Results of the 1965 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1965 South Australian state election.

South Australian state election, 6 March 1965[1] House of Assembly << 1962–1968 >>
Enrolled voters		562,824
Votes cast		513,064		Turnout	94.59%	+0.61%
Informal votes		14,424		Informal	2.81%	+0.35%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	274,432	55.04%	+1.06%	21	+ 2
	Liberal and Country	179,183	35.93%	+1.43%	17	– 1
	Democratic Labor	21,679	4.35%	–3.40%	0	± 0
	Social Credit	9,553	1.92%	+1.92%	0	± 0
	National	2,227	0.45%	+0.45%	0	± 0
	Communist	2,214	0.44%	–0.18%	0	± 0
	Independent	9,352	1.88%	–1.27%	1	– 1
Total		498,640			39
Two-party-preferred
	Labor		54.30%	0.00%
	Liberal and Country		45.70%	0.00%

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1965 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Lawn	10,444	72.9	−4.0
	Democratic Labor	George Basivovs	2,372	16.6	−1.9
	Social Credit	Thomas Ellis	774	5.4	+5.4
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	746	5.2	+0.6
Total formal votes			14,336	92.9	−2.1
Informal votes			1,100	7.1	+2.1
Turnout			15,436	91.9	+0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Lawn	11,204	78.2	−2.1
	Democratic Labor	George Basivovs	3,132	21.8	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

Albert

1965 South Australian state election: Albert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bill Nankivell	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Alexandra

1965 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	5,557	57.7	−1.1
	Labor	Desmond Merton	4,068	42.3	+10.5
Total formal votes			9,625	98.1	−0.5
Informal votes			185	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			9,810	95.8	+0.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−5.8

Angas

1965 South Australian state election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Berthold Teusner	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Barossa

1965 South Australian state election: Barossa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Molly Byrne	6,015	51.5	+51.5
	Liberal and Country	Condor Laucke	5,405	46.2	−39.7
	Social Credit	David Wood	165	1.4	+1.4
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Shore	104	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			11,689	98.6	+5.7
Informal votes			170	1.4	−5.7
Turnout			11,859	95.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Molly Byrne	6,113	52.3	+52.3
	Liberal and Country	Condor Laucke	5,576	47.7	−38.2
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	N/A

Burnside

1965 South Australian state election: Burnside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Joyce Steele	18,394	59.6	+1.1
	Labor	Joyce Henriott	10,864	35.2	+0.8
	Social Credit	William Carruthers	1,624	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			30,882	97.4	−0.3
Informal votes			821	2.6	+0.3
Turnout			31,703	94.2	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Joyce Steele	19,206	62.2	−2.0
	Labor	Joyce Henriott	11,676	37.8	+2.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−2.0

Burra

1965 South Australian state election: Burra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Percy Quirke	3,467	62.3	+18.8
	Labor	John Phelan	2,101	37.7	+37.7
Total formal votes			5,568	98.6	−0.2
Informal votes			78	1.4	+0.2
Turnout			5,646	95.9	+0.2
	Liberal and Country gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Chaffey

1965 South Australian state election: Chaffey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Curren	3,449	48.6	−1.5
	Liberal and Country	Harold King	3,356	47.3	−2.6
	Independent	Herbert Wilson	169	2.4	+2.4
	Democratic Labor	William Ahern	124	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			7,098	97.4	−0.4
Informal votes			189	2.6	+0.4
Turnout			7,287	95.9	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Curren	3,599	50.7	+0.6
	Liberal and Country	Harold King	3,499	49.3	−0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Edwardstown

1965 South Australian state election: Edwardstown

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			29,686	98.0	+1.9
Informal votes			599	2.0	−1.9
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		Swing	N/A

Enfield

1965 South Australian state election: Enfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Jennings	21,951	61.2	−16.5
	Liberal and Country	Allan Stock	9,125	25.4	+25.4
	Social Credit	David Beavan	2,947	8.2	+8.2
	Democratic Labor	Desmond Timlin	1,409	3.9	−18.4
	Communist	Alan Miller	434	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			35,866	96.5	+0.7
Informal votes			1,301	3.5	−0.7
Turnout			37,167	95.1	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Jennings	24,025	67.0	−10.7
	Liberal and Country	Allan Stock	11,841	33.0	+33.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Eyre

1965 South Australian state election: Eyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Bockelberg	3,206	46.8	−53.2
	Labor	Isaac Rayson	1,843	26.9	+26.9
	National	Harold Schiller	1,806	26.4	+26.4
Total formal votes			6,855	98.4
Informal votes			110	1.6
Turnout			6,965	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	George Bockelberg	4,130	60.2	−39.8
	Labor	Isaac Rayson	2,725	39.8	+39.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Flinders

1965 South Australian state election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Glen Pearson	3,678	53.6	+0.1
	Labor	James Hudson	2,680	39.0	−7.5
	Democratic Labor	Douglas Barnes	508	7.4	+7.4
Total formal votes			6,866	98.6	+0.4
Informal votes			97	1.4	−0.4
Turnout			6,963	96.3	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Glen Pearson	4,110	59.9	+6.4
	Labor	James Hudson	2,756	40.1	−6.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+6.4

