Data and statistics 2021-22 - Electoral Commission SA

Our year at a glance

Following is a snapshot of data and statistics from the 2021-22 financial year.

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Our people

Number of staff	30
FTEs	29.33
Gender	Persons	FTE
Female	53.3%	52.3%
Male	46.7%	47.7%
No. persons separated from the agency during 2021-22	12
No. persons recruited to the agency during 2021-22	12
No. persons on leave without pay at 30/6/22	2

Elections

State elections

House of Assembly

District	Polling day	Ratio of candidates to vacancy	Election contested	Electors on the roll	Participation	Participation (%)
Adelaide	19/03/2022	6:1	Y	27,331	23,892	87.4
Badcoe	19/03/2022	7:1	Y	27,481	24,493	89.1
Black	19/03/2022	3:1	Y	26,437	24,327	92.0
Bragg	19/03/2022	4:1	Y	26,709	24,157	90.4
Chaffey	19/03/2022	6:1	Y	25,807	23,091	89.5
Cheltenham	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	27,621	24,336	88.1
Colton	19/03/2022	3:1	Y	28,379	25,864	91.1
Croydon	19/03/2022	4:1	Y	28,182	23,948	85.0
Davenport	19/03/2022	4:1	Y	26,835	24,687	92.0
Dunstan	19/03/2022	4:1	Y	27,269	24,447	89.7
Elder	19/03/2022	7:1	Y	27,757	25,185	90.7
Elizabeth	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	27,717	22,982	82.9
Enfield	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	27,240	23,995	88.1
Finniss	19/03/2022	7:1	Y	27,086	24,951	92.1
Flinders	19/03/2022	6:1	Y	25,108	21,883	87.2
Florey	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	26,361	23,150	87.8
Frome	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	26,915	24,381	90.6
Gibson	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	28,207	25,110	89.0
Giles	19/03/2022	6:1	Y	24,966	20,166	80.8
Hammond	19/03/2022	7:1	Y	26,584	23,533	88.5
Hartley	19/03/2022	3:1	Y	26,158	23,446	89.6
Heysen	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	26,049	24,344	93.5
Hurtle Vale	19/03/2022	6:1	Y	26,506	23,629	89.1
Kaurna	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	28,845	25,315	87.8
Kavel	19/03/2022	6:1	Y	27,164	24,789	91.3
King	19/03/2022	7:1	Y	27,193	24,942	91.7
Lee	19/03/2022	4:1	Y	25,846	22,877	88.5
Light	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	26,719	23,548	88.1
MacKillop	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	27,214	24,317	89.4
Mawson	19/03/2022	7:1	Y	27,500	24,753	90.0
Morialta	19/03/2022	4:1	Y	26,680	24,440	91.6
Morphett	19/03/2022	3:1	Y	26,221	23,280	88.8
Mount Gambier	19/03/2022	4:1	Y	25,597	22,867	89.3
Narungga	19/03/2022	7:1	Y	25,098	22,950	91.4
Newland	19/03/2022	9:1	Y	26,866	24,408	90.9
Playford	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	26,660	23,308	87.4
Port Adelaide	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	28,354	24,992	88.1
Ramsay	19/03/2022	4:1	Y	27,821	23,303	83.8
Reynell	19/03/2022	4:1	Y	27,175	23,752	87.4
Schubert	19/03/2022	7:1	Y	27,424	25,411	92.7
Stuart	19/03/2022	5:1	Y	25,266	21,976	87.0
Taylor	19/03/2022	6:1	Y	27,752	23,196	83.6
Torrens	19/03/2022	4:1	Y	28,173	24,914	88.4
Unley	19/03/2022	3:1	Y	27,592	24,860	90.1
Waite	19/03/2022	6:1	Y	27,857	25,782	92.6
West Torrens	19/03/2022	3:1	Y	26,327	23,476	89.2
Wright	19/03/2022	4:1	Y	26,670	24,189	90.7

Legislative Council

Election	Declaration of result	Ratio of candidates to vacancy	Election contested	Electors on the roll	Participation	Participation (%)
Legislative Council	27/04/2022	51:11	Y	1,266,719	1,129,680	89.2

