# Electoral results for the district of Mallee

This is a list of election results for the Electoral district of Mallee in South Australian elections.

## Members for Mallee

| Member | Party | Term |
| Bill Nankivell | Liberal and Country | 1970–1974 |
| Bill Nankivell | Liberal | 1974–1979 |
| Peter Lewis | Liberal | 1979–1985 |

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

1982 South Australian state election: Mallee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Lewis | 8,374 | 57.5 | +11.6 |
| | National | Guy Wheal | 3,260 | 22.4 | -2.6 |
| | Labor | Norman Napper | 2,661 | 18.3 | +0.4 |
| | Democrats | Samuel Pope | 256 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,551 | 96.9 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 468 | 3.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,019 | 94.7 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Lewis | 11,641 | 80.0 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | Norman Napper | 2,910 | 20.0 | -2.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and National candidates for Mallee.

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Mallee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Lewis | 6,488 | 45.9 | -14.6 |
| | National | Guy Wheal | 3,541 | 25.0 | +8.8 |
| | Labor | Dale Thiel | 2,526 | 17.9 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Ronald Hentschke | 1,583 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,138 | 97.2 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 414 | 2.8 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,552 | 93.6 | −0.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Lewis | 8,134 | 57.3 | -16.5 |
| | National | Guy Wheal | 6,004 | 42.7 | +42.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1977 South Australian state election: Mallee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Nankivell | 8,684 | 60.5 | +6.4 |
| | Labor | Gerald Lea | 3,353 | 23.3 | +4.4 |
| | National | Leslie Ficken | 2,329 | 16.2 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,366 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 283 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,649 | 94.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bill Nankivell | 10,611 | 73.8 | -2.6 |
| | Labor | Gerald Lea | 3,755 | 26.2 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.6 | |
1975 South Australian state election: Mallee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Nankivell | 5,040 | 50.2 | -3.0 |
| | National | John Petch | 2,443 | 24.3 | -22.5 |
| | Labor | Ronald Maczkowiack | 1,509 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal Movement | William McConnell | 1,046 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,038 | 98.1 | +3.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 193 | 1.9 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,231 | 95.0 | −0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bill Nankivell | 8,181 | 81.5 | +28.3 |
| | Labor | Ronald Maczkowiack | 1,857 | 18.5 | +18.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Country candidates for Mallee.
1973 South Australian state election: Mallee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Bill Nankivell | 4,901 | 53.2 | -4.9 |
| | Country | Joseph Philbey | 4,318 | 46.8 | +28.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,219 | 94.6 | −4.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 525 | 5.4 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,744 | 95.7 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1970 South Australian state election: Mallee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Bill Nankivell | 5,382 | 58.1 |
| | Labor | Roland Telfer | 2,225 | 24.0 |
| | National | John Petch | 1,654 | 17.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,261 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,384 | 93.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Bill Nankivell | 6,871 | 74.2 |
| | Labor | Roland Telfer | 2,390 | 25.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |