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

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

## Members for Salisbury

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Reg Groth | Labor | 1970–1979 |
| | Lynn Arnold | Labor | 1979–1985 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1980s

1982 South Australian state election: Salisbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lynn Arnold | 13,632 | 69.1 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal | Derrick Rich | 4,759 | 24.1 | -15.1 |
| | Democrats | David Vigor | 1,343 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,734 | 91.3 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,868 | 8.7 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,602 | 92.8 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lynn Arnold | 14,316 | 72.5 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal | Derrick Rich | 5,418 | 27.5 | -11.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +11.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Salisbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lynn Arnold | 10,840 | 60.8 | -8.7 |
| | Liberal | Derrick Rich | 6,996 | 39.2 | +8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,836 | 93.0 | −2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,336 | 7.0 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,172 | 93.3 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.7 | |
1977 South Australian state election: Salisbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Reg Groth | 12,150 | 69.5 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal | Ann Allen | 5,333 | 30.5 | +10.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,483 | 95.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 919 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,402 | 93.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
1975 South Australian state election: Salisbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Reg Groth | 10,398 | 62.1 | -21.9 |
| | Liberal | Lancelot Chaplin | 3,367 | 20.1 | +20.1 |
| | Liberal Movement | Ronald Woods | 2,984 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,749 | 94.6 | +7.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 947 | 5.4 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,696 | 92.8 | −1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Reg Groth | 10,703 | 63.9 | -20.1 |
| | Liberal | Lancelot Chaplin | 6,046 | 36.1 | +36.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1973 South Australian state election: Salisbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Reg Groth | 10,943 | 84.0 | +17.0 |
| | Independent | Robert Maczkowiack | 2,079 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,022 | 86.8 | −10.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,979 | 13.2 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,001 | 93.9 | −0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1970 South Australian state election: Salisbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Reg Groth | 8,742 | 67.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Colin De Vos | 3,711 | 28.5 |
| | Social Credit | Philip Hobbs | 587 | 4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,040 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 319 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,359 | 94.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Reg Groth | 9,135 | 69.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Colin De Vos | 3,905 | 30.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |