title: Electoral results for the district of Gouger
text: # Electoral results for the district of Gouger
  
  This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Gouger in South Australian elections.
  
  ## Members for Gouger
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Albert Robinson | Independent | 1938–1943 |
  | Horace Bowden | Labor | 1943–1944 |
  | Rufus Goldney | Liberal and Country | 1944–1959 |
  | Steele Hall | Liberal and Country | 1959–1973 |
  | Keith Russack | Liberal and Country | 1973–1974 |
  | Keith Russack | Liberal | 1974–1977 |
  
  Russack went to represent the Electoral district of Goyder from September 1977.
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1975 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Keith Russack | 4,580 | 46.5 | -1.8 |
  | | Labor | Peter Dewhurst | 3,055 | 31.0 | 0.0 |
  | | Liberal Movement | Desmond Ross | 1,750 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
  | | National | Donald Herriman | 465 | 4.7 | -10.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,850 | 98.1 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 189 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,039 | 94.8 | -0.5 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Keith Russack | 6,560 | 66.6 | +2.7 |
  | | Labor | Peter Dewhurst | 3,290 | 33.4 | -2.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
  
  1973 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Keith Russack | 4,502 | 48.3 | -3.3 |
  | | Labor | Peter Dewhurst | 2,892 | 31.0 | -9.5 |
  | | Country | Ronald Crosby | 1,439 | 15.4 | +7.5 |
  | | Independent | Patrick Carlin | 489 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,322 | 97.9 | -1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 2.1 | +1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,526 | 95.3 | -0.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Keith Russack | 5,957 | 63.9 | +5.2 |
  | | Labor | Peter Dewhurst | 3,365 | 36.1 | -5.2 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
  
  1970 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Steele Hall | 4,758 | 51.6 |
  | | Labor | Lloyd Hughes | 3,736 | 40.5 |
  | | National | Ronald Crosby | 731 | 7.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,225 | 98.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,327 | 96.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Steele Hall | 5,416 | 58.7 |
  | | Labor | Lloyd Hughes | 3,809 | 41.3 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1968 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Steele Hall | 6,557 | 56.8 | -6.7 |
  | | Labor | Edward Eaton | 4,139 | 35.9 | -0.6 |
  | | Social Credit | Albert Apponyi | 579 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Peter Meredith | 261 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,536 | 97.4 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 305 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,841 | 94.6 | -0.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Steele Hall | 7,069 | 61.3 | -2.2 |
  | | Labor | Edward Eaton | 4,467 | 38.7 | +2.2 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
  
  1965 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,478 | 97.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 223 | 2.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,701 | 95.4 | |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1962 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Steele Hall | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1959 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Steele Hall | 4,376 | 72.3 | +1.8 |
  | | Independent | Thomas Freebairn | 854 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
  | | Independent | Hector Henstridge | 824 | 13.6 | -15.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,054 | 96.6 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 212 | 3.4 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,266 | 96.6 | +1.4 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1956 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Rufus Goldney | 4,330 | 70.5 |
  | | Independent | Hector Henstridge | 1,813 | 29.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,143 | 96.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 205 | 3.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,348 | 95.2 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1953 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Rufus Goldney | 3,560 | 56.1 | -14.4 |
  | | Labor | Bernard McEwen | 2,784 | 43.9 | +14.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,344 | 98.6 | +0.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 89 | 1.4 | -0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,433 | 96.9 | |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -14.4 | |
  
  1950 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Rufus Goldney | 4,036 | 70.5 | +6.5 |
  | | Labor | Archibald Riddoch | 1,685 | 29.5 | -6.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,721 | 97.8 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 2.2 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,848 | 95.6 | +0.6 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +6.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1947 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Rufus Goldney | 3,537 | 64.0 | +13.0 |
  | | Labor | John Brown | 1,991 | 36.0 | -13.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,528 | 98.0 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 110 | 2.0 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,638 | 95.0 | +4.8 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +13.0 | |
  
  1944 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Rufus Goldney | 2,700 | 51.0 | +3.0 |
  | | Labor | Horace Bowden | 2,595 | 49.0 | +49.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,295 | 97.9 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 113 | 2.1 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,408 | 90.2 | +25.4 |
  | | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1941 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Albert Robinson | 1,728 | 52.0 | -2.8 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Hedley Chapman | 1,593 | 48.0 | +2.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,321 | 98.4 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,375 | 64.8 | -10.0 |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -2.8 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1938 South Australian state election: Gouger :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Albert Robinson | 2,123 | 54.8 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Henry Crosby | 1,751 | 45.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,874 | 98.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,938 | 74.8 |
  | | Independent gain from Liberal and Country | Independent gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | |
  