Frome

1965 South Australian state election: Frome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Casey	2,666	57.9	+2.3
	Liberal and Country	Maxwell Hams	1,799	39.0	−1.3
	Democratic Labor	John McMahon	142	3.1	−1.0
Total formal votes			4,607	98.5	+0.5
Informal votes			68	1.5	−0.5
Turnout			4,675	92.4	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Casey	2,687	58.3	+2.1
	Liberal and Country	Maxwell Hams	1,920	41.7	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

Gawler

1965 South Australian state election: Gawler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Clark	16,413	64.8	−1.5
	Liberal and Country	Phillip Hockey	6,441	25.4	−4.1
	Independent	Desmond Clark	1,893	7.5	+7.5
	Independent	John Fielder	569	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			25,316	97.5	−0.4
Informal votes			651	2.5	+0.4
Turnout			25,967	94.0	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Clark	17,644	69.7	+2.8
	Liberal and Country	Phillip Hockey	7,672	30.3	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Glenelg

1965 South Australian state election: Glenelg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	16,869	51.5	+7.4
	Liberal and Country	Baden Pattinson	14,613	44.6	−5.3
	Democratic Labor	Mark Posa	1,267	3.9	−2.1
Total formal votes			32,749	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			457	1.4	−0.1
Turnout			33,206	95.0	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	17,059	52.1	+5.4
	Liberal and Country	Baden Pattinson	15,690	47.9	−5.4
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+5.4

Gouger

1965 South Australian state election: Gouger

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Steele Hall	5,384	63.5	−36.5
	Labor	Robert Thredgold	3,094	36.5	+36.5
Total formal votes			8,478	97.4
Informal votes			223	2.6
Turnout			8,701	95.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Gumeracha

1965 South Australian state election: Gumeracha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford	4,365	64.8	−16.3
	Labor	Ernie Crimes	1,449	21.5	+21.5
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Coffey	420	6.2	−12.7
	Social Credit	Marcus Dodd	375	5.6	+5.6
	Communist	Brian Rooney	130	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			6,739	97.9	+2.5
Informal votes			143	2.1	−2.5
Turnout			6,882	96.2	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford	4,923	73.1	−8.0
	Labor	Ernie Crimes	1,816	26.9	+26.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Hindmarsh

1965 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cyril Hutchens	16,241	80.1	−19.9
	Democratic Labor	Cyril Holasek	4,024	19.9	+19.9
Total formal votes			20,265	94.7
Informal votes			1,136	5.3
Turnout			21,401	94.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Light

1965 South Australian state election: Light

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Freebairn	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Millicent

1965 South Australian state election: Millicent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	4,160	61.8	+8.7
	Liberal and Country	John Osborne	2,569	38.2	−7.1
Total formal votes			6,729	98.8	−0.5
Informal votes			78	1.2	+0.5
Turnout			6,807	95.0	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.5

Mitcham

1965 South Australian state election: Mitcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	15,015	65.6	+1.8
	Labor	Murty Conlon	7,427	32.4	+2.0
	Social Credit	Ernst Hergstrom	454	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			22,896	98.2	−0.6
Informal votes			441	1.8	+0.6
Turnout			23,337	93.8	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	15,242	66.6	−2.2
	Labor	Murty Conlon	7,654	33.4	+2.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−2.2

Mount Gambier

1965 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Burdon	5,399	60.6	−8.1
	Liberal and Country	Mary Hill	3,507	39.4	+8.1
Total formal votes			8,906	98.2	−0.4
Informal votes			166	1.8	+0.4
Turnout			9,072	94.5	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.1

Murray

1965 South Australian state election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gabe Bywaters	5,144	67.1	−3.5
	Liberal and Country	Eric Doecke	2,522	32.9	+3.5
Total formal votes			7,666	98.1	−0.3
Informal votes			152	1.9	+0.3
Turnout			7,818	96.3	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

Norwood

1965 South Australian state election: Norwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Dunstan	10,452	57.6	−0.5
	Liberal and Country	Sidney Daws	7,679	42.4	+5.2
Total formal votes			18,131	96.7	−1.4
Informal votes			610	3.3	+1.4
Turnout			18,741	93.4	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.2

Onkaparinga

1965 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	3,836	57.1	+0.7
	Labor	Frank Staniford	2,608	38.8	−4.8
	Social Credit	Harvey Burns	278	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			6,722	98.2	+2.4
Informal votes			122	1.8	−2.4
Turnout			6,844	95.8	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	3,975	59.1	+2.7
	Labor	Frank Staniford	2,747	40.9	−2.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.7

