# Electoral results for the district of Gumeracha

This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Gumeracha in South Australian elections.

## Members for Gumeracha

First incarnation (1857–1902) :
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
| Arthur Blyth | | 1857–1868 | Alexander Hay | | 1857–1861 |
| Arthur Blyth | | 1857–1868 | Alexander Murray | | 1862–1867 |
| Arthur Blyth | | 1857–1868 | Alexander Hay | | 1867–1870 |
| William Sandover | | 1868–1870 | Alexander Hay | | 1867–1870 |
| Arthur Blyth | | 1870–1875 | Ebenezer Ward | | 1870–1880 |
| Frederick Hannaford | | 1875–1878 | Ebenezer Ward | | 1870–1880 |
| William Haines | | 1878–1884 | Ebenezer Ward | | 1870–1880 |
| William Haines | | 1878–1884 | John Rounsevell | | 1880–1881 |
| William Haines | | 1878–1884 | Samuel Tomkinson | | 1881–1884 |
| Robert Homburg | | 1884–1891 | Robert Ross | | 1884–1887 |
| Robert Homburg | | 1884–1891 | John Stirling | | 1888–1890 |
| Robert Homburg | | 1884–1891 | Theodore Hack | | 1890–1893 |
| Robert Homburg | Defence League | 1891–1896 | William Randell | Defence League | 1893–1896 |
| Robert Homburg | Defence League | 1891–1896 | Charles Willcox | Defence League | 1896–1896 |
| Robert Homburg | | 1896–1902 | William Randell | | 1896–1899 |
| Robert Homburg | | 1896–1902 | Thomas Playford II | | 1899–1901 |
| Robert Homburg | | 1896–1902 | William Jamieson | National League | 1901–1902 |
Second incarnation (1938–1970) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Thomas Playford IV | Liberal and Country | 1938–1968 |
| | Bryant Giles | Liberal and Country | 1968–1970 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Bryant Giles | 4,740 | 67.9 | +3.1 |
| | Labor | Cyril Swaine | 2,245 | 32.1 | +10.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,985 | 98.4 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 115 | 1.6 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,100 | 91.7 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | −5.2 | |
1965 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | 4,365 | 64.8 | −16.3 |
| | Labor | Ernie Crimes | 1,449 | 21.5 | +21.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Patrick Coffey | 420 | 6.2 | −12.7 |
| | Social Credit | Marcus Dodd | 375 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| | Communist | Brian Rooney | 130 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,739 | 97.9 | +2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 143 | 2.1 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,882 | 96.2 | +0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | 4,923 | 73.1 | −8.0 |
| | Labor | Ernie Crimes | 1,816 | 26.9 | +26.9 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1962 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | 5,202 | 81.1 | +7.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Patrick Coffey | 1,211 | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,413 | 95.4 | −3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 309 | 4.6 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,722 | 95.8 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | 4,781 | 73.4 | −15.2 |
| | Labor | Ernie Crimes | 1,333 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
| | Independent | Charles Coffey | 404 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,518 | 98.4 | +2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.6 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,625 | 95.6 | +0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | | 76.4 | −12.2 |
| | Labor | Ernie Crimes | | 23.6 | +23.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1956 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | 5,457 | 88.6 |
| | Communist | Fred Slater | 705 | 11.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,162 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 251 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,413 | 94.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
1953 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | 5,315 | 90.4 | −9.6 |
| | Communist | Alan Finger | 566 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,881 | 95.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 302 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,183 | 96.2 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1950 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
1944 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | 3,752 | 72.1 | −27.9 |
| | Labor | Wilfred Holmes | 1,451 | 27.9 | +27.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,203 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,298 | 89.5 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1941 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | 2,081 | 65.3 |
| | Independent | Robert Hunter | 556 | 17.5 |
| | Labor | Arthur Edwards | 549 | 17.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,186 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,241 | 56.4 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.