Electoral results for the district of Gordon (South Australia)
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral District of Gordon in South Australian elections.
Members for Gordon
Election results
Elections in the 1990s
South Australian state election, 1997: Gordon[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Scott Dixon |
8,360 |
41.5 |
-26.7 |
|
Independent |
Rory McEwen |
4,530 |
22.5 |
+22.5 |
|
Labor |
Andrew Godfrey |
4,344 |
21.6 |
-2.3 |
|
Democrats |
Simon Mill |
2,382 |
11.8 |
+6.8 |
|
Independent |
Bronte Whelan |
518 |
2.6 |
-0.2 |
Total formal votes |
20,134 |
96.7 |
-1.2 |
Informal votes |
679 |
3.3 |
+1.2 |
Turnout |
20,813 |
92.9 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Scott Dixon |
12,543 |
62.3 |
-9.2 |
|
Labor |
Andrew Godfrey |
7,591 |
37.7 |
+9.2 |
Two-candidate-preferred result
|
|
Independent |
Rory McEwen |
10,093 |
50.1 |
+50.1 |
|
Liberal |
Scott Dixon |
10,041 |
49.9 |
-21.6 |
|
Independent gain from Liberal |
Swing |
N/A |
|
References
- ↑ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4