# Electoral results for the district of Edwardstown

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

## Members for Edwardstown

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Frank Walsh | Labor | 1956–1968 |
| | Geoff Virgo | Labor | 1968–1970 |

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

1968 South Australian state election: Edwardstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Geoff Virgo | 18,055 | 57.5 | -2.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | David Rogers | 11,399 | 36.3 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | Helen Anderson | 1,948 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,402 | 98.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 645 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,047 | 93.9 | −1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Geoff Virgo | 18,347 | 58.4 | -3.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | David Rogers | 13,055 | 41.6 | +3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.4 | |
1965 South Australian state election: Edwardstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 17,917 | 60.4 | -11.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Laurence Daly | 9,578 | 32.3 | +32.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Allan Anderson | 1,894 | 6.4 | -22.0 |
| | Independent | Brian Waters | 297 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,686 | 98.0 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 599 | 2.0 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,285 | 94.9 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 18,350 | 61.8 | -9.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Laurence Daly | 11,336 | 38.2 | +38.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1962 South Australian state election: Edwardstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 19,513 | 71.6 | +14.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Daniel Faulkner | 7,756 | 28.4 | +20.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,269 | 96.1 | −1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,114 | 3.9 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,383 | 94.7 | +0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Edwardstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 13,894 | 56.7 | -17.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | May Mills | 8,726 | 35.6 | +35.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Daniel Faulkner | 1,895 | 7.7 | -18.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,515 | 98.0 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 503 | 2.0 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,018 | 94.4 | +0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | | 57.8 | -16.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | May Mills | | 42.2 | +42.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1956 South Australian state election: Edwardstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 15,366 | 74.3 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Patrick Tippins | 5,317 | 25.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,683 | 96.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 858 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,541 | 93.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |