# Electoral results for the district of Onkaparinga

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

## Members for Onkaparinga

First incarnation (1857–1902) :
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
| William Milne | | 1857–1868 | William Dawes | | 1857–1857 |
| William Milne | | 1857–1868 | William Townsend | | 1857–1870 |
| Thomas Playford II | | 1868–1871 | William Townsend | | 1857–1870 |
| Thomas Playford II | | 1868–1871 | Friedrich Krichauff | | 1870–1882 |
| William Bundey | | 1871–1875 | Friedrich Krichauff | | 1870–1882 |
| William Dunn | | 1875–1878 | Friedrich Krichauff | | 1870–1882 |
| William Bundey | | 1878–1881 | Friedrich Krichauff | | 1870–1882 |
| John Carr | | 1881–1884 | Friedrich Krichauff | | 1870–1882 |
| John Carr | | 1881–1884 | Rowland Rees | | 1882–1890 |
| Joseph Johnson | | 1884–1896 | Rowland Rees | | 1882–1890 |
| Joseph Johnson | | 1884–1896 | Robert Caldwell | Defence League | 1890–1896 |
| Walter Duncan | National League | 1896–1902 | Robert Caldwell | National League | 1896–1902 |
Second incarnation (1938–1970) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Howard Shannon | Liberal and Country | 1938–1968 |
| | Stan Evans | Liberal and Country | 1968–1970 |

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

1968 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Stan Evans | 4,228 | 57.6 | +0.5 |
| | Labor | David Rhodes | 2,356 | 32.1 | −6.7 |
| | National | Robert Harper | 759 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,343 | 98.1 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 145 | 1.9 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,488 | 95.3 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Stan Evans | 4,911 | 66.9 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | David Rhodes | 2,432 | 33.1 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +7.8 | |
1965 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 3,836 | 57.1 | +0.7 |
| | Labor | Frank Staniford | 2,608 | 38.8 | −4.8 |
| | Social Credit | Harvey Burns | 278 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,722 | 98.2 | +2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 122 | 1.8 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,844 | 95.8 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 3,975 | 59.1 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | Frank Staniford | 2,747 | 40.9 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
1962 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 3,682 | 56.4 | −6.9 |
| | Labor | Peter Staniford | 2,846 | 43.6 | +6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,528 | 98.8 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 1.2 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,605 | 95.8 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | −6.9 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 3,954 | 63.3 | −6.8 |
| | Labor | Cyril Hasse | 2,292 | 36.7 | +36.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,246 | 97.9 | +2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 135 | 2.1 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,381 | 94.6 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1956 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 4,189 | 70.1 |
| | Independent | Frank Rieck | 1,786 | 29.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,975 | 95.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 269 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,244 | 94.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
1953 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 4,266 | 57.0 | −4.1 |
| | Labor | Frank Staniford | 3,223 | 43.0 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,489 | 97.9 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 160 | 2.1 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,649 | 95.7 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | −4.1 | |
1950 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 4,530 | 61.1 | +10.7 |
| | Labor | Frank Staniford | 2,887 | 38.9 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,417 | 98.6 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.4 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,524 | 94.9 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 3,528 | 50.7 | −3.2 |
| | Labor | Herbert Burnley | 2,349 | 33.8 | −12.3 |
| | Independent | Frank Halleday | 1,082 | 15.5 | +15.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,959 | 97.9 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 2.1 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,111 | 94.7 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1944 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 3,270 | 53.9 | +10.9 |
| | Labor | Cyril Hasse | 2,792 | 46.1 | +11.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,062 | 96.8 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 199 | 3.2 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,261 | 88.9 | +26.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
1941 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 1,876 | 43.0 | −1.0 |
| | Labor | Cyril Hasse | 1,501 | 34.4 | +11.2 |
| | Independent Labor | Frank Staniford | 988 | 22.6 | −10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,365 | 98.5 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 1.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,430 | 62.8 | −1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 2,242 | 51.4 | +0.2 |
| | Labor | Cyril Hasse | 2,123 | 48.6 | +48.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 1,870 | 44.0 |
| | Independent | Frank Staniford | 1,396 | 32.9 |
| | Labor | Tom Howard | 984 | 23.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,250 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,321 | 63.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 2,175 | 51.2 |
| | Independent | Frank Staniford | 2,075 | 48.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |