# Electoral results for the district of Ross Smith

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

## Members for Ross Smith

| Member | Party | Term |
| Jack Jennings | Labor | 1970–1977 |
| John Bannon | Labor | 1977–1993 |
| Ralph Clarke | Labor | 1993–2002 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Ross Smith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ralph Clarke | 8,905 | 51.2 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal | Danny McGuire | 4,712 | 27.1 | -14.8 |
| | Democrats | John Woods | 3,055 | 17.6 | +1.1 |
| | United Australia | David Shelly | 704 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,376 | 95.2 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 870 | 4.8 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,246 | 91.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ralph Clarke | 11,253 | 64.8 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal | Danny McGuire | 6,123 | 35.2 | -12.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +12.7 | |
1993 South Australian state election: Ross Smith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steven Thomson | 7,850 | 41.9 | +9.7 |
| | Labor | Ralph Clarke | 7,786 | 41.6 | -16.2 |
| | Democrats | Matthew Mitchell | 3,087 | 16.5 | +6.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,723 | 96.2 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 740 | 3.8 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,463 | 92.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ralph Clarke | 9,761 | 52.1 | -10.9 |
| | Liberal | Steven Thomson | 8,962 | 47.9 | +10.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -10.9 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Ross Smith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Bannon | 9,918 | 59.0 | -6.9 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Pyne | 5,297 | 31.5 | +2.0 |
| | Democrats | Brian Fain | 1,590 | 9.5 | +4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,805 | 96.8 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 559 | 3.2 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,364 | 94.6 | +0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Bannon | 10,745 | 64.1 | -4.6 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Pyne | 6,023 | 35.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
1985 South Australian state election: Ross Smith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Bannon | 11,415 | 65.9 | -1.1 |
| | Liberal | Darryl Watson | 5,106 | 29.5 | -1.5 |
| | Democrats | Kate Hannaford | 790 | 4.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,311 | 96.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 696 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,007 | 93.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Bannon | 11,895 | 68.7 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | Darryl Watson | 5,416 | 31.3 | -0.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
1982 South Australian state election: Ross Smith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Bannon | 10,200 | 75.7 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal | Ruth Squire | 3,284 | 24.4 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,484 | 90.4 | −3.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,427 | 9.6 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,911 | 92.3 | −0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.2 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Ross Smith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Bannon | 8,997 | 64.6 | -7.6 |
| | Liberal | Ruth Squire | 3,746 | 26.9 | -0.9 |
| | Democrats | Margaret-Ann Williams | 1,179 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,922 | 93.5 | −2.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 961 | 6.5 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,883 | 92.8 | −1.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Bannon | 9,522 | 68.4 | -3.8 |
| | Liberal | Ruth Squire | 4,400 | 31.6 | +3.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.8 | |
1977 South Australian state election: Ross Smith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Bannon | 10,773 | 72.2 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal | Paul Baloglou | 4,156 | 27.8 | +9.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,929 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 594 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,523 | 94.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
1975 South Australian state election: Ross Smith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Jennings | 9,458 | 65.0 | -15.3 |
| | Liberal | James Porter | 2,703 | 18.6 | +18.6 |
| | Liberal Movement | Noel Hodges | 2,391 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,552 | 93.9 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 947 | 6.1 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,499 | 93.1 | −1.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Jennings | 9,692 | 66.6 | -13.7 |
| | Liberal | James Porter | 4,860 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1973 South Australian state election: Ross Smith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Jennings | 11,102 | 80.3 | +12.2 |
| | Independent | John Lynch | 2,720 | 19.7 | +19.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,822 | 92.9 | −4.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,057 | 7.1 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,879 | 94.6 | −0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1970 South Australian state election: Ross Smith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Jennings | 9,668 | 68.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Frank Forwood | 3,617 | 25.5 |
| | Independent | Roy Amer | 903 | 6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,188 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 350 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,538 | 95.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Jennings | 10,119 | 71.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Frank Forwood | 4,069 | 28.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |