1982 South Australian state election

1982 South Australian state election

← 1979 6 November 1982 (1982-11-06) 1985 →
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 David Tonkin Peter Blacker Party Labor Liberal National Leader since 18 September 1979 24 July 1975 Leader's seat Ross Smith Bragg Flinders Last election 20 seats 24 seats 1 seat Seats won 24 21 1 Seat change 4 3 Popular vote 353,999 326,372 17,782 Percentage 46.28% 42.67% 2.32% Swing 5.43 5.27 0.42 TPP 50.9% 49.1% TPP swing 5.9 5.9
Premier before election David Tonkin Liberal Elected Premier John Bannon Labor

State elections were held in South Australia on 6 November 1982. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of South Australia David Tonkin was defeated by the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition John Bannon.

A referendum on daylight saving was held on the same day, and was passed.^[1]