Electoral results for the district of Playford

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

Members for Playford

Member		Party	Term
	Terry McRae	Australian Labor Party	1970–1989
	John Quirke	Australian Labor Party	1989–1997
	Jack Snelling	Australian Labor Party	1997–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Playford[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Snelling	11,352	52.5	−1.5
	Liberal	Michael Santagata	6,779	31.4	+2.4
	Family First	Greg Evitts	2,052	9.5	+2.9
	Greens	Danny Carroll	1,426	6.6	+1.2
Total formal votes			21,609	95.8	−0.0
Informal votes			942	4.2	+0.0
Turnout			22,551	91.7	−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Snelling	13,533	62.6	−2.0
	Liberal	Michael Santagata	8,076	37.4	+2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.0

South Australian state election, 2010: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Snelling	11,292	54.5	-9.5
	Liberal	Kerry Faggotter	5,892	28.4	+9.3
	Family First	Steve Ambler	1,349	6.5	-1.7
	Greens	Dion Ashenden	1,116	5.4	+0.4
	FREE Australia	Frank Feldmann	647	3.1	+3.1
	Democrats	Andrew Woon	435	2.1	-1.6
Total formal votes			20,731	95.6
Informal votes			903	4.4
Turnout			21,634	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Snelling	13,734	66.2	-9.5
	Liberal	Kerry Faggotter	6,997	33.8	+9.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.5

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Snelling	13,205	64.0	+12.3
	Liberal	Tom Javor	3,955	19.2	-9.8
	Family First	John Doening	1,686	8.2	+2.7
	Greens	Paul Sharpe	1,039	5.0	+5.0
	Democrats	Ben Howieson	759	3.7	-4.8
Total formal votes			20,644	95.8
Informal votes			858	4.2
Turnout			21,502	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Snelling	15,642	75.8	+12.7
	Liberal	Tom Javor	5,002	24.2	-12.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.7

South Australian state election, 2002: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Snelling	10,464	51.7	+2.4
	Liberal	Tom Javor	5,859	28.9	+1.1
	Democrats	Andrew Sickerdick	1,714	8.5	-9.6
	Family First	Eileen Strikwerda	1,116	5.5	+5.5
	One Nation	Bert Joy	632	3.1	+3.1
	SA First	Jan Vrtielka	469	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			20,254	96.3
Informal votes			774	3.7
Turnout			21,028	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Snelling	12,778	63.1	-0.4
	Liberal	Tom Javor	7,476	36.9	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.4

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Snelling	9,464	48.8	+5.6
	Liberal	Peter Panagaris	5,498	28.4	-13.6
	Democrats	Mal Cummings	3,545	18.3	+10.3
	United Australia	Bexley Carman	876	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			19,383	95.2	-1.3
Informal votes			975	4.8	+1.3
Turnout			20,358	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Snelling	12,200	62.9	+10.8
	Liberal	Peter Panagaris	7,183	37.1	-10.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.8

South Australian state election, 1993: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Quirke	8,329	43.7	-8.6
	Liberal	Peter Panagaris	7,865	41.3	+9.0
	Democrats	Colin Maas	1,521	7.0	-7.1
	Independent	Lionel Owen	685	3.6	+3.6
	Independent	John Cotton	648	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			19,048	96.5	+0.3
Informal votes			683	3.5	-0.3
Turnout			19,731	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Quirke	10,036	52.7	-7.1
	Liberal	Peter Panagaris	9,012	47.3	+7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.1

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Quirke	9,244	51.6	-14.7
	Liberal	Peter Panagaris	5,859	32.7	+4.6
	Democrats	Andrew Sickerdick	2,823	15.7	+10.1
Total formal votes			17,926	96.3	+2.4
Informal votes			683	3.7	-2.4
Turnout			18,609	94.8	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Quirke	10,597	59.1	-10.3
	Liberal	Peter Panagaris	7,329	40.9	+10.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.3

South Australian state election, 1985: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	11,289	66.3	+6.3
	Liberal	Dorothy Kotz	4,782	28.1	-2.9
	Democrats	Eileen Farmer	955	5.6	-3.4
Total formal votes			17,026	93.9
Informal votes			1,104	6.1
Turnout			18,130	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry McRae	11,810	69.4	+5.4
	Liberal	Dorothy Kotz	5,216	30.6	-5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.4

South Australian state election, 1982: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	10,391	59.5	+12.6
	Liberal	Bill Arnold	5,510	31.5	-4.8
	Democrats	Colin Nieass	1,568	9.0	-7.8
Total formal votes			17,469	92.3	-1.4
Informal votes			1,452	7.7	+1.4
Turnout			18,921	93.2	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry McRae	11,304	64.7	+9.6
	Liberal	Bill Arnold	6,165	35.3	-9.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.6

Elections in the 1970s

South Australian state election, 1979: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	7,524	46.9	-13.7
	Liberal	Neville Mitchell	5,835	36.3	+11.8
	Democrats	John Longhurst	2,691	16.8	+3.1
Total formal votes			16,050	93.7	-3.4
Informal votes			1,077	6.3	+3.4
Turnout			17,127	93.4	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry McRae	8,639	55.1	-10.0
	Liberal	Neville Mitchell	7,211	44.9	+10.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.0

South Australian state election, 1977: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	10,011	60.6	+1.9
	Liberal	John McGowan	4,052	24.5	+8.5
	Democrats	John Longhurst	2,271	13.7	+13.7
	Communist	Donald Sutherland	195	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			16,529	97.1
Informal votes			492	2.9
Turnout			17,021	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry McRae	11,080	65.1	+1.8
	Liberal	John McGowan	5,449	34.9	-1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

South Australian state election, 1975: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	13,473	59.8	-5.0
	Liberal Movement	Dennis Paul	4,888	21.7	+21.7
	Liberal	Peter Shurven	3,434	15.3	-19.9
	Nationals SA	Reginald Hewitt	722	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			22,517	94.8	+0.6
Informal votes			1,245	5.2	-0.6
Turnout			23,762	93.5	-0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Terry McRae	14,028	62.3	-2.5
	Liberal Movement	Dennis Paul	8,489	37.7	+37.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

South Australian state election, 1973: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	11,545	64.8	+7.7
	Liberal and Country	Lloyd Duffield	6,276	35.2	-0.4
Total formal votes			17,821	94.2	-3.9
Informal votes			1,104	5.8	+3.9
Turnout			18,925	93.6	-1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

South Australian state election, 1970: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	8,358	57.1
	Liberal and Country	Lloyd Duffield	5,207	35.6
	Social Credit	Frank Lawrence	1,078	7.4
Total formal votes			14,643	98.1
Informal votes			282	1.9
Turnout			14,925	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry McRae	8,897	60.8
	Liberal and Country	Lloyd Duffield	5,746	39.2
	Labor hold		Swing

References

1. 2014 State Election Results – Playford, ECSA.

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