# Electoral results for the district of Coles

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Coles in South Australian state elections from 1970 to 1997.

## Members for Coles

| Member | Party | Term |
| Len King | Labor | 1970–1975 |
| Des Corcoran | Labor | 1975–1977 |
| Jennifer Cashmore | Liberal | 1977–1993 |
| Joan Hall | Liberal | 1993–2002 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1990s

1997 South Australian state election: Coles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joan Hall | 8,954 | 45.9 | -11.4 |
| | Labor | Susan Dawe | 5,957 | 30.5 | +5.6 |
| | Democrats | Jonathan Grear | 3,179 | 16.3 | +6.9 |
| | Independent | Maria Lynch | 1,432 | 7.3 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,522 | 95.5 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 925 | 4.5 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,447 | 92.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Joan Hall | 11,291 | 57.8 | -9.1 |
| | Labor | Susan Dawe | 8,231 | 42.2 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -9.1 | |
1993 South Australian state election: Coles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joan Hall | 10,891 | 55.9 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | Susan Dawe | 4,985 | 25.6 | -14.3 |
| | Democrats | Lorelie Ball | 1,876 | 9.6 | -1.5 |
| | Independent | Maria Lynch | 1,315 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Natural Law | Heather Lorenzon | 401 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,468 | 96.4 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 732 | 3.6 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,200 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Joan Hall | 12,828 | 65.9 | +11.7 |
| | Labor | Susan Dawe | 6,640 | 34.1 | -11.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +11.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 South Australian state election: Coles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Cashmore | 9,851 | 56.9 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | Rohan Claessen | 5,345 | 30.8 | -7.7 |
| | Democrats | Pamela Kelly | 2,133 | 12.3 | +6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,329 | 97.6 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 424 | 2.4 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,753 | 95.3 | +1.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jennifer Cashmore | 10,928 | 63.1 | +4.7 |
| | Labor | Rohan Claessen | 6,401 | 36.9 | -4.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
1985 South Australian state election: Coles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Adamson | 8,855 | 54.7 | -0.3 |
| | Labor | Ray Rains | 6,233 | 38.5 | +1.5 |
| | Democrats | Sandra Nichols | 949 | 5.9 | -2.1 |
| | Independent | Aniello Carbone | 142 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,179 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 576 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,755 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jennifer Adamson | 9,445 | 58.4 | -0.6 |
| | Labor | Ray Rains | 6,734 | 41.6 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.6 | |
1982 South Australian state election: Coles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Adamson | 8,470 | 48.3 | -12.8 |
| | Labor | Rosalie McDonald | 7,756 | 44.3 | +10.8 |
| | Democrats | Stephen Swift | 1,294 | 7.4 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,520 | 93.2 | −2.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,277 | 6.8 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,797 | 94.8 | +1.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jennifer Adamson | 8,980 | 51.3 | -10.7 |
| | Labor | Rosalie McDonald | 8,540 | 48.7 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -10.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 South Australian state election: Coles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Adamson | 9,502 | 57.8 | +6.4 |
| | Labor | Andrew Cunningham | 5,566 | 33.9 | -14.7 |
| | Democrats | Jennifer Hill | 1,127 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| | Independent | Jim Bourne | 248 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,443 | 95.9 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 705 | 4.1 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,148 | 93.1 | −1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jennifer Adamson | 10,195 | 62.0 | +10.6 |
| | Labor | Andrew Cunningham | 6,248 | 38.0 | -10.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.6 | |
1977 South Australian state election: Coles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Adamson | 8,355 | 51.4 | +12.7 |
| | Labor | Greg Crafter | 7,903 | 48.6 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,258 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 468 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,726 | 94.4 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.4 | |
1975 South Australian state election: Coles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Des Corcoran | 10,010 | 52.4 | -6.8 |
| | Liberal | Peter Lewis | 5,739 | 30.0 | -10.8 |
| | Liberal Movement | Lawrence Titheradge | 3,352 | 17.6 | +17.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,101 | 96.0 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 791 | 4.0 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,892 | 94.7 | −0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Des Corcoran | 10,353 | 54.2 | -5.0 |
| | Liberal | Peter Lewis | 8,748 | 45.8 | +5.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.0 | |
1973 South Australian state election: Coles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Len King | 10,341 | 59.2 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Graeme Sargent | 7,116 | 40.8 | -1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,457 | 96.7 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 589 | 3.3 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,046 | 95.4 | −1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
1970 South Australian state election: Coles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Len King | 8,802 | 54.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Graeme Sargent | 6,898 | 42.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Gordon Kimpton | 450 | 2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,150 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 313 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,463 | 97.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Len King | 8,869 | 54.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Graeme Sargent | 7,281 | 45.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |