# Electoral results for the district of Henley Beach

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

## Members for Henley Beach

| Member | Party | Term |
| Glen Broomhill | Labor | 1970–1979 |
| Bob Randall | Liberal | 1979–1982 |
| Don Ferguson | Labor | 1982–1993 |

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

1989 South Australian state election: Henley Beach :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Ferguson | 9,040 | 48.5 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal | Bob Randall | 7,673 | 41.1 | +1.3 |
| | Democrats | Keith Lees | 1,518 | 8.1 | +3.9 |
| | Call to Australia | Peter Thompson | 428 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,659 | 96.6 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 657 | 3.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,316 | 95.0 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Don Ferguson | 10,077 | 54.0 | -3.3 |
| | Liberal | Bob Randall | 8,582 | 46.0 | +3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.3 | |
1985 South Australian state election: Henley Beach :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Ferguson | 9,876 | 54.6 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Bob Randall | 7,204 | 39.8 | -3.2 |
| | Democrats | Gladys Wells | 753 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| | Independent | Joe Rossi | 264 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,097 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 595 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,692 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Don Ferguson | 10,373 | 57.3 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Bob Randall | 7,724 | 42.7 | -3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
1982 South Australian state election: Henley Beach :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Ferguson | 8,782 | 51.4 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal | Bob Randall | 7,409 | 43.4 | -1.1 |
| | Democrats | Trevor Turner | 882 | 5.2 | -6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,073 | 94.2 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,049 | 5.8 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,122 | 94.3 | +1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Don Ferguson | 9,216 | 54.0 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | Bob Randall | 7,857 | 46.0 | -5.0 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.0 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Henley Beach :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bob Randall | 7,244 | 44.5 | +3.8 |
| | Labor | Don Ferguson | 7,143 | 43.9 | -15.4 |
| | Democrats | Kenneth Maguire | 1,878 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,265 | 95.0 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 862 | 5.0 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,127 | 93.0 | −1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bob Randall | 8,289 | 51.0 | +10.3 |
| | Labor | Don Ferguson | 7,976 | 49.0 | -10.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +10.3 | |
1977 South Australian state election: Henley Beach :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Glen Broomhill | 9,780 | 59.3 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | Barry Lawson | 6,702 | 40.7 | +11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,482 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 590 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,072 | 94.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
1975 South Australian state election: Henley Beach :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Glen Broomhill | 9,780 | 52.3 | -4.7 |
| | Liberal | John Rogers | 5,845 | 31.3 | -2.1 |
| | Liberal Movement | Trevor Vivian | 3,057 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,682 | 96.1 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 754 | 3.9 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,436 | 93.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Glen Broomhill | 10,088 | 54.0 | -6.2 |
| | Liberal | John Rogers | 8,594 | 46.0 | +6.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.2 | |
1973 South Australian state election: Henley Beach :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Glen Broomhill | 9,661 | 57.0 | -0.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Reginald Appelkamp | 5,668 | 33.4 | -8.7 |
| | Independent | Daniel Overduin | 1,633 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,962 | 96.8 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 564 | 3.2 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,526 | 94.1 | −1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Glen Broomhill | 10,211 | 60.2 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Reginald Appelkamp | 6,751 | 39.8 | -2.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
1970 South Australian state election: Henley Beach :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Glen Broomhill | 8,918 | 57.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Alwyn Whiteford | 6,483 | 42.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,401 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 298 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,699 | 95.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |