Electoral results for the district of Hanson

List of Australian election results

This is a list of election results for the Electoral district of Hanson in South Australian elections.

## Members for Hanson

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Member | Party | Term

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| Heini Becker | Liberal and Country | 1970–1974
| Liberal | 1974–1993
| Stewart Leggett | Liberal | 1993–1997
| Steph Key | Labor | 1997–2002

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1990s

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1997 South Australian state election: Hanson[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Stewart Leggett | 5,837  | 32.1  | −15.1
| Labor | Steph Key | 5,773  | 31.7  | −8.0
| Independent | John Trainer | 3,468  | 19.1  | +19.1
| Democrats | Pat Macaskill  | 1,871  | 10.3  | +2.7
| Independent | Mark Eckermann  | 734  | 4.0  | +4.0
| Independent | Dean Le Poidevin  | 344  | 1.9  | +1.9
| United Australia | Aleksander Wacyk  | 176  | 1.0  | +1.0
Total formal votes  | 18,203  | 94.3  | −1.8
Informal votes  | 1,110  | 5.7  | +1.8
Turnout | 19,313  | 90.6  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Steph Key | 10,128  | 55.6  | +7.5
| Liberal | Stewart Leggett | 8,075  | 44.4  | −7.5
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.5 |
1993 South Australian state election: Hanson  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Stewart Leggett | 9,086  | 46.3  | +6.0
| Labor | John Trainer | 7,927  | 40.4  | −8.4
| Democrats | Pat Macaskill  | 1,504  | 7.7  | −1.8
| Independent | Joan Herraman  | 616  | 3.1  | +3.1
| Natural Law | Cherily Wilson  | 472  | 2.4  | +2.4
Total formal votes  | 19,605  | 96.0  | −0.1
Informal votes  | 821  | 4.0  | +0.1
Turnout | 20,426  | 92.3  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Liberal | Stewart Leggett | 10,030  | 51.2  | +6.1
| Labor | John Trainer | 9,575  | 48.8  | −6.1
| Liberal hold | Swing | +6.1 |

* Hanson was made a notionally Labor held seat at the redistribution.

### Elections in the 1980s

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1989 South Australian state election: Hanson  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Heini Becker | 9,130  | 52.4  | +3.5
| Labor | Ian Peak  | 6,863  | 39.4  | −8.0
| Democrats | Mary McEwen  | 1,435  | 8.2  | +4.5
Total formal votes  | 17,428  | 97.6  | +0.3
Informal votes  | 419  | 2.4  | −0.3
Turnout | 17,847  | 94.1  | +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
| Liberal | Heini Becker | 9,779  | 56.1  | +5.2
| Labor | Ian Peak  | 7,649  | 43.9  | −5.2
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 |
1985 South Australian state election: Hanson  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Heini Becker | 8,552  | 48.9  | −2.1
| Labor | Ann Pengelly  | 8,289  | 47.4  | +5.4
| Democrats | Ian Haines  | 650  | 3.7  | −3.3
Total formal votes  | 17,491  | 97.3  |
Informal votes  | 488  | 2.7  |
Turnout | 17,979  | 93.7  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Liberal | Heini Becker | 8,895  | 50.9  | −3.1
| Labor | Ann Pengelly  | 8,596  | 49.1  | +3.1
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.1 |
1982 South Australian state election: Hanson  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Heini Becker | 8,720  | 55.1  | −5.7
| Labor | Derek Robertson | 6,165  | 39.0  | +5.7
| Democrats | Clifford Boyd  | 936  | 5.9  | 0.0
Total formal votes  | 15,821  | 95.2  | −1.2
Informal votes  | 804  | 4.8  | +1.2
Turnout | 16,625  | 92.7  | −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
| Liberal | Heini Becker | 9,212  | 58.2  | −6.3
| Labor | Derek Robertson | 6,609  | 41.8  | +6.3
| Liberal hold | Swing | −6.3 |

### Elections in the 1970s

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1979 South Australian state election: Hanson  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Heini Becker | 9,459  | 60.8  | +5.4
| Labor | Peter Rowe  | 5,194  | 33.3  | −11.3
| Democrats | Stanley Gilbie  | 916  | 5.9  | +5.9
Total formal votes  | 15,569  | 96.4  | −0.6
Informal votes  | 578  | 3.6  | +0.6
Turnout | 16,147  | 92.9  | 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
| Liberal | Heini Becker | 10,044  | 64.5  | +9.0
| Labor | Peter Rowe  | 5,525  | 35.5  | −9.0
| Liberal hold | Swing | +9.0 |
1977 South Australian state election: Hanson  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Heini Becker | 8,885  | 55.4  | +18.1
| Labor | Reece Jennings  | 7,150  | 44.6  | +2.0
Total formal votes  | 16,035  | 97.0  |
Informal votes  | 490  | 3.0  |
Turnout | 16,525  | 92.9  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 |
1975 South Australian state election: Hanson  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Terry Groom | 7,440  | 42.1  | −5.5
| Liberal | Heini Becker | 7,232  | 40.9  | −11.5
| Liberal Movement | Graham Slape  | 3,017  | 17.0  | +17.0
Total formal votes  | 17,689  | 96.5  | −1.8
Informal votes  | 636  | 3.5  | +1.8
Turnout | 18,325  | 92.6  | −2.2
Two-party-preferred result
| Liberal | Heini Becker | 9,844  | 55.7  | +3.3
| Labor | Terry Groom | 8,184  | 47.6  | −3.3
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.3 |
1973 South Australian state election: Hanson  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal and Country | Heini Becker | 9,022  | 52.4  | +2.0
| Labor | Brian Smith  | 8,184  | 47.6  | −2.0
Total formal votes  | 17,206  | 97.3  | −1.0
Informal votes  | 470  | 2.7  | +1.0
Turnout | 17,676  | 93.7  | −1.1
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.0 |
1970 South Australian state election: Hanson  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal and Country | Heini Becker | 7,925  | 50.4  |
| Labor | Brian Smith  | 7,790  | 49.6  |
Total formal votes  | 15,715  | 98.3  |
Informal votes  | 264  | 1.7  |
Turnout | 15,979  | 94.8  |
| Liberal and Country hold | Swing |  |

## References

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