title: Electoral results for the district of Whyalla
text: # Electoral results for the district of Whyalla
  
  This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Whyalla in South Australian elections.
  
  ## Members for Whyalla
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ron Loveday | Labor | 1956–1970 |
  | Max Brown | Labor | 1970–1985 |
  | Frank Blevins | Labor | 1985–1993 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1989 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Frank Blevins | 7,806 | 51.1 | -2.8 |
  | | Liberal | Naomi Perry | 3,884 | 25.5 | +1.9 |
  | | Independent | George Crowe | 2,231 | 14.6 | +14.6 |
  | | Democrats | Rosemary Gloede | 1,348 | 8.8 | +6.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,269 | 97.0 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 479 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,748 | 94.0 | +1.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Frank Blevins | 9,299 | 60.9 | -6.1 |
  | | Liberal | Naomi Perry | 5,970 | 39.1 | +6.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.1 | |
  
  1985 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Frank Blevins | 8,877 | 53.9 | -7.1 |
  | | Liberal | Laurie Wilks | 3,890 | 23.6 | +4.6 |
  | | Independent Labor | Peter Murphy | 2,780 | 16.9 | +0.9 |
  | | Democrats | Graham Gloede | 345 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
  | | Independent | Andy Fleming | 225 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
  | | Nuclear Disarmament | Jack Berry | 193 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
  | | National | Fred Wilson | 166 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,476 | 96.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 633 | 3.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,109 | 92.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Frank Blevins | 11,047 | 67.0 | -8.0 |
  | | Liberal | Laurie Wilks | 5,429 | 33.0 | +8.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.0 | |
  
  1982 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Max Brown | 7,356 | 49.1 | -14.6 |
  | | Independent | Peter Murphy | 4,337 | 28.9 | +28.9 |
  | | Liberal | Vivienne Cruickshank | 2,703 | 18.0 | -11.8 |
  | | Democrats | Mary Good | 596 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,992 | 93.3 | -1.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,079 | 6.7 | +1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,071 | 90.5 | -1.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Max Brown | 8,113 | 54.1 | -12.6 |
  | | Independent | Peter Murphy | 6,879 | 45.9 | +45.9 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -12.6 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1979 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Max Brown | 9,173 | 63.7 | -9.5 |
  | | Liberal | Vivienne Cruickshank | 4,296 | 29.8 | +3.0 |
  | | Democrats | Ella Smith | 719 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
  | | Independent | David Sims | 217 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,405 | 94.5 | -1.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 835 | 5.5 | +1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,240 | 91.8 | -1.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Max Brown | 9,607 | 66.7 | -6.5 |
  | | Liberal | Vivienne Cruickshank | 4,798 | 33.3 | +6.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.5 | |
  
  1977 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Max Brown | 11,203 | 73.2 | +5.0 |
  | | Liberal | Vivienne Cruickshank | 4,102 | 26.8 | +8.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,305 | 96.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 615 | 3.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,920 | 93.7 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
  
  1975 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Max Brown | 6,735 | 66.4 | -8.3 |
  | | Liberal | Martinus Vette | 1,879 | 18.5 | -6.8 |
  | | Liberal Movement | Arnold Eckersley | 1,526 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,140 | 95.2 | -1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 513 | 4.8 | +1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,653 | 92.6 | +1.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Max Brown | 6,926 | 68.3 | -6.4 |
  | | Liberal | Martinus Vette | 3,214 | 31.7 | +6.4 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.4 | |
  
  1973 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Max Brown | 6,878 | 74.7 | +17.8 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Jason Reid | 2,334 | 25.3 | +13.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,212 | 96.7 | -0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 316 | 3.3 | +0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,528 | 91.4 | -1.9 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1970 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Max Brown | 4,798 | 56.9 |
  | | Independent | Charles Ryan | 2,144 | 25.4 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Lesley Nicolson | 1,032 | 12.2 |
  | | Independent | Hugh James | 463 | 5.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,437 | 97.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 224 | 2.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,661 | 93.3 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1968 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ron Loveday | 9,268 | 75.1 | -4.7 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Colin Norton | 3,072 | 24.9 | +24.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,340 | 96.5 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 449 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,789 | 90.5 | +2.9 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1965 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,508 | 96.4 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 348 | 3.6 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1962 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ron Loveday | 7,126 | 87.3 | +2.4 |
  | | Independent | Allan Mossop | 1,033 | 12.7 | -2.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,159 | 96.9 | +0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 262 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,421 | 88.6 | -0.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1959 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ron Loveday | 5,356 | 84.9 | -15.1 |
  | | Independent | Allan Mossop | 956 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,312 | 96.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 233 | 3.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,545 | 88.8 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1956 South Australian state election: Whyalla :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ron Loveday | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  