# Electoral results for the district of Burnside

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

## Members for Burnside

| Member | Party | Term |
| Charles Abbott | Liberal and Country | 1938–1946 |
| Geoffrey Clarke | Liberal and Country | 1946–1959 |
| Joyce Steele | Liberal and Country | 1959–1970 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Joyce Steele | 20,609 | 59.4 | -0.2 |
| | Labor | Joyce Henriott | 14,059 | 40.6 | +5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,668 | 97.2 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 980 | 2.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,648 | 95.2 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.8 | |
1965 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Joyce Steele | 18,394 | 59.6 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Joyce Henriott | 10,864 | 35.2 | +0.8 |
| | Social Credit | William Carruthers | 1,624 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,882 | 97.4 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 821 | 2.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,703 | 94.2 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Joyce Steele | 19,206 | 62.2 | -2.0 |
| | Labor | Joyce Henriott | 11,676 | 37.8 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.0 | |
1962 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Joyce Steele | 16,103 | 58.5 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Henry McMaster | 9,455 | 34.4 | +34.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Gordon Kimpton | 1,670 | 6.1 | -7.2 |
| | Independent | Frank Rieck | 291 | 1.1 | -2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,519 | 97.7 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 655 | 2.3 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,174 | 94.2 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Joyce Steele | 17,568 | 64.2 | -5.8 |
| | Labor | Henry McMaster | 9,851 | 35.8 | +35.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Joyce Steele | 13,228 | 57.1 | -42.9 |
| | Independent | John Parkinson | 3,236 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kenneth Constable | 3,089 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | Independent | Keith Gibbs | 2,756 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Independent | Frank Rieck | 877 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,186 | 94.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,448 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,634 | 93.7 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1956 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Clarke | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
1953 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Clarke | 11,791 | 61.5 | -38.5 |
| | Labor | Frederick Hansford | 5,601 | 29.2 | +29.2 |
| | Independent | John Parkinson | 1,770 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,162 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 475 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,637 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Clarke | | 66.1 | -33.9 |
| | Labor | Frederick Hansford | | 33.9 | +33.9 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1950 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Clarke | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Clarke | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
1944 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Abbott | 9,960 | 64.1 | -9.6 |
| | Labor | Frank White | 5,568 | 35.9 | +17.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,528 | 96.4 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 577 | 3.6 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,105 | 88.2 | +41.4 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1941 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Abbott | 5,652 | 73.7 | +26.6 |
| | Labor | Stanley Pyle | 1,387 | 18.1 | +3.5 |
| | Independent | Edgar Chaston | 628 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,667 | 98.1 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 148 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,815 | 46.8 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Abbott | 4,400 | 47.1 |
| | Independent | Stanley Gray | 2,624 | 28.1 |
| | Labor | Herbert Slater | 1,366 | 14.6 |
| | Independent | Jeanne Young | 961 | 10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,351 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 162 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,513 | 60.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Abbott | 4,795 | 51.3 |
| | Independent | Stanley Gray | 4,556 | 48.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |