Electoral results for the district of Ramsay

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

Members for Ramsay

Member		Party	Term
	Lynn Arnold	Australian Labor Party	1985–1993
	Mike Rann	Australian Labor Party	1993–2012
	Zoe Bettison	Australian Labor Party	2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Ramsay[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Zoe Bettison	11,283	56.1	−1.7
	Liberal	Anthony Antoniadis	4,988	24.8	−0.2
	Family First	Paul Coombe	2,347	11.7	+2.1
	Greens	Brett Ferris	1,483	7.4	+2.8
Total formal votes			20,101	95.1	−0.6
Informal votes			1,041	4.9	+0.6
Turnout			21,142	90.8	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Zoe Bettison	13,742	68.4	+0.5
	Liberal	Anthony Antoniadis	6,359	31.6	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Ramsay state by-election, 11 February 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Zoe Bettison	8,843	54.6	–3.3
	Independent Voice of the Community	Mark Aldridge	2,614	16.1	+16.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Steele	2,157	13.3	+13.3
	SA Greens	Ruth Beach	1,072	6.6	+2.0
	One Nation	Chris Walsh	563	3.5	+3.5
	Independent Trevor Grace Save the Unborn	Trevor Grace	510	3.2	+3.2
	FREE Australia	Mark Lena	430	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			16,189	90.4	–5.3
Informal votes			1,726	9.6	+5.3
Turnout			17,915	80.2	–11.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Zoe Bettison	10,795	66.7	–1.3
	Independent Voice of the Community	Mark Aldridge	5,394	33.3	+33.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

South Australian state election, 2010: Ramsay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Rann	11,446	57.9	-13.6
	Liberal	David Balaza	4,927	24.9	+6.6
	Family First	Dale Ramsey	1,900	9.6	+9.6
	Greens	Paul Petit	903	4.6	-0.3
	Democrats	Rod Steinert	587	3.0	-0.6
Total formal votes			19,763	95.3
Informal votes			900	4.7
Turnout			20,663	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Rann	13,431	68.0	-10.5
	Liberal	David Balaza	6,332	32.0	+10.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.5

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Ramsay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Rann	13,753	71.5	+9.9
	Liberal	Damien Pilkington	3,519	18.3	-5.1
	Greens	David Nicks	938	4.9	+4.9
	Democrats	Chris Calvert	693	3.6	-3.4
	Independent	Colin Wuttke	324	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			19,227	95.4	-1.2
Informal votes			917	4.6	+1.2
Turnout			20,144	91.4	-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Rann	15,088	78.5	+8.3
	Liberal	Damien Pilkington	4,139	21.5	-8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.3

South Australian state election, 2002: Ramsay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Rann	12,583	61.6	+6.2
	Liberal	Phil Newton	4,785	23.4	+0.7
	Democrats	Penelope Robertson	1,433	7.0	-9.0
	SA First	Ona Trelbby	908	4.4	+4.4
	One Nation	Dennis Murphy	715	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			20,424	96.6
Informal votes			729	3.4
Turnout			21,153	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Rann	14,343	70.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Phil Newton	6,081	29.8	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Ramsay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Rann	9,757	55.0	+0.7
	Liberal	Phil Newton	4,011	22.6	-12.3
	Democrats	Matilda Bawden	2,835	16.0	+5.3
	United Australia	Wayne Schultz	569	3.2	+3.2
	National Action	Tony Michalski	553	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			17,725	94.3	-2.1
Informal votes			1,062	5.7	+2.1
Turnout			18,787	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Rann	12,086	68.2	+7.9
	Liberal	Phil Newton	5,639	31.8	-7.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.9

South Australian state election, 1993: Ramsay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Rann	10,800	54.1	-2.5
	Liberal	Philip Newton	7,055	35.3	+4.7
	Democrats	Philip Newey	2,110	10.6	-1.1
Total formal votes			19,965	96.6	+0.5
Informal votes			699	3.4	-0.5
Turnout			20,664	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Rann	11,966	59.9	-3.8
	Liberal	Philip Newton	7,999	40.1	+3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.8

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Ramsay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lynn Arnold	13,369	60.6	-13.6
	Liberal	Brenda Bates	6,233	28.2	+2.4
	Democrats	Shylie Holden	2,465	11.2	+11.2
Total formal votes			22,067	96.0	+0.6
Informal votes			921	4.0	-0.6
Turnout			22,988	94.5	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lynn Arnold	14,728	66.7	-7.5
	Liberal	Brenda Bates	7,339	33.3	+7.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.5

South Australian state election, 1985: Ramsay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lynn Arnold	12,959	74.2	+3.2
	Liberal	Jim Davis	4,516	25.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			17,475	95.4
Informal votes			839	4.6
Turnout			18,314	93.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

References

1. 2014 State Election Results – Ramsay, ECSA.

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