# Electoral results for the district of Finniss

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Finniss in South Australian state elections.

## Members for Finniss

| Member | Party | Term |
| Dean Brown | Liberal | 1993–2006 |
| Michael Pengilly | Liberal | 2006–2018 |
| David Basham | Liberal | 2018–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

2022 South Australian state election: Finniss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Basham | 10,424 | 43.1 | −0.4 |
| | Labor | Amy Hueppauff | 5,532 | 22.9 | +6.1 |
| | Independent | Lou Nicholson | 4,728 | 19.6 | +19.6 |
| | Greens | Anne Bourne | 1,647 | 6.8 | −0.9 |
| | One Nation | Carlos Quaremba | 1,146 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Family First | Dominic Carli | 614 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | National | Joe Ienco | 82 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,173 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 778 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,951 | 92.1 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | David Basham | | 56.6 | −12.1 |
| | Labor | Amy Hueppauff | | 43.4 | +12.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | David Basham | 12,258 | 50.7 | −13.7 |
| | Independent | Lou Nicholson | 11,915 | 49.3 | +49.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2018 South Australian state election: Finniss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Basham | 9,319 | 43.6 | −8.6 |
| | SA-Best | Joe Hill | 5,515 | 25.8 | +25.8 |
| | Labor | Russell Skinner | 3,648 | 17.1 | −7.5 |
| | Greens | Marc Mullette | 1,670 | 7.8 | −4.3 |
| | Conservatives | Bruce Hicks | 1,207 | 5.7 | −4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,359 | 97.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 626 | 2.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,985 | 92.3 | +2.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | David Basham | 13,718 | 64.2 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Russell Skinner | 7,641 | 35.8 | −1.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | David Basham | 11,669 | 54.6 | −8.5 |
| | SA-Best | Joe Hill | 9,690 | 45.4 | +45.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
2014 South Australian state election: Finniss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Pengilly | 11,674 | 52.9 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Melanie Smart | 5,166 | 23.4 | −6.8 |
| | Greens | Moira Jenkins | 2,883 | 13.1 | +4.5 |
| | Family First | Bruce Hicks | 2,361 | 10.7 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,084 | 97.1 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 648 | 2.9 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,732 | 92.6 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Michael Pengilly | 14,086 | 63.8 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | Melanie Smart | 7,998 | 36.2 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
2010 South Australian state election: Finniss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Pengilly | 10,450 | 51.5 | +13.3 |
| | Labor | Mary-Louise Corcoran | 6,134 | 30.2 | -0.7 |
| | Family First | Bruce Hicks | 1,736 | 8.6 | +2.6 |
| | Greens | Diane Atkinson | 1,733 | 8.5 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Maris Zalups | 246 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,299 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 472 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,771 | 93.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Michael Pengilly | 12,421 | 61.2 | +5.8 |
| | Labor | Mary-Louise Corcoran | 7,878 | 38.8 | -5.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.8 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2006 South Australian state election: Finniss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Pengilly | 7,682 | 37.1 | -18.8 |
| | Labor | Mary-Lou Corcoran | 6,098 | 29.5 | +7.8 |
| | National | Kym McHugh | 3,622 | 17.5 | +17.5 |
| | Greens | Douglas McCarty | 1,586 | 7.7 | +2.4 |
| | Family First | Dominic Carli | 1,168 | 5.6 | +0.5 |
| | Democrats | Kevin Bartolo | 544 | 2.6 | -6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,700 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 674 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,374 | 93.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Michael Pengilly | 11,701 | 56.5 | -9.1 |
| | Labor | Mary-Lou Corcoran | 8,999 | 43.5 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -9.1 | |
2002 South Australian state election: Finniss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dean Brown | 11,616 | 55.9 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | Graham Hockley | 4,435 | 21.3 | +0.6 |
| | Democrats | John Lavers | 1,895 | 9.1 | -14.5 |
| | Greens | Matt Rigney | 1,118 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Family First | Bill Megaritis | 1,034 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | One Nation | Joy Rayner | 699 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,797 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 609 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,406 | 94.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Dean Brown | 13,647 | 65.6 | +8.1 |
| | Labor | Graham Hockley | 7,150 | 34.4 | +34.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Finniss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dean Brown | 10,519 | 55.4 | -13.3 |
| | Democrats | John Lavers | 4,471 | 23.5 | +12.9 |
| | Labor | David Detchon | 4,007 | 21.1 | +4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,997 | 96.1 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 769 | 3.9 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,766 | 92.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Dean Brown | 12,523 | 65.9 | -9.4 |
| | Labor | David Detchon | 6,474 | 34.1 | +9.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Dean Brown | 10,890 | 57.3 | -18.1 |
| | Democrats | John Lavers | 8,107 | 42.7 | +42.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1993 South Australian state election: Finniss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dean Brown | 13,527 | 69.2 | +10.5 |
| | Labor | Leesa Chesser | 3,269 | 16.7 | -9.6 |
| | Democrats | Richard McCarthy | 2,196 | 11.2 | -3.7 |
| | Natural Law | Andrew Wells | 557 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,549 | 97.7 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 467 | 2.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,016 | 92.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Dean Brown | 14,548 | 74.4 | +9.0 |
| | Labor | Leesa Chesser | 5,001 | 25.6 | -9.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.0 | |