2015 Davenport state by-election

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2015 Davenport state by-election

A by-election was held on 31 January 2015 for the Davenport seat in the South Australian House of Assembly. It followed the resignation of Liberal MP Iain Evans.

Dates:
- Writ issued: 3 January 2015
- Close of electoral rolls: 13 January 2015
- Close of nominations: 16 January 2015
- Polling day: 31 January 2015 (8am–6pm)

Candidates (five in ballot order):
- Liberal Party: Sam Duluk
- Family First Party: Natasha Edmonds
- Independent Democrat: Jeanie Walker
- Australian Labor Party: Mark Ward
- Greens: Jody Moate

Result:
- Sam Duluk (Liberal) won the seat.
- First-preference votes: Duluk 9,740 (46.9%), Ward 6,927 (33.4%), Moate 2,584 (12.5%), Edmonds 816 (3.9%), Walker 685 (3.3%).
- Two-party-preferred: Liberal 11,021 (53.1%) vs Labor 9,731 (46.9%).
- Swing: Liberal −4.1 percentage points on first preferences; Liberal −5.0 percentage points on two-party preferred.
- Turnout: 85.7% (20,752 formal votes; 613 informal).

Context:
- The by-election turned Davenport, a traditionally safe Liberal seat, into a marginal seat for the first time.
- It occurred on the same day as the 2015 Queensland state election. Some observers linked the result to broader Liberal unpopularity at the time.