Electoral results for the district of Bright

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

Members for Bright

Member Party Term
  Derek Robertson Labor 1985–1989
  Wayne Matthew Liberal 1989–2006
  Chloë Fox Labor 2006–2014
  David Speirs Liberal 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

South Australian state election, 2014: Bright[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Speirs 10,780 48.5 +4.6
Labor Chloë Fox 8,491 38.2 −4.0
Greens Jamie Ryan 2,081 9.4 +1.5
Family First Steve Price 852 3.8 +0.9
Total formal votes 22,204 97.8 +0.8
Informal votes 488 2.2 −0.8
Turnout 22,692 93.1 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Speirs 11,829 53.3 +3.7
Labor Chloë Fox 10,375 46.7 −3.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.7
South Australian state election, 2010: Bright
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Maria Kourtesis 9,415 44.0 +6.6
Labor Chloë Fox 9,022 42.2 -5.4
Greens Graham Goss 1,669 7.8 +0.9
Family First Kevin Cramp 601 2.8 -1.3
Save the RAH Meredith Stock 298 1.4 +1.4
Fair Land Tax Nick Kalogiannis 194 0.9 +0.9
Independent Shane Roos 188 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 21,387 96.9
Informal votes 641 3.1
Turnout 22,028 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chloë Fox 10,777 50.4 -6.2
Liberal Maria Kourtesis 10,610 49.6 +6.2
Labor hold Swing -6.2

Elections in the 2000s

South Australian state election, 2006: Bright
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Chloë Fox 10,126 50.2 +16.9
Liberal Angus Redford 6,949 34.4 -10.2
Greens Allan Robins 1,315 6.5 +1.8
Family First Andrew Cole 905 4.5 +1.6
Dignity for Disabled Trevor Pyatt 492 2.4 +2.4
Democrats Caroline Siow 395 2.0 -6.2
Total formal votes 20,182 97.1 +0.2
Informal votes 600 2.9 -0.2
Turnout 20,782 92.6 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chloë Fox 11,983 59.4 +14.4
Liberal Angus Redford 8,199 40.6 -14.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +14.4
South Australian state election, 2002: Bright
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Wayne Matthew 9,086 44.6 -1.0
Labor Ron Baronian 6,784 33.3 +1.3
Democrats Fiona Blinco 1,672 8.2 -12.8
Greens Bob Darlington 961 4.7 +4.7
Family First Vasiliki Savvas 593 2.9 +2.9
SA First Kathy Williams 476 2.3 +2.3
One Nation Laurel Payne 403 2.0 +2.0
Independent Cheryl Connor 390 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 20,365 96.9
Informal votes 657 3.1
Turnout 21,022 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wayne Matthew 11,192 55.0 +0.6
Labor Ron Baronian 9,173 45.0 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1990s

South Australian state election, 1997: Bright
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Wayne Matthew 9,153 47.4 -15.9
Labor Kathy Williams 5,910 30.6 +5.9
Democrats Fiona Blinco 4,263 22.1 +10.1
Total formal votes 19,326 96.3 -1.6
Informal votes 743 3.7 +1.6
Turnout 20,069 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wayne Matthew 10,844 56.1 -12.2
Labor Kathy Williams 8,482 43.9 +12.2
Liberal hold Swing -12.2
South Australian state election, 1993: Bright
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Wayne Matthew 12,573 64.0 +18.0
Labor Aileen Braun 4,711 24.0 -16.7
Democrats Fiona Blinco 2,358 12.0 +1.1
Total formal votes 19,642 97.9 -0.4
Informal votes 424 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 20,066 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wayne Matthew 13,547 69.0 +16.6
Labor Aileen Braun 6,095 31.0 -16.6
Liberal hold Swing +16.6

Elections in the 1980s

South Australian state election, 1989: Bright
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Wayne Matthew 8,911 44.8 -2.0
Labor Derek Robertson 8,345 41.9 -7.6
Democrats Ingrid O'Sullivan 2,223 11.2 +7.5
Call to Australia Wayne Ellis 417 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 19,896 98.0 +0.1
Informal votes 408 2.0 -0.1
Turnout 20,304 95.8 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wayne Matthew 10,139 51.0 +2.6
Labor Derek Robertson 9,757 49.0 -2.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.6
South Australian state election, 1985: Bright
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Derek Robertson 9,048 49.5 +3.5
Liberal John Mathwin 8,569 46.8 -0.1
Democrats Fred Cannon 674 3.7 -3.3
Total formal votes 18,291 97.9
Informal votes 390 2.1
Turnout 18,681 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Derek Robertson 9,430 51.6 +2.6
Liberal John Mathwin 8,861 48.4 -2.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.6

References

  1. ↑ 2014 State Election Results – Bright, ECSA.
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