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

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

## Members for Newcastle

First incarnation (1884–1902) :
| Member | Term | Member | Term |
| Thomas Burgoyne | 1884–1902 | Patrick Coglin | 1884–1887 |
| Thomas Burgoyne | 1884–1902 | Thomas Playford | 1887–1890 |
| Thomas Burgoyne | 1884–1902 | Joseph Hancock | 1890–1893 |
| Thomas Burgoyne | 1884–1902 | Richard Foster | 1893–1902 |
Second incarnation (1915–1938) :
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
| Andrew Kirkpatrick | Labor | 1915–1918 | Thomas Butterfield | Labor | 1915–1917 |
| Andrew Kirkpatrick | Labor | 1915–1918 | Edward Twopeny | Liberal Union | 1917–1918 |
| William Harvey | Labor | 1918–1931 | Thomas Butterfield | Labor | 1918–1931 |
| William Harvey | Parliamentary Labor | 1931–1933 | Thomas Butterfield | Parliamentary Labor | 1931–1933 |
| James Beerworth | Labor | 1933–1938 | Lindsay Riches | Labor | 1933–1938 |
Single-member (1938–1956) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | George Jenkins | Liberal and Country | 1938–1956 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s

1953 South Australian state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | George Jenkins | 2,275 | 63.7 | -7.6 |
| | Labor | Gerald Travers | 1,298 | 36.3 | +7.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,573 | 97.4 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 96 | 2.6 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,669 | 92.0 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -7.6 | |
1950 South Australian state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | George Jenkins | 2,601 | 71.3 | -28.7 |
| | Labor | Leonard Pilton | 1,048 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,649 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 40 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,689 | 86.1 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | George Jenkins | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
1944 South Australian state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | George Jenkins | 2,229 | 60.0 | -40.0 |
| | Labor | Jock Pick | 1,486 | 40.0 | +40.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,715 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,799 | 83.3 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1941 South Australian state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | George Jenkins | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | George Jenkins | 2,060 | 67.5 |
| | Labor | James Marner | 993 | 32.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,053 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,121 | 64.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |