Electoral results for the district of Peake

South Australian district election results

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

## Members for Peake

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Member | Party | Term

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| Don Simmons | Labor | 1970–1979
| Keith Plunkett | Labor | 1979–1989
| Vic Heron | Labor | 1989–1993
| Heini Becker | Liberal | 1993–1997
| Tom Koutsantonis | Labor | 1997–2002

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1990s

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

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| Labor | Tom Koutsantonis | 8,804  | 46.7  | +15.1
| Liberal | Graham Parry  | 6,998  | 37.1  | -9.2
| Democrats | Sharon Robertson  | 3,067  | 16.3  | +12.4
Total formal votes  | 18,869  | 95.9  | +0.6
Informal votes  | 804  | 4.1  | −0.6
Turnout | 19,673  | 92.1  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Tom Koutsantonis | 10,747  | 57.0  | +12.0
| Liberal | Graham Parry  | 8,122  | 43.0  | -12.0
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.0 |
1993 South Australian state election: Peake  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Heini Becker | 9,005  | 47.2  | +6.6
| Labor | Vic Heron | 5,818  | 30.5  | -17.0
| Independent | Kym Buckley  | 2,074  | 10.9  | +10.9
| Democrats | David Lasscock  | 686  | 3.6  | -5.4
| Greens | Michael Lamb  | 550  | 2.9  | +2.9
| Independent | Harry Magias  | 358  | 1.9  | +1.9
| Natural Law | Timothy Brady  | 348  | 1.8  | +1.8
| Democratic Socialist | Melanie Sjoberg  | 242  | 1.3  | -0.1
Total formal votes  | 19,081  | 95.4  | +0.1
Informal votes  | 923  | 4.6  | −0.1
Turnout | 20,004  | 93.8  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Liberal | Heini Becker | 10,613  | 55.6  | +9.6
| Labor | Vic Heron | 8,468  | 44.4  | -9.6
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +9.6 |

### Elections in the 1980s

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

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| Labor | Vic Heron | 8,965  | 51.9  | -10.0
| Liberal | Darcy Constantine  | 5,784  | 33.5  | -1.9
| Democrats | Stephen Crabbe  | 1,707  | 9.9  | +5.3
| Socialist Alliance | Philippa Skinner  | 422  | 2.5  | +2.5
| Call to Australia | Terry Lear  | 385  | 2.2  | +2.2
Total formal votes  | 17,263  | 94.5  | +1.5
Informal votes  | 1,004  | 5.5  | −1.5
Turnout | 18,267  | 93.5  | 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Vic Heron | 10,355  | 60.0  | -5.7
| Liberal | Darcy Constantine  | 6,908  | 40.0  | +5.7
| Labor hold | Swing | -5.7 |
1985 South Australian state election: Peake  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Keith Plunkett | 10,593  | 61.9  | -3.1
| Liberal | Steve Peake  | 5,401  | 31.6  | +1.6
| Democrats | Jeff Wild  | 794  | 4.6  | -1.4
| Independent | Ian Frances  | 313  | 1.8  | +1.8
Total formal votes  | 17,101  | 93.0  |
Informal votes  | 1,294  | 7.0  |
Turnout | 18,395  | 93.5  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Keith Plunkett | 11,232  | 65.7  | -1.3
| Liberal | Steve Peake  | 5,869  | 34.3  | +1.3
| Labor hold | Swing | -1.3 |
1982 South Australian state election: Peake  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Keith Plunkett | 8,837  | 60.9  | +3.1
| Liberal | Laurie Whitelaw  | 3,928  | 27.1  | -15.1
| Democrats | Jim Mitchell  | 1,744  | 12.0  | +12.0
Total formal votes  | 14,509  | 92.2  | −1.4
Informal votes  | 1,223  | 7.8  | +1.4
Turnout | 15,732  | 92.9  | −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Keith Plunkett | 10,077  | 69.5  | +11.7
| Liberal | Laurie Whitelaw  | 4,432  | 30.5  | -11.7
| Labor hold | Swing | +11.7 |

### Elections in the 1970s

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

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| Labor | Keith Plunkett | 8,319  | 57.8  | -9.6
| Liberal | Marko Milosevic  | 6,066  | 42.2  | +9.6
Total formal votes  | 14,385  | 93.6  | −3.2
Informal votes  | 982  | 6.4  | +3.2
Turnout | 15,367  | 93.2  | +2.7
| Labor hold | Swing | -9.6 |
1977 South Australian state election: Peake  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Don Simmons | 10,325  | 67.4  | +6.7
| Liberal | Mark Tregoning  | 4,989  | 32.6  | +11.4
Total formal votes  | 15,314  | 96.2  |
Informal votes  | 607  | 3.8  |
Turnout | 15,921  | 92.9  |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.0 |
1975 South Australian state election: Peake  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Don Simmons | 8,341  | 54.1  | -5.5
| Liberal | Mark Tregoning  | 3,733  | 24.2  | -16.2
| Liberal Movement | Desmond Moran  | 3,349  | 21.7  | +21.7
Total formal votes  | 15,423  | 95.1  | −0.5
Informal votes  | 802  | 4.9  | +0.5
Turnout | 16,225  | 93.9  | −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Don Simmons | 8,683  | 56.3  | -3.3
| Liberal | Mark Tregoning  | 6,740  | 43.7  | +3.3
| Labor hold | Swing | -3.3 |
1973 South Australian state election: Peake  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Don Simmons | 8,855  | 59.6  | +0.3
| Liberal and Country | Barbara Ashwin  | 6,003  | 40.4  | -0.3
Total formal votes  | 14,858  | 95.6  | −2.0
Informal votes  | 676  | 4.4  | +2.0
Turnout | 15,534  | 94.6  | −1.0
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.3 |
1970 South Australian state election: Peake  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Don Simmons | 8,644  | 59.3  |
| Liberal and Country | Richard Leeton  | 5,925  | 40.7  |
Total formal votes  | 14,569  | 97.6  |
Informal votes  | 353  | 2.4  |
Turnout | 14,922  | 95.6  |
| Labor hold | Swing |  |

## References

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