Bruce Eastick	6,179	63.6	+9.0
	Labor	William Sneesby	3,536	36.4	-9.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+9.0

South Australian state election, 1970: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bruce Eastick	4,963	53.4
	Labor	Brian Chatterton	4,101	44.1
	Independent	Eric Gerlach	227	2.4
Total formal votes			9,291	98.5
Informal votes			137	1.5
Turnout			9,428	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Bruce Eastick	5,077	54.6
	Labor	Brian Chatterton	4,214	45.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

South Australian state election, 1968: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Freebairn	3,873	68.9	-31.1
	Labor	Ernest Fahey	1,749	31.1	+31.1
Total formal votes			5,622	98.2
Informal votes			99	1.8
Turnout			5,721	96.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

South Australian state election, 1965: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Freebairn	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

South Australian state election, 1962: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Freebairn	2,606	43.9	-27.9
	Labor	Colin Wurst	2,005	33.8	+5.6
	Independent	Eli Hambour	1,322	22.3	+22.3
Total formal votes			5,933	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			54	0.9	-0.5
Turnout			5,987	97.4	+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	John Freebairn	3,614	60.9	-10.9
	Labor	Colin Wurst	2,319	39.1	+10.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-10.9

References

1. 2014 State Election Results – Light, ECSA.

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