Electoral results for the district of Edwardstown

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This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Edwardstown in South Australian elections.

Members for Edwardstown[edit]

Member Party Term
  Frank Walsh Labor 1956–1968
  Geoff Virgo Labor 1968–1970

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1968 South Australian state election: Edwardstown[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Virgo 18,055 57.5 -2.9
Liberal and Country David Rogers 11,399 36.3 +4.0
Independent Helen Anderson 1,948 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 31,402 98.0 0.0
Informal votes 645 2.0 0.0
Turnout 32,047 93.9 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Virgo 18,347 58.4 -3.4
Liberal and Country David Rogers 13,055 41.6 +3.4
Labor hold Swing -3.4
1965 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Walsh 17,917 60.4 -11.2
Liberal and Country Laurence Daly 9,578 32.3 +32.3
Democratic Labor Allan Anderson 1,894 6.4 -22.0
Independent Brian Waters 297 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 29,686 98.0 +1.9
Informal votes 599 2.0 -1.9
Turnout 30,285 94.9 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Walsh 18,350 61.8 -9.8
Liberal and Country Laurence Daly 11,336 38.2 +38.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
1962 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Walsh 19,513 71.6 +14.9
Democratic Labor Daniel Faulkner 7,756 28.4 +20.7
Total formal votes 27,269 96.1 -1.9
Informal votes 1,114 3.9 +1.9
Turnout 28,383 94.7 +0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Walsh 13,894 56.7 -17.6
Liberal and Country May Mills 8,726 35.6 +35.6
Democratic Labor Daniel Faulkner 1,895 7.7 -18.0
Total formal votes 24,515 98.0 +2.0
Informal votes 503 2.0 -2.0
Turnout 25,018 94.4 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Walsh 57.8 -16.5
Liberal and Country May Mills 42.2 +42.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1956 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Walsh 15,366 74.3
Labor (A-C) Patrick Tippins 5,317 25.7
Total formal votes 20,683 96.0
Informal votes 858 4.0
Turnout 21,541 93.6
Labor hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4