Council elections

Election	Declaration of result	Ratio of candidates to vacancy	Election contested	Electors on the roll	Participation	Participation (%)
District Council of Streaky Bay - Eyre Ward	12/07/2021	1:1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
District Council of Streaky Bay - Flinders Ward	12/07/2021	2:1	Y	783	321	41.0
District Council of Streaky Bay - Flinders Ward	22/07/2021	1:1	N	n/a	n/a	n/a
City of Adelaide - Area Councillor	26/07/2021	7:1	Y	27,963	4,897	17.5
District Council of Tumby Bay - Area Councillor	13/09/2021	5:1	Y	2,009	951	47.3
The Flinders Ranges Council - Area Councillors	13/09/2021	3:2	Y	1,172	474	40.4
Wattle Range Council - Riddoch Ward	7/10/2021	1:1	N	n/a	n/a	n/a
City of Port Adelaide Enfield - Outer Harbor Ward	19/10/2021	6:1	Y	10,249	2,621	25.6
Coorong District Council - Poll	26/10/2021	n/a	n/a	3,752	1,173	31.3
City of Holdfast Bay - Somerton Ward	15/11/2021	4:1	Y	7,208	1,780	24.7
City of Tea Tree Gully - Hillcott Ward	13/12/2021	8:1	Y	11,832	2,240	18.9
Mid Murray Council - Eyre Ward	21/02/2022	3:1	Y	2,042	623	30.5

Other statutory elections

Election	Date	Election type	Election contested	Number elected	Electoral system used	Number of electors
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of male member for Pipalyatjara and Kalka	4/08/2021	Election of male member	Y	1	First past the post	141
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of female member for Pipalyatjara and Kalka	4/08/2021	Election of female member	N	1	n/a	n/a
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of male member for Kanpi, Nyapari, Angatja and Watarru	4/08/2021	Election of male member	N	1	n/a	n/a
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of female member for Kanpi, Nyapari, Angatja and Watarru	4/08/2021	Election of female member	N	1	n/a	n/a
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of male member for Amata and Tjurma	4/08/2021	Election of male member	N	1	n/a	n/a
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of female member for Amata and Tjurma	4/08/2021	Election of female member	N	1	n/a	n/a
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of male member for Kaltjiti, Irintata and Watinuma	4/08/2021	Election of male member	Y	1	First past the post	165
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of female member for Kaltjiti, Irintata and Watinuma	4/08/2021	Election of female member	N	1	n/a	n/a
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of male member for Pukatja, Yunyarinyi, Anilalya and Turkey Bore	4/08/2021	Election of male member	Y	1	First past the post	346
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of female member for Pukatja, Yunyarinyi, Anilalya and Turkey Bore	4/08/2021	Election of female member	Y	1	First past the post	346
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of male member for Mimili	4/08/2021	Election of male member	N	1	n/a	n/a
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of female member for Mimili	4/08/2021	Election of female member	N	1	n/a	n/a
APY Executive Board general elections - Election of male member for Iwantja, Amuruna, Railway Bore, Witjintitja and Wallatinna	4/08/2021	Election of male member	N	1	n/a	n/a
Super SA	6/09/2021	Election of 2 board members	Y	2	Optional preferential	191,428
Funds SA	19/07/2021	Election of one board member	N	1	n/a	n/a
APY Executive Board supplementary election for a female member for Iwantja, Amuruna, Railway Bore, Witjintitja and Wallatinna	1/12/2021	Supplementary election of female member for Iwantja, Amuruna, Railway Bore, Witjintitja and Wallatinna	N	1	n/a	n/a

Community and commercial elections

Organisation	Date	Election type	Number elected	Voting method	Number of electors
Assistants to the Members of the South Australia Parliament Enterprise Agreement	9/12/2021	Enterprise agreement ballot	N/A	Yes – No First past the post	N/A

