2016 Australian federal election
(South Australia)
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All 11 South Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives
and all 12 seats in the Australian Senate
  First party Second party Third party
  Bill Shorten Malcolm Turnbull Nick Xenophon
Leader Bill Shorten Malcolm Turnbull Nick Xenophon
Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Xenophon Team
Leader since 1 June 2013 (2013-06-01)
Last election 5 seats 6 seats –
Seats won 6 seats 4 seats 1 seat
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 New
Popular vote 365,155 496,719 221,210
Percentage 31.55% 35.09% 21.26%
Swing Decrease 4.18 Decrease 9.40 New
TPP 52.27% 47.73%
TPP swing Increase 4.63 Decrease 4.63

2016 Australian federal election
National results
State and territory results

This is a list of electoral division results for the 2016 Australian federal election in the state of South Australia.

Overall results

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Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal Party of Australia 365,155 35.09 –9.40 4 Decrease 2
  Australian Labor Party 328,314 31.55 –4.18 6 Increase 1
  Nick Xenophon Team 221,210 21.26 +21.26 1 Increase 1
  Australian Greens 64,605 6.21 −2.07
  Family First Party 40,941 3.93 −1.48
  Animal Justice Party 8,881 0.85 +0.85
  Liberal Democratic Party 2,178 0.21 +0.21
  Christian Democratic Party 1,715 0.16 +0.16
  Independent 7,737 0.74 −0.54
Total 1,040,736 11
Two-party-preferred vote
  Australian Labor Party 544,017 52.27 +4.63 6 Increase 1
  Liberal Party of Australia 496,719 47.73 −4.63 4 Decrease 2

Liberal to Labor: Hindmarsh

Liberal to Xenophon: Mayo

Results by division

Adelaide

2016 Australian federal election: Adelaide[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Colovic 34,809 36.43 −5.63
Labor Kate Ellis 34,325 35.93 −6.33
Xenophon Joe Hill 12,283 12.86 +12.86
Greens Sophie Guy 9,973 10.44 +0.32
Family First Adrian Rivish 1,832 1.92 −0.45
Animal Justice Matt Tidswell 1,292 1.35 +1.35
Liberal Democrats Tyrone Lock 1,030 1.08 +1.08
Total formal votes 95,544 96.84 +0.80
Informal votes 3,118 3.16 −0.80
Turnout 98,662 90.34 −2.13
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kate Ellis 52,219 54.65 +0.70
Liberal David Colovic 43,325 45.35 −0.70
Labor hold Swing +0.70

Barker

2016 Australian federal election: Barker[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Pasin 44,001 46.59 −6.02
Xenophon James Stacey 27,452 29.07 +29.07
Labor Mat O'Brien 14,363 15.21 −3.16
Family First Yvonne Zeppel 5,458 5.78 −2.18
Greens Mark Keough 3,171 3.36 −2.29
Total formal votes 94,445 95.72 +1.10
Informal votes 4,228 4.28 −1.10
Turnout 98,673 93.44 −1.18
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Tony Pasin 61,566 65.19 −1.36
Labor Mat O'Brien 32,879 34.81 +1.36
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Tony Pasin 51,698 54.74 −11.81
Xenophon James Stacey 42,747 45.26 +45.26
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Boothby

2016 Australian federal election: Boothby[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nicolle Flint 39,298 41.24 −9.11
Labor Mark Ward 23,366 24.52 −6.25
Xenophon Karen Hockley 19,688 20.66 +20.66
Greens Jane Bange 8,001 8.40 −3.57
Family First Gary Wheatcroft 2,477 2.60 −1.31
Animal Justice Evelyn Carroll 1,356 1.42 +1.42
Independent Jamie Armfield 664 0.70 +0.70
Independent Robert De Jonge 438 0.46 +0.46
Total formal votes 95,288 95.61 −0.91
Informal votes 4,374 4.39 +0.91
Turnout 99,662 92.86 −1.06
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nicolle Flint 50,980 53.50 −3.62
Labor Mark Ward 44,308 46.50 +3.62
Liberal hold Swing −3.62

Grey

2016 Australian federal election: Grey[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 38,409 42.74 −12.91
Xenophon Andrea Broadfoot 24,936 27.74 +27.74
Labor Scott Martin 19,373 21.56 −5.74
Family First Cheryl Kaminski 3,710 4.13 −1.37
Greens Jillian Marsh 2,304 2.56 −1.15
Independent Phillip Gourlay 1,144 1.27 +1.27
Total formal votes 89,876 96.13 +1.53
Informal votes 3,619 3.87 −1.53
Turnout 93,495 91.61 −1.40
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 52,696 58.63 −4.91
Labor Scott Martin 37,180 41.37 +4.91
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rowan Ramsey 46,692 51.95 −11.59
Xenophon Andrea Broadfoot 43,184 48.05 +48.05
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Hindmarsh

2016 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Matt Williams 39,570 40.36 −5.81
Labor Steve Georganas 33,355 34.02 −3.93
Xenophon Daniel Kirk 14,774 15.07 +15.07
Greens Patrick O'Sullivan 6,401 6.53 −2.31
Family First Mark Potter 1,977 2.02 −1.03
Animal Justice Bin Liu 1,456 1.49 +1.49
Christian Democrats Marina William 499 0.51 +0.51
Total formal votes 98,032 95.86 +0.74
Informal votes 4,232 4.14 −0.74
Turnout 102,264 91.54 −1.51
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Georganas 49,586 50.58 +2.47
Liberal Matt Williams 48,446 49.42 −2.47
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.47

