Results of the 2004 Australian federal election in South Australia

2004 Australian federal election
(South Australia)

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All 11 South Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives
and 6 seats in the Australian Senate

	First party	Second party

Leader	John Howard	Mark Latham
Party	Liberal/National coalition	Labor
Last election	9 seats	3 seats
Seats won	8 seats	3 seats
Seat change	1
Popular vote	455,983	346,071
Percentage	48.42%	36.75%
Swing	2.51	3.01
TPP	54.36%	45.64%
TPP swing	0.28	0.28

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This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 2004 federal election in the state of South Australia.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Overall results

Turnout 94.79% (CV) — Informal 5.56%^[1]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	446,372	47.40	+ 1.49	8	1
		National	9,611	1.02	+1.02	0
	Liberal–National coalition		455,983	48.42	+2.52	8	1
	Labor		346,071	36.75	+ 3.01	3
	Greens		51,200	5.44	+1.80
	Democrats		17,682	1.88	–8.66
	One Nation		10,687	1.13	–3.62
	Family First		40,547	4.31	+4.31
	Independents		19,204	2.04	+1.16
Total			997,102			11	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal/National Coalition		511,845	54.36	+0.28	8	1
	Labor		429,799	45.64	–0.28	3

Invalid/blank votes			55,458	5.56	+0.22
Registered voters/turnout			1,051,923	94.79
Source: AEC Tally Room

The redistribution saw South Australia lose one seat. This election saw four seats change hands; however, there was no net change in party representation. The Liberal vote rose slightly, as did Labor's (3.1% since 2001). While the Greens recorded a result of 5.4%.

Results by division

Adelaide

2004 Australian federal election: Adelaide ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Trish Worth	38,530	45.29	+0.82
	Labor	Kate Ellis	35,666	41.92	+5.50
	Greens	Jake Bugden	6,794	7.99	+2.02
	Family First	Peter Robins	1,753	2.06	+2.06
	Democrats	Richard Pascoe	1,355	1.59	−9.30
	Independent	Amanda Barlow	978	1.15	+1.15
Total formal votes			85,076	95.60	+0.66
Informal votes			3,920	4.40	−0.66
Turnout			88,996	93.62	−1.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kate Ellis	43,671	51.33	+1.95
	Liberal	Trish Worth	41,405	48.67	−1.95
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.95

Barker

2004 Australian federal election: Barker
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Patrick Secker	48,233	53.17	−2.95
	Labor	Waluwe Simpson-Lyttle	19,478	21.47	−2.01
	National	Tim Jackson	9,611	10.59	+10.59
	Family First	Philip Cornish	5,276	5.82	+5.82
	Greens	Pam Kelly	3,704	4.08	+0.98
	Independent	Rodger Schmidt	1,572	1.73	+1.73
	One Nation	Neil Russell-Taylor	1,501	1.65	−6.24
	Democrats	Graham McNaughton	1,339	1.48	−4.66
Total formal votes			90,714	94.13	−0.34
Informal votes			5,662	5.87	+0.34
Turnout			96,376	95.48	−0.85
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Patrick Secker	63,392	69.88	+3.25
	Labor	Waluwe Simpson-Lyttle	27,322	30.12	−3.25
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.25

Boothby

2004 Australian federal election: Boothby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Southcott	43,640	50.62	+2.48
	Labor	Chloë Fox	30,893	35.84	+9.92
	Greens	Adrian Miller	6,131	7.11	+3.93
	Family First	Paul Munn	2,571	2.98	+2.98
	Democrats	Robert Simms	1,746	2.03	−16.89
	Independent	Paul Starling	646	0.75	+0.21
	One Nation	Clarke Staker	581	0.67	−1.95
Total formal votes			86,208	95.59	+0.13
Informal votes			3,976	4.41	−0.13
Turnout			90,184	94.59	−1.38
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Southcott	47,730	55.37	−2.00
	Labor	Chloë Fox	38,478	44.63	+2.00
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.00

Grey

2004 Australian federal election: Grey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry Wakelin	49,155	56.49	+2.01
	Labor	John Hackett	26,375	30.31	-0.86
	Family First	Roger Kleinig	4,397	5.05	+5.05
	Greens	Felicity Martin	2,872	3.30	+0.87
	Democrats	Gil Robertson	2,036	2.34	-2.46
	One Nation	Peter Fitzpatrick	1,903	2.19	-4.93
	Citizens Electoral Council	Paul Siebert	270	0.31	+0.31
Total formal votes			87,008	94.95	-0.28
Informal votes			4,631	5.05	+0.28
Turnout			91,639	94.19	-0.99
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry Wakelin	55,528	63.82	+3.17
	Labor	John Hackett	31,480	36.18	-3.17
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.17

Hindmarsh

2004 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Simon Birmingham	39,869	45.88	+0.81
	Labor	Steve Georganas	36,786	42.33	+3.54
	Greens	Tim White	4,437	5.11	+1.49
	Family First	Trevor Grace	1,953	2.25	+2.25
	Democrats	Nicole Prince	1,366	1.57	-7.46
	Independent	Joe Ienco	1,130	1.30	+1.30
	One Nation	Barbara Pannach	490	0.56	-2.85
	Independent	Tony Musolino	478	0.55	+0.55
	Independent	Bill Thomas	397	0.46	+0.46
Total formal votes			86,906	93.07	-1.23
Informal votes			6,470	6.93	+1.23
Turnout			93,376	94.71	-1.82
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Georganas	43,507	50.06	+1.02
	Liberal	Simon Birmingham	43,399	49.94	-1.02
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.02

Kingston

2004 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kym Richardson	36,848	43.59	+3.82
	Labor	David Cox	35,748	42.29	+3.41
	Family First	Andrew Cole	4,767	5.64	+5.64
	Greens	Yvonne Darlington	4,478	5.30	+1.96
	Democrats	Deirdre Albrighton	1,825	2.16	-9.70
	One Nation	Laurel Payne	869	1.03	-3.59
Total formal votes			84,535	94.23	-0.26
Informal votes			5,178	5.77	+0.26
Turnout			89,713	95.31	-0.23
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kym Richardson	42,327	50.07	+1.42
	Labor	David Cox	42,208	49.93	-1.42
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.42

Makin

2004 Australian federal election: Makin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Trish Draper	37,912	44.71	-1.01
	Labor	Tony Zappia	36,486	43.02	+6.33
	Family First	Rob Pillar	4,172	4.92	+4.92
	Greens	Jon Moore	3,213	3.79	+1.47
	Democrats	Catherine Opitz	1,484	1.75	-8.67
	Independent	Jeanie Walker	820	0.97	+0.97
	One Nation	Victor Horvat	715	0.84	-3.87
Total formal votes			84,802	94.59	-0.15
Informal votes			4,851	5.41	+0.15
Turnout			89,653	95.47	-0.67
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Trish Draper	43,186	50.93	-2.73
	Labor	Tony Zappia	41,616	49.07	+2.73
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.73

Mayo

2004 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	44,520	53.64	+0.01
	Labor	James Murphy	13,689	16.49	-3.26
	Independent	Brian Deegan	12,577	15.15	+15.15
	Greens	Dennis Matthews	6,305	7.60	+2.13
	Family First	Kevin Cramp	3,027	3.65	+3.65
	Democrats	Kathy Brazher-de Laine	1,505	1.81	-11.90
	One Nation	Robert Fechner	774	0.93	-3.27
	Independent	Jon Grear	606	0.73	+0.73
Total formal votes			83,003	95.36	+0.30
Informal votes			4,039	4.64	-0.30
Turnout			87,042	95.21	+0.56
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	52,780	63.59	-0.72
	Labor	James Murphy	30,223	36.41	+0.72
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	51,303	61.81	-2.49
	Independent	Brian Deegan	31,700	38.19	+38.19
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Port Adelaide

2004 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rod Sawford	46,692	54.51	+2.47
	Liberal	Terry Inglis	27,338	31.92	+5.21
	Greens	Anne McMenamin	4,641	5.42	+1.56
	Family First	Richard Bunting	4,085	4.77	+4.77
	Democrats	Trevor Tucker	1,710	2.00	-7.97
	One Nation	Stan Batten	1,191	1.39	-4.17
Total formal votes			85,657	92.92	+0.33
Informal votes			6,522	7.08	-0.33
Turnout			82,179	94.34	-0.73
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rod Sawford	53,888	62.91	-3.09
	Liberal	Terry Inglis	31,769	37.09	+3.09
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.09

Sturt

2004 Australian federal election: Sturt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Christopher Pyne	45,007	51.66	+0.98
	Labor	Tony Barca	30,099	34.55	+5.21
	Greens	Zane Young	5,279	6.06	+2.28
	Family First	Sally McPherson	4,167	4.78	+4.78
	Democrats	Kerrin Pine	1,970	2.26	-9.01
	One Nation	Brian Richards	597	0.69	-2.41
Total formal votes			87,119	94.96	+0.77
Informal votes			4,624	5.04	-0.77
Turnout			91,743	94.79	-0.95
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Christopher Pyne	49,481	56.80	-1.69
	Labor	Tony Barca	37,638	43.20	+1.69
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.69

Wakefield

2004 Australian federal election: Wakefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fawcett	35,320	43.81	+4.73
	Labor	Martyn Evans	34,159	42.37	+3.40
	Family First	David Pointon	4,379	5.43	+5.43
	Greens	Patricia Murray	3,346	4.15	+1.00
	One Nation	David Dwyer	2,066	2.56	-4.34
	Democrats	Richard Way	1,346	1.67	-7.87
Total formal votes			80,616	93.52	-0.05
Informal votes			5,585	6.48	+0.05
Turnout			86,585	94.98	+0.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fawcett	40,848	50.67	+1.93
	Labor	Martyn Evans	39,768	49.33	-1.93
	Liberal notional gain from Labor		Swing	+1.93

References

^ ^a ^b "2004 First preference votes for South Australia". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "2004 South Australian division results". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2004 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

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