Enrolment

South Australia enrolment rate as at 30 June 2022

Enrolment	30 June 2022	30 June 2021	30 June 2010	30 June 2019	30 June 2018
Enrolment for federal/state and state-only electors	1,273,143	1,239,103	1,224,894	1,216,151	1,201,245
Estimated eligible population*	1,309,192	1,283,395	1,263,503	1,248,996	1,241,490
Total enrolled as % of estimated eligible population*	97.2%	96.5%	96.9%	97.4%	96.8%

Electors enrolled by age group at 30 June 2022

Age group	No.	% of estimated eligible population*
18-24	117,936	87.8
25-29	95,101	97.6
30-34	97,509	98.1
35-39	103,246	98.1
40-44	97,737	98.7
45-49	98,762	98.1
50-54	107,715	97.7
55-59	104,663	97.1
60-64	107,005	97.6
65-69	97,291	#99.0
70+	246,178	#99.0
Total enrolled	1,273,143	97.2

* Estimated eligible population is calculated by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) using ABS citizen population figures for 30 June 2021 (preliminary) based on the 2021 Census, projected forward to the relevant date using ABS citizen population trends between 30 June 2020 (revised) and 30 June 2021 (preliminary) based on the 2016 Census. The AEC then makes adjustments for British Subjects, those of unsound mind, overseas electors and new citizens since the Census.

# Enrolment rates above 99.0% are not reported due to errors associated with calculating the estimated eligible population which may overstate the actual enrolment rate.

Enrolment transactions 2018 to 2022

Enrolment activity	2021-22	2020-21	2019-20	2018-19	2017-16
As at 1 July of each year	1,239,103	1,224,894	1,216,151	1,201,245	1,187,714

Additions to the roll
New enrolments*	42,461	22,480	23,496	27,477	27,610
Re-enrolments	4,514	2,893	4,351	5,109	5,238
Re-instatements	73	19	25	143	67
Interstate transfers to SA	19,385	12,974	11,112	15,267	14,235
Net additions	66,433	38,366	38,984	47,996	47,150

Movements within state**
Transfers between districts	97,232	69,787	74,255	80,728	86,541
Changes within district	51,046	32,089	34,209	42,648	49,974
No change/amendments	55,103	5,854	7,491	20,235	40,535

Deletions from the roll
Removal by objection	3,085	1,816	6,665	5,737	3,602
Deaths	12,707	10,877	10,932	10,793	11,735
Duplications	198	170	701	309	496
Cancellations	145	172	169	170	16
Interstate transfers from SA	16,253	11,119	11,776	16,084	17,777
Net deletions	32,388	24,154	30,243	3,093	33,626

Adjustments (net)***	-5	-3	+2	+3	+7

Total enrolled 30/06/21	1,273,143	1,239,103	1,224,894	1,216,151	1,201,245

* Includes persons who provisionally enrolled that have turned 18 and new enrolments by 18-year-olds (17,426 in 2021-22).

** These ‘movements within state’ figures are not included in the table totals .

*** Net adjustments and data corrections.

Registered declaration voters by criteria at 30 June 2021

ECSA maintains a register of voters who are prevented from attending a polling booth and meet certain criteria. These voters are called registered declaration voters for state elections and general postal voters for federal elections. Once registered, a voter will receive a postal vote for every election and does not need to re-apply for future elections.

Criteria	No.	%
Caring for a person who is seriously ill, infirm or disabled	2,752	8.6
Place of residence is not within 20 kilometres of a polling place	3,320	10.4
Physical disability	12,398	38.8
Membership of a religious order or religious beliefs	902	2.8
Address has been suppressed from publication on the roll (silent elector)	12,551	39.3
Total	31,923	100%

New party registrations	7
Annual returns lodged	8
De-registrations*	0
Registered parties as at 30 June 2022	15

Register

Date of registration	Political party	Abbreviation of party name
17/10/85	Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)	Australian Labor Party
17/10/85	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Liberal Party
17/10/85	National Party of Australia (SA) Inc	The Nationals
13/02/96	Australian Greens SA	The Greens
24/11/16	Animal Justice Party
04/07/17	SA-BEST Incorporated	SA-BEST
07/11/17	Advance SA
12/12/17	Child Protection Party	CPP
16/09/21	Pauline Hanson's One Nation
11/11/21	Australian Family Party	Aust Family Party
13/01/22	Family First Party Inc	Family First
20/01/22	SA Party - Stop Overdevelopment & Corruption	SA Party
20/01/22	Real Change SA
27/01/22	Legalise Cannabis South Australia Party	LCSA Party
27/01/22	Liberal Democratic Party	Liberal Democrats less government more freedom

Funding, disclosure and returns

Returns

Political party, associated entity and donor returns are lodged on a half-yearly basis and must be lodged within 30 days of the end of the half-yearly period.