Kingston

2016 Australian federal election: Kingston[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Amanda Rishworth 46,151 49.42 +0.16
Liberal Kelvin Binns 21,772 23.31 −9.09
Xenophon Damian Carey 16,059 17.20 +17.20
Greens Robyn Holtham 5,361 5.74 −1.15
Family First Geoff Doecke 4,048 4.33 −1.55
Total formal votes 93,391 96.27 +1.34
Informal votes 3,617 3.73 −1.34
Turnout 97,008 91.79 −2.01
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Amanda Rishworth 62,616 67.05 +7.35
Liberal Kelvin Binns 30,775 32.95 −7.35
Labor hold Swing +7.35

Makin

2016 Australian federal election: Makin[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Zappia 39,358 41.84 −3.72
Liberal Graham Reynolds 26,847 28.54 −8.66
Xenophon Craig Bossie 15,614 16.60 +16.60
Greens Keiran Snape 4,373 4.65 −1.26
Family First Paul Coombe 4,273 4.54 −1.87
Independent Mark Aldridge 2,126 2.26 +2.26
Animal Justice Zarina Greenberg 1,479 1.57 +1.57
Total formal votes 94,070 95.56 +0.44
Informal votes 4,366 4.44 −0.44
Turnout 98,436 91.92 −2.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Zappia 56,116 59.65 +4.59
Liberal Graham Reynolds 37,954 40.35 −4.59
Labor hold Swing +4.59

Mayo

2016 Australian federal election: Mayo[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jamie Briggs 35,915 37.76 −16.06
Xenophon Rebekha Sharkie 33,158 34.86 +34.86
Labor Glen Dallimore 12,859 13.52 −7.62
Greens Nathan Daniell 7,661 8.05 −6.10
Family First Bruce Hicks 4,375 4.60 −2.54
Liberal Democrats Luke Dzivinski 1,148 1.21 +1.21
Total formal votes 95,116 97.11 +0.98
Informal votes 2,828 2.89 −0.98
Turnout 97,944 94.19 −0.41
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Jamie Briggs 52,650 55.35 −7.16
Labor Glen Dallimore 42,466 44.65 +7.16
Two-candidate-preferred result
Xenophon Rebekha Sharkie 52,283 54.97 +54.97
Liberal Jamie Briggs 42,833 45.03 −17.18
Xenophon gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Port Adelaide

2016 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Butler 46,314 48.24 −2.34
Xenophon Michael Slattery 17,970 18.72 +18.72
Liberal Emma Flowerdew 17,884 18.63 −7.69
Greens Matthew Carey 6,683 6.96 −1.65
Family First Bruce Hambour 4,483 4.67 −2.85
Animal Justice Janine Clipstone 2,078 2.16 +2.16
Christian Democrats Jenalie Salt 597 0.62 +0.62
Total formal votes 96,009 94.19 +0.39
Informal votes 5,927 5.81 −0.39
Turnout 101,936 89.93 −2.24
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Mark Butler 67,119 69.91 +5.89
Liberal Emma Flowerdew 28,890 30.09 −5.89
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Mark Butler 62,274 64.86 +0.84
Xenophon Michael Slattery 33,735 35.14 +35.14
Labor hold Swing N/A

Sturt

2016 Australian federal election: Sturt[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christopher Pyne 41,351 44.45 −9.95
Labor Matt Loader 20,653 22.20 −6.70
Xenophon Matthew Wright 19,684 21.16 +21.16
Greens Rebecca Galdies 6,575 7.07 −2.73
Family First Craig Bowyer 2,912 3.13 −0.79
Animal Justice Geoff Russell 1,220 1.31 +1.31
Independent Neil Aitchison 637 0.68 +0.68
Total formal votes 93,032 96.22 +0.74
Informal votes 3,656 3.78 −0.74
Turnout 96,688 92.31 −1.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christopher Pyne 51,998 55.89 −4.19
Labor Matt Loader 41,034 44.11 +4.19
Liberal hold Swing −4.19

Wakefield

2016 Australian federal election: Wakefield[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nick Champion 38,197 39.82 −1.70
Liberal Kathleen Bourne 25,299 26.37 −11.52
Xenophon Richard Inwood 19,592 20.42 +20.42
Family First Marilyn Phillips 5,396 5.62 −0.36
Greens Craig Vanstone 4,102 4.28 −0.87
Independent John Bolton 2,728 2.84 +2.84
Christian Democrats Ralph Anderson 619 0.65 +0.65
Total formal votes 95,933 94.61 +0.30
Informal votes 5,470 5.39 −0.30
Turnout 101,403 90.34 −2.77
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nick Champion 58,494 60.97 +7.57
Liberal Kathleen Bourne 37,439 39.03 −7.57
Labor hold Swing +7.57

References

  1. ^ Adelaide, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Barker, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Boothby, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ Grey, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  5. ^ Hindmarsh, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  6. ^ Kingston, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  7. ^ Makin, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  8. ^ Mayo, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  9. ^ Port Adelaide, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  10. ^ Sturt, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  11. ^ Wakefield, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
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