1977 South Australian state election

1977 South Australian state election

← 1975 17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) 1979 →
All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 24 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Don Dunstan David Tonkin Party Labor Liberal Leader since 1 June 1967 24 July 1975 Leader's seat Norwood Bragg Seats before 23 21 Seats won 27 17 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 383,831 306,356 Percentage 51.64% 41.21% Swing 5.31 9.68 TPP 53.40% 46.60% TPP swing 4.20 4.20   Third party Fourth party   DEM NAT Leader Robin Millhouse Peter Blacker Party Democrats National Leader's seat Mitcham Flinders Seats before 0 1 Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 25,855 11,825 Percentage 3.48% 1.59% Swing New 1.18
Premier before election Don Dunstan Labor Elected Premier Don Dunstan Labor

State elections were held in South Australia on 17 September 1977. 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 Don Dunstan won a fourth term in government, defeating the Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the Opposition David Tonkin.