title: Electoral results for the district of Wallaroo
text: # Electoral results for the district of Wallaroo
  
  This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Wallaroo in South Australian elections.
  
  ## Members for Wallaroo
  
  Three members (1875–1884) :
  
  | Member | Term | Member | Term | Member | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | John Duncan | 1875–1878 | John Richards | 1875–1878 | M. H. Madge | 1875–1875 |
  | John Duncan | 1875–1878 | John Richards | 1875–1878 | R. D. Ross | 1875–1884 |
  | C. S. Hare | 1878–1881 | Luke Furner | 1878–1884 | R. D. Ross | 1875–1884 |
  | W. H. Beaglehole | 1881–1884 | Luke Furner | 1878–1884 | R. D. Ross | 1875–1884 |
  
  Two members (1884–1902) :
  
  | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | H. A. Grainger | | 1884–1885 | Luke Furner | | 1884–1890 |
  | David Bews | | 1885–1891 | Luke Furner | | 1884–1890 |
  | David Bews | | 1885–1891 | H. A. Grainger | | 1890–1901 |
  | Richard Hooper | Labor | 1891–1902 | H. A. Grainger | | 1890–1901 |
  | Richard Hooper | Labor | 1891–1902 | John Verran | Labor | 1901–1902 |
  
  Three members (1902–1915) :
  
  | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Peter Allen | | 1902–1912 | John Verran | Labor | 1902–1915 | John Shannon | | 1902–1905 |
  | Peter Allen | | 1902–1912 | John Verran | Labor | 1902–1915 | A. E. Winter | Labor | 1905–1912 |
  | J. F. Herbert | Labor | 1912–1915 | John Verran | Labor | 1902–1915 | J. A. Southwood | Labor | 1912–1915 |
  
  Two members (1915–1938) :
  
  | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | J. F. Herbert | Labor | 1915–1917 | John Verran | Labor | 1915–1917 |
  | J. F. Herbert | National | 1917–1918 | John Verran | National | 1917–1918 |
  | Robert Richards | Labor | 1918–1931 | John Pedler | Labor | 1918–1931 |
  | Robert Richards | Parliamentary Labor | 1931–1934 | John Pedler | Parliamentary Labor | 1931–1934 |
  | Robert Richards | Labor | 1934–1938 | John Pedler | Labor | 1934–1938 |
  
  Single-member (1938–1970) :
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Robert Richards | Labor | 1938–1950 |
  | Hughie McAlees | Labor | 1950–1956 |
  | Leslie Heath | Liberal and Country | 1956–1957 |
  | Lloyd Hughes | Labor | 1957–1970 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1968 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Lloyd Hughes | 2,899 | 52.0 | -7.1 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Keith Russack | 2,612 | 46.8 | +5.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John McMahon | 67 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,578 | 98.7 | +0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 74 | 1.3 | -0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,652 | 96.9 | +0.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Lloyd Hughes | 2,909 | 52.2 | -6.9 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Keith Russack | 2,669 | 47.8 | +6.9 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.9 | |
  
  1965 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,659 | 98.1 | -0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 112 | 1.9 | +0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,771 | 96.5 | -0.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.8 | |
  
  1962 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Lloyd Hughes | 3,784 | 62.9 | +4.0 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Arthur Philbey | 2,231 | 37.1 | -4.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,015 | 98.8 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,086 | 96.6 | -0.3 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1959 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Lloyd Hughes | 3,615 | 58.9 | +14.3 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Clifford Dunstone | 2,519 | 41.1 | -6.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,134 | 98.9 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,199 | 96.9 | +0.6 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | +10.9 | |
  
  1956 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Leslie Heath | 2,971 | 47.2 |
  | | Labor | Robert Butler | 2,808 | 44.6 |
  | | Independent | Arthur Clarke | 515 | 8.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,294 | 99.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,356 | 96.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Leslie Heath | 3,271 | 52.0 |
  | | Labor | Robert Butler | 3,023 | 48.0 |
  | | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | |
  
  1953 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Hughie McAlees | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  
  1950 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Hughie McAlees | 2,539 | 51.0 | -10.1 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Leslie Heath | 2,050 | 41.2 | +2.3 |
  | | Independent | Spence Crosby | 392 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,981 | 97.4 | -0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 131 | 2.6 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,112 | 95.2 | +0.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Hughie McAlees | | 58.1 | -3.0 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Leslie Heath | | 41.9 | +3.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1947 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Robert Richards | 2,968 | 61.1 | -3.7 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Leslie Heath | 1,888 | 38.9 | +38.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,856 | 98.3 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 1.7 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,940 | 95.1 | +4.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1944 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Robert Richards | 2,896 | 64.8 | -35.2 |
  | | Independent | Leslie Heath | 1,573 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,469 | 97.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 2.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,562 | 90.9 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1941 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Robert Richards | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1938 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Robert Richards | 2,475 | 54.2 |
  | | Independent | Cecil Chapman | 2,091 | 45.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,566 | 98.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,633 | 79.7 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  