# Electoral results for the district of Todd

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

## Members for Todd

| Member | Party | Term |
| Molly Byrne | Labor | 1977–1979 |
| Scott Ashenden | Liberal | 1979–1985 |
| John Klunder | Labor | 1985–1993 |

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

1989 South Australian state election: Todd :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Klunder | 8,822 | 46.8 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Harders de Braconier | 7,635 | 40.5 | -1.7 |
| | Democrats | David Ball | 1,834 | 9.7 | +5.1 |
| | Call to Australia | Tom Curnow | 557 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,848 | 97.0 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 580 | 3.0 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,428 | 95.7 | −1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Klunder | 9,958 | 52.8 | -3.1 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Harders de Braconier | 8,890 | 47.2 | +3.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.1 | |
1985 South Australian state election: Todd :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Klunder | 9,203 | 53.2 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Nicholas | 7,287 | 42.2 | -2.8 |
| | Democrats | Aussie Kanck | 792 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,282 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 582 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,864 | 94.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Klunder | 9,669 | 55.9 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Nicholas | 7,613 | 44.1 | -3.9 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.9 | |
* Todd became a notionally Labor held seat in the redistribution.
1982 South Australian state election: Todd :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Scott Ashenden | 8,664 | 46.1 | -3.7 |
| | Labor | John Lewis | 8,358 | 44.5 | +3.7 |
| | Democrats | Sandra Kanck | 1,213 | 6.5 | -2.9 |
| | National | Rex Senior | 538 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,773 | 95.1 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 959 | 4.9 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,732 | 94.9 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Scott Ashenden | 9,652 | 51.4 | -3.2 |
| | Labor | John Lewis | 9,121 | 48.6 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.2 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Todd :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Scott Ashenden | 8,478 | 49.8 | +6.3 |
| | Labor | Molly Byrne | 6,935 | 40.8 | -15.7 |
| | Democrats | Michael Reglar | 1,595 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,008 | 96.0 | −1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 711 | 4.0 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,719 | 94.0 | −1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Scott Ashenden | 9,287 | 54.6 | +11.1 |
| | Labor | Molly Byrne | 7,721 | 45.4 | -11.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +11.1 | |
1977 South Australian state election: Todd :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Molly Byrne | 9,273 | 56.5 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | Robert Ritson | 7,136 | 43.5 | +21.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,409 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 407 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,816 | 95.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.9 | |