Electoral results for the district of Waite

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

Members for Waite[edit]

2022 South Australian state election: Waite
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Catherine Hutchesson	6,698	26.6	+2.5
	Liberal	Alexander Hyde	6,509	25.8	−18.7
	Independent	Sam Duluk	4,949	19.7	+19.7
	Independent	Heather Holmes-Ross	3,665	14.6	+14.6
	Greens	Brendan White	2,872	11.4	+0.9
	Animal Justice	Ben Freeling	482	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			25,175	97.6
Informal votes			607	2.4
Turnout			25,782	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Catherine Hutchesson	13,597	54.0	+11.4
	Liberal	Alexander Hyde	11,578	46.0	−11.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.4

2018 South Australian state election: Waite^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sam Duluk	11,115	45.2	−8.0
	Labor	Catherine Hutchesson	5,783	23.5	−2.6
	SA-Best	Graham Davies	3,870	15.7	+15.7
	Greens	Brendan White	2,607	10.6	−5.0
	Conservatives	John Duncan	677	2.8	−1.0
	Dignity	Cathi Tucker	533	2.2	+0.9
Total formal votes			24,585	97.6	−0.3
Informal votes			596	2.4	+0.3
Turnout			25,181	92.7	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sam Duluk	14,211	57.8	−2.3
	Labor	Cathy Hutchesson	10,374	42.2	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.3

2014 South Australian state election: Waite^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	12,585	54.8	−0.1
	Labor	Rebekah Huppatz	6,239	27.1	−1.3
	Greens	Simon Hope	2,639	11.5	−1.4
	Family First	Steve Edmonds	868	3.8	+0.5
	Dignity for Disability	Cathi Tucker	652	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			22,983	97.6	−0.4
Informal votes			575	2.4	+0.4
Turnout			23,558	92.8	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	14,106	61.4	−0.7
	Labor	Rebekah Huppatz	8,877	38.6	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.7

2010 South Australian state election: Waite
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	12,166	56.1	+9.1
	Labor	Adrian Tisato	5,997	27.6	-6.0
	Greens	Matt Wilson	2,899	13.4	+2.8
	Family First	John Vottari	631	2.9	-1.3
Total formal votes			21,693	97.8
Informal votes			455	2.2
Turnout			22,148	93.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	13,636	62.9	+8.8
	Labor	Adrian Tisato	8,057	37.1	-8.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.8

2006 South Australian state election: Waite
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	9,876	47.0	−6.0
	Labor	Diana Gibbs-Ludbrook	7,078	33.7	+9.6
	Greens	Zane Young	2,222	10.6	+5.3
	Democrats	Simon Regan	957	4.6	−7.7
	Family First	John Queale	895	4.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			21,028	97.5	+0.0
Informal votes			546	2.5	+0.0
Turnout			21,574	91.4	−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	11,362	54.0	−8.0
	Labor	Diana Gibbs-Ludbrook	9,666	46.0	+8.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.0

2002 South Australian state election: Waite
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	11,018	53.0	+2.2
	Labor	Mark Hancock	5,007	24.1	+0.5
	Democrats	Stephen Spence	2,552	12.3	-11.2
	Greens	Michael Pritchard	1,109	5.3	+5.3
	Family First	Thea Hennessey	624	3.0	+3.0
	SA First	Chris Alford	273	1.3	+1.3
	One Nation	Hazel Nicholls	221	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			20,804	97.5
Informal votes			540	2.5
Turnout			21,344	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	12,897	62.0	+7.2
	Labor	Mark Hancock	7,907	38.0	+38.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1997 South Australian state election: Waite
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	9,899	52.4	-11.1
	Democrats	Don Gilbert	4,592	24.3	+6.2
	Labor	Sara Cochrane	4,394	23.3	+7.6
Total formal votes			18,885	96.6	-0.5
Informal votes			658	3.4	+0.5
Turnout			19,543	90.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	11,751	62.2	-12.1
	Labor	Sara Cochrane	7,134	37.8	+12.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Hamilton-Smith	10,550	55.9	-17.4
	Democrats	Don Gilbert	8,335	44.1	+17.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-17.4

1993 South Australian state election: Waite
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stephen Baker	12,622	63.1	+6.3
	Democrats	Judith Barr	3,632	18.2	+4.6
	Labor	Geoffrey Phillips	3,195	16.0	-13.5
	Natural Law	Anne Davidson	209	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	David Bidstrup	205	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Neil Worrall	132	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			19,995	97.1	-1.0
Informal votes			595	2.9	+1.0
Turnout			20,590	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stephen Baker	14,777	73.9	+11.0
	Labor	Geoffrey Phillips	5,218	26.1	-11.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Stephen Baker	14,654	73.3	+10.4
	Democrats	Judith Barr	5,341	26.7	+26.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A