# Electoral results for the district of Ridley

This is a list of election results for the Electoral district of Ridley in South Australian elections.

## Members for Ridley

First incarnation (1938–1970) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Tom Stott | Independent | 1938–1970 |
| Second incarnation (1993–1997) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Peter Lewis | Liberal | 1993–1997 |

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

1993 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Lewis | 13,955 | 70.9 | +9.1 |
| | Labor | Gary Orr | 3,960 | 20.1 | -4.5 |
| | Democrats | Merilyn Pedrick | 1,778 | 9.0 | -0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,693 | 97.5 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 506 | 2.5 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,199 | 94.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Lewis | 14,789 | 75.1 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Gary Orr | 4,904 | 24.9 | -4.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 2,824 | 40.3 | -26.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Blight | 2,624 | 37.4 | +37.4 |
| | Labor | Francis Bulbeck | 1,568 | 22.3 | -10.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,016 | 98.6 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 99 | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,115 | 96.6 | −1.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 3,901 | 55.6 | -11.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Blight | 3,115 | 44.4 | +44.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
1965 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 4,483 | 66.9 | +28.2 |
| | Labor | Arnold Busbridge | 2,215 | 33.1 | +8.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,698 | 98.4 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 1.6 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,804 | 98.0 | +1.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
1962 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 2,524 | 38.7 | -4.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Jack Andrew | 2,366 | 36.3 | -1.4 |
| | Labor | Darcy Nielsen | 1,630 | 25.0 | +5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,520 | 99.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,588 | 96.2 | −0.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 3,734 | 57.3 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Jack Andrew | 2,786 | 42.7 | -0.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 2,735 | 42.7 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Roy Glatz | 2,412 | 37.7 | +4.5 |
| | Labor | Arnold Busbridge | 1,257 | 19.6 | -4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,404 | 99.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,468 | 96.8 | −0.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 3,632 | 56.7 | -4.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Roy Glatz | 2,772 | 43.3 | +4.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -4.3 | |
1956 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 2,638 | 42.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Cyril Tunbridge | 2,054 | 33.2 |
| | Labor | Arnold Busbridge | 1,487 | 24.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,179 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,244 | 96.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 3,771 | 61.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Cyril Tunbridge | 2,408 | 39.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
1953 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 4,531 | 77.8 | -22.2 |
| | Independent | Henry Schneider | 1,291 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,822 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,929 | 97.0 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
1950 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 3,976 | 75.2 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | John Lloyd | 1,313 | 24.8 | -1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,289 | 97.7 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,416 | 96.1 | +6.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
1944 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 3,653 | 74.1 | +12.8 |
| | Labor | Leonard Seymour | 1,278 | 25.9 | +11.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,931 | 98.2 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 92 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,023 | 89.9 | +27.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
1941 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 2,330 | 61.3 | -4.3 |
| | Labor | John Lloyd | 536 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Strangman | 510 | 13.4 | -21.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | William Blight | 428 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,804 | 98.6 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 53 | 1.4 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,857 | 62.1 | −8.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 2,985 | 65.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Francis Petch | 1,565 | 34.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,550 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,588 | 70.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |