1989 South Australian state election

1989 South Australian state election

← 1985 25 November 1989 (1989-11-25) 1993 →

All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
24 seats were needed for a majority
11 (of the 22) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
NAT
Leader John Bannon John Olsen Peter Blacker
Party Labor Liberal National
Leader since 18 September 1979 10 November 1982
Leader's seat Ross Smith Custance Flinders
Seats before 27 17 1
Seats won 22 22 1
Seat change Decrease5 Increase5 Steady
Popular vote 346,268 381,834 10,217
Percentage 40.09% 44.21% 1.18%
Swing Decrease8.10 Increase2.06 Decrease0.54
TPP 48.0% 52.0%
TPP swing Decrease5.2 Increase5.2

Premier before election

John Bannon
Labor

Resulting Premier

John Bannon
Labor

State elections were held in South Australia on 25 November 1989. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia John Bannon defeated the Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the Opposition John Olsen. Labor won 22 out of 47 seats, and secured a majority of 24 with the support of two Independent Labor members.