# Electoral results for the district of Hanson

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

## Members for Hanson

| Member | Party | Term |
| Heini Becker | Liberal and Country | 1970–1974 |
| Heini Becker | Liberal | 1974–1993 |
| Stewart Leggett | Liberal | 1993–1997 |
| Steph Key | Labor | 1997–2002 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Hanson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stewart Leggett | 5,837 | 32.1 | -15.1 |
| | Labor | Steph Key | 5,773 | 31.7 | -8.0 |
| | Independent | John Trainer | 3,468 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| | Democrats | Pat Macaskill | 1,871 | 10.3 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Mark Eckermann | 734 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | Dean Le Poidevin | 344 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | United Australia | Aleksander Wacyk | 176 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,203 | 94.3 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,110 | 5.7 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,313 | 90.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steph Key | 10,128 | 55.6 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal | Stewart Leggett | 8,075 | 44.4 | -7.5 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.5 | |
1993 South Australian state election: Hanson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stewart Leggett | 9,086 | 46.3 | +6.0 |
| | Labor | John Trainer | 7,927 | 40.4 | -8.4 |
| | Democrats | Pat Macaskill | 1,504 | 7.7 | -1.8 |
| | Independent | Joan Herraman | 616 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Natural Law | Cherily Wilson | 472 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,605 | 96.0 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 821 | 4.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,426 | 92.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Stewart Leggett | 10,030 | 51.2 | +6.1 |
| | Labor | John Trainer | 9,575 | 48.8 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.1 | |
* Hanson was made a notionally Labor held seat at the redistribution.

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Hanson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Heini Becker | 9,130 | 52.4 | +3.5 |
| | Labor | Ian Peak | 6,863 | 39.4 | -8.0 |
| | Democrats | Mary McEwen | 1,435 | 8.2 | +4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,428 | 97.6 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 419 | 2.4 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,847 | 94.1 | +0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Heini Becker | 9,779 | 56.1 | +5.2 |
| | Labor | Ian Peak | 7,649 | 43.9 | -5.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
1985 South Australian state election: Hanson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Heini Becker | 8,552 | 48.9 | -2.1 |
| | Labor | Ann Pengelly | 8,289 | 47.4 | +5.4 |
| | Democrats | Ian Haines | 650 | 3.7 | -3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,491 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 488 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,979 | 93.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Heini Becker | 8,895 | 50.9 | -3.1 |
| | Labor | Ann Pengelly | 8,596 | 49.1 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.1 | |
1982 South Australian state election: Hanson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Heini Becker | 8,720 | 55.1 | -5.7 |
| | Labor | Derek Robertson | 6,165 | 39.0 | +5.7 |
| | Democrats | Clifford Boyd | 936 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,821 | 95.2 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 804 | 4.8 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,625 | 92.7 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Heini Becker | 9,212 | 58.2 | -6.3 |
| | Labor | Derek Robertson | 6,609 | 41.8 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.3 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Hanson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Heini Becker | 9,459 | 60.8 | +5.4 |
| | Labor | Peter Rowe | 5,194 | 33.3 | -11.3 |
| | Democrats | Stanley Gilbie | 916 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,569 | 96.4 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 578 | 3.6 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,147 | 92.9 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Heini Becker | 10,044 | 64.5 | +9.0 |
| | Labor | Peter Rowe | 5,525 | 35.5 | -9.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.0 | |
1977 South Australian state election: Hanson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Heini Becker | 8,885 | 55.4 | +18.1 |
| | Labor | Reece Jennings | 7,150 | 44.6 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,035 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 490 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,525 | 92.9 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
1975 South Australian state election: Hanson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Terry Groom | 7,440 | 42.1 | -5.5 |
| | Liberal | Heini Becker | 7,232 | 40.9 | -11.5 |
| | Liberal Movement | Graham Slape | 3,017 | 17.0 | +17.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,689 | 96.5 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 636 | 3.5 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,325 | 92.6 | −2.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Heini Becker | 9,844 | 55.7 | +3.3 |
| | Labor | Terry Groom | 8,184 | 47.6 | -3.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
1973 South Australian state election: Hanson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Heini Becker | 9,022 | 52.4 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Brian Smith | 8,184 | 47.6 | -2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,206 | 97.3 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 470 | 2.7 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,676 | 93.7 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
1970 South Australian state election: Hanson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Heini Becker | 7,925 | 50.4 |
| | Labor | Brian Smith | 7,790 | 49.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,715 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 264 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,979 | 94.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |