Electoral results for the district of Yorke Peninsula
# 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 | |