Returns: 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021

Return type	Total lodged	Late returns
Political party	8	0
Associated entity	24	8
Third party	1	1
Donor	8	2
Large gift	5	0

Returns: 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021

Return type	Total lodged	Late returns
Political party	10	3
Associated entity	24	3
Third party	1	0
Donor	8	4
Large gift	3	0
Campaign donation	22	10

Annual political expenditure returns lodged for the 2020-21 financial year

Return type	Total lodged	Late returns
Political party	4	2
Individual	0	0
Organisation	1	1
Associated entity	0	0
Third party	1	1

All returns lodged are available on ECSA’s Funding and Disclosure Portal.

Public funding

Claim period	Australian Labor Party	Liberal Party	The Greens	SA-Best	Advance SA	Total
Claim period	$	$	$	$	$	$
01/07/2021 – 31/12/2021	66,908	66,908	39,030	39,030	-
01/01/2022 – 30/06/2022	66,908	66,908	39,030	27,901.55	-
Total	133,816	133,816	78,060	66,931.55		412,623.55

Election funding

2022 State Election

Registered political parties
Participant	$
Australian Labor Party	2,809,226.25
Liberal Party	2,557,748.45
The Greens	652,532.98
Family First	256,108.45
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation	45,738.22
Animal Justice Party	4,023.39
The Nationals	12,754.42
Liberal Democrats	6,380.00
SA-BEST	7,272.85
Legalise Cannabis SA	985.00
Independent candidates
Dan Golding	8,066.33
Tessa Kowaliw	5,184.66
Cate Hunter	12,029.48
Dan Cregan	40,866.65
Troy Bell	30,648.02
Fraser Ellis	23,915.65
Frances Bedford	9,584.35
Geoff Brock	25,101.66
Sam Duluk	16,579.15
Dianah Walter	7,139.66
Total	6,531,885.62

Non-voter activity

Section 85 of the Electoral Act 1985 sets out the procedures to be implemented by the Electoral Commissioner relating to electors who appear to have not voted at an election. The non-voter process commences 3 months after election day and continues until each expiation has been resolved.

The table below outlines the non-voter activity, starting with Notice 1 which gives the elector the opportunity to provide a valid reason for their apparent failure to vote, through to referral of the expiation to the Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit (FERU).

Once an expiation has been referred to FERU an elector can make an application for a review. If the review is granted the expiation is referred back to ECSA and the expiation is reissued (Notice 2). There is no maximum numbers of review that can be granted. This cycle can occur multiple times if the matter is left unresolved.

Activity	2021-22	2020-21	2019-20	2018-19	2017-18
Notice 1: Notice of apparent failure to vote (number sent)	^† 84,419	n/a	n/a	^* n/a # 8,747	^* 63,715
Notice 2: Expiation notice (number sent)	n/a	n/a	n/a	^* 37,480 ^# 5,966	n/a
Notice 3: Reminder expiation notice (number sent)	n/a	n/a	^* n/a ^# 4,046	^* 27,942 ^# n/a	n/a
Referrals to the Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit for enforcement	n/a	n/a	^* 257 ^# 3,278	^* 23,115 ^# n/a	n/a
Re-issued expiation notices (number sent)	n/a	^*26 ^#18	^* 1,605 ^#413	^* 3,873 ^# n/a	n/a
Penalties collected ($)	n/a	$125,617.27	$389,543.65	$769,097.43	$20,447.40

^† 2022 State Election
^* 2018 State Election
^# 2019 Cheltenham and Enfield by-elections