Results of the 2007 Australian federal election in South Australia

2007 Australian federal election
(South Australia)

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24 November 2007

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All 11 South Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives
and 6 seats in the Australian Senate

	First party	Second party

Leader	Kevin Rudd	John Howard
Party	Labor	Liberal/National coalition
Last election	3 seats	8 seats
Seats won	6 seats	5 seats
Seat change	3	3
Popular vote	426,639	425,041
Percentage	43.18%	43.02%
Swing	6.43	5.40
TPP	52.40%	47.60%
TPP swing	6.76	6.76

Electoral divisions: South Australia

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This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 2007 federal election in the state of South Australia.

Overall results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 Australian federal election (House of Representatives) § South Australia.

**Turnout 95.42% (CV) — Informal 3.78%**
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		426,639	43.18	+6.43	6	3
		Liberal	412,621	41.76	–5.64	5	3
		National	12,420	1.26	+0.24	0
	Liberal–National coalition		425,041	43.01	−5.41	5	3
	Greens		68,640	6.95	+1.51
	Family First		40,031	4.05	–0.26
	Democrats		14,957	1.51	–0.37
	One Nation		1,643	0.17	–0.96
	Liberty and Democracy Party		1,637	0.17	+0.17
	What Women Want		1,455	0.15	+0.15
	Climate Conservatives		1,165	0.12	+0.12
	Independents		6,944	0.70	–1.34
Total			988,152			11
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		517,818	52.40	+6.76	6	3
	Liberal		470,334	47.60	–6.76	5	3

Invalid/blank votes			38,830	3.78	−1.78
Registered voters/turnout			1,076,220	95.42
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

Liberal to Labor: Kingston, Makin, Wakefield.

Results by division

Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 2007.

2007 Australian federal election: Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kate Ellis	42,774	48.26	+6.34
	Liberal	Tracy Marsh	34,056	38.43	−6.86
	Greens	Peter Solly	8,641	9.75	+1.76
	Family First	Dennis Slape	1,801	2.03	−0.03
	Democrats	Sandy Biar	1,353	1.53	−0.06
Total formal votes			88,625	96.89	+1.29
Informal votes			2,840	3.11	−1.29
Turnout			91,465	94.56	+0.94
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kate Ellis	51,868	58.53	+7.20
	Liberal	Tracy Marsh	36,757	41.47	−7.20
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.20

Barker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 2007.

2007 Australian federal election: Barker
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Patrick Secker	44,329	46.81	−6.36
	Labor	Karen Lock	28,475	30.07	+8.60
	National	Deb Thiele	9,695	10.24	−0.35
	Family First	Phil Cornish	5,418	5.72	−0.10
	Greens	Andrew Jennings	4,796	5.06	+0.98
	Democrats	Justin Sneath	1,984	2.10	+0.62
Total formal votes			94,697	96.15	+2.02
Informal votes			3,793	3.85	−2.02
Turnout			98,490	95.97	+0.49
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Patrick Secker	56,301	59.45	−10.43
	Labor	Karen Lock	38,396	40.55	+10.43
	Liberal hold		Swing	−10.43

Boothby

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 2007.

2007 Australian federal election: Boothby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Southcott	41,343	46.25	−4.37
	Labor	Nicole Cornes	30,501	34.12	−1.72
	Greens	Jodi Kirkby	9,137	10.22	+3.11
	Independent	Ray McGhee	4,390	4.91	+4.91
	Family First	Andrew Cole	2,183	2.44	−0.54
	Democrats	Craig Bossie	1,380	1.54	−0.49
	One Nation	Barbara Pannach	309	0.35	−0.32
	Liberty & Democracy	David Humphreys	154	0.17	+0.17
Total formal votes			89,397	97.13	+1.54
Informal votes			2,639	2.87	−1.54
Turnout			92,036	95.64	+1.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Southcott	47,322	52.93	−2.44
	Labor	Nicole Cornes	42,075	47.07	+2.44
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.44

Grey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 2007.

2007 Australian federal election: Grey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rowan Ramsey	42,132	47.26	−9.24
	Labor	Karin Bolton	34,466	38.66	+8.35
	Family First	Mal Holland	4,009	4.50	−0.55
	Greens	Rosalie Garland	3,669	4.12	+0.82
	National	Wilbur Klein	2,725	3.06	+3.06
	Democrats	Gil Robertson	1,094	1.23	−1.11
	Independent	David Wright	1,050	1.18	+1.18
Total formal votes			89,145	95.75	+0.80
Informal votes			3,961	4.25	−0.80
Turnout			93,106	94.93	+0.74
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rowan Ramsey	48,522	54.43	−9.39
	Labor	Karin Bolton	40,623	45.57	+9.39
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.39

Hindmarsh

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 2007.

2007 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Georganas	42,818	47.21	+4.88
	Liberal	Rita Bouras	36,356	40.08	−5.80
	Greens	Tim White	6,335	6.98	+1.87
	Family First	Richard Bunting	1,925	2.12	−0.13
	Democrats	Jen Williams	1,818	2.00	+0.43
	What Women Want	Heidi Robins	662	0.73	+0.73
	Independent	Clinton Duncan	619	0.68	+0.68
	Liberty & Democracy	James Warry	171	0.19	+0.19
Total formal votes			90,704	96.16	+3.09
Informal votes			3,618	3.84	−3.09
Turnout			94,322	95.33	+0.62
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Georganas	49,937	55.05	+4.99
	Liberal	Rita Bouras	40,767	44.95	−4.99
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.99

Kingston

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 2007.

