# Electoral results for the district of Glenelg (South Australia)

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

## Members for Glenelg

| Member | Party | Term |
| William Fisk | Independent | 1938–1940 |
| Frank Smith | Liberal and Country | 1941–1947 |
| Baden Pattinson | Liberal and Country | 1947–1965 |
| Hugh Hudson | Labor | 1965–1970 |
| John Mathwin | Liberal and Country | 1970–1974 |
| John Mathwin | Liberal | 1974–1985 |

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

1982 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Mathwin | 9,110 | 59.9 | -2.8 |
| | Labor | Robert Dancer | 5,387 | 35.4 | +6.7 |
| | Democrats | Ronald Moulds | 720 | 4.7 | -3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,217 | 95.9 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 646 | 4.1 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,863 | 93.1 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Mathwin | 9,490 | 62.4 | -4.8 |
| | Labor | Robert Dancer | 5,727 | 37.6 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.8 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Mathwin | 9,527 | 62.7 | +3.2 |
| | Labor | Maurice Hearn | 4,369 | 28.7 | -11.8 |
| | Democrats | Diana Harte | 1,302 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,198 | 96.8 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 499 | 3.2 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,697 | 92.0 | −0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Mathwin | 10,218 | 67.2 | +7.7 |
| | Labor | Maurice Hearn | 4,980 | 32.8 | -7.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
1977 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Mathwin | 9,421 | 59.5 | +23.9 |
| | Labor | Barbara Wiese | 6,423 | 40.5 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,844 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 374 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,218 | 92.8 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
1975 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Brian Crawford | 6,706 | 39.8 | -7.5 |
| | Liberal | John Mathwin | 6,429 | 38.1 | -14.6 |
| | Liberal Movement | Peter Heysen | 3,728 | 22.1 | +22.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,863 | 97.2 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 490 | 2.8 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,353 | 93.0 | −1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Mathwin | 9,766 | 57.9 | +5.2 |
| | Labor | Brian Crawford | 7,096 | 42.1 | -5.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
1973 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | John Mathwin | 8,465 | 52.7 | -1.0 |
| | Labor | Brian Crawford | 7,604 | 47.3 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,069 | 97.8 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 359 | 2.2 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,428 | 94.3 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -3.8 | |
1970 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | John Mathwin | 8,329 | 53.7 |
| | Labor | Alan Sexton | 6,670 | 43.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Mark Posa | 504 | 3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,503 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 197 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,700 | 95.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | John Mathwin | 8,767 | 56.5 |
| | Labor | Alan Sexton | 6,746 | 43.5 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hugh Hudson | 18,711 | 53.3 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | John McCoy | 15,165 | 43.2 | -1.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Mark Posa | 1,203 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,079 | 98.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 536 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,615 | 95.2 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Hugh Hudson | 18,891 | 53.9 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | John McCoy | 16,188 | 46.1 | -1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
1965 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hugh Hudson | 16,869 | 51.5 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | 14,613 | 44.6 | -5.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Mark Posa | 1,267 | 3.9 | -2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,749 | 98.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 457 | 1.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,206 | 95.0 | +0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Hugh Hudson | 17,059 | 52.1 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | 15,690 | 47.9 | -5.4 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | +5.4 | |
1962 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | 15,109 | 49.9 | -5.8 |
| | Labor | Ian Charles | 13,346 | 44.1 | +7.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Nathaniel Bishop | 1,809 | 6.0 | -1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,264 | 98.5 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 445 | 1.5 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,709 | 94.2 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | 16,128 | 53.3 | -9.1 |
| | Labor | Ian Charles | 14,136 | 46.7 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -9.1 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | 14,735 | 55.7 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Richard Clifford | 9,641 | 36.4 | -4.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Nathaniel Bishop | 2,082 | 7.9 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,458 | 98.0 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 528 | 2.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,986 | 93.9 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | | 62.4 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Richard Clifford | | 37.6 | -4.4 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +4.4 | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1956 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | 11,650 | 53.6 |
| | Labor | Loftus Fenwick | 8,959 | 41.3 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Peter Lasarewitch | 1,100 | 5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,719 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 325 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,044 | 94.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | | 58.0 |
| | Labor | Loftus Fenwick | | 42.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1953 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | 12,927 | 50.7 | -11.6 |
| | Labor | Loftus Fenwick | 12,562 | 49.3 | +11.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,489 | 97.5 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 617 | 2.5 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,128 | 95.6 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -11.6 | |
1950 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | 13,673 | 62.3 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | John Sexton | 8,272 | 37.7 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,945 | 97.3 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 617 | 2.7 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,562 | 93.9 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | 11,696 | 60.6 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | Ralph Wells | 6,832 | 35.4 | -7.6 |
| | Independent | Andrew Low | 768 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,296 | 97.1 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 576 | 2.9 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1944 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Frank Smith | 9,710 | 57.0 | -7.8 |
| | Labor | John Fitzgerald | 7,327 | 43.0 | +7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,037 | 96.4 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 637 | 3.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,674 | 89.8 | +42.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -7.8 | |
1941 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Frank Smith | 5,232 | 64.8 | +24.7 |
| | Labor | Sydney Gay | 2,847 | 35.2 | +15.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,079 | 96.9 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 257 | 3.1 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,336 | 47.6 | −12.3 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | William Fisk | 3,831 | 40.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Ernest Anthoney | 3,793 | 40.1 |
| | Labor | Thomas Barker | 1,825 | 19.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,449 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 154 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,603 | 59.9 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | William Fisk | 5,295 | 56.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Ernest Anthoney | 4,154 | 44.0 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal and Country | Independent gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | |