# Electoral results for the district of Alexandra

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

## Members for Alexandra

Four members (1902–1915) :
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
| William Blacker | | 1902–1906 | Alexander McDonald | National League | 1902–1910 | George Ritchie | | 1902–1904 | Charles Tucker | National League | 1902–1906 |
| William Blacker | | 1902–1906 | Alexander McDonald | National League | 1902–1910 | George Ritchie | Farmers and Producers | 1904–1910 | Charles Tucker | National League | 1902–1906 |
| William Blacker | Liberal and Democratic | 1906–1910 | Alexander McDonald | National League | 1902–1910 | George Ritchie | Farmers and Producers | 1904–1910 | Percy Heggaton | | 1906–1910 |
| William Blacker | Liberal Union | 1910–1913 | Alexander McDonald | Liberal Union | 1910–1915 | George Ritchie | Liberal Union | 1910–1915 | Percy Heggaton | Liberal Union | 1910–1915 |
| George Laffer | Liberal Union | 1913–1915 | Alexander McDonald | Liberal Union | 1910–1915 | George Ritchie | Liberal Union | 1910–1915 | Percy Heggaton | Liberal Union | 1910–1915 |
Three members (1915–1938) :
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
| George Laffer | Liberal Union | 1915–1923 | Archibald Peake | Liberal Union | 1915–1920 | George Ritchie | Liberal Union | 1915–1922 |
| George Laffer | Liberal Union | 1915–1923 | Herbert Hudd | Liberal Union | 1920–1923 | George Ritchie | Liberal Union | 1915–1922 |
| George Laffer | Liberal Federation | 1923–1932 | Herbert Hudd | Liberal Federation | 1923–1932 | Percy Heggaton | Liberal Federation | 1923–1932 |
| George Laffer | Liberal and Country | 1932–1933 | Herbert Hudd | Liberal and Country | 1932–1938 | Percy Heggaton | Liberal and Country | 1932–1938 |
| George Connor | Independent | 1934–1941 | Herbert Hudd | Liberal and Country | 1932–1938 | Percy Heggaton | Liberal and Country | 1932–1938 |
Single member (1938–1993) :
| George Connor | Independent | 1938–1941 |
| Herbert Hudd | Liberal and Country | 1941–1948 |
| David Brookman | Liberal and Country | 1948–1973 |
| Ted Chapman | Liberal and Country | 1973–1974 |
| Ted Chapman | Liberal | 1974–1992 |
| Dean Brown | Liberal | 1992–1993 |

