# Electoral results for the district of Goodwood

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

## Members for Goodwood

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | George Illingworth | Independent | 1938–1941 |
| | Frank Walsh | Labor | 1941–1956 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s

1953 South Australian state election: Goodwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 15,057 | 63.1 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Zelling | 8,795 | 36.9 | -8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,852 | 97.6 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 577 | 2.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,429 | 94.7 | +1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.6 | |
1950 South Australian state election: Goodwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 11,131 | 54.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Kemp | 9,288 | 45.5 | -3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,419 | 98.4 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 341 | 1.6 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,760 | 92.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Goodwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 8,720 | 51.0 | -8.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Kemp | 8,388 | 49.0 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,108 | 97.2 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 489 | 2.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,597 | 93.3 | +5.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.5 | |
1944 South Australian state election: Goodwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 8,883 | 59.5 | +14.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Archibald MacMillan | 6,051 | 40.5 | +10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,934 | 96.5 | −1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 543 | 3.5 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,477 | 87.6 | +43.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.8 | |
1941 South Australian state election: Goodwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 3,103 | 44.8 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Hartley Dall | 2,094 | 30.2 | +10.8 |
| | Independent | George Illingworth | 1,732 | 25.0 | -1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,929 | 98.4 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 109 | 1.6 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,038 | 44.4 | −11.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 3,516 | 50.7 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Hartley Dall | 3,413 | 49.3 | +49.3 |
| | Labor gain from Independent | Labor gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Goodwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | David Fraser | 3,214 | 42.0 |
| | Independent | George Illingworth | 2,062 | 26.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Alfred Cox | 1,483 | 19.4 |
| | Independent | Jack Hick | 901 | 11.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,660 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 166 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,826 | 55.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | George Illingworth | 3,946 | 51.5 |
| | Labor | David Fraser | 3,714 | 48.5 |
| | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | |