# Electoral results for the district of Elizabeth (South Australia)

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

## Members for Elizabeth

First incarnation (1970–2006) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | John Clark | Labor | 1970–1973 |
| | Peter Duncan | Labor | 1973–1984 |
| | Martyn Evans | Independent | 1984–1993 |
| | Martyn Evans | Labor | 1993–1994 |
| | Lea Stevens | Labor | 1994–2006 |
| Second incarnation (2018–present) |||||
| | Lee Odenwalder | Labor | 2018–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

2022 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lee Odenwalder | 12,086 | 54.7 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Jake Fedczyszyn | 4,281 | 19.4 | +1.4 |
| | One Nation | John Lutman | 2,290 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Greens | Tracey Smallwood | 1,736 | 7.9 | +1.2 |
| | Family First | John Bennett | 1,705 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,098 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 884 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,982 | 82.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lee Odenwalder | 15,590 | 70.5 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Jake Fedczyszyn | 6,508 | 29.5 | −3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lee Odenwalder | 11,828 | 51.0 | +1.1 |
| | SA-Best | Phil Gallasch | 4,351 | 18.8 | +18.8 |
| | Liberal | Sharka Byrne | 4,083 | 17.6 | −11.3 |
| | Greens | Wendy Morgan | 1,570 | 6.8 | −0.7 |
| | Conservatives | John Mathiesen | 1,353 | 5.8 | −5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,185 | 94.3 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,401 | 5.7 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,586 | 86.6 | +2.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lee Odenwalder | 15,686 | 67.7 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal | Sharka Byrne | 7,499 | 32.3 | −6.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lee Odenwalder | 14,808 | 63.9 | +2.9 |
| | SA-Best | Phil Gallasch | 8,377 | 36.1 | +36.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2002 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lea Stevens | 9,107 | 44.7 | -1.4 |
| | Liberal | Ron Watts | 7,111 | 34.9 | +1.8 |
| | Family First | Peter Barnes | 1,523 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Democrats | Anna Lukasiewicz | 1,430 | 7.0 | -12.2 |
| | SA First | Duncan MacMillan | 624 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | One Nation | Robert Fechner | 580 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,375 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 706 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,081 | 94.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lea Stevens | 11,649 | 57.2 | -1.6 |
| | Liberal | Ron Watts | 8,726 | 42.8 | +1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lea Stevens | 10,282 | 51.8 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal | Angus Bristow | 5,703 | 28.7 | -8.9 |
| | Democrats | Michael Pilling | 3,857 | 19.4 | +11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,842 | 95.8 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 878 | 4.2 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,720 | 92.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lea Stevens | 12,764 | 64.3 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal | Angus Bristow | 7,078 | 35.7 | -11.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +11.5 | |
Elizabeth state by-election, 9 April 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lea Stevens | 7,091 | 42.80 | -4.21 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Nicholson | 4,856 | 29.31 | -0.89 |
| | Grey Power | Mary Bell | 1,427 | 8.61 | +8.61 |
| | Independent | Alfred Charles | 993 | 5.99 | -8.13 |
| | HEMP | Dave Sag | 889 | 5.37 | +5.37 |
| | Democrats | Roy Milne | 731 | 4.41 | -4.25 |
| | Independent Labor | Tony Eversham | 502 | 3.03 | +3.03 |
| | Independent | Bernhard Cotton | 77 | 0.46 | +0.46 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,566 | 95.52 | −0.91 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 777 | 4.48 | +0.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,343 | 88.11 | −5.41 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lea Stevens | 9,318 | 56.25 | -1.34 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Nicholson | 7,248 | 43.75 | +1.34 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.34 | |
$^1$ Cotton ran under the banner "Independent - Parent Democracy in State Schools".
1993 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Martyn Evans | 8,392 | 47.0 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Nicholson | 5,392 | 30.2 | +8.0 |
| | Independent | Alfred Charles | 2,521 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| | Democrats | Mark Basham | 1,546 | 8.7 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,851 | 96.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 661 | 3.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,512 | 93.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Martyn Evans | 10,280 | 57.6 | -8.2 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Nicholson | 7,571 | 42.4 | +8.2 |
| | Labor gain from Independent | Labor gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Martyn Evans | 5,884 | 40.2 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | Catherine Watkins | 3,972 | 27.1 | -15.9 |
| | Liberal | Peter Bates | 3,106 | 21.2 | +3.4 |
| | Democrats | Stephen Perkins | 864 | 5.9 | +2.9 |
| | Call to Australia | David Griffiths | 430 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | Arnold Ollivier | 393 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,649 | 95.5 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 688 | 4.5 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,337 | 94.1 | −2.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Catherine Watkins | 10,109 | 69.0 | -4.0 |
| | Liberal | Peter Bates | 4,540 | 31.0 | +4.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Martyn Evans | 9,823 | 67.1 | +13.1 |
| | Labor | Catherine Watkins | 4,826 | 32.9 | -13.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +13.1 | |
1985 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Sonia Argirov | 6,508 | 43.0 | -26.0 |
| | Independent Labor | Martyn Evans | 5,500 | 36.2 | +36.2 |
| | Liberal | Josephine Gapper | 2,692 | 17.8 | -2.2 |
| | Democrats | Carolyn Tan | 452 | 3.0 | -8.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,152 | 96.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 610 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,762 | 92.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Sonia Argirov | 11,061 | 73.0 | -1.0 |
| | Liberal | Josephine Gapper | 4,091 | 27.0 | +1.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Labor | Martyn Evans | 8,179 | 54.0 | +54.0 |
| | Labor | Sonia Argirov | 6,973 | 46.0 | -28.0 |
| | Independent Labor gain from Labor | Independent Labor gain from Labor | Swing | +54.0 | |
Elizabeth state by-election, 1 December 1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | M Evans | 7,376 | 43.9 | +43.9 |
| | Labor | R R Roe | 5,766 | 34.3 | -30.0 |
| | Liberal | J Gapper | 2,601 | 15.5 | -8.9 |
| | Democrats | B Barlow | 1,066 | 6.3 | -5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,809 | 93.5 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,158 | 6.5 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,967 | 86.1 | −5.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | M Evans | 10,743 | 63.9 | N/A |
| | Labor | R R Roe | 6,066 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
1982 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Duncan | 8,809 | 64.3 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | Esmond McKeown | 4,129 | 24.4 | -8.4 |
| | Democrats | Barbara Barlow | 1,927 | 11.4 | -1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,952 | 91.6 | −2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,558 | 8.4 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,510 | 91.9 | −0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Duncan | 11,860 | 70.0 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal | Esmond McKeown | 5,092 | 30.0 | -9.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.1 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Duncan | 8,809 | 54.7 | -17.7 |
| | Liberal | Dick Pratt | 5,284 | 32.8 | +5.2 |
| | Democrats | Colin Nieass | 2,021 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,114 | 94.1 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,012 | 5.9 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,126 | 92.2 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Duncan | 9,820 | 60.9 | -11.5 |
| | Liberal | Dick Pratt | 6,294 | 39.1 | +11.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -11.5 | |
1977 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Duncan | 11,082 | 72.4 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Hutton | 4,235 | 27.6 | +11.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,317 | 94.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 862 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,179 | 92.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
1975 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Duncan | 11,619 | 68.2 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Crome | 3,022 | 17.7 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal Movement | Shirley Liddiard | 2,399 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,040 | 94.4 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,013 | 5.6 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,053 | 92.1 | +0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Duncan | 11,860 | 69.6 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Crome | 5,180 | 30.4 | 0.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
1973 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Duncan | 9,904 | 65.0 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Brian Marsden | 3,247 | 21.3 | -9.6 |
| | Independent | Fred Smith | 1,617 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Independent | Nick Bolkus | 476 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,244 | 96.1 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 622 | 3.9 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,866 | 91.5 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Duncan | 10,610 | 69.6 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Brian Marsden | 4,634 | 30.4 | -3.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
1970 South Australian state election: Elizabeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Clark | 8,584 | 63.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Brian Marsden | 4,160 | 30.9 |
| | Social Credit | Thomas Keyes | 736 | 5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,480 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 300 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,780 | 91.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Clark | 8,952 | 66.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Brian Marsden | 4,528 | 33.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |