1974 Goyder state by-election

April 2022 The 1974 Goyder state by-election was a by-election held on 8 June 1974 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Goyder. This was triggered by the resignation of former premier and Liberal and Country League/Liberal Movement MHA Steele Hall, who resigned to run for the Australian Senate at the 1974 federal election. Created and first contested at the 1970 state election, the seat had been held by the Liberal parties since its creation. Hall won the seat at the 1973 state election as an LCL candidate but afterward changed to the LM. Results D D Gardner, who contested the previous election as an independent on 17.6 percent, stood under the LCL banner at the by-election. The Liberal Movement easily retained the seat. Goyder state by-election, 8 June 1974History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - 978-0-9750486-3-4History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA David Boundy Liberal Movement 4,399 46.3 +46.3 Donald Gardner LCL 2,880 30.3 -21.2 Francis McIntyre Country SA2 2,230 23.5 -7.4 9,509 97.6 +2.6 238 2.4 -2.6 9,747 92.4 -3.8 Liberal Movement David Boundy 5,954 62.6 N/A LCL Donald Gardner 3,555 37.4 N/A Liberal Movement N/A See also List of South Australian state by-elections References Category:South Australian state by-elections Category:1974 elections in Australia Category:1970s in South Australia Category:June 1974 in Australia