2007 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Amanda Rishworth	42,212	46.65	+4.36
	Liberal	Kym Richardson	35,961	39.74	−3.85
	Family First	Robert Brokenshire	5,169	5.71	+0.07
	Greens	Bill Weller	5,132	5.67	+0.37
	Democrats	Matthew Fowler	859	0.95	−1.21
	Independent	Barry Becker	505	0.56	+0.56
	Independent	Alex Kusznir	380	0.42	+0.42
	Liberty & Democracy	Lachlan Smith	273	0.30	+0.30
Total formal votes			90,491	96.27	+2.04
Informal votes			3,505	3.73	−2.04
Turnout			93,996	96.00	+0.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Amanda Rishworth	49,247	54.42	+4.49
	Liberal	Kym Richardson	41,244	45.58	−4.49
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.49

Makin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Makin § 2007.

2007 Australian federal election: Makin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Zappia	44,890	51.45	+8.43
	Liberal	Bob Day	33,390	38.27	−6.44
	Greens	Graham Smith	3,751	4.30	+0.51
	Family First	Andrew Graham	3,096	3.55	−1.37
	Democrats	Aleisha Brown	1,198	1.37	−0.38
	One Nation	Robert Fechner	502	0.58	−0.26
	Liberty & Democracy	Garry Vandersluis	428	0.49	+0.49
Total formal votes			87,255	95.93	+1.34
Informal votes			3,705	4.07	−1.34
Turnout			90,960	95.81	+0.34
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Zappia	50,346	57.70	+8.63
	Liberal	Bob Day	36,909	42.30	−8.63
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.63

Mayo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mayo § 2007.

2007 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	45,893	51.08	−2.56
	Labor	Mary Brewerton	27,957	31.12	+14.63
	Greens	Lynton Vonow	9,849	10.96	+3.36
	Family First	Trish Nolan	3,615	4.02	+0.37
	Democrats	Andrew Castrique	1,369	1.52	−0.29
	Climate Conservatives	Rachael Barons	1,165	1.30	+1.30
Total formal votes			89,848	97.24	+1.88
Informal votes			2,550	2.76	−1.88
Turnout			92,398	95.85	+0.64
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	51,264	57.06	−6.53
	Labor	Mary Brewerton	38,584	42.94	+42.94
	Liberal hold		Swing	–6.53

Port Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 2007.

2007 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mark Butler	52,732	58.24	+3.73
	Liberal	Brenton Chomel	22,830	25.21	−6.71
	Greens	Colin Thomas	7,935	8.76	+3.34
	Family First	Bruce Hambour	5,230	5.78	+1.01
	Democrats	Pam Moore	1,822	2.01	+0.01
Total formal votes			90,549	95.04	+2.12
Informal votes			4,724	4.96	−2.12
Turnout			95,273	95.04	+0.70
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mark Butler	63,158	69.75	+6.84
	Liberal	Brenton Chomel	27,391	30.25	−6.84
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.84

Sturt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sturt § 2007.

2007 Australian federal election: Sturt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Christopher Pyne	42,731	47.17	−4.49
	Labor	Mia Handshin	37,565	41.46	+6.91
	Greens	Sally Reid	5,806	6.41	+0.35
	Family First	Carol Jensen	3,102	3.42	−1.36
	Democrats	Paul Rowse	1,054	1.17	−1.09
	Liberty & Democracy	Felicity Tilbrook	327	0.36	+0.36
Total formal votes			90,595	96.54	+1.58
Informal votes			3,249	3.46	−1.58
Turnout			93,844	95.61	+0.82
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Christopher Pyne	46,153	50.94	−5.86
	Labor	Mia Handshin	44,441	49.06	+5.86
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.86

Wakefield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 2007.

2007 Australian federal election: Wakefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nick Champion	42,249	48.65	+6.28
	Liberal	David Fawcett	33,600	38.69	−5.12
	Family First	Bruce Nairn	4,483	5.16	−0.27
	Greens	Terry Allen	3,589	4.13	−0.02
	Democrats	Felicity Martin	1,016	1.17	−0.50
	One Nation	Peter Fitzpatrick	832	0.96	−1.60
	What Women Want	Pauline Edmunds	793	0.91	+0.91
	Liberty & Democracy	Martin Walsh	284	0.33	+0.33
Total formal votes			86,846	95.34	+1.82
Informal votes			4,246	4.66	−1.82
Turnout			91,092	95.16	+0.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nick Champion	49,142	56.59	+7.26
	Liberal	David Fawcett	37,704	43.41	−7.26
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.26

References

^ "2007 First preference votes for South Australia". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
"2007 South Australia division results". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^ "2007 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
Bennett, Scott; Kopras, Andrew; Newman, Gerrard (2005). "Commonwealth Election 2007" (PDF). Research Paper 30 2007–08. Parliamentary Library. ISSN 1834-9854.

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