2002 South Australian state election

2002 South Australian state election

← 1997 9 February 2002 (2002-02-09) 2006 →

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
 
LIB
NAT
Leader Mike Rann Rob Kerin Karlene Maywald
Party Labor Liberal National
Leader since 5 November 1994 22 October 2001 11 October 1997
Leader's seat Ramsay Frome Chaffey
Seats before 21 seats 22 seats 1 seat
Seats won 23 20 1
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2 Steady
Popular vote 344,559 378,929 13,748
Percentage 49.1% 50.9% 1.45%
Swing Increase0.6 Decrease0.6 Decrease0.29
TPP 49.07% 50.93%
TPP swing Increase0.58pp Decrease0.58pp

Results by electorate

Premier before election

Rob Kerin
Liberal

Resulting Premier

Mike Rann
Labor

State elections were held in South Australia on 9 February 2002. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election, along with half of the 22 seats in the South Australian Legislative Council. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of South Australia Rob Kerin was defeated by the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Mike Rann. The Labor Party won 23 out of 47 seats, and then secured the one more seat it needed for a majority by gaining the support of independent Peter Lewis.