Port Adelaide

1965 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Ryan	15,460	76.8	−6.5
	Democratic Labor	Donald Boys	3,768	18.7	+5.6
	Communist	Peter Symon	904	4.5	+0.9
Total formal votes			20,132	94.3	−1.7
Informal votes			1,216	5.7	+1.7
Turnout			21,348	94.7	+1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	John Ryan	16,228	80.6	−5.7
	Democratic Labor	Donald Boys	3,904	19.4	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.7

Port Pirie

1965 South Australian state election: Port Pirie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dave McKee	5,468	89.4	−1.4
	Independent	Allan Mossop	649	10.6	+10.6
Total formal votes			6,117	96.8	−0.1
Informal votes			204	3.2	+0.1
Turnout			6,321	96.2	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.4

Ridley

1965 South Australian state election: Ridley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Stott	4,483	66.9	+28.2
	Labor	Arnold Busbridge	2,215	33.1	+8.1
Total formal votes			6,698	98.4	−0.6
Informal votes			106	1.6	+0.6
Turnout			6,804	98.0	+1.8
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Rocky River

1965 South Australian state election: Rocky River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Heaslip	3,652	66.6	−33.4
	Labor	George Smart	1,832	33.4	+33.4
Total formal votes			5,484	98.3
Informal votes			96	1.7
Turnout			5,580	96.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Semaphore

1965 South Australian state election: Semaphore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Hurst	16,430	78.1	−21.9
	Democratic Labor	Charles Coffey	2,747	13.1	+13.1
	Social Credit	George Heritage	1,821	8.7	+8.7
Total formal votes			21,028	94.9
Informal votes			1,116	5.1
Turnout			22,144	95.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Hurst	17,341	82.5	−17.5
	Democratic Labor	Charles Coffey	3,687	17.5	+17.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Stirling

1965 South Australian state election: Stirling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	William McAnaney	4,906	70.9	+4.7
	Labor	Allan Stevens	2,011	29.1	+29.1
Total formal votes			6,917	99.0	+0.5
Informal votes			102	1.5	−0.5
Turnout			6,989	96.5	+0.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Stuart

1965 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	6,618	87.7	−0.3
	Independent	William Young	926	12.3	+12.3
Total formal votes			7,544	95.7	−0.7
Informal votes			336	4.3	+0.7
Turnout			7,880	93.1	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

Torrens

1965 South Australian state election: Torrens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Coumbe	8,937	48.5	−1.3
	Labor	Chris Hurford	8,063	43.7	−1.6
	Democratic Labor	Charles Bradley	1,136	6.2	+1.4
	Social Credit	Russell Sellars	310	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			18,446	97.9	−0.5
Informal votes			397	2.1	+0.5
Turnout			18,843	94.2	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	John Coumbe	9,982	54.1	+0.2
	Labor	Chris Hurford	8,464	45.9	−0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.2

Unley

1965 South Australian state election: Unley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Langley	9,062	50.7	+0.2
	Liberal and Country	John McLeay	8,024	44.9	+1.7
	Democratic Labor	Mary Dempsey	660	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	John Hennessey	79	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	William Wallace	56	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			17,881	97.6	+4.9
Informal votes			455	2.4	−4.9
Turnout			18,336	94.0	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Langley	9,229	51.6	−2.0
	Liberal and Country	John McLeay	8,652	48.4	+2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.0

Victoria

1965 South Australian state election: Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Allan Rodda	3,511	51.1	−2.6
	Labor	David Walker	2,713	39.5	−6.8
	National	James McLachlan	421	6.1	+6.1
	Independent	John Gartner	221	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			6,866	99.1	+0.1
Informal votes			59	0.9	−0.1
Turnout			6,925	95.2	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Allan Rodda	4,001	58.3	+4.6
	Labor	David Walker	2,865	41.7	−4.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+4.6

Wallaroo

1965 South Australian state election: Wallaroo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lloyd Hughes	3,346	59.1	−3.8
	Liberal and Country	Clarence Green	2,313	40.9	+3.8
Total formal votes			5,659	98.1	−0.7
Informal votes			112	1.9	+0.7
Turnout			5,771	96.5	−0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.8

West Torrens

1965 South Australian state election: West Torrens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Broomhill	18,496	56.8	−0.7
	Liberal and Country	Parker Morton	14,068	43.2	+4.8
Total formal votes			32,564	97.3	−1.3
Informal votes			899	2.7	+1.3
Turnout			33,463	94.1	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.3

Whyalla

1965 South Australian state election: Whyalla

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Loveday	7,589	79.8	−7.5
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Kimpton	1,043	11.0	+11.0
	Independent	Clarence Young	544	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	James Yates	332	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			9,508	96.4	−0.5
Informal votes			348	3.6	+0.5
Turnout			9,856	87.6	−1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Loveday	8,027	84.4	−2.9
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Kimpton	1,481	15.6	+15.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Yorke Peninsula

1965 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Ferguson	4,276	69.5	−30.5
	Labor	Michael Kennedy	1,875	30.5	+30.5
Total formal votes			6,151	98.2
Informal votes			111	1.8
Turnout			6,262	97.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1965–1968
• Candidates of the 1965 South Australian state election