# Electoral results for the district of Ascot Park

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

## Members for Ascot Park

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Geoff Virgo | Labor | 1970–1979 |
| | John Trainer | Labor | 1979–1985 |

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

1982 South Australian state election: Ascot Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Trainer | 8,409 | 56.2 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal | Chris Gellie | 5,613 | 37.5 | -4.0 |
| | Democrats | Michael Rogers | 938 | 6.3 | -4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,960 | 94.7 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 835 | 5.3 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,795 | 94.3 | +0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Trainer | 8,878 | 59.3 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal | Chris Gellie | 6,082 | 40.7 | -7.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.6 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Ascot Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Trainer | 7,066 | 48.0 | -11.2 |
| | Liberal | Frank Chapman | 6,116 | 41.5 | +12.4 |
| | Democrats | Kenneth Johnson | 1,549 | 10.5 | -1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,731 | 95.7 | −2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 656 | 4.3 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,387 | 93.6 | −0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Trainer | 7,609 | 51.7 | -12.1 |
| | Liberal | Frank Chapman | 7,122 | 48.3 | +12.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -12.1 | |
1977 South Australian state election: Ascot Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Geoff Virgo | 9,331 | 59.2 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Dean Le Poidevin | 4,594 | 29.1 | +5.3 |
| | Democrats | Kenneth Johnson | 1,845 | 11.7 | +11.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,770 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 299 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,069 | 94.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Geoff Virgo | 9,856 | 62.5 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Dean Le Poidevin | 5,914 | 37.5 | -1.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
1975 South Australian state election: Ascot Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Geoff Virgo | 8,925 | 58.1 | -6.6 |
| | Liberal | George Basisovs | 3,649 | 23.8 | -11.5 |
| | Liberal Movement | Dorothy Heide | 2,787 | 18.1 | +18.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,361 | 96.5 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 558 | 3.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,919 | 94.2 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Geoff Virgo | 9,201 | 59.9 | -4.8 |
| | Liberal | George Basisovs | 6,160 | 40.1 | +4.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.8 | |
1973 South Australian state election: Ascot Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Geoff Virgo | 9,685 | 64.7 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Forgan | 5,289 | 35.3 | -1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,974 | 96.7 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 506 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,480 | 94.8 | −1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
1970 South Australian state election: Ascot Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Geoff Virgo | 9,455 | 63.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Maurice Senior | 5,514 | 36.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,969 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 244 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,213 | 96.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |