title: Electoral results for the district of Yorke Peninsula
text: # Electoral results for the district of Yorke Peninsula
  
  This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Yorke Peninsula in South Australian elections.
  
  ## Members for Yorke Peninsula
  
  Two members (1884–1902) :
  
  | Member | Term | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | William Beaglehole | 1884–1887 | Robert Caldwell | | 1884–1890 |
  | Harry Bartlett | 1887–1896 | Robert Caldwell | | 1884–1890 |
  | Harry Bartlett | 1887–1896 | Henry Lamshed | | 1890–1893 |
  | Harry Bartlett | 1887–1896 | Arthur Short | | 1893–1896 |
  | John Shannon | 1896–1902 | William Copley | National League | 1896–1902 |
  
  Two members (1915–1938) :
  
  | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Peter Allen | Liberal Union | 1915–1923 | Henry Tossell | Liberal Union | 1915–1923 |
  | Peter Allen | Liberal Federation | 1923–1925 | Henry Tossell | Liberal Federation | 1923–1930 |
  | Edward Giles | Liberal Federation | 1926–1932 | Henry Tossell | Liberal Federation | 1923–1930 |
  | Edward Giles | Liberal Federation | 1926–1932 | Baden Pattinson | Liberal Federation | 1930–1932 |
  | Edward Giles | Liberal and Country | 1932–1933 | Baden Pattinson | Liberal and Country | 1932–1938 |
  | Daniel Davies | Independent | 1933–1938 | Baden Pattinson | Liberal and Country | 1932–1938 |
  
  Single member (1938–1970) :
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Daniel Davies | Independent | 1938–1941 |
  | Cecil Hincks | Liberal and Country | 1941–1963 |
  | James Ferguson | Liberal and Country | 1963–1970 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1968 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | James Ferguson | 4,651 | 74.9 | +5.4 |
  | | Labor | Leo Travis | 1,563 | 25.2 | -5.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,214 | 98.4 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 99 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,313 | 96.3 | -1.2 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
  
  1965 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,151 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 111 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,262 | 97.5 | |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1962 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1959 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1956 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1953 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1950 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1947 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1944 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1941 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | 2,286 | 53.9 | +10.2 |
  | | Independent | Daniel Davies | 1,365 | 32.2 | -24.1 |
  | | Labor | Herman Dolling | 593 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,244 | 99.1 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 39 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,283 | 65.3 | -8.1 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1938 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Daniel Davies | 2,725 | 56.3 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Alexander Ferguson | 2,114 | 43.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,839 | 99.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 44 | 0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,883 | 73.4 |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  