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

Alexandra state by-election, 9 May 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dean Brown | 9,662 | 47.9 | −11.3 |
| | Independent | Ivar Schmidt | 2,889 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| | Democrats | Anthony Dickson | 2,484 | 12.3 | −2.9 |
| | Labor | Johanna van der Velde | 2,290 | 11.3 | −13.3 |
| | Independent | Peter Charles | 1,219 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Australian Independent Alliance | Roger Oates | 998 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Australian Independent Alliance | Reg Macey | 644 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,186 | 95.5 | −2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 943 | 4.5 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,129 | 88.4 | −6.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Dean Brown | 12,155 | 60.2 | −5.8 |
| | Independent | Ivar Schmidt | 8,031 | 39.8 | +39.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 12,200 | 59.2 | +3.2 |
| | Labor | Jacqueline Horton | 5,286 | 25.6 | −3.9 |
| | Democrats | Judith Logan | 3,132 | 15.2 | +8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,618 | 97.9 | +3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 437 | 2.1 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,055 | 95.2 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 13,599 | 66.0 | +0.8 |
| | Labor | Jacqueline Horton | 7,019 | 34.0 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
1985 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 9,938 | 56.0 | −10.0 |
| | Labor | John Quirke | 5,241 | 29.5 | +9.5 |
| | National | Rex Tilbrook | 1,363 | 7.7 | +2.7 |
| | Democrats | David Willson | 1,215 | 6.8 | −2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,757 | 94.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 951 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,708 | 94.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 11,577 | 65.2 | −9.8 |
| | Labor | John Quirke | 6,180 | 34.8 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −9.8 | |
1982 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 10,519 | 57.8 | −11.9 |
| | Labor | Helen McSkimming | 4,235 | 23.3 | +1.6 |
| | Democrats | Andrew Mills | 2,158 | 11.9 | +3.3 |
| | National | Rex Tilbrook | 1,279 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,191 | 95.3 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 906 | 4.7 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,097 | 94.6 | +1.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 12,557 | 69.0 | −5.0 |
| | Labor | Helen McSkimming | 5,634 | 31.0 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.0 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 11,584 | 69.7 | +8.2 |
| | Labor | Helen McSkimming | 3,614 | 21.7 | −4.4 |
| | Democrats | Kaye Gibbs | 1,434 | 8.6 | −3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,632 | 96.8 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 547 | 3.2 | +1.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 12,301 | 74.0 | +6.3 |
| | Labor | Helen McSkimming | 4,331 | 26.0 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.3 | |
1977 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 9,822 | 61.5 | +8.6 |
| | Labor | Kenneth Jared | 4,159 | 26.1 | +6.7 |
| | Democrats | Kaye Gibbs | 1,976 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,957 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 298 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,255 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 11,134 | 69.8 | −6.6 |
| | Labor | Kenneth Jared | 4,823 | 30.2 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −6.6 | |
1975 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 6,270 | 52.6 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Movement | Donald Glazbrook | 2,775 | 23.3 | +23.3 |
| | Labor | Ruth Newell | 2,447 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
| | National | George Graham | 435 | 3.6 | −30.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,927 | 97.6 | +2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 297 | 2.4 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,224 | 93.5 | −2.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ted Chapman | 9,160 | 76.8 | +6.9 |
| | Labor | Ruth Newell | 2,767 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Liberal Movement candidates for Alexandra.
1973 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Ted Chapman | 5,229 | 50.3 | −9.7 |
| | Country | Lester James | 3,523 | 33.9 | +33.9 |
| | Independent | David Baines | 1,642 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,394 | 95.1 | −3.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 536 | 4.9 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,930 | 95.5 | +1.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Ted Chapman | 6,050 | 58.2 | −9.8 |
| | Country | Lester James | 4,344 | 41.8 | +41.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1970 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | 5,830 | 60.0 |
| | Labor | Kenneth Jared | 2,520 | 25.9 |
| | Independent | Lester James | 1,373 | 14.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,723 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 116 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,839 | 97.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | 6,903 | 71.0 |
| | Labor | Kenneth Jared | 2,820 | 29.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | 6,349 | 48.7 | −9.0 |
| | Labor | Robert Harris | 5,910 | 45.3 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | Betty Bishop | 442 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | National | William Johns | 350 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,051 | 98.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 255 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,306 | 95.9 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | 7,040 | 53.9 | −3.8 |
| | Labor | Robert Harris | 6,011 | 46.1 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | −3.8 | |
1965 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | 5,557 | 57.7 | −1.1 |
| | Labor | Desmond Merton | 4,068 | 42.3 | +10.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,625 | 98.1 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 185 | 1.9 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,810 | 95.8 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | −5.8 | |
1962 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | 4,348 | 58.8 | −41.2 |
| | Labor | Ralph Dettman | 2,353 | 31.8 | +31.8 |
| | Independent | Frank Halleday | 698 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,399 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 101 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,500 | 95.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | 4,697 | 63.5 | −36.5 |
| | Labor | Ralph Dettman | 2,702 | 36.5 | +36.5 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
1956 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
1953 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
1950 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brookman | 4,502 | 65.9 | −34.1 |
| | Labor | Albert Taverner | 1,442 | 21.1 | +21.1 |
| | Independent | Ethel Wache | 887 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,831 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 173 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,004 | 95.1 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1944 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Hudd | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
1941 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Hudd | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | George Connor | 2,085 | 50.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Hudd | 2,056 | 49.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,141 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,200 | 64.3 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal and Country | Independent gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | |